Alexander III o Scotland

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Alexander III
Coronation o Keeng Alexander on Moot Hill, Scone. He is bein greetit bi the ollamh rígh, the ryal poet, who is addressin him wi the proclamation "Benach De Re Albanne" (= Beannachd Dé Rígh Alban, "God Bless the Keeng o Scotland"); the poet gangs on tae recite Alexander's genealogy. Bi Alexander's side is Maol Choluim II, Earl o Fife hauldin the sword.
King o Scots
Ring6 Julie 1249 – 19 Mairch 1286
Coronation13 Julie 1249, Scone
PredecessorAlexander II
SuccessorMargaret (disputit)
Born4 September 1241
Roxburgh, Roxburghshire
Dee'd19 Mairch 1286
Kinghorn Ness, Fife
BuirialDunfaurlin Aibey
SpouseMargaret o Ingland
Yolande de Dreux
IssueMargaret, Queen o Norawa
Alexander, Prince o Scotland
HooseHoose o Dunkeld
FaitherAlexander II
MitherMarie de Coucy

Alexander III (Medieval Gaelic: Alaxandair mac Alaxandair; Modren Gaelic: Alasdair mac Alasdair) (4 September 1241 – 19 Mairch 1286) wis King o Scots frae 1249 tae his daith.[1]

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  1. "Alexander III (1241 - 1286)".