Alexander II of Scotland

Alexander II
Great Seal of Alexander II
King of Alba (Scotland)
Reign4 December 1214 – 6 July 1249
Coronation6 December 1214
PredecessorWilliam I
SuccessorAlexander III
Born24 August 1198
Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Died6 July 1249(1249-07-06) (aged 50)
Kerrera, Scotland
Burial
Spouses
(m. 1221; died 1238)
(m. 1239)
IssueAlexander III of Scotland
Marjorie (illegitimate)
HouseDunkeld
FatherWilliam the Lion
MotherErmengarde de Beaumont

Alexander II (Medieval Gaelic: Alaxandair mac Uilliam; Modern Gaelic: Alasdair mac Uilleim; 24 August 1198 – 6 July 1249) was King of Alba (Scotland) from 1214 until his death. He concluded the Treaty of York (1237) which defined the boundary between England and Scotland, largely unchanged today.


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