Turnberry Band (1286 agreement of Scottish nobles)

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The Turnberry Band was a 1286 political agreement among leading Scottish nobles, including Robert Bruce, that helped shape the struggle for the Scottish crown following the death of Alexander III.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish historical document ⓘ
medieval political agreement ⓘ
noble alliance ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty Bruce dynasty ⓘ
Stewart family ⓘ
associatedWithPlace Annandale ⓘ
Carrick ⓘ
country Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
dateSigned 1286-09-20 ⓘ
documentedIn studies of the Scottish Wars of Independence ⓘ
follows death of Alexander III of Scotland ⓘ
hasClause mutual military assistance ⓘ
mutual political support ⓘ
hasConsequence intensified rivalry over the Scottish crown ⓘ
strengthened Bruce faction in Scotland ⓘ
hasContext absence of an adult monarch in Scotland ⓘ
minority of Margaret, Maid of Norway ⓘ
hasGenre feudal bond ⓘ
oath of mutual support ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance early step in organizing opposition to external interference in Scottish succession ⓘ
key document in prelude to the reign of Robert the Bruce ⓘ
hasLanguage Latin ⓘ
hasName Turnberry Bond ⓘ
hasParticipant Alexander of Argyll ⓘ
Angus MacDonald, Lord of Islay ⓘ
James, High Steward of Scotland ⓘ
Robert Bruce, 6th Lord of Annandale ⓘ
Robert Bruce, Earl of Carrick (future Robert I of Scotland) ⓘ
other Scottish nobles ⓘ
hasPurpose to coordinate political action in the Scottish succession crisis ⓘ
to form a mutual alliance among leading Scottish nobles ⓘ
to support the Bruce claim to the Scottish throne ⓘ
hasSourceType primary historical source ⓘ
involvesClaimant Balliol family claim to the Scottish crown ⓘ
Bruce family claim to the Scottish crown ⓘ
isPreservedAs medieval charter ⓘ
locatedIn Ayrshire ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
politicalAlignment pro-Bruce faction ⓘ
relatesTo Scottish Wars of Independence ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Scottish Wars

Scottish succession crisis (1286–1292) ⓘ
disputed succession after Alexander III ⓘ
signedAt Turnberry Castle ⓘ
timePeriod 13th century ⓘ
usedBy historians of medieval Scotland ⓘ
year 1286 ⓘ

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Turnberry Castle → eventLocation → Turnberry Band (1286 agreement of Scottish nobles) ⓘ