Killing of John Comyn at Greyfriars Church, Dumfries

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The Killing of John Comyn at Greyfriars Church, Dumfries was a pivotal 1306 incident in Scottish history in which Robert the Bruce and his allies slew his rival John Comyn inside a church, triggering Bruce’s rise to the Scottish throne and intensifying the Wars of Scottish Independence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
medieval conflict incident ⓘ
political assassination ⓘ
approximateTime early 14th century ⓘ
chronologicalPosition occurred shortly before Robert the Bruce’s coronation in 1306 ⓘ
conflict First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ
country Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
date 1306-02-10 ⓘ
ecclesiasticalConsequence condemnation by the Church ⓘ
excommunication of Robert the Bruce ⓘ
followedBy Coronation of Robert the Bruce at Scone ⓘ
intensification of the Wars of Scottish Independence ⓘ
hasCause competition for the Scottish throne ⓘ
political rivalry between Robert the Bruce and John Comyn ⓘ
tensions during the Wars of Scottish Independence ⓘ
historicalSignificance key event in Robert the Bruce’s rise to power ⓘ
major escalation in the struggle for Scottish independence ⓘ
pivotal turning point in Scottish history ⓘ
legacy subject of chroniclers’ accounts and later historical debate ⓘ
symbol of sacrilege and political ruthlessness in Scottish memory ⓘ
legalCharacterization murder ⓘ
locatedIn Dumfries ⓘ
Dumfries and Galloway ⓘ
mannerOfDeath stabbing ⓘ
participant James Lindsay ⓘ
John Comyn, Lord of Badenoch ⓘ
linked to: John Comyn

Robert the Bruce ⓘ
Roger de Kirkpatrick ⓘ
perpetrator Robert the Bruce ⓘ
place Greyfriars Church, Dumfries ⓘ
politicalConsequence division among Scottish nobility ⓘ
elimination of a rival claimant to the Scottish throne ⓘ
strengthening of Bruce’s claim to the throne ⓘ
relatedTo Greyfriars Church, Dumfries ⓘ
John Comyn, Lord of Badenoch ⓘ
linked to: John Comyn

Robert the Bruce ⓘ
Scottish succession crisis ⓘ
Wars of Scottish Independence ⓘ
religiousContext killing inside a church ⓘ
violation of sanctuary ⓘ
triggered coronation of Robert the Bruce as King of Scots ⓘ
victim John Comyn, Lord of Badenoch ⓘ
linked to: John Comyn
year 1306 ⓘ

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Clan Kirkpatrick → historicalEventAssociation → Killing of John Comyn at Greyfriars Church, Dumfries ⓘ