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Scotland in 1291

Historical records for Scotland in 1291, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

16Records
3Events
9Named people
4Places
4Categories

Historical records

April

3 April 1291SuccessionWilliam de Ros

Norham · House / House of Canmore

Meets Edward I to help settle the Scottish succession

16 April 1291SuccessionJohn Balliol

House / House of Balliol

Summoned by Edward I to meet him to settle the Scottish succession

16 April 1291SuccessionJohn Comyn Badenoch

House / House of Canmore

Summoned by Edward I to meet him to settle the Scottish succession

16 April 1291SuccessionWilliam de Ros

House / House of Canmore

Summoned by Edward I to meet him to settle the Scottish succession

May

10 May 1291InterregnumEdward I

Norham · Government / Government of Scotland

Edward I met Scottish magnates at Norham before adjudicating the competing claims.

12 May 1291InterregnumEdward I

Norham · Government / Government of Scotland

Edward demanded recognition as superior lord before proceeding with the succession case.

May 1291InterregnumRobert Wishart

Norham · Government / Government of Scotland

Wishart resisted any permanent surrender of the rights of the Scottish crown.

June

3 June 1291SuccessionJohn Balliol

Norham · House / House of Balliol

Meets Edward I to help settle the Scottish succession

3 June 1291SuccessionJohn Comyn Badenoch

Norham · House / House of Canmore

Meets Edward I to help settle the Scottish succession

June 1291InterregnumEdward I

Scotland · Government / Government of Scotland

Scottish royal castles were temporarily placed under Edward's control during the arbitration.

August

August 1291InterregnumWilliam Fraser

Berwick · Government / Government of Scotland

Fraser served among the auditors examining the succession claims in the Great Cause.

Other Events

1291InterregnumJohn Hastings

Norham · Government / Government of Scotland

Hastings argued that Scotland could be divided among the descendants of David of Huntingdon.

1291Provisional GovernmentWilliam Frasier

Edinburgh · Government / Government of Scotland

Appointed Member of Provisional Government of Scotland

1291SuccessionJohn Balliol

Berwick · House / House of Balliol

Forwards his candidacy for the Scottish throne to Edward I

1291SuccessionJohn Balliol

Berwick · House / House of Balliol

Edward I sets up a committee to hear the Scottish claimants. 40 claimants to the Scottish throne are nominated by Robert I & 40 by Edward Balliol

1291SuccessionRobert I the Bruce

House / House of Bruce

Edward I sets up a committee to hear the Scottish claimants. 40 claimants to the Scottish throne are nominated by Robert I & 40 by Edward Balliol

Names involved

Edward IJohn BalliolJohn Comyn BadenochJohn HastingsRobert I the BruceRobert WishartWilliam de RosWilliam FraserWilliam Frasier

Places involved

BerwickEdinburghNorhamScotland

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.