Sir William Crichton
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Sir William Crichton was a 15th-century Scottish statesman and power broker who served as Lord Chancellor of Scotland and played a central role in the ruthless political intrigues of the minority reign of James II.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sir William Crichton canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lord Chancellor of Scotland
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Scottish statesman ⓘ nobleman ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 15th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Douglas family
ⓘ
James II of Scotland ⓘ Livingston family ⓘ |
| centuryOfBirth | 14th century ⓘ |
| centuryOfDeath | 15th century ⓘ |
| conflict |
Clan Douglas
ⓘ
surface form:
Black Douglas family
Sir Alexander Livingston of Callendar ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| employer |
James II of Scotland
ⓘ
Scottish crown ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish Crown
|
| familyName | Crichton ⓘ |
| genreOfActivity |
court politics
ⓘ
state administration ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | royal administration of Scotland ⓘ |
| language | Scots ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Sir ⓘ |
| notableEvent | execution of the young 6th Earl of Douglas and his brother at Edinburgh Castle ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence over the young James II of Scotland
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involvement in the "Black Dinner" of 1440 ⓘ political intrigues during the minority of James II of Scotland ⓘ power struggle with the Douglas family ⓘ |
| notableOffice | Lord Chancellor of Scotland ⓘ |
| occupation |
courtier
ⓘ
politician ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Black Dinner
ⓘ
conflicts with the Black Douglas earls ⓘ minority government of James II of Scotland ⓘ power struggle between Crichton and Livingston factions ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Edinburgh
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Central Lowlands of Scotland ⓘ
surface form:
Lowlands of Scotland
|
| politicalAlignment | supporter of the Scottish Crown against overmighty nobles ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Keeper of Edinburgh Castle
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Lord Chancellor of Scotland ⓘ member of the Scottish royal council ⓘ |
| powerBase |
Crichton family estates
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Edinburgh Castle ⓘ |
| residence |
Edinburgh Castle
ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| roleInEvent |
leader of the Crichton political faction
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organizer of the Black Dinner of 1440 ⓘ |
| supported | centralization of royal authority in Scotland ⓘ |
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