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

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

Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton countryParty Kingdom of Scotland
John Winram countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
John Douglas countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
John Row countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
the Six Johns country Kingdom of Scotland
John Erskine of Dun countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
Queen of Scotland appliesTo Kingdom of Scotland
Queen of Scotland country Kingdom of Scotland
Anne monarchOf Kingdom of Scotland
Anne Stuart countryRuled Kingdom of Scotland
John Comyn country Kingdom of Scotland
Queen of Ireland usedInPersonalUnionWith Kingdom of Scotland
Margaret Lindsay countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
Battle of Falkirk (1298) belligerent Kingdom of Scotland
John Spottiswoode countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
James Douglas, Lord of Douglas country Kingdom of Scotland
James Douglas, Lord of Douglas allegiance Kingdom of Scotland
Eupheme Wemyss countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
Battle of Dunbar (1296) belligerent Kingdom of Scotland
John Willock countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
Lord George Murray countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
Baron Nairne country Kingdom of Scotland
John countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
subject surface form: John Carnegie, 1st Earl of Northesk
Margaret Douglas (disputed, via marriage of her son) countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
subject surface form: Margaret Douglas
Hugh, Earl of Ross country Kingdom of Scotland
Hugh, Earl of Ross citizenship Kingdom of Scotland
Countess of Moray country Kingdom of Scotland
Earl of Dundonald country Kingdom of Scotland
Ross family country Kingdom of Scotland
Ross family politicalAlignment Kingdom of Scotland
John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray country Kingdom of Scotland
John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray regentOf Kingdom of Scotland
Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne country Kingdom of Scotland
Lord Tarrinzean and Mauchline country Kingdom of Scotland
Dowager Queen of Scotland country Kingdom of Scotland
Dowager Queen of Scotland deathCountry Kingdom of Scotland
subject surface form: Margaret Tudor
Dowager Queen of Scotland monarchOf Kingdom of Scotland
subject surface form: James V of Scotland
Clan Sinclair hasAllegianceHistorically Kingdom of Scotland
the Moray family country Kingdom of Scotland
subject surface form: Moray family
House of Moray country Kingdom of Scotland
House of Moray ruled Kingdom of Scotland
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Alba
Lord of Galloway country Kingdom of Scotland
David Douglas countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
David Douglas placeOfDeath Kingdom of Scotland