Alexander II of Scotland King of Scotland

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ALEXANDER of Scotland, son of WILLIAM I "the Lion" King of Scotland & his wife Ermengarde de Beaumont (Haddington, East Lothian 24 Aug 1198-Isle of Kerrara, Bay of Ohan, near the Sound of Mull 8 Jul 1249, bur Melrose Abbey, Roxburghshire). The Chronicle of Melrose records the birth "the day of St Bartholomew the Apostle" in 1198 of "Alexander the son of William king of the Scots". He succeeded his father in 1214 as ALEXANDER II King of Scotland, crowned 6 Dec 1214 at Scone Abbey, Perthshire. The Annals of Tewkesbury record the death in 1250 of "Alexander rex Scotiæ". The Chronicle of the Picts and Scots dated 1280 records that "Alexandre" reigned for 37 years, died "a Kenbray en Orkany", and was buried "a Melros".

Betrothed (1200) to MARIE de France, daughter of PHILIPPE II "Auguste" King of France & his third wife Agnes von Andechs-Merano (after 1197-15 Aug 1238, bur Louvain, église collégiale de Saint Pierre). The primary source which confirms her betrothal has not yet been identified.

m firstly (York Minster 19 Jun 1221) JOAN of England, daughter of JOHN King of England & his wife Isabelle Ctss d'Angoulême (22 Jul 1210-Havering-atte-Bower, Essex 4 Mar 1238, bur Tarrant Crawford Abbey, Dorset). Matthew Paris records her marriage, specifying that she was the sister of King Henry III. The Annals of Dunstable record that "regi Scotiæ" married "rege…sororem suam" in 1221, specifying that she was eleven years old at the time and had previously been betrothed to "Hugoni Brun". The Annales Londonienses record the death in 1238 of "Johanna regina regis Scotiæ, soror regis Anglorum" while on a visit to her brother in England and her burial "IV Non Mar". The Annals of Tewkesbury record the death "apud Haveringes III Non Mar" of "regina Scotiæ soror regis Angliæ" and her burial "apud Tarentune monialium".

m secondly (Roxburgh 15 May 1239) as her first husband, MARIE de Coucy, daughter of ENGUERRAND [III] Seigneur de Coucy & third his wife Marie de Montmirail (-[1284/85], bur Newbottle, Scotland). She is named by Matthew Paris, who also names her father when he records her marriage. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines records the marriage in 1239 of "Ingelrannus de Coci…filiam suam" and "regi Scotie Alexandro". The Liber Pluscardensis records the marriage at Roxburgh in 1239 of "rex Alexander Scociæ" and "filiam domini de Coussy Mariam". She returned to France 29 Sep 1251 after her husband's death, and married secondly ([1251/52]) as his first wife, Jean de Brienne "d'Acre". Her second marriage is confirmed by John of Fordun´s Scotichronicon (Continuator) which records that "Maria mater regis Alexandri…uxor Johannis de Aconia" fled her husband for Scotland in 1265. John of Fordun´s Scotichronicon (Continuator) records the death of "Maria mater Alexandri tertii regis Scotiæ in partibus transmarinis", dated to [1284/85] from the context.

Mistress (1): ---. The name of Alexander's mistress is not known.

King Alexander II & his second wife had one child: Alexander.

King Alexander III had one illegitimate child by Mistress (1): Marjory. ¹

Alexander married Joan of England, daughter of John I of England King of England, 3rd Earl of Gloucester and Isabelle d'Angoulême Comtesse d’Angoulême.¹ (Joan of England was born on 22 Jul 1210 and died on 4 Mar 1238 in Havering-atte-Bower, Havering, London, RM4, GB.)

Alexander next married Marie de Coucy, daughter of Enguerrand III de Coucy Seigneur de Coucy, de Marle, de la Fère et de Crécy. Comte de Roucy et du Perche and Unknown.¹ (Marie de Coucy died about 1284-1285 ¹.)

Alexander next married.