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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 .
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.
Upon the death of King Alexander III of Scotland in 1286, the crown of Scotland passed to his only surviving descendant, his three-year-old granddaughter Margaret.With the death of Queen Margaret in 1290, on her way to Scotland, the Guardians of Scotland, who feared civil war over the vacant throne of Scotland, called upon King Edward I of England, to decide between various competitors for the ...
Patrick was one of the "seven earls of Scotland," a distinct body separate from the other estates of the realm, who claimed the right to elect a king in cases of disputed succession. [8] He was one of the Competitors for the Crown of Scotland in 1291, when he entered a formal claim in right of his great-grandmother, Ada, Countess of Dunbar , an ...
The Guardians of Scotland were regents who governed the Kingdom of Scotland from 1286 until 1292 and from 1296 until 1306. During the many years of minority in Scotland's subsequent history, there were many guardians of Scotland and the post was a significant constitutional feature in the course of development for politics in the country .
Coat of arms of Scotland; Competitors for the Crown of Scotland; List of Scottish royal consorts; Convention of Estates (1689) Coronation of James VI; Coronation of Mary, Queen of Scots; Court music in Scotland; Crown Matrimonial
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