Treaty of Copenhagen (1468–1470 marriage arrangements)

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The Treaty of Copenhagen (1468–1470 marriage arrangements) was the agreement that arranged the marriage between James III of Scotland and Margaret of Denmark, leading to the pledging and eventual transfer of the Orkney and Shetland Islands to Scotland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral agreement
marriage treaty
treaty
appliesTo Denmark
surface form: Kingdom of Denmark

Kingdom of Scotland
Orkney Islands
Shetland
surface form: Shetland Islands
beneficiary James III of Scotland
Kingdom of Scotland
Margaret of Denmark
chronology late Middle Ages
country Denmark
surface form: Kingdom of Denmark

Kingdom of Scotland
endTime 1470
follows marriage negotiations between Scotland and Denmark
genre diplomatic document
hasCause need to secure alliance between Scotland and Denmark
hasConsequence Scottish sovereignty over Orkney
Scottish sovereignty over Shetland
hasEffect pledging of Orkney Islands to Scotland
pledging of Shetland Islands to Scotland
transfer of Orkney Islands to Scotland
transfer of Shetland Islands to Scotland
hasPart marriage contract of James III of Scotland and Margaret of Denmark
language Latin
legalStatusOfIslands pledged as collateral to Scotland
namedAfter Copenhagen
partOf Scotland–Denmark relations
placeOfSigning Copenhagen
reasonForPledge security for unpaid dowry
relatedTo history of Orkney
history of Shetland
marriage of James III of Scotland and Margaret of Denmark
signatory Christian I of Denmark
James III of Scotland
Margaret of Denmark
significantEvent arrangement of marriage between James III of Scotland and Margaret of Denmark
startTime 1468
topic dowry arrangements
dynastic marriage
territorial pledge

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James III of Scotland treaty Treaty of Copenhagen (1468–1470 marriage arrangements)