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Alexander II of Scotland

1198 - 1249

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Alexander II (Medieval Gaelic: Alaxandair mac Uilliam; Modern Gaelic: Alasdair mac Uilleim; nicknamed "the Peaceful" by modern historians; 24 August 1198 – 6 July 1249) was King of Alba (Scotland) from 1214 until his death. He concluded the Treaty of York (1237) which defined the boundary between England and Scotland, largely unchanged today. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander II of Scotland is the 4,746th most popular politician (up from 5,661st in 2019), the 1,099th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,129th in 2019) and the 208th most popular British Politician.

Alexander II of Scotland is most famous for his role in the Union of the Crowns in 1603, which united England and Scotland under one monarch.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alexander II of Scotland ranks 4,746 out of 19,576. Before him are Emperor Go-Komatsu, Pedro Lascuráin, Aleksander Kwaśniewski, Maria Kaczyńska, Marie Anne de Bourbon, and Mao Anying. After him are Chryses of Troy, Mirian III of Iberia, Lajos Batthyány, Ivan Serov, John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer, and Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1198, Alexander II of Scotland ranks 3. Before him are Ertuğrul, and Berengaria of Portugal. After him are Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence, Beatrice of Swabia, Stefan Vladislav, Beatrice of Savoy, Renaud de Vichiers, Vardan Areveltsi, and Heinrich Walpot von Bassenheim. Among people deceased in 1249, Alexander II of Scotland ranks 3. Before him are Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse, and As-Salih Ayyub. After him are Jacopo Tiepolo, Hugh X of Lusignan, Archambaud IX of Bourbon, John I, Count of Dreux, Abu Zakariya Yahya, and Mikhail Khorobrit.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alexander II of Scotland ranks 1,099 out of 8,785. Before him are Frank Lloyd (1886), Tom Hardy (1977), Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (1764), William Adelin (1103), Thomas Wyatt the Younger (1521), and Eddie Clarke (1950). After him are John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer (1924), H. L. A. Hart (1907), Mel B (1975), Diana Mosley (1910), Elizabeth Tudor (1492), and Emma, Lady Hamilton (1765).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Alexander II of Scotland ranks 208. Before him are Robert III of Scotland (1330), Ed Miliband (1969), Anne of York (1475), Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset (1506), Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (1764), and Thomas Wyatt the Younger (1521). After him are John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer (1924), Elizabeth Tudor (1492), Daniel Burley Woolfall (1852), James Oglethorpe (1696), Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1484), and Philippa of England (1394).

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