King of Scotland William of Scotland, I

1143 - 1214  (71 years)

• Name	William of Scotland  [1]
  Title	King of Scotland
  Suffix	I
  Birth	1143	Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Kinfolk of Note	Direct Ancestor of Eunice Stricklin
  Death	4 Dec 1214	Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [1]
  Burial	Arbroath, Angus, Scotland   [1]
  	Arbroath Abbey
  		Tomb-SCOTLAND William I Tomb of William the Lion -- Arbroath Abbey, Scotland + http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=9294527
  Person ID	I15187	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	3rd Earl of Huntingdon Sir Henry de Huntington, of Scotland,   b. 1114, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 12 Jun 1152, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland (Age 38 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Queen of Scotland Lady Adelaide 'Ada' de Warenne,   b. 1120, Surrey, England d. 12 Jun 1178, Huntingdonshire, England (Age 58 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F7496	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Isabel Avenal
  Children	1. Isabella Mac William,   b. 1175, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland d. 23 Dec 1226, London, England (Age 51 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5552	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1143 - Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England Death - 4 Dec 1214 - Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland Burial - - Arbroath, Angus, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Biographies and Histories

  Bio-SCOTLAND William I William I, King of Scotland

  
  

  Burials

  Tomb-SCOTLAND William I Tomb of William the Lion -- Arbroath Abbey, Scotland + http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=9294527

  
  

  Old World

  _William I of Scotland William the Lion, sometimes styled William I (c. 1142 – 4 Dec 1214), 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.

  
  

• Sources

  [S10709] FindAGrave Old World (Famous), William "the Lion" of Scots 1143-1214 - King of Scots. Scottish Monarch. Known as "The Lion," he was the son of Henry, Earl of Huntingdon and Adelicia de Warenne, and a grandson of King David I. He succeeded his brother Malcolm IV and was crowned on December 24, 1165, at Scone. A bold and brave man, he was somewhat ineffectual as a warrior. In 1174, during a skirmish with English troops at Alnwick, William was captured and imprisoned by England's Henry II, his former ally, at Falaise in Normandy. There, William was forced to sign an oath of allegiance to Henry, which meant William held Scotland by permission only. All Scottish castles and garrisons were to be held by English forces, and the support of these troops fell on the Scots. This was known as the Treaty of Falaise. Scotland endured this humiliation and subservience for 15 years while the support of the occupying English taxed the country into near poverty. But Richard the Lionheart had just become King of England, and he was in need of funds to mount the third Crusade to the Holy Land. In exchange for 10,000 merks of silver, Richard released William from the Treaty of Falaise, returning to Scotland all English-held castles. William married Ermengarde de Beaumont on September 5, 1186. They had one son and three daughters. Old and senile, William died at Stirling at the age of 74. William's personal banner, from which he got his nickname, featured a red lion rampant on a yellow field. This banner is still recognized and known today as the royal standard of Scotland. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9294527/william_i-king_of_scots