Auld Alliance

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The Auld Alliance was a historic mutual defense pact between Scotland and France, primarily aimed at countering English power from the late 13th century onward.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomatic alliance ⓘ
military alliance ⓘ
treaty ⓘ
appliesToPeriod Early modern period ⓘ
Late Middle Ages ⓘ
conflictInvolved Anglo-Scottish Wars ⓘ
Hundred Years' War ⓘ
Italian Wars ⓘ
countryInvolved Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
describedAs “old alliance” between Scotland and France ⓘ
diplomaticRelationType anti-English alliance ⓘ
mutual assistance pact ⓘ
endCause Reformation in Scotland ⓘ
Treaty of Edinburgh (1560) ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Edinburgh

changing European power balance ⓘ
endTime 1560 ⓘ
hasCulturalAspect Scots Guard service in France ⓘ
exchange of nobles and scholars between Scotland and France ⓘ
hasEffect Franco-Scottish cultural exchange ⓘ
Franco-Scottish military cooperation ⓘ
trade links between Scotland and France ⓘ
hasLegacy enduring Franco-Scottish friendship narrative ⓘ
influence on Scottish soldiers serving in French armies ⓘ
symbol of historic Scottish independence from England ⓘ
hasPart Treaty of Paris (1295) ⓘ
subsequent Franco-Scottish military treaties ⓘ
hasPurpose containment of English power ⓘ
mutual defense ⓘ
influencedBy Anglo-French rivalry ⓘ
Anglo-Scottish border conflicts ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Scottish Wars
languageUsed French ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
Scots ⓘ
location Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Baugé ⓘ
Battle of Flodden ⓘ
Battle of Pinkie Cleugh ⓘ
opposedTo Kingdom of England ⓘ
relatedTo Anglo-Scottish relations ⓘ
European balance of power ⓘ
Franco-Scottish relations ⓘ
significantEvent Treaty of Paris (1295) ⓘ
startTime 1295 ⓘ
timeSpan late 13th century to mid-16th century ⓘ

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Referenced by (40)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

James IV of Scotland → alliance → Auld Alliance ⓘ
Mary of Guise → associatedWith → Auld Alliance ⓘ
Madeleine of Valois → associatedWith → Franco-Scottish alliance ⓘ
linked to: Auld Alliance
Battle of Flodden → relatedTo → Auld Alliance ⓘ
War of the Rough Wooing → relatedTo → Auld Alliance ⓘ
Treaties of the Kingdom of Scotland → hasPart → Auld Alliance treaties ⓘ
linked to: Auld Alliance
Margaret of Scotland, Dauphine of France → partOf → Auld Alliance between Scotland and France ⓘ
linked to: Auld Alliance
Treaty of Edinburgh → relatedTo → Auld Alliance ⓘ
Mary of Guelders → supported → Auld Alliance between Scotland and France ⓘ
linked to: Auld Alliance
Duke of Touraine → linkedTo → Auld Alliance ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland–Kingdom of England relations → hasPart → Auld Alliance–English response ⓘ
linked to: Auld Alliance
Scottish army → alliance → Auld Alliance ⓘ
David Beaton → supported → Auld Alliance ⓘ
subject linked to: Cardinal David Beaton
Margaret of Scotland → associatedWith → Auld Alliance ⓘ
Aubigny-sur-Nère → hasHeritage → Auld Alliance traditions ⓘ
linked to: Auld Alliance
Aubigny-sur-Nère → hasHistoricRelation → Auld Alliance between France and Scotland ⓘ
linked to: Auld Alliance
Treaty of Paris (1295) → partOf → Auld Alliance ⓘ
Treaty of Paris (1295) → mainSubject → Auld Alliance ⓘ
Renaissance Scotland → hasPoliticalContext → Auld Alliance with France ⓘ
linked to: Auld Alliance
Treaty of Greenwich (1543) → influencedBy → Auld Alliance between Scotland and France ⓘ
linked to: Auld Alliance
Treaty of Haddington → relatedTo → Auld Alliance ⓘ
Treaty of Corbeil (1326) → partOf → Auld Alliance ⓘ
Treaty of Corbeil (1326) → renewed → Auld Alliance ⓘ
Treaty of Corbeil (1326) → relatedTo → Auld Alliance ⓘ
Treaty of Rouen (1517) → partOf → Auld Alliance ⓘ
James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran → playedRoleIn → Auld Alliance diplomacy ⓘ
linked to: Auld Alliance
Treaty of Berwick (1560) → relatedTo → Auld Alliance ⓘ
Mary, Queen of Scots, and Francis II to cease using the arms and style of England and Ireland → context → Auld Alliance between Scotland and France ⓘ
linked to: Auld Alliance
Siege of Leith → partOf → Auld Alliance conflicts ⓘ
linked to: Auld Alliance
Auld Alliance Trophy → commemorates → Auld Alliance between Scotland and France ⓘ
linked to: Auld Alliance
Auld Alliance Trophy → namedAfter → Auld Alliance ⓘ
David II's capture at Neville's Cross in 1346 → associatedWith → Auld Alliance between Scotland and France ⓘ
linked to: Auld Alliance
English invasion of Scotland (1296) → hasCause → Scottish alliance with France (Auld Alliance) ⓘ
linked to: Auld Alliance
Treaty of Perpetual Peace → relatedTo → Auld Alliance ⓘ