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]
- November 1289 – the first Treaty of Birgham is signed by the Guardian of Scotland in Salisbury, settling competing claims to the throne and arranging for the passage of Margaret, Maid of Norway to Scotland so that she could be crowned.[citation needed]
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.