Treaty of Copenhagen (1468–1470 marriage arrangements)

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The Treaty of Copenhagen (1468–1470 marriage arrangements) was the agreement that arranged the marriage between James III of Scotland and Margaret of Denmark, leading to the pledging and eventual transfer of the Orkney and Shetland Islands to Scotland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral agreement ⓘ
marriage treaty ⓘ
treaty ⓘ
appliesTo Kingdom of Denmark ⓘ
linked to: Denmark

Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
Orkney Islands ⓘ
Shetland Islands ⓘ
linked to: Shetland
beneficiary James III of Scotland ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
Margaret of Denmark ⓘ
chronology late Middle Ages ⓘ
country Kingdom of Denmark ⓘ
linked to: Denmark

Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
endTime 1470 ⓘ
follows marriage negotiations between Scotland and Denmark ⓘ
genre diplomatic document ⓘ
hasCause need to secure alliance between Scotland and Denmark ⓘ
hasConsequence Scottish sovereignty over Orkney ⓘ
Scottish sovereignty over Shetland ⓘ
hasEffect pledging of Orkney Islands to Scotland ⓘ
pledging of Shetland Islands to Scotland ⓘ
transfer of Orkney Islands to Scotland ⓘ
transfer of Shetland Islands to Scotland ⓘ
hasPart marriage contract of James III of Scotland and Margaret of Denmark ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
legalStatusOfIslands pledged as collateral to Scotland ⓘ
namedAfter Copenhagen ⓘ
partOf Scotland–Denmark relations ⓘ
placeOfSigning Copenhagen ⓘ
reasonForPledge security for unpaid dowry ⓘ
relatedTo history of Orkney ⓘ
history of Shetland ⓘ
marriage of James III of Scotland and Margaret of Denmark ⓘ
signatory Christian I of Denmark ⓘ
James III of Scotland ⓘ
Margaret of Denmark ⓘ
significantEvent arrangement of marriage between James III of Scotland and Margaret of Denmark ⓘ
startTime 1468 ⓘ
topic dowry arrangements ⓘ
dynastic marriage ⓘ
territorial pledge ⓘ

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James III of Scotland → treaty → Treaty of Copenhagen (1468–1470 marriage arrangements) ⓘ
Scotland–Denmark relations → notableEvent → Treaty of Copenhagen (1468–1470s dowry arrangements) ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Copenhagen (1468–1470 marriage arrangements)