Kingdom of Scotland

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The Kingdom of Scotland was an independent sovereign state in northern Great Britain until its 1707 union with England, with its own monarchy, legal system, and distinct cultural and political institutions.

All labels observed (23)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (64)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former sovereign state
kingdom
borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Kingdom of England
North Sea
capital Edinburgh
continent Europe
dynasticUnionStartDate 1603
dynasticUnionStartEvent Union of the Crowns
endCause Acts of Union 1707
endDate 1707
firstMonarch Kenneth MacAlpin
flag Saltire
governmentForm feudal monarchy
monarchy
hadDistinctInstitution separate education system
separate legal system
separate parliament
hadDynasticUnionWith Kingdom of England
hadEstate Three Estates of Scotland
hadNationalChurch Church of Scotland
hasCurrency Pound Scots
hasLegalSystem Scots law
hasParliament Parliament of Scotland
hasRoyalHouse House of Alpin
House of Bruce
House of Dunkeld
House of Hanover
House of Stewart
linked to: House of Stuart

House of Stuart
historicalRegion Highlands
linked to: Scottish Highlands

Islands
Lowlands
lastMonarch Anne, Queen of Great Britain
legalTradition civil law influenced system
locatedIn northern Great Britain
nationalSymbol thistle
unicorn
officialLanguage Latin
Scots
Scottish Gaelic
partOf British Isles
patronSaint Saint Andrew
primaryEthnicGroup Gaels
linked to: Goidelic

Picts (early period)
Scots
religion Church of Scotland
Presbyterianism
Roman Catholicism
sharedMonarch Anne, Queen of Great Britain
Charles I of England and Scotland
Charles II of England and Scotland
James VI and I
Mary II of England and Scotland
linked to: Mary II of England

William III and II
sharedMonarchWith Kingdom of England
startDateApproximate 9th century
startEvent unification of the Picts and Scots
startMonarch Kenneth I of Scotland
linked to: Kenneth MacAlpin
successorState Kingdom of Great Britain
unionCreated Kingdom of Great Britain
unionLegalBasis Acts of Union 1707
unionWith Kingdom of England
usedTitle King of Scots

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Kingdom of Great Britain precededBy Kingdom of Scotland
Kingdom of Great Britain formedByUnionOf Kingdom of Scotland
Kingdom of Great Britain includedTerritory Scotland
linked to: Kingdom of Scotland
Douglas hasOrigin Scotland
linked to: Kingdom of Scotland
Anne, Queen of Great Britain monarchOf Kingdom of Scotland
Anne, Queen of Great Britain lastMonarchOf Kingdom of Scotland
War of the Spanish Succession opposedBy Kingdom of Scotland
Earl of Southesk country Kingdom of Scotland
Charles I of England countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
Charles I of England monarchOf Kingdom of Scotland
United Kingdom formedByUnionOf Kingdom of Scotland
Earl of Northesk country Kingdom of Scotland
Earl of Northesk linkedToMonarchy Scottish monarchy
linked to: Kingdom of Scotland
Dunfermline Abbey associatedWith Scottish monarchy
linked to: Kingdom of Scotland
St. Margaret of Scotland countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
Peerage of Scotland historicallyGrantedBy Monarch of Scotland
linked to: Kingdom of Scotland
Peerage of Scotland historicallyGrantedBy Crown of Scotland
linked to: Kingdom of Scotland
Baron Balinhard monarchJurisdiction Kingdom of Scotland
Dunfermline Palace associatedWith Scottish monarchy
linked to: Kingdom of Scotland
House of Stuart ruled Kingdom of Scotland
Duke of Albany country Kingdom of Scotland
Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany regentOf Kingdom of Scotland
subject linked to: Duke of Albany
John Stewart, Duke of Albany regentOf Kingdom of Scotland
subject linked to: Duke of Albany
Stuart period country Kingdom of Scotland
Bishops' Wars conflictBetween Kingdom of Scotland
Bishops' Wars countryInvolved Kingdom of Scotland
Carnegie baronetcy country Kingdom of Scotland
Order of the Thistle mottoAssociatedWith Scottish monarchy
linked to: Kingdom of Scotland
Order of the Thistle hasCategory Scottish monarchy
linked to: Kingdom of Scotland
Acts of Union 1707 country Kingdom of Scotland
Acts of Union 1707 united Kingdom of Scotland
Clan Carnegie allegiance Kingdom of Scotland
Edward, son of Malcolm III and Margaret burialPlace Kingdom of Scotland (exact site uncertain)
linked to: Kingdom of Scotland
Scottish royal court country Kingdom of Scotland
Queen of Scots country Kingdom of Scotland
Kingdom of England unionWith Kingdom of Scotland
Nine Years' War hasBelligerent Kingdom of Scotland
Clan Douglas allegiance Kingdom of Scotland
Parliament of Scotland country Kingdom of Scotland
Parliament of Scotland legislativeBodyOf Kingdom of Scotland
Parliament of Scotland jurisdiction Kingdom of Scotland
Lord of Parliament jurisdiction Kingdom of Scotland
James VI and I birthPlace Kingdom of Scotland
James VI and I coronationPlaceScotland Kingdom of Scotland
James VI and I countryRuled Kingdom of Scotland
Countess of Northesk jurisdiction Kingdom of Scotland
David I of Scotland country Kingdom of Scotland