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Also Known As William the Lion
Born 1143
Died December 4, 1214 (aged 71) • Stirling • Scotland
Title / Office king (1165-1214), Scotland

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James I
king of England and Scotland
Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary
queen of Scotland
Humza Yousaf
Humza Yousaf
first minister of Scotland
William Wallace
William Wallace
Scottish hero
John Napier
John Napier
Scottish mathematician
Robert the Bruce
Robert the Bruce
king of Scotland
John Campbell, 1st earl of Breadalbane and Holland
Scottish politician
James Hepburn, 4th earl of Bothwell
James Hepburn, 4th earl of Bothwell
Scottish noble
David I
David I
king of Scotland
Alexander Henderson
Alexander Henderson
Scottish minister
George Gordon, 1st marquess and 6th earl of Huntly
Scottish conspirator
Andrew Melville, engraving
Andrew Melville
Scottish clergyman and scholar
Robert II, coin, 14th century; in the British Museum
Robert II
king of Scotland
James IV, painting by an unknown artist; in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
James IV
king of Scotland
Alexander Leslie, 1st earl of Leven
Scottish army commander
James Douglas, 4th earl of Morton
Scottish noble
Marquess of Montrose
James Graham, 5th Earl and 1st Marquess of Montrose
Scottish general
Archibald Campbell, 1st marquess and 8th earl of Argyll
Archibald Campbell, 1st marquess and 8th earl of Argyll
Scottish politician [1607–1661]

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