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William the Lion
King of Scots
Reign	1165 - 1214
Predecessor	Malcolm IV
Successor	Alexander II
Born	1143[1] Huntingdon, England
Died	4 December 1214 (aged 70-71) Stirling, Scotland
Father	Henry of Scotland
Mother	Ada de Warenne

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.

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