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King of Scotland Alexander Canmore, II

Male 1198 - 1249  (50 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  King of Scotland Alexander Canmore, II was born on 24 Aug 1198 in Haddington, , East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom; died on 6 Jul 1249 in Isle of Kerrara, Bay of Oban, Scotland, United Kingdom.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: King of Scotland reigned 1214 to 1249

    Alexander married Marie De Courcy on 15 May 1239 in Roxburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. King of Scotland Alexander Canmore, III  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Sep 1241 in Roxburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom; died on 19 Mar 1286 in Kinghorne, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  King of Scotland Alexander Canmore, III Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alexander1) was born on 4 Sep 1241 in Roxburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom; died on 19 Mar 1286 in Kinghorne, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: King of Scotland reigned 1249 to 1289

    Notes:

    Died:
    His horse threw him over the cliffs!

    Alexander married Margaret, of England on 26 Dec 1251 in York Minster, York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Margaret was born on 29 Sep 1240 in Windsor, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom; died on 26 Feb 1275 in Cupar Castle, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Margaret Canmore  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Feb 1261 in Windsor, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom; died on 9 Apr 1283 in Tonsberg, , Vestfold, Norway.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Margaret Canmore Descendancy chart to this point (2.Alexander2, 1.Alexander1) was born on 28 Feb 1261 in Windsor, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom; died on 9 Apr 1283 in Tonsberg, , Vestfold, Norway.

    Margaret married King of Norway Eirik Magnusson, II on 31 Aug 1281 in Bergen, , Hordaland, Norway. Eirik was born in 1268; died on 15 Jul 1299. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Queen of Norway Margaret, of Scotland  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1282 in Tonsberg, , Vestfold, Norway; died on 26 Sep 1290 in North Sea.


Generation: 4

  1. 4.  Queen of Norway Margaret, of Scotland Descendancy chart to this point (3.Margaret3, 2.Alexander2, 1.Alexander1) was born in 1282 in Tonsberg, , Vestfold, Norway; died on 26 Sep 1290 in North Sea.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As : Margaret the Maid of Norway
    • Occupation: Queen of Scotland reigned 1286 to 1290

    Notes:

    The death of Margaret left Scotland without a Monarch and at the mercy of Edward I. Thus begun the first Interegnum, and the contest between 13 claimants.

    Although the marriage treaty had specified that Scotland was to maintain its independence of England, Edward now proclaimed himself overlord of Scotland; the Scots resisted, and for more than 20 years Scotland suffered foreign domination and civil war.

    Died:
    Died en-route to Scotland while on the North Sea from illness