Alexander III | |
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King of Scotland | |
Reign | 6 July 1249 – 19 March 1286 |
Coronation | 13 July 1249 |
Predecessor | Alexander II |
Successor | Margaret |
Born | 4 September 1241 Roxburgh Castle, Roxburghshire, Scotland |
Died | 19 March 1286 Kinghorn Ness, Fife, Scotland | (aged 44)
Burial | 29 March 1286 |
Spouses | |
Issue More | |
House | Dunkeld |
Father | Alexander II |
Mother | Marie de Coucy |
Alexander III (Medieval Scottish Gaelic: Alaxandair mac Alaxandair; Modern Gaelic: Alasdair mac Alasdair; 4 September 1241 – 19 March 1286) was King of Scots from 1249 until his death. He concluded the Treaty of Perth, by which Scotland acquired sovereignty over the Western Isles and the Isle of Man. His heir, Margaret, Maid of Norway, died before she could be crowned.
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