Scottish succession crisis of 1290–1292

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The Scottish succession crisis of 1290–1292 was a dynastic dispute over the Scottish throne following the death of Margaret, Maid of Norway, which led to multiple claimants appealing to King Edward I of England for arbitration and ultimately paved the way for English intervention in Scotland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dynastic succession crisis ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
arbitratedBy Edward I of England ⓘ
centeredOn claim of John Balliol ⓘ
claim of Robert Bruce, 5th Lord of Annandale ⓘ
competing genealogical claims to the House of Dunkeld ⓘ
chronologicalPlacement between the death of Margaret, Maid of Norway and the coronation of John Balliol ⓘ
conflictType non-military political conflict ⓘ
country Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
describedBySource English royal records ⓘ
medieval Scottish chronicles ⓘ
endTime 1292 ⓘ
followedBy Wars of Scottish Independence ⓘ
reign of John Balliol ⓘ
follows death of Margaret, Maid of Norway ⓘ
reign of Margaret, Maid of Norway ⓘ
hasCause death of Margaret, Maid of Norway ⓘ
lack of direct heir to the Scottish throne ⓘ
hasEffect assertion of overlordship of Scotland by Edward I of England ⓘ
increased English influence in Scotland ⓘ
paving the way for English intervention in Scotland ⓘ
selection of John Balliol as King of Scots ⓘ
hasPart arbitration by Edward I of England ⓘ
legal examination of genealogical claims ⓘ
presentation of claims at Berwick-upon-Tweed ⓘ
legalBasis feudal law ⓘ
hereditary succession principles ⓘ
location Scotland ⓘ
mainSubject succession to the Scottish throne ⓘ
numberOfClaimants 13 ⓘ
politicalContext Anglo-Scottish relations ⓘ
feudal overlordship disputes ⓘ
precededBy Treaty of Birgham ⓘ
relatedTo Bruce family ⓘ
House of Balliol ⓘ
Margaret, Maid of Norway ⓘ
result recognition of John Balliol as King of Scots in 1292 ⓘ
significantEvent Great Cause ⓘ
significantParticipant Edward I of England ⓘ
English crown ⓘ
Guardians of Scotland ⓘ
John Balliol ⓘ
Robert Bruce, 5th Lord of Annandale ⓘ
Scottish nobility ⓘ
startTime 1290 ⓘ
temporalContext late 13th century ⓘ
tookPlaceAt Berwick-upon-Tweed ⓘ
various Scottish royal courts ⓘ

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Margaret, Maid of Norway → associatedEvent → Scottish succession crisis of 1290–1292 ⓘ
Killing of John Comyn at Greyfriars Church, Dumfries → relatedTo → Scottish succession crisis ⓘ
linked to: Scottish succession crisis of 1290–1292
Turnberry Band → relatesTo → Scottish succession crisis (1286–1292) ⓘ
linked to: Scottish succession crisis of 1290–1292
Great Cause → hasAlternativeName → Great Cause of the succession to the crown of Scotland ⓘ
linked to: Scottish succession crisis of 1290–1292
Treaty of Birgham → followedBy → Scottish succession crisis of 1290–1292 ⓘ
Robert de Brus, 7th Lord of Annandale → participatedIn → the Great Cause (Scottish succession dispute, 1290–1292) ⓘ
linked to: Scottish succession crisis of 1290–1292
Margaret of Scotland → successionCrisis → Scottish succession crisis of 1290–1292 ⓘ
Guardians of Scotland → significantEvent → First Interregnum of Scotland ⓘ
linked to: Scottish succession crisis of 1290–1292
Guardians of Scotland → significantEvent → Second Interregnum of Scotland ⓘ
linked to: Scottish succession crisis of 1290–1292
Eric II of Norway → associatedWith → Scottish succession crisis ⓘ
linked to: Scottish succession crisis of 1290–1292
Robert de Brus V → participatedIn → the Great Cause (Scottish succession dispute) ⓘ
linked to: Scottish succession crisis of 1290–1292
Comyn family → notableEvent → Great Cause (Scottish succession dispute) ⓘ
linked to: Scottish succession crisis of 1290–1292
Treaty of Salisbury (1289) → relatedTo → Scottish succession crisis of the late 13th century ⓘ
linked to: Scottish succession crisis of 1290–1292
Balliol family → playedRoleIn → Great Cause (Scottish succession dispute) ⓘ
linked to: Scottish succession crisis of 1290–1292
English invasion of Scotland (1296) → precededBy → Great Cause (Scottish succession dispute) ⓘ
linked to: Scottish succession crisis of 1290–1292