William "the Lion" KING OF SCOTLAND

Male 1143 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name William "the Lion" KING OF SCOTLAND  [1
    Born 1143 
    Gender Male 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I6925  adkinshorton
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2013 

    Father Henry 9TH EARL OF HUNTINGDON, of Scotland,   d. 12 Jun 1152 
    Mother Adelaide DE WARREN 
    Married 1139 
    Family ID F25747  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • William I., the Lion, King of Scotland, 11th Earl of Huntingdon, taking up arms in favor of Prince Henry, so exasperated King Henry II., that he immediately sent an army against him, and promised that the castle and earldom should be restored to the family of St. Liz, the rightful heirs; whereupon Simon St. Liz, Earl of Northampton, son and heir of Simon, last Earl of Huntingdon, of that family, levied troops, and appeared before the castle, when William of Scotland, finding it untenable, made a surrender to St. Liz of that fortress, which the King of England ordered to be demolished, but nevertheless, Simon de St. Liz was restored to the Earldom of Huntingdon, about 1174, which he enjoyed for the remainder of his life. He d.s.p., in 1184, whereupon King Henry II. restored the Earldom to King William, of Scotland, and that monarch transferred it to his younger brother, David. From the treaty of Falaise, December 8, 1174, to King Richard's quit-claim of December 5, 1189, William acknowledged the King of England as overlord of Scotland. William married Ermengarde Beaumont, and was the father of Alexander II, and he was also the father of many children; four with his wife Ermengarde

  • Sources 
    1. [S18796] The Paternal Ancestry of Homer Beers James, Vol. I.


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