Scottish succession crisis of 1290–1292

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dynastic succession crisis historical event

The Scottish succession crisis of 1290–1292 was a dynastic dispute over the Scottish throne following the death of Margaret, Maid of Norway, which led to multiple claimants appealing to King Edward I of England for arbitration and ultimately paved the way for English intervention in Scotland.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Great Cause of the succession to the crown of Scotland	1
Scottish succession crisis	1
Scottish succession crisis (1286–1292)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	dynastic succession crisis ⓘ historical event ⓘ
arbitratedBy	Edward I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
centeredOn	claim of John Balliol ⓘ claim of Robert Bruce, 5th Lord of Annandale ⓘ competing genealogical claims to the House of Dunkeld ⓘ
chronologicalPlacement	between the death of Margaret, Maid of Norway and the coronation of John Balliol ⓘ
conflictType	non-military political conflict ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
describedBySource	English royal records ⓘ medieval Scottish chronicles ⓘ
endTime	1292 ⓘ
followedBy	Wars of Scottish Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ reign of John Balliol ⓘ
follows	death of Margaret, Maid of Norway ⓘ reign of Margaret, Maid of Norway ⓘ
hasCause	death of Margaret, Maid of Norway ⓘ lack of direct heir to the Scottish throne ⓘ
hasEffect	assertion of overlordship of Scotland by Edward I of England ⓘ increased English influence in Scotland ⓘ paving the way for English intervention in Scotland ⓘ selection of John Balliol as King of Scots ⓘ
hasPart	arbitration by Edward I of England ⓘ legal examination of genealogical claims ⓘ presentation of claims at Berwick-upon-Tweed ⓘ
legalBasis	feudal law ⓘ hereditary succession principles ⓘ
location	Scotland ⓘ
mainSubject	succession to the Scottish throne ⓘ
numberOfClaimants	13 ⓘ
politicalContext	Anglo-Scottish relations NERFINISHED ⓘ feudal overlordship disputes ⓘ
precededBy	Treaty of Birgham NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	Bruce family NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Balliol NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret, Maid of Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	recognition of John Balliol as King of Scots in 1292 ⓘ
significantEvent	Great Cause NERFINISHED ⓘ
significantParticipant	Edward I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ English crown ⓘ Guardians of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ John Balliol NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Bruce, 5th Lord of Annandale NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish nobility ⓘ
startTime	1290 ⓘ
temporalContext	late 13th century ⓘ
tookPlaceAt	Berwick-upon-Tweed NERFINISHED ⓘ various Scottish royal courts ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Margaret, Maid of Norway → associatedEvent → Scottish succession crisis of 1290–1292 ⓘ

Killing of John Comyn at Greyfriars Church, Dumfries → relatedTo → Scottish succession crisis of 1290–1292 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scottish succession crisis

Turnberry Band (1286 agreement of Scottish nobles) → relatesTo → Scottish succession crisis of 1290–1292 ⓘ

subject surface form: Turnberry Band

this entity surface form: Scottish succession crisis (1286–1292)

Great Cause → hasAlternativeName → Scottish succession crisis of 1290–1292 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Cause of the succession to the crown of Scotland

Treaty of Birgham → followedBy → Scottish succession crisis of 1290–1292 ⓘ