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Next in succession Relation to heir Monarch No recognised heir Feb–Mar 1371 Robert II: John Stewart, Earl of Carrick: Heir apparent Son 27 March 1371 Proclaimed heir 19 April 1390 Became king None 1371–1373 Robert Stewart, Earl of Fife 1373–1378, Brother David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay 1378–1390, Son David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay ...
The Court of Session and sheriff courts have a co-extensive jurisdiction for all cases with a monetary value in excess of £100,000, with the choice of court being given in the first place to the pursuer (the claimant), the majority of difficult or high-value cases in Scotland are brought in the Court of Session. Any final decision of a sheriff ...
An order, line or right of succession is the line of individuals necessitated to hold a high office when it becomes vacated, such as head of state or an honour such as a title of nobility. [1] This sequence may be regulated through descent or by statute. [1] Hereditary government form differs from elected government.
The Roll of the Peerage is a public record registering peers in the peerages of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom.It was created by Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II dated 1 June 2004, is maintained by the Crown Office within the United Kingdom's Ministry of Justice, and is published by the College of Arms.
After the "de-gallicisation" of the Scottish court, a less highly regarded order of bards took over their functions, accompanying their poetry on the harp. James I may have taken English and continental styles and musicians back to the Scottish court after his captivity and Scotland followed the trend of Renaissance courts for instrumental ...
The order of precedence in Scotland was fixed by Royal Warrant in 1905. [1] Amendments were made by further Warrants in 1912, [2] 1952, 1958, [3] 1999 (to coincide with the establishment of the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government) and most recently in 2012.
Scottish royal court (13 C, ... Order of the Thistle (4 C, ... Jacobite line of succession to the English and Scottish thrones in 1714;
The death of Margaret of Norway began a two-year interregnum in Scotland caused by a succession crisis. With her death, the descent of William I became extinct and there was no obvious heir. Thirteen candidates presented themselves; the most prominent were John Balliol , great-grandson of William I's younger brother David of Huntingdon, and ...