1306 coronation of Robert the Bruce

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The 1306 coronation of Robert the Bruce was the ceremony at Scone where Robert I was crowned King of Scots, marking the formal beginning of his reign during the Wars of Scottish Independence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coronation
historical event
royal ceremony
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of Scotland
associatedWith Bruce dynasty
Kings of Scotland
surface form: Scottish monarchy

Stone of Destiny
surface form: Stone of Scone
ceremonialRole 1306 coronation of Robert the Bruce self-linksurface differs
surface form: Isabella of Fife placed the crown on Robert the Bruce
chronology First War of Scottish Independence
surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence
conflict First War of Scottish Independence
surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence
coronatedAs King of Scots
coronatedPerson Robert I of Scotland
country Kingdom of Scotland
date 1306-03-25
followedBy English invasion of Scotland in 1306
campaigns of Edward I of England against Robert the Bruce
follows claiming of the Scottish throne by Robert the Bruce
killing of John Comyn at Greyfriars Church in Dumfries
hasCause Scottish resistance to English rule
dynastic rivalry between Bruce and Comyn families
hasContext Anglo-Scottish conflict in the early 14th century
hasEffect accession of Robert the Bruce as King of Scots
formal beginning of the reign of Robert I of Scotland
hasParticipant Bishop Robert Wishart
Bishop William de Lamberton
Isabella of Fife
Robert I of Scotland
surface form: Robert the Bruce
hasTitle 1306 coronation of Robert the Bruce self-linksurface differs
surface form: Coronation of Robert I of Scotland
languageOfRecord Latin
Scots
surface form: Middle Scots
locatedIn Perth and Kinross
surface form: Perthshire

Scotland
location Scone
Scone Abbey
opposedBy Edward I of England
supporters of the Comyn family
partOf reign of Robert the Bruce
pointInTime 25 March 1306
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
significance assertion of Scottish independence from England
challenge to the overlordship of Edward I of England
key moment in the Wars of Scottish Independence
subjectOf The Brus by John Barbour
medieval Scottish chronicles
timePeriod Middle Ages
early 14th century
usedRite traditional Scottish coronation rite at Scone

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Elizabeth de Burgh, Queen of Scots spouseCoronation 1306 coronation of Robert the Bruce
Battle of Methven precededBy 1306 coronation of Robert the Bruce
this entity surface form: Coronation of Robert the Bruce
Killing of John Comyn at Greyfriars Church, Dumfries followedBy 1306 coronation of Robert the Bruce
this entity surface form: Coronation of Robert the Bruce at Scone
1306 coronation of Robert the Bruce hasTitle 1306 coronation of Robert the Bruce self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Coronation of Robert I of Scotland
1306 coronation of Robert the Bruce ceremonialRole 1306 coronation of Robert the Bruce self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Isabella of Fife placed the crown on Robert the Bruce