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Alexander III of Scotland

1241 - 1286

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Alexander III (Medieval Scottish Gaelic: Alaxandair mac Alaxandair; Modern Gaelic: Alasdair mac Alasdair; 4 September 1241 – 19 March 1286) was King of Scots from 1249 until his death. He concluded the Treaty of Perth, by which Scotland acquired sovereignty over the Western Isles and the Isle of Man. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexander III of Scotland has received more than 1,318,269 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Alexander III of Scotland is the 4,535th most popular politician (down from 3,632nd in 2019), the 982nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 833rd in 2019) and the 167th most popular British Politician.

Alexander III of Scotland is most famous for his death in 1286. His sudden death led to the Scottish Wars of Independence, which eventually led to the Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton, which made Scotland an independent country.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alexander III of Scotland ranks 4,535 out of 15,577. Before him are Pak Pong-ju, Arnuwanda II, Luis Echeverría, Moussa Traoré, Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke, and Princess Louise of Belgium. After him are Jarmila Kratochvílová, V. V. Giri, Quintus Hortensius, José Ramos-Horta, Zubaidah bint Ja`far, and Emperor Zhaozong of Tang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1241, Alexander III of Scotland ranks 2. Before him is Eleanor of Castile. After him are Mechtilde, Isabella of France, Queen of Navarre, Leszek II the Black, Vasily of Kostroma, and Sophia of Denmark. Among people deceased in 1286, Alexander III of Scotland ranks 3. Before him are Eric V of Denmark and Bar Hebraeus. After him are Zhenjin, William of Moerbeke, Gurju Khatun, John I, Duke of Brittany, Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Abd al-Haqq, Ibn Sa'id al-Maghribi, and Sophia of Denmark.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alexander III of Scotland ranks 982 out of 7,765. Before him are Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence (1451), Clive Sinclair (1940), Eadgyth (910), Eric Idle (1943), Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire (1480), and Naomi Campbell (1970). After him are Max Mosley (1940), Roger Scruton (1944), Julia Gillard (1961), Michael York (1942), William Hyde Wollaston (1766), and Edmund Leighton (1852).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Alexander III of Scotland ranks 167. Before him are David I of Scotland (1084), John Hawkwood (1320), Princess Muna al-Hussein (1941), Prince Philippe, Duke of Orléans (1869), Princess Hélène of Orléans (1871), and Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence (1451). After him are Julia Gillard (1961), Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin (1914), Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire (1477), Warren Hastings (1732), Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony (1156), and John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (1792).

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