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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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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Isabella, Countess of Fife realm Kingdom of Scotland
Battle of Flodden conflictBetween Kingdom of Scotland
Battle of Flodden belligerent Kingdom of Scotland
John Stewart country Kingdom of Scotland
Sir Roger Kirkpatrick of Closeburn country Kingdom of Scotland
John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair allegiance Kingdom of Scotland
Battle of Sauchieburn country Kingdom of Scotland
Dál Riata followedBy Kingdom of Scotland
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Alba
Donnchad I, Earl of Fife country Kingdom of Scotland
Donnchad I, Earl of Fife realm Kingdom of Scotland
Waltheof of Melrose countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
Crichton family country Kingdom of Scotland
Euphemia de Ross countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
Richard of Manners, Abbot of Melrose countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
subject surface form: Richard of Manners
Roslin battleInvolved Kingdom of Scotland
Truce of Leulinghem signatory Kingdom of Scotland
Elizabeth Mure countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
River Forth historicalRegion Kingdom of Scotland
Great fire of Linlithgow (1424) country Kingdom of Scotland
Pacification of Berwick country Kingdom of Scotland
Nemo me impune lacessit associatedWith Kingdom of Scotland
Duchess of Rothesay associatedRealm Kingdom of Scotland
Duchess of Rothesay preUnionAssociation Kingdom of Scotland
Earl of Campbell country Kingdom of Scotland
Colbán, Earl of Fife country Kingdom of Scotland
Colbán, Earl of Fife deathPlace Kingdom of Scotland
Scottish Covenanter army country Kingdom of Scotland
Clan Urquhart historicAllegiance Kingdom of Scotland
Máel Coluim II, Earl of Fife country Kingdom of Scotland
Donnchad III, Earl of Fife realm Kingdom of Scotland
Roger de Kirkpatrick country Kingdom of Scotland
Earl of Lanark country Kingdom of Scotland
Casket Letters controversy country Kingdom of Scotland
Donnchad IV, Earl of Fife country Kingdom of Scotland
Alexander Kirkpatrick of Closeburn country Kingdom of Scotland