Alexander II of Scotland

Also known as: Alexander II / Alexander king of Scotland / Alexander king of Scots / lord Alexander · Family: Scotland · Role: king of Scots · First appears: King John 14

Life events

• 1209 · Alexander II purchased peace from King John and delivered two daughters as hostages.(King John 14 · 📍 Norham)
  • With: King John
  • “comming to the castell of Norham, prepared to inuade the Scots. But king Alexander wanting power to giue him battell, sought to come vnto some fréendlie agréement with him, and so by counsell of his lords, casting off his armour, he came to the king, and for a great summe of gold (or 11 thousand marks of siluer as some write) with much adoo he purchased peace, deliuering two of his daughters in hostage for more assurance of his dealing.”
• c. 1211 · King John knighted Alexander II of Scotland with the high order of knighthood.(King John 17 · 📍 London)
  • With: King John
  • “in the Lent following, on midlent sundaie being at London, he honoured the lord Alexander sonne and heire to the king of Scots, with the high order of knighthood.”
• c. 1216 · Alexander II of Scotland did homage to Louis VIII of France at the siege of Douer.(King John 32 · 📍 Douer)
  • With: Louis VIII
  • “Alexander king of Scotland came through the countrie vnto the siege of Douer, and there did homage vnto Lewes”
• c. 1216 · Joan of England married Alexander II.(King John 34)
  • With: Joan of England
  • “Joane married to Alexander king of Scotland”

King John 14

• enemies with King John (King John prepared to invade Alexander II's Scots, before a peace agreement was purchased.) “In like maner on the other side, king John hauing his armie in a readinesse, hasted foorth towards the borders of Scotland, and comming to the castell of Norham, prepared to inuade the Scots. But king Alexander wanting power to giue him battell, sought to come vnto some fréendlie agréement with him, and so by counsell of his lords, casting off his armour, he came to the king, and for a great summe of gold (or 11 thousand marks of siluer as some write) with much adoo he purchased peace, deliuering two of his daughters in hostage for more assurance of his dealing.”
• parent: William I of Scotland (K. William is identified as Alexander's father.) “which Alexander was the second of that name that had ruled the Scots, and latelie before was entred into the rule as lawfull successor to the crowne of Scotland, by the death of his father K. William.”

King John 17

• sworn: King John “he honoured the lord Alexander sonne and heire to the king of Scots, with the high order of knighthood”

King John 32

• sworn: Louis VIII “Alexander king of Scotland came through the countrie vnto the siege of Douer, and there did homage vnto Lewes, in right of his tenure holden of the kings of England, and then returned home”
• with Eustace de Vesci (brothers-in-law) “he lost his brother in law the lord Eustace de Vescie”
• with Hugh de Baliol (Castell Bernard belonged to Hugh de Balioll; Alexander was present there) “as he came by castell Bernard in the countrie of Haliwerkfolke (which apperteined vnto Hugh de Balioll) he lost his brother in law the lord Eustace de Vescie”

King John 34

• married with Joan of England “Joane married to Alexander king of Scotland”

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Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.