n.
born Sept. 2, 1241
died March 18/19, 1286, near Kinghorn, Fife, Scot.
King of Scotland (124986).
Son of Alexander II , he came to the throne at age 7. In 1251 he was married to Margaret, daughter of England's King Henry III , who sought to gain control over Scotland. In 1255 Alexander was seized by a pro-English party in Scotland; in 1257 the anti-English party gained control of the government until he came of age (1262). In 1263 he repulsed a Norwegian invasion, and in 1266 he acquired the Hebrides and the Isle of Man from Norway. His reign was later viewed as a golden age by Scots caught up in the long conflict with England.