{"slug": "alexander-ii-of-scotland", "label": "Alexander II of Scotland", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_II_of_Scotland", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q237889", "qid": "Q237889", "description": "King of Alba from 1214 to 1249", "entries": 7, "years": 6, "span": [1198, 1249], "span_label": ["1198 CE", "1249 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Deaths", "count": 3}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 1}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "kingdom-of-scotland", "label": "Kingdom of Scotland", "shared": 6}, {"slug": "scone-scotland", "label": "Scone, Scotland", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "william-the-lion", "label": "William the Lion", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "stirling", "label": "Stirling", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "northern-england", "label": "Northern England", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "henry-iii-of-england", "label": "Henry III of England", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "york", "label": "York", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "northumberland", "label": "Northumberland", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "cumberland", "label": "Cumberland", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "inner-hebrides", "label": "Inner Hebrides", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "alexander-iii-of-scotland", "label": "Alexander III of Scotland", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "john-king-of-england", "label": "John, King of England", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1198, "year_label": "1198 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "August 24", "text": "August 24 – Alexander II, king of Scotland (d. 1249)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365584676#Births", "title": "1198", "revid": 1365584676, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1214, "year_label": "1214 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "December 4", "text": "December 4 – King William the Lion of Scotland dies after a 49-year reign at Stirling. He is succeeded by his son, Alexander II, who is crowned at Scone (until 1249).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1329586748#Europe", "title": "1214", "revid": 1329586748, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1215, "year_label": "1215 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "December", "text": "December – First Barons' War: King John of England campaigns successfully in the Midlands and captures Nottingham Castle, on December 24. King Alexander II of Scotland joins the Barons and invades Northern England.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359458031#Europe", "title": "1215", "revid": 1359458031, "section": "Events › By continent › Europe"}}, {"year": 1221, "year_label": "1221 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "June 21", "text": "June 21 – 10-year-old Joan of England, eldest daughter of the late King John, marries the 21-year-old King Alexander II of Scotland at York Minster.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363300593#Britain", "title": "1221", "revid": 1363300593, "section": "Events › By place › Britain"}}, {"year": 1237, "year_label": "1237 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "September 25", "text": "September 25 – Treaty of York: King Henry III signs an agreement with Alexander II of Scotland at York. Alexander subjects to Henry's sovereignty and renounces the Scottish claims to Northumberland, Westmorland and Cumberland. This establishes the Anglo-Scottish border in a form with the future status of several feudal properties and marks the end of Scotland's attempts to extend its frontier southward.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1300110077#England", "title": "1237", "revid": 1300110077, "section": "Events › By place › England"}}, {"year": 1249, "year_label": "1249 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "July 6", "text": "July 6 – Alexander II, king of Scotland (b. 1198)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362150898#Deaths", "title": "1249", "revid": 1362150898, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 1249, "year_label": "1249 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "July 6", "text": "July 6 – King Alexander II of Scotland dies of a fever at the island of Kerrera in the Inner Hebrides. He is succeeded by his 7-year-old son, Alexander III, who is crowned as ruler of Scotland at Scone on July 13. Alexander's minority causes a struggle for control of affairs between Walter Comyn and Alan Durward, Justiciar of Scotia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362150898#Europe", "title": "1249", "revid": 1362150898, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}]}