Prokasy Ancestry and Some Collateral Lines

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  • ID: I35442
  • Name: Alexander III of Scotland 1 2
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 04 SEP 1241 in Roxburgh, Scotland
  • Death: 19 MAR 1286 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland
  • Note:
    From Encyclopedia Britannica Online, article titled "Alexander III:"

    "king of Scotland from 1249 to 1286, the last major ruler of the dynasty of kings descended from Malcolm III Canmore (reigned 1058-93), who consolidated royal power in Scotland. Alexander left his kingdom independent, united, and prosperous, and his reign was viewed as a golden age by Scots caught up in the long, bloody conflict with England after his death.

    "The only son of King Alexander II (reigned 1214?49), Alexander III was seven years old when he came to the throne. In 1251 he was married to Margaret (d. 1275), the 11-year-old daughter of England's King
    Henry III. Henry immediately began plotting to obtain suzerainty over Scotland. In 1255 a pro-English party in Scotland seized Alexander, but two years later the anti-English party gained the upper hand and controlled the government until Alexander came of age the year 1262.

    "In 1263 Alexander repulsed an invasion by the Norwegian king Haakon IV, who ruled the islands along Scotland's west coast. Haakon's son, King Magnus V, in 1266 ceded to Alexander the Hebrides and the Isle of Man. Alexander was killed in 1286 when his horse fell over a cliff. Because his children were all dead, his infant grandchild Margaret -the Maid of Norway- (d. 1290) succeeded to the throne. "




    Father: Alexander II of Scotland b: 24 AUG 1198 in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
    Mother: Marie de Coucy

    Marriage 1 Margaret of England b: 05 OCT 1240
    • Married: 1251
    Children
    1. Has No Children Alexander of Scotland b: 21 JAN 1264 in Jeburgh, Scotland

    Marriage 2 Yolande de Dreux b: ABT 1269
    • Married: 14 OCT 1285 in Jedburgh 3

    Sources:
    1. Author: David Faris
      Title: "Plantagenet Ancestry of Seventeenth Century Colonists", 1st Edition
      Publication: Name: Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, MD, 1996;
      Repository:
        Name: Oconee, Georgia, County Library

      Note:
      Source Medium: Book

      Page: p. 226
    2. Title: Encyclopedia Brittanica Online
      Note:
      Source Medium: Electronic

      Page: Article titled "Alexander III"
    3. Title: Leo van de Pas: Genealogics Website
      Note:
      Source Medium: Electronic
      Source Quality: Well documented

      Page: http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00002878&tree=LEO
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