Battle of Linlithgow Bridge

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The Battle of Linlithgow Bridge was a 1526 Scottish civil conflict near Linlithgow in which forces loyal to the Earl of Angus defeated those supporting the young King James V, helping secure Angus’s control over the king.

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Battle of Linlithgow Bridge canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
civil conflict ⓘ
belligerent forces loyal to Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus ⓘ
forces supporting King James V of Scotland ⓘ
chronologicalOrder fought during the minority of James V before his personal rule ⓘ
conflictIn 16th-century Scotland ⓘ
conflictScope domestic Scottish political conflict ⓘ
conflictType Scottish civil war engagement ⓘ
consequence consolidation of the Earl of Angus’s control over King James V ⓘ
strengthening of Douglas dominance in Scottish politics ⓘ
country Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
date 1526 ⓘ
era Early modern period ⓘ
linked to: Early Modern period
geographicalContext Central Lowlands of Scotland ⓘ
hasParticipant Douglas faction ⓘ
royalist faction supporting James V ⓘ
historicalPeriod reign of James V of Scotland ⓘ
involvedPerson Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus ⓘ
King James V of Scotland ⓘ
linked to: James V of Scotland
location Linlithgow, Scotland ⓘ
linked to: Linlithgow

near Linlithgow ⓘ
namedAfter Linlithgow Bridge ⓘ
opponentOf supporters of the personal rule of James V ⓘ
partOf minor civil conflicts during the minority of James V of Scotland ⓘ
politicalContext struggle between the Douglas family and other Scottish nobles for control of the crown ⓘ
relatedTo power struggle during the minority of James V of Scotland ⓘ
result defeat of forces supporting King James V ⓘ
victory for the Earl of Angus ⓘ
significance helped secure the Earl of Angus’s regency-like control over the young king ⓘ
year 1526 ⓘ

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Linlithgow Bridge → knownFor → Battle of Linlithgow Bridge ⓘ
Linlithgow Bridge → hasHistoricalEvent → Battle of Linlithgow Bridge ⓘ
Linlithgow Bridge → battleName → Battle of Linlithgow Bridge ⓘ
John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox → conflict → Battle of Linlithgow Bridge ⓘ