Alexander III ( Medieval Gaelic: Alaxandair mac Alaxandair ; Modern Gaelic: Alasdair mac Alasdair ) ( 4 September 1241 – 19 March 1286 ) was King of Scots from 1249 to his death.

The novel covers the entire reign of Alexander III ( 1249 – 1286 ), " almost entirely from Alexander's viewpoint ".

* Alexander III of Scotland ( 1241 – 1286 )

* Alexander III of Scotland ( 1241 – 1286 ), king of Scotland

* John Palaiologos ( c. 1286 – 1308 ), despotes, married Irene Choumnaina, no issue.

* Anderson, Alan Orr, Early Sources of Scottish History A. D 500 – 1286, volume 1.

** John I ( 1237 – 1286 )

** John II ( 1286 – 1305 )

* Anderson, Alan Orr, Early Sources of Scottish History A. D 500 – 1286, volume 1.

* 1258 – 1286: Abou Youssef Yacoub ben Abd el-Hak

* 1286 – 1307: Abou Yacoub Youssef el-Nasser ( ناصر nāṣr, qui a le soutien de Dieu )

* Anderson, Alan Orr, Early Sources of Scottish History A. D 500 – 1286, volume 1.

* Anderson, Alan Orr, Early Sources of Scottish History A. D 500 – 1286, volume 1.

* 1286 – Elizabeth Richeza of Poland ( d. 1335 )

* William I, Count of Hainaut ( 1286 – 1337 )

* 26 November – Hugh the younger Despenser, English knight ( executed ; b. 1286 )

* March 1 – Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan, Emperor Renzong of Yuan ( b. 1286 )

* June 18 – John de Burgh ( b. 1286 )

* April 30 – John III, Duke of Brittany ( b. 1286 )

* 1286 – Prussians settled in exile in Serbia stage a famous uprising.

* 1286 – March 19 – King Alexander III of Scotland dies in a horse accident with Queen Yolande de Dreux's unborn child and the 3-year-old Margaret, Maid of Norway as heirs ; this sets the stage for the First war of Scottish Independence and increased influence of England over Scotland.

* 1286 – In Laos, King Panya Leng is overthrown in a coup d ' état led by his son Panya Khamphong, which is likely to have been supported by the regionally dominant Yuan Dynasty under Kublai Khan.

* 1286 – Kublai Khan plots a final Mongol invasion of Japan, but aborts the plan due to a lack of necessary resources.

* 1286 – March 7 – The Catholicon, a religious Latin dictionary, is completed by John Balbi of Genoa.

* June – John de Warenne, 7th Earl of Surrey, English nobleman ( b. 1286 )

* John I, Duke of Brittany ( d. 1286 )

* John le Romeyn, Archbishop ( 1286 – 1296 )

* John I, Duke of Brittany ( 1217 – 1286 )

The ceremony was first described by the chronicler John of Viktring on the occasion of the coronation of Meinhard II of Tyrol in 1286.

In 1286 Thomas Russel had to be returned to Rouen because of his intolerable conduct and also John de Belleville, as the climate did not suit him.

* John III, Duke of Brittany ( 1286 – 1341 )

** John Hastings, 2nd Baron Hastings ( 29 September 1286 – 20 January 1325 ), married to Juliane de Leybourne ( died 1367 )

* John de Warenne, 7th Earl of Surrey ( 1286 – 1347 ), grandson.

# John I, Duke of Brittany ( 1217 – 1286 ).

John I the Red ( in Breton Yann Iañ ar Ruz, in French Jean I le Roux ) ( c. 1217 / 18 – 8 October 1286 ), known as John the Red due to the colour of his beard, was Duke of Brittany, from 1237 to his death.

John II ( in Breton Yann II, in French Jean II de Dreux ) ( 1239 – 18 November 1305 ) was Duke of Brittany and Earl of Richmond, from 1286 to his death.

* John III, Duke of Brittany ( 8 March 1286 – 30 April 1341 ).

John III the Good ( in Breton Yann III, in French Jean III ) ( 8 March 1286 – 30 April 1341 ) was duke of Brittany, from 1312 to his death.

* Margaret of Lusignan ( 1284 – 1286, d. 1308 ), widow of John of Montfort

In the same year ( 1268 ) Henry III granted the earldom specifically to John I, Duke of Brittany ( 1217 – 1286 ), son of Peter de Braine, in whose family the title continued, though it was frequently forfeited, or reverted to the crown, and was recreated for the next heir, until 1342, when it was apparently resumed by Edward III, and granted by him to his son John of Gaunt, who then surrendered it in 1372.

A crime fiction novel where Hugh Corbett investigates the " mysterious death " of Alexander III ( 1286 ).

The death of king Alexander III in 1286, and the death of his granddaughter and heir Margaret, Maid of Norway in 1290, left 14 rivals for succession.

* 1286 – March 19 – King Alexander III of Scotland ( b. 1241 )

* July 11 – Ulrich III, Count of Württemberg ( b. c. 1286 )

After King Alexander III was buried at Dunfermline Abbey on 29 March 1286, the magnates and clerics of the realm assembled at Scone in parliament to select the Guardians of Scotland who would keep the kingdom for the right heir.

* September 4 – King Alexander III of Scotland ( d. 1286 )

King Alexander III of Scotland died in 1286, leaving his 4-year-old granddaughter Margaret ( called " the Maid of Norway ") as his heir.

* Alexander III of Scotland ( 1286 ), was buried here, with his first wife Margaret of England ( 1275 ) and their sons David of Scotland ( 1281 ) and Alexander of Scotland ( 1284 )

* William I, Count of Hainaut or William III of Holland ( 1286 – 1337 )

The status of the successive heads of this clan as the " senior inaugural official " seems confirmed by records of the inauguration ceremonies of Alexander II ( reigned 1214 – 1249 ) and Alexander III ( reigned 1249 – 1286 ).

The poem opens with a description of the state of Scotland at the death of Alexander III ( 1286 ) and concludes ( more or less ) with the death of Douglas and the burial of the Bruce's heart ( 1332 ).

Stirling remained a centre of royal administration until the death of Alexander III in 1286.

* William III, Count of Holland ( 1286 – 1337 ), Count William III of Avesnes and of Holland and Count William II of Zeeland

The cause of the Wars of Scottish Independence was ultimately the uncertainty over the succession of the Scottish crown following the death of Alexander III in 1286.

On 19 March 1286, King Alexander III died after being thrown from his horse as he made his way to Kinghorn, in Fife, from Edinburgh Castle to be with his young Flemish queen, Yolande.

The fall of the House of Dunkeld began in 1286, when Alexander III died in a horse riding accident.