Marian civil war

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The Marian civil war was a 16th-century Scottish conflict between supporters of Mary, Queen of Scots, and those backing her infant son James VI and the regency government.

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Marian Civil War 1
Marian civil war canonical 1
Scottish Marian civil war 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil war
war of succession
chronologicallyFollows abdication of Mary, Queen of Scots in 1567
chronologicallyPrecedes personal rule of James VI of Scotland
conflictIn Scotland
endTime 1573
hasAlternativeName Lang Siege
Marian civil war
surface form: Scottish Marian civil war
hasCause abdication of Mary, Queen of Scots
dispute over the Scottish throne
hasConsequence long-term security of the Scottish Reformation
strengthening of Protestant regency in Scotland
weakening of Catholic political power in Scotland
hasContext minority of James VI of Scotland
reign of Mary, Queen of Scots
hasKeyDate 13 May 1568
hasKeyEvent Battle of Langside
Lang Siege of Edinburgh
siege of Edinburgh Castle (1571–1573)
hasKeyPlace Edinburgh
Glasgow
Langside
hasMainBelligerent regency government of Scotland
supporters of James VI of Scotland
supporters of Mary, Queen of Scots
hasOpposingLeader James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton
James Stewart, Earl of Moray
John Erskine, Earl of Mar
Mary, Queen of Scots
Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox
hasOutcome consolidation of James VI’s rule
defeat of Mary’s supporters
victory of the regency government
hasPoliticalAspect power struggle among Scottish nobles
struggle over the regency of Scotland
hasReligiousDimension conflict between Catholic and Protestant factions in Scotland
hasResult capture of Edinburgh Castle by regency forces
end of organized armed resistance for Mary in Scotland
involves Edinburgh Castle
Scottish nobility
Edinburgh
surface form: city of Edinburgh
locatedIn Kingdom of Scotland
partOf Scottish Reformation
surface form: Scottish Reformation conflicts
relatedTo English intervention in Scottish affairs
imprisonment of Mary, Queen of Scots in England
startTime 1568

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Earls of Morton notableConflictInvolvement Marian civil war
subject surface form: Earl of Morton
Marian civil war hasAlternativeName Marian civil war
this entity surface form: Scottish Marian civil war
Earl of Mar playedRoleIn Marian civil war
this entity surface form: Marian Civil War