What is William the Lion?
{{Infobox Monarch | name =William the Lion | title =[[King of Scots]] | image =William the Lion.jpg | reign =1165 - 1214 | coronation = | predecessor =[[Malcolm IV of Scotland|Malcolm IV]] | successor =[[Alexander II]] | consort = | issue = | royal house = | royal anthem = | father =[[Henry of Scotland]] | mother =[[Ada de Warenne]] | birth_date =1143<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9294527/william_i-king_of_scots | title=William I King of Scots (1143-1214) - Find A | website=[[Find a Grave]] }}</ref> | birth_place =Huntingdon, England | death_date =4 December 1214 (aged 70-71) | death_place =Stirling, Scotland | burial_date = | burial_place = }} '''William I''', known as '''the Lion''' (1142 - 4 December 1214) was King of Scotland from 1165 until 1214. His time as ruler was one of the longest in Scottish history, he submitted to [[Henry II]] from 1174 until 1189, when he paid [[Richard I]] a sum of money to stop him submitting. == References == {{reflist}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Kings and Queens of Scotland]] [[Category:1142 births]] [[Category:1214 deaths]] [[Category:12th century in Scotland]] [[Category:13th century in Scotland]] {{bio-stub}}