Kingdom of Scotland

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The Kingdom of Scotland was an independent sovereign state in northern Great Britain until its 1707 union with England, with its own monarchy, legal system, and distinct cultural and political institutions.

All labels observed (23)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (64)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former sovereign state ⓘ
kingdom ⓘ
borderedBy Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
North Sea ⓘ
capital Edinburgh ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
dynasticUnionStartDate 1603 ⓘ
dynasticUnionStartEvent Union of the Crowns ⓘ
endCause Acts of Union 1707 ⓘ
endDate 1707 ⓘ
firstMonarch Kenneth MacAlpin ⓘ
flag Saltire ⓘ
governmentForm feudal monarchy ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ
hadDistinctInstitution separate education system ⓘ
separate legal system ⓘ
separate parliament ⓘ
hadDynasticUnionWith Kingdom of England ⓘ
hadEstate Three Estates of Scotland ⓘ
hadNationalChurch Church of Scotland ⓘ
hasCurrency Pound Scots ⓘ
hasLegalSystem Scots law (to a limited extent) ⓘ
surface form: Scots law
hasParliament Parliament of Scotland ⓘ
hasRoyalHouse House of Alpin ⓘ
House of Bruce ⓘ
House of Dunkeld ⓘ
House of Hanover ⓘ
House of Stuart ⓘ
surface form: House of Stewart

House of Stuart ⓘ
historicalRegion Scottish Highlands ⓘ
surface form: Highlands

Islands ⓘ
Central Lowlands of Scotland ⓘ
surface form: Lowlands
lastMonarch Anne, Queen of Great Britain ⓘ
legalTradition civil law influenced system ⓘ
locatedIn northern Great Britain ⓘ
nationalSymbol thistle ⓘ
unicorn ⓘ
officialLanguage Latin ⓘ
Scots ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic ⓘ
partOf British Isles ⓘ
patronSaint Saint Andrew ⓘ
primaryEthnicGroup Goidelic ⓘ
surface form: Gaels

Picts (early period) ⓘ
Scots ⓘ
religion Church of Scotland ⓘ
Presbyterianism ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
sharedMonarch Anne, Queen of Great Britain ⓘ
Charles I of England ⓘ
surface form: Charles I of England and Scotland

Charles II of England ⓘ
surface form: Charles II of England and Scotland

James VI and I ⓘ
Mary II of England ⓘ
surface form: Mary II of England and Scotland

William III of England ⓘ
surface form: William III and II
sharedMonarchWith Kingdom of England ⓘ
startDateApproximate 9th century ⓘ
startEvent unification of the Picts and Scots ⓘ
startMonarch Kenneth MacAlpin ⓘ
surface form: Kenneth I of Scotland
successorState Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
unionCreated Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
unionLegalBasis Acts of Union 1707 ⓘ
unionWith Kingdom of England ⓘ
usedTitle King of Scots ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1,573)

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

Kingdom of Great Britain → precededBy → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain → formedByUnionOf → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain → includedTerritory → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scotland
Douglas → hasOrigin → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scotland
Anne, Queen of Great Britain → monarchOf → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
Anne, Queen of Great Britain → lastMonarchOf → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
War of the Spanish Succession → opposedBy → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
Earl of Southesk → country → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
Charles I of England → countryOfCitizenship → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
Charles I of England → monarchOf → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
United Kingdom → formedByUnionOf → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
Earl of Northesk → country → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
Earl of Northesk → linkedToMonarchy → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scottish monarchy
Dunfermline Abbey → associatedWith → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scottish monarchy
St. Margaret of Scotland (associated) → countryOfCitizenship → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
subject surface form: St. Margaret of Scotland
Peerage of Scotland → historicallyGrantedBy → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Monarch of Scotland
Peerage of Scotland → historicallyGrantedBy → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Crown of Scotland
Baron Balinhard → monarchJurisdiction → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
Dunfermline Palace → associatedWith → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scottish monarchy
House of Stuart → ruled → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
Duke of Albany → country → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
Duke of Albany → regentOf → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
subject surface form: Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany
Duke of Albany → regentOf → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
subject surface form: John Stewart, Duke of Albany
Stuart period → country → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
Bishops' Wars → conflictBetween → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
Bishops' Wars → countryInvolved → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
Carnegie baronetcy → country → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
Order of the Thistle → mottoAssociatedWith → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scottish monarchy
Order of the Thistle → hasCategory → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scottish monarchy
Acts of Union 1707 → country → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
Acts of Union 1707 → united → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
Clan Carnegie → allegiance → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
Edward, son of Malcolm III and Margaret → burialPlace → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Scotland (exact site uncertain)
Scottish royal court → country → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
Queen of Scots → country → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
Kingdom of England → unionWith → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
Nine Years' War → hasBelligerent → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
Clan Douglas → allegiance → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
Parliament of Scotland → country → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
Parliament of Scotland → legislativeBodyOf → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
Parliament of Scotland → jurisdiction → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
“Lord of Parliament” instead of “Baron” → jurisdiction → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
subject surface form: Lord of Parliament
James VI and I → birthPlace → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
James VI and I → coronationPlaceScotland → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
James VI and I → countryRuled → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
Countess of Northesk → jurisdiction → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
David I of Scotland → country → Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ