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William the Lion

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King of Alba from 1165 to 1214

United Kingdom PoliticiansLived 1143 to 1214 · aged 71

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He ruled Scotland longer than any king before the crowns merged - nearly half a century on the throne, outlasting rivals, sons, and the better part of three English monarchs.

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19th-century depiction of William the Lion.[21]

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SpouseErmengarde de Beaumont

FatherHenry of Scotland

MotherAda de Warenne

ChildMargaret of Scotland, Countess of Kent

ChildIsabella of Scotland, Countess of Norfolk

ChildAlexander II of Scotland

ChildMargery Elleforde

ChildRobert de London

ChildHenry Galightly

ChildAufrica (?)

ChildIsabella Mac William

ChildMarjorie of Scotland

SiblingMargaret of Huntingdon, Duchess of Brittany

SiblingAda of Huntingdon

SiblingMalcolm IV of Scotland

SiblingDavid of Scotland

ChildChristina of Sweden

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About this person

Born around 1142, William took the throne of Alba in 1165 and held it until his death on 4 December 1214. The span - just shy of 49 years - set a Scottish record that stood until 1603. Nicknamed Garbh, "the Rough", he was also called "the Lion", though the source of that sobriquet is left to conjecture. He died having seen more winters as king than most of his predecessors saw as men.

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