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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Hundred Years' War hasParticipant Kingdom of Scotland
Robert III of Scotland countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
Robert III of Scotland monarchOf Kingdom of Scotland
James I of Scotland birthPlace Kingdom of Scotland
James I of Scotland deathPlace Kingdom of Scotland
James I of Scotland country Kingdom of Scotland
James II of Scotland country Kingdom of Scotland
Mary II of England monarchOf Kingdom of Scotland
Charles II of England countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
Lord of Parliament country Kingdom of Scotland
Lord of Parliament associatedMonarchy Kingdom of Scotland
this entity surface form: Monarchy of Scotland
James III of Scotland country Kingdom of Scotland
James IV of Scotland countryOfBirth Kingdom of Scotland
Earl of Menteith country Kingdom of Scotland
James V of Scotland country Kingdom of Scotland
Right to Buy policy framework geographicScope Kingdom of Scotland
this entity surface form: Scotland (historically, before abolition)
Urquhart Castle controlledBy Kingdom of Scotland
Duke usedIn Kingdom of Scotland
Treaty of Berwick (1639) countryInvolved Kingdom of Scotland
Electress of Hanover designatedHeirOf Kingdom of Scotland
subject surface form: Sophia of the Palatinate
William Dunbar nationality Kingdom of Scotland
Mary, Queen of Scots countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
Treaty of Ripon (1640) countryInvolved Kingdom of Scotland
Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven allegiance Kingdom of Scotland
Wallace countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
subject surface form: William Wallace
King monarchOf Kingdom of Scotland
subject surface form: King of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Scotland (historical)
House of Dunkeld country Kingdom of Scotland
Three Estates of Scotland country Kingdom of Scotland
Picts (early period) mergedInto Kingdom of Scotland
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Alba
Picts (early period) successorState Kingdom of Scotland
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Alba
King of Scots appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of Scotland
King of Scots country Kingdom of Scotland
Scottish Reformation country Kingdom of Scotland
Carnegie, Angus hasHistoricAffiliation Kingdom of Scotland
siege of Alnwick (1093) belligerent Kingdom of Scotland
Scottish monarch country Kingdom of Scotland
Scottish monarch appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of Scotland
Scottish monarch positionHeldIn Kingdom of Scotland
Scone partOf Kingdom of Scotland
this entity surface form: historic Kingdom of Scotland
Treaty of Union 1706 countryInvolved Kingdom of Scotland
Edgar, King of Scotland countryRuled Kingdom of Scotland
Committee of Both Kingdoms country Kingdom of Scotland
Duchess of Monmouth countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
subject surface form: Anne Scott, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch
Earl of Aberdeen country Kingdom of Scotland
Mary II of Scotland countryRuled Kingdom of Scotland
subject surface form: Mary II of England
Prince of Scotland country Kingdom of Scotland
Prince of Scotland territorialAssociation Kingdom of Scotland
Claim of Right Act 1689 (Scotland) country Kingdom of Scotland
Jacobite risings country Kingdom of Scotland