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William 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 Scots from 1165 to 1214. His 48-year-long reign was the second longest in Scottish history, and ...
- 9 December 1165 – 4 December 1214
- Ada de Warenne
Dec 7, 2020 · The Royal Collection (Public Domain) 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.
- Mark Cartwright
Apr 16, 2024 · William I (born 1143—died Dec. 4, 1214, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scot.) was the king of Scotland from 1165 to 1214; although he submitted to English overlordship for 15 years (1174–89) of his reign, he ultimately obtained independence for his kingdom. William was the second son of the Scottish Henry, Earl of Northumberland, whose title he ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Apr 17, 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 (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. The wider picture in Scotland at the time is set out in our ...
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Jun 27, 2018 · William I. William I ( the Lion) (1143–1214) King of Scotland (1165–1214). He succeeded his brother Malcolm IV and forged what was later called the ‘Auld Alliance’ with France. Captured by the English during an attempt to regain Northumbria, he was forced to swear fealty to Henry II (1174). He bought back his kingdom's independence from ...
William the Lion, sometimes styled William I and also known by the nickname Garbh, 'the Rough', reigned as King of Scots from 1165 to 1214. His 48-year-long reign was the second longest in Scottish history, and the longest for a Scottish monarch before the Union of the Crowns in 1603.