
The Bruce
Barbour, John
A well-regarded work on Alexander III of Scotland and scottish history, useful for going deeper beyond this page.
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Spain
1249–1276
Afonso III of Portugal
Portugal
1249–1279

Kublai Khan
China
1271–1286

Edward I of England
England
1272–1286

Prince Munetaka
Japan (Shogunate)
1252–1266

Denis I of Portugal
Portugal
1279–1286

Henry III of England
England
1249–1272

Louis IX of France
France
1249–1270

Pope Martin IV
Papacy
1281–1285

Michael VIII Palaiologos
Rome
1261–1282

Valdemar, King of Sweden
Sweden
1250–1275

Philip III of France
France
1270–1285

Emperor Lizong of Song
China
1249–1264

Emperor Kameyama
Japan
1260–1274

Emperor Duzong of Song
China
1264–1274

Emperor Go-Uda
Japan
1274–1286

Anna of Hungary
Rome
1273–1281

Emperor Go-Fukakusa
Japan
1249–1260

Magnus III of Sweden
Sweden
1275–1286

John III Doukas Vatatzes
Rome
1249–1254

Theodore II Laskaris
Rome
1254–1258

Andronikos II Palaiologos
Rome
1282–1286

John IV Laskaris
Rome
1259–1262

Emperor Duanzong of Song
China
1276–1278

Pope Alexander IV
Papacy
1254–1261

Pope Innocent IV
Papacy
1249–1254

Pope Gregory X
Papacy
1271–1276
Pope Clement IV
Papacy
1265–1268
Pope Urban IV
Papacy
1261–1264

Pope Nicholas III
Papacy
1277–1280
Kujō Yoritsugu
Japan (Shogunate)
1249–1252
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Well-regarded biographies and histories to go deeper on Alexander III of Scotland's life and times.

Barbour, John
A well-regarded work on Alexander III of Scotland and scottish history, useful for going deeper beyond this page.

Marion Campbell
A well-regarded work on Alexander III of Scotland and scottish history, useful for going deeper beyond this page.
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