King of Scotland William Dunkeld, I

King of Scotland William Dunkeld, I

Male Abt 1143 - Abt 1214  (71 years)


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  • Name William Dunkeld 
    Title King of Scotland 
    Suffix
    Birth Abt 1143  Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death Abt 4 Dec 1214  Sterlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 10 Dec 1214  Angusshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1282  footsteps | Ancestors, Beaufort, Charlamagne, Conqueor, Robert Capet II
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2025 

    Father Prince Of Scotland Henry Dunkeld,   b. Abt 1114, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jun 1152, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Queen Countess Of Northumberland And Huntingdon Ada Warenne,   b. 1120, Huntingdonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1178, Huntingdonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1139  Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Family ID F1092  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Isabel Avenal,   b. Aft 1143, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Isabella Dunkeld,   b. Abt 1170   d. Abt 1240, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F1346  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2025 

  • Notes 


    • The Lion
      King of Scots
      Earl of Northumberland, 1152-7
      Earl of Huntingdon, 1165-1174
      William, King of Scotland, was surnamed "The Lion" due to the rampant ( s t a n d ing on hind legs) red lion on a yellow field, which he had as his s t a n d a rd. It would go on to become Scotland's Royal Heraldic colours and i s e a s i l y recognizable eveven today.
      He was the second son of Henry, Earl of Huntingdon (died 1152), a son o f K i n g D a vid I, he became king of Scotland on the death of his brother, t h e w e a k -willed Malcolm IV. In December 1165, William was crowned at Sco n e . S h o rtly after his accesssion to the throne, he spent some time at t h e E n g l ish court of Henry II; then quarrelling with Henry, he arranged a n a l l i a nce betgween the two countries, Scotland and France,which would t a k e r o o t again over 100 years later (in 1294) and last until 1746, know n a s t h e " A uld Alliance." The oldest mutual self-defence treaty in Euro pe . H e a r r anged this treaty with French King Louis VII; and even assist e d H e n r y' s sons in their revolt against their father (Henry II of Engl a n d ) i n 1 173. In return for this aid, the younger Henry granted Northum b e r l a nd , a possession which William had sought, in vain, from the Engl i s h k i n g .: William was a ferocious fighter and military commander, but o f q u e s t ionable ability as a tactician, by English chronicle accounts. H e l e d a b a n d of well armed men, a mix of wild Irish Kerns, Norman-Scots , C e lt s a n d Galloway men. According to the chroniclers the kerns slaugh te r e d c h ildren, ripped open pregnant women, and cut down priests at the i r a l t a rs." But, this type of description of William's actions were wri t t e n b y f rightened and highly propagandized English chroniclers, whose p r o s e w a s so compelling that later chroniclers and writers would use thi s s a m e p r opaganda when they described the behaviour of William Wallace' s m e n .

  • Sources 
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    2. [S7] Corr. with Barbara Baker, (bdocbaker@comcast.net).
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    3. [S7] Corr. with Barbara Baker, (bdocbaker@comcast.net).
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