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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John Carnegie, 1st Earl of Northesk country Kingdom of Scotland
First War of Scottish Independence location Kingdom of Scotland
Anne of Great Britain (as Queen of Scots before 1707) monarchOf Kingdom of Scotland
subject surface form: Anne of Great Britain
Mary of Guise deathPlace Kingdom of Scotland
Coronation of Queen Anne country Kingdom of Scotland
Euphemia de Ross, Queen of Scots country Kingdom of Scotland
subject surface form: Euphemia de Ross
Coronation of Charles II appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of Scotland
Margaret Tudor placeOfDeath Kingdom of Scotland
Margaret Tudor country Kingdom of Scotland
Wars of the Three Kingdoms countryInvolved Kingdom of Scotland
Margaret Drummond, Queen of Scots realm Kingdom of Scotland
Margaret Drummond, Queen of Scots residence Kingdom of Scotland
Black Douglases country Kingdom of Scotland
Black Dinner country Kingdom of Scotland
Mary of Guelders, Queen of Scots countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
subject surface form: Mary of Guelders
Mary of Guelders, Queen of Scots associatedWith Kingdom of Scotland
subject surface form: Mary of Guelders
Battle of Bannockburn belligerent Kingdom of Scotland
Joan of the Tower, Queen of Scots monarchConsortOf Kingdom of Scotland
subject surface form: Joan of the Tower
Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scots deathPlace Kingdom of Scotland
Battle of Otterburn belligerent Kingdom of Scotland
Dukes of Douglas country Kingdom of Scotland
Marquesses of Douglas country Kingdom of Scotland
Marquesses of Douglas politicalInfluence Kingdom of Scotland
Earls of Morton country Kingdom of Scotland
subject surface form: Earl of Morton
Earls of Morton country Kingdom of Scotland
subject surface form: James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton
Duns Scotus birthPlace Kingdom of Scotland
Duns Scotus citizenship Kingdom of Scotland
Coronation of James II country Kingdom of Scotland
Coronation of James II appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of Scotland
Earls of Queensberry country Kingdom of Scotland
Dukes of Queensberry country Kingdom of Scotland
Sir James Douglas countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
Sir James Douglas allegiance Kingdom of Scotland
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton executedBy Kingdom of Scotland
Scottish Estates country Kingdom of Scotland
Scottish Estates legislativeBodyFor Kingdom of Scotland
Three Estates country Kingdom of Scotland
Act of Security 1704 country Kingdom of Scotland