Province of Moray
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The Province of Moray was a medieval territorial and political region in northeastern Scotland, centered around the Moray Firth and historically significant as a semi-autonomous lordship and power base.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic region
ⓘ
medieval province ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
House of Moray
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Macbeth, King of Scots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Moray Firth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Elgin Cathedral
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Findhorn NERFINISHED ⓘ River Spey NERFINISHED ⓘ Spynie Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ coastal lowlands of Moray Firth ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Mormaer of Moray
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local dynasties of Moray ⓘ |
| hasBorderWith |
Province of Angus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Province of Atholl NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of Buchan NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of Mar NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Elgin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorSettlement |
Forres
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inverness NERFINISHED ⓘ Nairn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegionOf |
Grampian region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Highlands of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | provincia Moraviensis ⓘ |
| language |
Middle English
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Scotland
ⓘ
northeastern Scotland ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | medieval Scottish chronicles ⓘ |
| notableEvent | rebellions against Scottish kings in 11th and 12th centuries ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kingdom of Alba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
medieval Kingdom of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | medieval Christianity ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of Moray Firth coastline
ⓘ
control of routes between Highlands and Lowlands ⓘ |
| successor |
County of Elgin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County of Nairn NERFINISHED ⓘ Highland council area NERFINISHED ⓘ modern council area of Moray ⓘ |
| territoryAbsorbedInto | royal sheriffdoms of Scotland ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| wasPowerBaseFor |
Lulach of Scotland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Macbeth of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Mormaers of Moray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasSemiAutonomous | true ⓘ |
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