1280s in Scotland
Appearance
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Events from the 1280s in the Kingdom of Scotland.
Monarchs
[edit]- Alexander III, 1249–1286
- Margaret, Maid of Norway, 1286–1290 (heir, uncrowned)
Events
[edit]- 19 March 1286 – Alexander III dies after falling from his horse.[1][2]
- 1290 – the Treaty of Birgham is signed by the Guardians of Scotland arranging a dynastic union by the marriage of Margaret, Maid of Norway and Edward II of England. Scotland and England were to continue to be ruled separately.[3]
Births
[edit]Full date unknown
- c. 1280 – Edward Bruce (died 1318 in Ireland)
- c. 1283 – Edward Balliol (died 1364 in England)
- c. 1284 – Thomas de Brus (died 1307)
- c. 1285 – Alexander de Brus (died 1307)
- c. 1285 – Patrick V, Earl of March (died c. 1369)
Deaths
[edit]- 19 March 1286 – King Alexander III (born 1241)
- 24 August 1289 – Patrick III, Earl of Dunbar (born c. 1213)
Full date unknown
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Traquair, Peter (1998). Freedom's Sword. University of Virginia: Roberts Rinehart Publishers. p. 15. ISBN 1570982473.
- ^ Bonner, Elizabeth Ann (1997). "The Origins of the Wars of Independence in Scotland, 1290-1296". Journal of the Sydney Society for Scottish History. 5. ISSN 1320-4246.
- ^ Lynch, Michael (1992). Scotland: a new history. London: Pimlico. p. 114. ISBN 9780712698931.