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)

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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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Finnghuala of Angus countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
Finnghuala of Angus residence Kingdom of Scotland
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Alba
Finnghuala of Angus monarchConsortOf Kingdom of Scotland
Lulach the Simple countryRuled Kingdom of Scotland
Earls of Buchan country Kingdom of Scotland
Kenneth III of Scotland country Kingdom of Scotland
William II of Scotland country Kingdom of Scotland
House of Mar country Kingdom of Scotland
Earl of Mar country Kingdom of Scotland
Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross country Kingdom of Scotland
Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross allegiance Kingdom of Scotland
Earl of Angus country Kingdom of Scotland
Douglas of Queensberry country Kingdom of Scotland
Gille Coemgáin of Moray country Kingdom of Scotland
Red Douglas country Kingdom of Scotland
Red Douglas allegiance Kingdom of Scotland
Protestant Lords of the Congregation (some holders) country Kingdom of Scotland
subject surface form: Protestant Lords of the Congregation
Earl of Queensberry country Kingdom of Scotland
James Keith countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
Scottish people historicalState Kingdom of Scotland
John Bruce countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
John Bruce heirTo Kingdom of Scotland
Earl of Morton country Kingdom of Scotland
Halidon Hill belligerent Kingdom of Scotland
subject surface form: Battle of Halidon Hill
Scottish army country Kingdom of Scotland
Scottish army operatedIn Kingdom of Scotland
Siege of Berwick (1333) countryInvolved Kingdom of Scotland
John Campbell countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
subject surface form: John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll
John Campbell allegiance Kingdom of Scotland
subject surface form: John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll
Elizabeth Tollemache countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
Isabel of Scotland countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
Isabel of Scotland partOf Kingdom of Scotland
this entity surface form: medieval Kingdom of Scotland
Privy Council of Scotland country Kingdom of Scotland
Clan Lindsay allegiance Kingdom of Scotland
Clan Bruce allegiance Kingdom of Scotland
Kingdom of Strathclyde followedBy Kingdom of Scotland
Kingdom of Strathclyde partiallyMergedInto Kingdom of Scotland
Kingdom of Strathclyde successorState Kingdom of Scotland
Marie de Lorraine deathPlace Kingdom of Scotland
Swinton family hasHistoricAllegiance Kingdom of Scotland
Earl of Drumlanrig country Kingdom of Scotland
Claricia of Scotland countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
Hodierna of Scotland countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
Dirleton hasHistoricalAffiliation Kingdom of Scotland
Clan Buchanan historicalAllegiance Kingdom of Scotland