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When the crown of Scotland became vacant in September 1290 on the death of the seven-year-old Queen Margaret, 13 claimants to the throne came forward.Those with the most credible claims were John Balliol; Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale (also spelled "Bruce"); John Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings; and Floris V, Count of Holland.
Pages in category "Competitors for the Crown of Scotland" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
John Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings (6 May 1262 – February 1313), was an English landowner, soldier and administrator who was one of the Competitors for the Crown of Scotland in 1290 and signed and sealed the Barons' Letter of 1301. [1] He was Lord of the Manor of Hunningham. [2]
Patrick Galithly or Patrick Golightly, Burgess of Perth was a 13th-century Scottish official. He was a competitor for the Crown of Scotland.. Upon the death of the Margaret, Maid of Norway in 1290, Patrick became one of the competitors for the Crown of Scotland, deriving his claim from his father Henry, an alleged illegitimate son of King William the Lion of Scotland. [1]
Little is known of his early life. After the death of Margaret, Maid of Norway, Scotland entered an interregnum during which several competitors for the Crown of Scotland put forward claims. Balliol was chosen from among them as the new King of Scotland by a group of selected noblemen headed by King Edward I of England.
The family also had lands at Ballencrieff and Luffness in Lothian, Scotland. Upon the death of the Margaret, Maid of Norway in 1290, Robert became one of the competitors for the Crown of Scotland, deriving his claim from his great-grandmother Marjorie, an alleged natural daughter of Henry, Earl of Huntingdon, son of King David I. [2]
These include the Crown of Scotland, made for Scottish King James V in 1540 and used to crown Mary Queen of Scots in 1543, and the Sceptre, thought to have been given to James IV by Pope Alexander ...
26 September 1290 – heir to the throne, Margaret, dies in Orkney leading to competition for the Crown of Scotland. 1291. January 1291 – the Bishop of Durham, Antony Bek, arrives in Scotland on a diplomatic mission.