Robert Bruce, The Great Competitor and grandfather of King Robert the Bruce, died.
Robert V de Brus (Robert de Brus), 5th Lord of Annandale (ca. 1215 – 31 March or 3 May 1295), was a feudal lord, justice and constable of Scotland and England, a regent of Scotland, and a competitor for the Scottish throne in 1290/92 in the Great Cause. He is commonly known as “Robert the Competitor”. His grandson Robert the Bruce eventually became King of Scots.
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John Balliol (Toom Tabard or Turncoat) crowned.
John Balliol or John de Balliol (c. 1249 – late 1314), known derisively as Toom Tabard (meaning ’empty coat’), was King of Scots from 1292 to 1296. Little is known of his early life, he was born between 1248 and 1250 at an unknown location; possibilities include Galloway, Picardy, and Barnard Castle, County Durham. After the death of Margaret, Maid of Norway, Scotland entered an interregnum during which several competitors for the Crown of Scotland put forward claims. Balliol was chosen from among them as the new King of Scotland by a group of selected noblemen headed by King Edward I of England.
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John Balliol acceded to Scottish throne
John Balliol or John de Balliol (c. 1249 – late 1314), known derisively as Toom Tabard (meaning ’empty coat’), was King of Scots from 1292 to 1296. Little is known of his early life.
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Treaty of Birgham
The Treaty of Birgham, also referred to as the Treaty of Salisbury, comprised two treaties in 1289 and 1290 intended to secure the independence of Scotland after the death of Alexander III of Scotland and accession of his three-year-old granddaughter Margaret, Maid of Norway in 1286. They were negotiated and signed by the Guardians of Scotland, who were ruling in Margaret’s name due to her age.
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John Balliol marries Isabella de Warenne
John Balliol married around 9 February 1281 to Isabella de Warenne, daughter of John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey.
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Robert the Bruce, born
Robert I, (Roibert a Briuis in medieval Gaelic, Raibeart Bruis in modern Scottish Gaelic and Robert de Brus or Robert de Bruys in Norman French), usually known in modern English today as Robert the Bruce (11 July 1274 ? 7 June 1329), was King of Scotland (1306 - 1329).
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Treaty of Perth
The Treaty of Perth, signed 2 July 1266, ended military conflict between Magnus VI of Norway and Alexander III of Scotland over possession of the Hebrides and the Isle of Man.
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Magnus, the last King of the Isle of Man died
Magnus Olafsson, also known as Magnus III, was the last King of the Isle of Man, and he died in 1265. Magnus ruled over the Isle of Man during a time of political turbulence in the region. The Isle of Man is a self-governing British Crown Dependency located in the Irish Sea.
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Alexander III, King of Scots, chaired an Assembly at Holyrood to settle dispute
Alexander III, King of Scots, chaired an Assembly at Holyrood at which he settled a dispute between the Sheriff of Perth and the Abbey of Dunfermline.
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King Alexander III, crowned
Alexander III (September 04, 1241 - March 19, 1286), King of Scots, also known as Alexander the Glorious, ranks as one of Scotlands greatest kings.
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