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.

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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

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Cuilén of Scotland country Kingdom of Scotland
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Alba
Colen Campbell citizenship Kingdom of Scotland
William Graham, 7th Earl of Menteith country Kingdom of Scotland
Malcolm I of Scotland country Kingdom of Scotland
pirate Captain Kidd countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
subject surface form: Captain William Kidd
Indulf of Scotland country Kingdom of Scotland
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Alba
Earl of Dumbarton country Kingdom of Scotland
Patrick Graham, Earl of Menteith country Kingdom of Scotland
Mary monarchOf Kingdom of Scotland
subject surface form: Mary II of England
Donald Cargill countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
Madeleine of Valois deathPlace Kingdom of Scotland
Roman Catholic Diocese of Glasgow country Kingdom of Scotland
Gaels historicalInfluenceIn Kingdom of Scotland
Gaels historicalKingdomAssociated Kingdom of Scotland
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Alba
Willem Hendrik countryOfMonarchy Kingdom of Scotland
Samuel Vetch countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
Samuel Vetch placeOfBirth Kingdom of Scotland
Viscount Strathallan traditionalJurisdiction Kingdom of Scotland
Earldom of Northumbria borders Kingdom of Scotland
John Stewart, Earl of Mar countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
Articles of Union country Kingdom of Scotland
Scottish medieval chronicles country Kingdom of Scotland
Sheriff-Depute of Selkirkshire country Kingdom of Scotland
Diocese of St Andrews country Kingdom of Scotland
Alexander Henderson citizenship Kingdom of Scotland
Earl of Leven country Kingdom of Scotland
Earl of Leven country Kingdom of Scotland
subject surface form: Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven
Largs conflictBetween Kingdom of Scotland
subject surface form: Battle of Largs
Robert Ramsay countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
Robert Ramsay countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
subject surface form: Allan Ramsay
Viscount Dundee country Kingdom of Scotland
Viscount Dundee allegiance Kingdom of Scotland
subject surface form: John Graham of Claverhouse
Jacobite rising of 1689 opposedBy Kingdom of Scotland
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Scotland under William III and Mary II
Jacobite rising of 1689 country Kingdom of Scotland
Lord Lour country Kingdom of Scotland
Lord Rosehill region Kingdom of Scotland
Magdalen Haliburton countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
Francis Scott, 2nd Earl of Buccleuch country Kingdom of Scotland
Andrew Moray country Kingdom of Scotland