Alexander III of Scotland

Alexander III
Alexander III
	Coronation of King Alexander on Moot Hill, Scone. He is being greeted by the ollamh rígh, the royal poet, who is addressing him with the proclamation "Benach De Re Albanne" (= Beannachd Dé Rígh Alban, "God Bless the King of Scotland"); the poet goes on to recite Alexander's genealogy. By Alexander's side is Maol Choluim II, Earl of Fife holding the sword.
King of Scots
	6 July 1249 – 19 March 1286
	13 July 1249
Predecessor	Alexander II
Successor	Margaret
Born	4 September 1241; Roxburgh Castle, Roxburghshire
Died	19 March 1286 (aged 44); Kinghorn Ness, Fife
Burial	29 March 1286; Dunfermline Abbey
Spouse	Margaret of England (m. 1251; died 1275); Yolande de Dreux (m. 1285)
Issue; More	Margaret, Queen of Norway; Alexander, Prince of Scotland
House	Dunkeld
Father	Alexander II
Mother	Marie de Coucy

Alexander III (Mediaeval Gaelic: Alaxandair mac Alaxandair; Modern Gaelic: Alasdair mac Alasdair), King of Scots, was born at Roxburgh on 4 September 1241 and died on 19 March, 1286.

He was the only son of Alexander II with his second wife, Marie de Coucy. Alexander's father died on 6 July 1249 and he officially became king at the age of eight. This happened at Scone on 13 July, 1249.

Coronation of King Alexander on Moot Hill, Scone. He is being greeted by the ollamh rígh, the royal poet, who is addressing him with the proclamation "Benach De Re Albanne" (Beannachd Dé Rígh Alban, "God Bless the King of Scotland"). The poet goes on to recite Alexander's family history.

Alexander III Of Scotland Media

Alexander III of Scotland Rescued from the Fury of a Stag by Benjamin West, 1786
Monument to Alexander III, west of Kinghorn, by Hippolyte Blanc
Statue of Alexander on the west door of St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh