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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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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Cardinal David Beaton countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
subject surface form: David Beaton
Cardinal David Beaton placeOfBirth Kingdom of Scotland
subject surface form: David Beaton
Cardinal David Beaton placeOfDeath Kingdom of Scotland
subject surface form: David Beaton
arrest at Ormiston country Kingdom of Scotland
Margaret of Huntingdon countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
Margaret of Scotland countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
Earl of Buchan country Kingdom of Scotland
Earl of Buchan jurisdiction Kingdom of Scotland
Battle of Ancrum Moor country Kingdom of Scotland
Battle of Ancrum Moor opponent Kingdom of Scotland
Battle of Ancrum Moor belligerent Kingdom of Scotland
de Brus country Kingdom of Scotland
Isabel de Clare residence Kingdom of Scotland
Nigel Bruce countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
Nigel Bruce allegiance Kingdom of Scotland
Lordship of Annandale country Kingdom of Scotland
Anglo-Scottish Treaty of 1237 country Kingdom of Scotland
Lochmaben Castle controlledBy Kingdom of Scotland
Domhnall I, Earl of Mar country Kingdom of Scotland
St Andrews Priory regionServed Kingdom of Scotland
Baronetage of Nova Scotia country Kingdom of Scotland
Battle of Dalrigh belligerent Kingdom of Scotland
Hereditary Keeper of the Palace of Linlithgow (historical association) country Kingdom of Scotland
subject surface form: Hereditary Keeper of the Palace of Linlithgow
Scottorum associatedWith Kingdom of Scotland
Earls of Haddington country Kingdom of Scotland
Donald countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
subject surface form: Donald III of Scotland
Domnall mac Donnchada countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
Domnall mac Donnchada deathPlace Kingdom of Scotland
Donald Bán countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
Donald Bán realm Kingdom of Scotland
Donald the Fair countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
Donald the Fair birthPlace Kingdom of Scotland
Donald the Fair deathPlace Kingdom of Scotland
Earl of Argyll country Kingdom of Scotland
Dukes of Hamilton country Kingdom of Scotland
Earl of Lauderdale created in the Peerage of Scotland country Kingdom of Scotland
subject surface form: Earl of Lauderdale
Duke of Lauderdale (extinct) country Kingdom of Scotland
subject surface form: Duke of Lauderdale
Duke of Lauderdale (extinct) jurisdiction Kingdom of Scotland
subject surface form: Duke of Lauderdale
Ethelreda of Dunbar countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
Ethelreda of Dunbar realmAsConsort Kingdom of Scotland
Ethelreda of Dunbar spouseReignTerritory Kingdom of Scotland
William fitz Duncan country Kingdom of Scotland
William fitz Duncan country Kingdom of Scotland
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Alba
Máel Muire of Atholl country Kingdom of Scotland