King William (The Lion) of Scotland I 
William, known as The Lion, was born in 1143 in Scotland.1 The Lion's father was Prince, Earl of Huntington Henry Caenmore of Scotland and his mother was Ada De Warenne. His paternal grandparents were King David (The Saint) Dunkeld of Scots I and Matilda of Huntingdon; his maternal grandparents were William De Warren II and Isabel (Elizabeth) De Crepi. He had a brother and three sisters, named David, Ada, Majory and Margaret. He was the oldest of the five children. He died at the age of 71 on December 4th, 1214 in Stirling, Scotland.1 General Notes
William I (Wm. the Lion, Wm. Leo, Wm. Dunkeld and Wm. Canmore, I), king of Scotland (r. 1165-1214), was born in 1143. He succeeded Malcolm IV.
William is believed to be the founder of Arbroath Abbey where the Declaration of Arbroath was later drawn up. He was known as the Lion because of his flag, or standard, a red lion rampant on a yellow background. This went on to become the Royal standard of Scotland and is still used today by the British Monarch when in Scotland.
William also arranged the Auld Alliance, the first treaty for mutual self defence between nations. The treaty was agreed by Scotland, France, and Norway. Although Norway never took much part in it, it played some part in Franco-Scottish affairs until 1746.
William also inherited the title of Earl of Northumbria in 1152. However he was forced to give up this title to King Henry II of England in 1157. This caused trouble after William became king, since he spent a lot of effort trying to regain Northumbria. In 1174 during a raid in support of the revolt by Henry's wife and sons, William was captured by Henry's troops and taken in chains to Northampton, and then transferred to Falaise in Normandy. Henry then sent an army to Scotland and occupied it. As ransom and to regain his kingdom, William had to acknowledge Henry as his feudal superior and agree to pay for the cost of the English army's occupation of Scotland by taxing the Scots. This he did by signing the Treaty of Falaise. He was then allowed to return to Scotland. The Treaty of Falaise remained in force for the next fifteen years. At the end of that time the new English king, Richard the Lionheart, agreed to terminate it in return for 10,000 silver marks. Richard needed the money to take part in the Third Crusade.
William died in Stirling on the 4th December 1214 and was buried in Arbroath Abbey. He was succeeded by his son, Alexander II.
William the Lion (1143-1214), king of Scotland (1165-1214). He was a grandson of King David I and the brother of Malcolm IV, whom he succeeded. After a quarrel with King Henry II of England, William concluded an alliance between Scotland and France in 1168. In 1173, with King Louis VII of France, he aided Henry's sons in their unsuccessful rebellion against their father. William invaded Northumberland, and the next year, while raiding the countryside near Alnwick, he was captured by the English, who took him to Normandy (Normandie). He was able to obtain his freedom only by assenting to the Treaty of Falaise, which acknowledged Henry as overlord of Scotland. In 1188 William secured a papal bull guaranteeing the independence of the Scottish church from that of England, and in 1189 Henry's son Richard, who had succeeded him as king, annulled the Treaty of Falaise, surrendering all claims to suzerainty over Scotland in return for a large payment. William was succeeded by his son, Alexander II.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.0975 d.1045
- b.1013 in Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland d.14 Aug 1040 in Iona, Elgin, Scotland
- b.0984 in Angus, Scotland d.1045
- b.1031 in Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland d.13 Nov 1093 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England
- b.0970 in Denmark d.1049 in Bosham, Sussex, England
- b.1009 d.1040
<Unknown>
- b.1085 in Scotland d.23 May 1153 in Carlisle, Cumberland County, England
- b.0989 d.30 Nov 1016 in London, England
- b.1017 d.1057
- b.1045 in Hungary d.16 Nov 1093 in Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
- b.1002 d.23 Apr 1038
- d.1066
- b.1006 d.21 Jul 1077
- b.1114 in Huntingtonshire, Scotland d.12 Jun 1152 in Huntingtonshire, Scotland
- b.0970 in Denmark d.1049 in Bosham, Sussex, England
- b.1005 in Denmark d.1055 in York, Yorkshire, England
<Unknown>
- b.1036 in Northumberland, England d.31 May 1085 in Winchester, England
- b.0994 in Bernica, Northumberland, England d.1038
- b.1015 in Bernicia, Nothumbria, England d.1045
<Unknown>
- b.1072 d.23 Apr 1130
- b.1004 in Boulogne-sur-Mer, Artois/Pas-de-Calais, France d.1049 in Boulogne-sur-Mer, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
- b.1022 in Boulogne-sur-Mer, Artois/Pas-de-Calais, France d.1054 in Lille, Flandres
- b.1004 in Louvain, Brabant, Belgium d.1040
- b.1054 in Lens, Artois, France d.1086
- b.1003 in Rouen, Seine-Inferieure, Normandy, France
- b.1029 in Falaise, Calvados, Normandy, France d.09 Sep 1087 in Hermentrude, near Rouen, France
- b.1003 in Falaise, Normandy d.1050
- b.1143 in Scotland d.04 Dec 1214 in Stirling, Scotland
- b.0998 in France d.1059
- b.1020 in Varenne near Bellencombre, Seine-Inferieure, Normandy, France d.1074
- b.1004 in Vascoeuil, Seine-Inferieure, Normandy, France d.1059
- b.1055 in Bellebcombe, France d.24 Jun 1088 in Pevensey, Sussex, England
- b.0994 in Normandie, France
- b.1030 in Normandie, France d.1076
<Unknown>
- b.1083 in Sussex, England d.11 May 1138 in Lewes, Surrey, England
- b.1025 in Flandres, France d.1053
- b.1055 in Normandie, France d.27 May 1085 in Castle Acre, Norfolk, England
- b.1012
- b.1031 in Flanders, France d.02 Nov 1083 in Caen, Calvados, France
- b.1003 in France d.08 Jan 1079 in Monasteraere De L'Ordre De St. Benoist, Messines, France
- b.1104 in Huntingdon, England d.1178 in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
- b.27 Mar 0972 in Orleans, France d.20 Jul 1031 in France
- b.Apr 1008 in Bourgogne, Burgundy, France d.04 Aug 1060 in Vitry, Brie, France
- b.0974 d.1032
- b.1057 in France d.18 Oct 1101 in Tarsus, Asia Minor
- b.0979 in Kiev, Ukraine d.20 Feb 1053 in Kiev, Ukraine
- b.1036 in Kiev, Ukraine d.1076 in France
- b.1001 in Uppsala, Sweden d.10 Feb 1049 in Kiev, Ukraine
- b.1081 in Vermandois, Normandy d.17 Feb 1130 in St. Nicaise, Meulan, France
- b.1028 in Vermandois, France d.1080 in France
- b.1010 in Vermandois, Normandie, France d.1058 in Vermandois, Normandie, France
- b.1062 in France d.23 Sep 1120 in Vermandois, Normandy, France
- b.1010 in Valois, Bretagne, France d.08 Sep 1074 in Valois, Bretagne, France
- b.1032 in Valois, Bretagne, France d.1080
- b.1012 in Bar-sur-Aube, Aube, Champagne, France d.1043 in Valois, Bretagne, France
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Details of The Lion's family with Ermengarde of Beaumont
Details of The Lion's family with Ermengarde De Beaumont
Details of The Lion's family with Isabel Avenal
Details of The Lion's family with <Unknown>
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