King Alexander III of Scotland 1241-1286

On 21st June 1221 [his father] King Alexander II of Scotland [aged 22] and Joan Plantagenet Queen of Scotland [aged 10] were married at York Minster [Map]. She by marriage Queen Consort Scotland. She the daughter of King John of England and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England [aged 33]. He the son of [his grandfather] King William I of Scotland and [his grandmother] Ermengarde Beaumont Sarthe Queen Consort Scotland [aged 51]. They were half third cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

In 1239 [his father] King Alexander II of Scotland [aged 40] and [his mother] Marie Coucy [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Scotland. He the son of [his grandfather] King William I of Scotland and [his grandmother] Ermengarde Beaumont Sarthe Queen Consort Scotland. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

On 4th September 1241 King Alexander III of Scotland was born to King Alexander II of Scotland [aged 43] and Marie Coucy [aged 23] at Roxburgh Castle, Roxburgh. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

On 6th July 1249 [his father] King Alexander II of Scotland [aged 50] died at Kerrera. He was buried at Melrose Abbey, Melrose. His son Alexander [aged 7] succeeded King Scotland.

On 13th July 1249 King Alexander III of Scotland [aged 7] was crowned III King Scotland at Scone Abbey [Map].

On 25 or 26th December 1251 King Alexander III of Scotland [aged 10] and Margaret Queen of Scotland [aged 11] were married at York Minster [Map]. She by marriage Queen Consort Scotland. The couple \remained in York until Jan 1252 after which they travelled to Edinburgh. She the daughter of King Henry III of England [aged 44] and Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England [aged 28]. He the son of King Alexander II of Scotland and Marie Coucy [aged 33]. They were half fourth cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

Liber de Antiquis Legibus 1255. In the same year, the King of Scotland [aged 13] and his [his wife] Queen [aged 14], daughter of the King of England, came into England, and, on the Assumption of Saint Mary [15th August 1255] were with his lordship the King at Wudestok [Map]; upon which day, the said King held a great and most noble Court, nearly all his Earls and Barons being present.

Liber de Antiquis Legibus 1255. After this, on the Sunday before the Decollation of Saint John [29th August 1255] the King of Scotland [aged 13] and his [his wife] Queen [aged 14] came to London, the City being decorated and hung with tapestry.

On 28th February 1261 [his daughter] Margaret Dunkeld Queen Consort Norway was born to King Alexander III of Scotland [aged 19] and [his wife] Margaret Queen of Scotland [aged 20]. She a granddaughter of King Henry III of England. She married 31st August 1281 her half fourth cousin once removed Eric II King Norway, son of King Magnus VI of Norway and Queen Ingeborg of Norway, and had issue.

On 21st January 1264 [his son] Alexander Dunkeld Prince Scotland was born to King Alexander III of Scotland [aged 22] and [his wife] Margaret Queen of Scotland [aged 23] at Jedburgh. He a grandson of King Henry III of England. He married 14th November 1282 his half third cousin once removed Margaret Dampierre Countess Guelders, daughter of Guy Dampierre Count Flanders and Isabelle Luxemburg Countess Flanders.

On 25th October 1265 [his brother-in-law] Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet 1st Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Lancaster [aged 20] was created 1st Earl of Leicester.

On 8th April 1269 [his brother-in-law] Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet 1st Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Lancaster [aged 24] and Aveline Forz 6th Countess Albemarle and Lancaster were married. She by marriage Countess Lancaster. She the daughter of William Forz 4th Earl Albemarle and Isabella Redvers 8th Countess Devon and Albemarle [aged 31]. He the son of [his father-in-law] King Henry III of England [aged 61] and [his mother-in-law] Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England [aged 46]. They were half fourth cousin twice removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

On 20th March 1272 [his son] David Dunkeld was born to King Alexander III of Scotland [aged 30] and [his wife] Margaret Queen of Scotland [aged 31]. He a grandson of King Henry III of England. He died aged nine in 1281.

On 26th February 1275 [his wife] Margaret Queen of Scotland [aged 34] died at Cupar Castle, Cupar. She was buried at Dunfermline Abbey [Map].

In June 1281 [his son] David Dunkeld [aged 9] died at Stirling Castle [Map]. He was buried at Dunfermline Abbey [Map].

On 31st August 1281 [his son-in-law] Eric II King Norway [aged 13] and Margaret Dunkeld Queen Consort Norway [aged 20] were married at Bergen. She the daughter of King Alexander III of Scotland [aged 39] and Margaret Queen of Scotland. He the son of King Magnus VI of Norway and Queen Ingeborg of Norway [aged 37]. They were half fourth cousin once removed. She a granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

On 14th November 1282 Alexander Dunkeld Prince Scotland [aged 18] and Margaret Dampierre Countess Guelders [aged 10] were married. She the daughter of Guy Dampierre Count Flanders [aged 56] and Isabelle Luxemburg Countess Flanders [aged 35]. He the son of King Alexander III of Scotland [aged 41] and Margaret Queen of Scotland. They were half third cousin once removed. He a grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

On 9th April 1283 Margaret "Maid of Norway" I Queen Scotland was born to Eric II King Norway [aged 15] and Margaret Dunkeld Queen Consort Norway [aged 22] at Tønsberg. Her mother died in childbirth and was buried at Tønsberg. She a great granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

On 28th January 1284 [his son] Alexander Dunkeld Prince Scotland [aged 20] died at Lindores Abbey, Newburgh. He was buried at Dunfermline Abbey [Map].

In 1285 [his mother] Marie Coucy [aged 67] died.

On 15th October 1285 King Alexander III of Scotland [aged 44] and Yolande of Dreux Queen of Scotland [aged 22] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Scotland. The difference in their ages was 21 years. She the daughter of Robert Capet IV Count Dreux and Beatrice Montfort Countess Dreux [aged 36]. He the son of King Alexander II of Scotland and Marie Coucy. They were half second cousin twice removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

On 19th March 1286 King Alexander III of Scotland [aged 44] died from a fall from a horse at Kinghorn Ness while riding in the dark to visit the [his wife] Queen [aged 22] at Kinghorn in Fife because it was her birthday the next day. His granddaughter Margaret [aged 2] succeeded I Queen Scotland.

In or before 1295 Arthur II Duke Brittany [aged 33] and [his former wife] Yolande of Dreux Queen of Scotland [aged 31] were married. She by marriage Duchess Brittany 1221 Dreux. She the daughter of Robert Capet IV Count Dreux and [his former mother-in-law] Beatrice Montfort Countess Dreux [aged 46]. He the son of John II Duke Brittany [aged 55] and [his former sister-in-law] Beatrice Plantagenet. They were third cousins. He a grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

On 2nd August 1330 [his former wife] Yolande of Dreux Queen of Scotland [aged 67] died.