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Scotland in 1249

Name: Scotland in 1249 historical records
Creator: World History Database

Historical records for Scotland in 1249, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

7Records

7Events

3Named people

4Places

3Categories

Historical records

July

6 July 1249SuccessionAlexander III

House / House of Dunkeld

Alexander III succeeds as King of Scotland on the death of his father Alexander II

8 July 1249Death of Alexander IIAlexander II

Kerrera · House / House of Dunkeld

Death of Alexander II, suffers a fever at the Isle of Kerrera in the Inner Hebrides

8 July 1249Reballion of Rebels in KerreraAlexander II

Kerrera · Warfare / Military

Killed on the Island of Kerrara leading an expedition against the Norwegian Earls

13 July 1249CoronationAlexander III

Scone · House / House of Dunkeld

Alexander III is crowned King of Scotland

July 1249Reballion of Rebels in Western IslesAlexander II

Hebrides · Warfare / Military

Tries to subdue a rebellion in the Western Isles

Other Events

1249BurialAlexander II

Melrose · House / House of Dunkeld

Alexander II is buried at Melrose Abbey, Roxburghshire

1249CanonizationMargaret of Scotland

House / House of Canmore

Canonized for transforming the religious & cultural life of Scotland

Names involved

Alexander IIAlexander IIIMargaret of Scotland

Places involved

HebridesKerreraMelroseScone

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.