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William I the Lion (Scottish Gaelic: Uilleam an Leòmhann), sometimes styled William I (Uilleam MacEanraig; Medieval Gaelic: Uilliam mac Eanric) and also known by the nickname Garbh, 'the Rough' [2] (c. 1142 – 4 December 1214), reigned as King of Alba from 1165 to 1214.
Dec 7, 2020 · William I of Scotland, also known as 'William the Lion' after his heraldic emblem, reigned from 1165 to 1214 CE. Succeeding his elder brother Malcolm IV of Scotland (r. 1153-1165 CE), William was faced with a shrinking kingdom, but he harboured ambitions to capture northern England, especially Northumberland.
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Quick Facts. Byname: William The Lion. Born: 1143. Died: Dec. 4, 1214, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scot. (aged 71) Title / Office: king (1165-1214), Scotland.
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Aug 20, 2024 · William I (r. 1165-1214) Born in 1143, William the Lion was the younger brother of Malcolm IV, on whose death in 1165 he became King of Scots. A year after his accession, he went to Normandy with Henry II and later spent Easter 1170 at Windsor.
William I the Lion, sometimes styled William I and also known by the nickname Garbh, 'the Rough', reigned as King of Alba from 1165 to 1214. His almost 49-year-long reign was the longest for a Scottish monarch before the Union of the Crowns in 1603.
William I (a.k.a. William the Lion and, in Gaelic, Uilliam Garm or William the Rough) lived from 1143 to 4 December 1214 and was King of Scotland from 9 December 1165 to 4 December 1214. His reign was the longest by any Scottish Monarch before the Union of the Crowns in 1603.
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William the Lion, 1143–1214, king of Scotland (1165–1214), brother and successor of Malcolm IV. Determined to recover Northumbria (lost to England in 1157), he supported the rebellion (1173–74) of the sons of Henry II of England.
