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William the Lion
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| William I | |
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.png) Seal of King William | |
| King of Alba (Scotland) | |
| Reign | 9 December 1165 – 4 December 1214 |
| Coronation | 24 December 1165 |
| Predecessor | Malcolm IV |
| Successor | Alexander II |
| Born | c. 1142[1] |
| Died | 4 December 1214 (aged 71-72) Stirling, Scotland |
| Burial | Arbroath Abbey, Scotland |
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| House | House of Dunkeld |
| Father | Henry of Scotland |
| Mother | Ada de Warenne |
William the Lion (Scottish Gaelic: Uilleam an Leòmhann), sometimes styled William I (Uilleam MacEanraig; Medieval Gaelic: Uilliam mac Eanric) and also known by the nickname Garbh, 'the Rough'[2] (c. 1142 – 4 December 1214), reigned as King of Alba from 1165 to 1214. His almost 49-year-long reign[3] was the longest for a Scottish monarch before the Union of the Crowns in 1603.
- ^ A dictionary of British history: "William I (c. 1142–1214), king of Scots (1165–1214), later known as "the Lion". Younger brother and successor to Malcolm IV, he was granted the earldom of Northumberland by his grandfather David I in 1152".
- ^ Uilleam Garbh; e.g. Annals of Ulster, s.a. 1214.6; Annals of Loch Cé, s.a. 1213.10.
- ^ Scott, W. W. (2004). "William I [known as William the Lion] (c. 1142–1214), king of Scots". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/29452. Retrieved 14 September 2024. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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