Alexander I of Scotland

Alexander I
The reverse of Alexander's seal, enhanced as a 19th century steel engraving
King of Alba (Scotland)
Reign8 January 1107 – 23 April 1124
PredecessorEdgar
SuccessorDavid I
Bornc. 1078
Dunfermline
Died23 April 1124 (aged 45)
Stirling
Burial
SpouseSybilla of Normandy
IssueMalcolm (illegitimate)
HouseDunkeld
FatherMalcolm III of Scotland
MotherMargaret of Wessex

Alexander I (medieval Gaelic: Alaxandair mac Maíl Coluim; modern Gaelic: Alasdair mac Mhaol Chaluim; c. 1078 – 23 April 1124), posthumously nicknamed The Fierce,[1] was the King of Alba (Scotland) from 1107 to his death. He was the fifth son of Malcolm III and his second wife, Margaret, daughter of Edward Ætheling, a prince of the pre-conquest English royal house.

He succeeded his brother, King Edgar, and his successor was his brother David. He was married to Sybilla of Normandy, an illegitimate daughter of Henry I of England.

  1. ^ This nickname, however, is not attested for another three centuries, in the work of Andrew of Wyntoun.