Alexander I | |
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The reverse of Alexander's seal, enhanced as a 19th century steel engraving | |
King of Alba (Scotland) | |
Reign | 8 January 1107 – 23 April 1124 |
Predecessor | Edgar |
Successor | David I |
Born | c. 1078 Dunfermline |
Died | 23 April 1124 (aged 45) Stirling |
Burial | |
Spouse | Sybilla of Normandy |
Issue | Malcolm (illegitimate) |
House | Dunkeld |
Father | Malcolm III of Scotland |
Mother | Margaret of Wessex |
Alexander I (medieval Gaelic: Alaxandair mac Maíl Coluim; modern Gaelic: Alasdair mac Mhaol Chaluim; c. 1078 – 23 April 1124), posthumously nicknamed The Fierce,[1] was the King of Alba (Scotland) from 1107 to his death. He was the fifth son of Malcolm III and his second wife, Margaret, daughter of Edward Ætheling, a prince of the pre-conquest English royal house.
He succeeded his brother, King Edgar, and his successor was his brother David. He was married to Sybilla of Normandy, an illegitimate daughter of Henry I of England.