Parliament of Scotland

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The Parliament of Scotland was the unicameral national legislature of the independent Kingdom of Scotland until the 1707 Acts of Union.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct legislature
parliament
unicameral legislature
alsoKnownAs Estates of Parliament
Parliament of Scotland
surface form: Scottish Parliament (historic)
associatedWithEvent Glorious Revolution
Acts of Union 1707
surface form: Union of 1707
composedOf Three Estates
constitutionalStatus supreme legislative authority in the Kingdom of Scotland
convenedBy monarch of Scotland
country Kingdom of Scotland
dissolutionDate 1707
dissolvedBy Acts of Union 1707
estate burgh commissioners
clergy
nobility
governingSystem estates of the realm
governmentBranch legislative branch of the Kingdom of Scotland
historicalEra Early modern period
Middle Ages
houseType unicameral
influenced modern Scottish Parliament
jurisdiction Kingdom of Scotland
languageOfRecord Latin
Scots
lastSovereignToSummon Anne, Queen of Great Britain
surface form: Queen Anne
legislativeBodyOf Kingdom of Scotland
locatedIn Edinburgh
Scotland
mainFunction lawmaking
redress of grievances
taxation approval
meetsAt Parliament House, Edinburgh
meetsInCity Edinburgh
nativeName Parlamaid na h-Alba
Parliament of Scotland self-linksurface differs
surface form: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba
nativeNameLanguage Scots
Scots Gaelic
notableAct Act anent Peace and War 1703
Act of Security 1704
Claim of Right Act 1689 (Scotland)
surface form: Claim of Right 1689
partOf political system of the Kingdom of Scotland
precededBy Scottish Estates
regionServed Scotland
replacedBy Parliament of Great Britain
sessionChamber Parliament House, Edinburgh
successor Scottish representation in the Parliament of Great Britain
votingSystem estate-based representation

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Act of Security legislativeBody Parliament of Scotland
Convention of Estates (Scotland) differentFrom Parliament of Scotland
Convention of Estates (Scotland) similarTo Parliament of Scotland
Duke of Queensberry politicalInfluence Parliament of Scotland
Parliament Hall builtFor Parliament of Scotland
Parliament Hall associatedWith Parliament of Scotland
William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry memberOf Parliament of Scotland
Douglas of Queensberry politicalInfluence Parliament of Scotland
Protestant Lords of the Congregation (some holders) associatedWith Parliament of Scotland
subject surface form: Protestant Lords of the Congregation
this entity surface form: Scottish Parliament of 1560
Earl of Queensberry jurisdiction Parliament of Scotland
Earl of Morton associatedWith Parliament of Scotland
this entity surface form: Scottish Parliament (pre-1707)
Sir William Bruce memberOf Parliament of Scotland
Earls of Haddington politicalInfluence Parliament of Scotland
this entity surface form: Scottish Parliament (historical)
Earl of Lauderdale created in the Peerage of Scotland jurisdictionHistorical Parliament of Scotland
subject surface form: Earl of Lauderdale
Earl of Haddington associatedWith Parliament of Scotland