caption father predecessor successor succession house mother death_date death_place birth_date coronation spouse issue image article_title name reign
seal of william the lion henry of scotland malcolm iv alexander ii king of the scots house of dunkeld ada de warenne 4 december 1214 stirling about 1143 24 december 1165 ermengarde de beaumont margaret norfolk alexander ii of scotland marjorie , countess of kent isabella , countess of william -rrb- . png i , king of scots -lrb- seal 01 william the lion
 william ` the lion ' 9 december 1165 -- 4 december 1214
william the lion

william the lion -lrb- mediaeval gaelic : `` uilliam mac eanric '' ; modern gaelic : `` uilleam mac eanraig '' -rrb- , sometimes styled william i , also known by the nickname garbh , `` the rough '' , -lrb- c. 1143 -- 4 december 1214 -rrb- reigned as king of the scots from 1165 to 1214 .
he had the second-longest reign in scottish history before the act of union with england in 1707 .
james vi -lrb- reigned 1567 -- 1625 -rrb- would have the longest .
