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4 Henry Galightly; he married and had issue.

5 Ada (
d
.1200); she married Patrick, 4th Earl of Dunbar (1152–1232), and had issue.

6 Aufrica; she married William de Say and had issue.

7 Unnamed child.

8 Unnamed child.

9 Unnamed child. No information exists about these three children.

KING WILLIAM

He died on 4 December, 1214, at Stirling, and was buried in Arbroath Abbey, Scotland.

He was succeeded by his son Alexander.

Alexander II

F
ATHER
:
King William the Lyon
(

see here
).

M
OTHER
:
Ermengarde de Beaumont
(

see here
, under
King William
).

S
IBLINGS
: (

see here
, under
King William
).

ALEXANDER II

He was born on 24 August, 1198, at Haddington, East Lothian. his father as King of Scotland on 4 December, 1214, and was crowned on 6 December, 1214, at Scone Abbey, Perthshire.

Alexander II married firstly
, on 18 or 25 June, 1221, at York Minster:

Joan

She was the daughter of John, King of England, by Isabella of Angoulême, and she was born on 22 July, 1210 (or, far less probably, in 1203 in Normandy). She died on 4, 5 or 12 March, 1238, at Havering-atte-Bower, Essex, and was buried in Tarrant Crawford Abbey, Dorset. There was no issue of the marriage.

Alexander II married secondly
, on 15 May, 1239, at Roxburgh:

Mary

She was the daughter of Enguerrand III, Lord of Coucy, by Mary, daughter of John, Lord of Montmirel-en-Brie. After the death of Alexander II, she married secondly John of Brienne, son of the King of Jerusalem, before 6 June, 1257. The date of her death is not known. She was buried at Newbottle, Scotland.

Issue of marriage:

1
Alexander III
(
see here
)

Alexander II also had the following
illegitimate issue
:

1 Marjorie; she married Alan Durward, and had issue.

ALEXANDER II

He died on 6 July, 1249, on the Isle of Kerrara in the Bay of Oban, and was buried in Melrose Abbey, Roxburghshire.

He was succeeded by his son Alexander.

Alexander III

F
ATHER
:
Alexander II
(

see here
).

M
OTHER
:
Mary de Coucy
(

see here
, under
Alexander II
).

S
IBLINGS
:
Alexander III did not have any legitimate siblings
.

ALEXANDER III

Known as ‘the Glorious’, he was born on 4 September, 1241, at Roxburgh. He succeeded his father as King of Scotland on 8 July, 1249, and was crowned on 13 July, 1249, at Scone Abbey, Perthshire.

Alexander III married firstly
, on 26 December, 1251, at York Minster:

Margaret

She was the daughter of Henry III, King of England, by Eleanor of Provence, and she was born on 29 September or 5 October, 1240, at Windsor Castle. She died on 26/27 February, 1275, at Cupar Castle, Fife, and was buried in Dunfermline Abbey, Fife.

Issue of marriage:

1
Margaret

She was born on 28 February, 1261, at Windsor Castle. She married Eric II, King of Norway (1268–1300), on
c.
31 August, 1281 at Bergen, Norway, and had issue:

(i)

Queen Margaret
(
see here
).

Margaret died on 9 April, 1283, at Tönsberg, Norway, in childbed, and was buried in Christ Kirk, Bergen, Norway.

2
Alexander

He was born on 21 January, 1264, at Jedburgh, Roxburghshire. He died on 17 or 28 January, 1284, at Lindores Abbey, Fife, and was buried in Dunfermline Abbey, Fife.