User:Deacon of Pndapetzim/William the Lion
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| William the Lion Uilleam Garbh ("William the Rough") |
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| King of Scots Rí Alban |
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| Reign | December 24, 1165 – 4 December 1214[1] |
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| Coronation | Scone, on December 24, 1165[1] |
| Titles | Earl of Northumberland (1153-1157) |
| Born | 1142 |
| Died | May 24, 1153 |
| Place of death | Stirling |
| Buried | Arbroath Abbey |
| Predecessor | Máel Coluim IV |
| Successor | Alexander II |
| Consort | Matilda de Senlis |
| Issue | Margaret, Isabella, Alexander, Marjorie |
| Father | Henry, Earl of Northumberland |
| Mother | Ada de Warenne |
William I of Scotland (b. c. 1142; d. 1214), commonly called today William the Lion, and known in contemporary Gaelic as Uilleam Garbh (English: "William the Rough"),[2] was briefly Earl of Northumbria (1153-1157) and long-time King of Scots (1165-1214).
[edit] Early life
[edit] References
- Scott, W. W., "William I [William the Lion] (c.1142–1214)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 20 May 2007
- Stringer, K. J., Earl David of Huntingdon, 1152–1219: a study in Anglo-Scottish history, (1985)
