Auld Alliance

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The Auld Alliance was a historic mutual defense pact between Scotland and France, primarily aimed at countering English power from the late 13th century onward.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomatic alliance
military alliance
treaty
appliesToPeriod Early modern period
Late Middle Ages
conflictInvolved Anglo-Scottish Wars
Hundred Years' War
Italian Wars
countryInvolved Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Scotland
describedAs “old alliance” between Scotland and France
diplomaticRelationType anti-English alliance
mutual assistance pact
endCause Scottish Reformation
surface form: Reformation in Scotland

Treaty of Edinburgh
surface form: Treaty of Edinburgh (1560)

changing European power balance
endTime 1560
hasCulturalAspect Scots Guard service in France
exchange of nobles and scholars between Scotland and France
hasEffect Franco-Scottish cultural exchange
Franco-Scottish military cooperation
trade links between Scotland and France
hasLegacy enduring Franco-Scottish friendship narrative
influence on Scottish soldiers serving in French armies
symbol of historic Scottish independence from England
hasPart Treaty of Paris (1295)
subsequent Franco-Scottish military treaties
hasPurpose containment of English power
mutual defense
influencedBy Anglo-French rivalry
Anglo-Scottish Wars
surface form: Anglo-Scottish border conflicts
languageUsed French
Latin
Scots
location Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Scotland
notableBattle Battle of Baugé
Battle of Flodden
Battle of Pinkie Cleugh
opposedTo Kingdom of England
relatedTo Anglo-Scottish relations
European balance of power
Franco-Scottish relations
significantEvent Treaty of Paris (1295)
startTime 1295
timeSpan late 13th century to mid-16th century

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James IV of Scotland alliance Auld Alliance
Mary of Guise associatedWith Auld Alliance
Madeleine of Valois, Queen of Scots associatedWith Auld Alliance
subject surface form: Madeleine of Valois
this entity surface form: Franco-Scottish alliance
Battle of Flodden relatedTo Auld Alliance
War of the Rough Wooing relatedTo Auld Alliance
Treaties of the Kingdom of Scotland hasPart Auld Alliance
this entity surface form: Auld Alliance treaties
Margaret of Scotland, Dauphine of France partOf Auld Alliance
this entity surface form: Auld Alliance between Scotland and France
Treaty of Edinburgh relatedTo Auld Alliance
Mary, Queen of Scots (consort of James II) supported Auld Alliance
subject surface form: Mary of Guelders
this entity surface form: Auld Alliance between Scotland and France
Duke of Touraine linkedTo Auld Alliance
Kingdom of Scotland–Kingdom of England relations hasPart Auld Alliance
this entity surface form: Auld Alliance–English response
Scottish army alliance Auld Alliance
Cardinal David Beaton supported Auld Alliance
subject surface form: David Beaton
Margaret of Scotland associatedWith Auld Alliance