Kingdom of Scotland
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This page is about the historical state called the Kingdom of Scotland (843-1707). For the modern country, see Scotland.
| Kingdom of Scotland Rìoghachd na h-Alba (Gaelic ) Kinrick o Scotland (Scots) |
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| Motto Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin) "No one provokes me with impunity" "Cha togar m'fhearg gun dioladh" (Gaelic) '"Wha daur meddle wi me?"' (Scots) |
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| Capital | Edinburgh¹ | ||||
| Language(s) | Gaelic, Scots | ||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||
| Monarch | |||||
| - 843-858 | Kenneth I | ||||
| - 1567–1625 | James VI | ||||
| - 1702-1707 | Anne | ||||
| Legislature | Parliament of Scotland | ||||
| History | |||||
| - United | 843 | ||||
| - Lothian and Strathclyde incorporated | 1124 (confirmed Treaty of York, 1237) | ||||
| - Galloway incorporated | 1234/5 | ||||
| - Hebrides, Isle of Man and Caithness incorporated | 1266 (Treaty of Perth) | ||||
| - Orkney and Shetland annexed | 1472 | ||||
| - Acts of Union | May 1, 1707 | ||||
| Currency | Pound Scots (Pund) | ||||
| ¹ By the early modern era established at Edinburgh, and before that Scone & various. | |||||
The Kingdom of Scotland was a historic country. It later combined with the Kingdom of England to become the Kingdom of Great Britain.
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| Kingdom of Scotland c843-1707 |
Succeeded by: Kingdom of Great Britain 1707-1801 |
Succeeded by: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1801-1921 |
Succeeded by: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland since 1921 |
