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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 Scots from 1165 to 1214.
- 9 December 1165 – 4 December 1214
- Ada de Warenne
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.
- Mark Cartwright
Apr 16, 2024 · William The Lion. Born: 1143. Died: Dec. 4, 1214, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scot. (aged 71) Title / Office: king (1165-1214), Scotland.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
5 days ago · 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.
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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.
William I 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.
Jun 27, 2018 · William I ( c. 1142–1214), king of Scots (1165–1214), later known as ‘the Lion’. Younger brother and successor to Malcolm IV, he was granted the earldom of Northumberland by his grandfather David I in 1152, and never accepted the loss of the border counties to Henry II in 1157.
