Alexander II’s heiress, the young Queen Margaret…

1290 CE

Alexander II’s heiress, the young Queen Margaret of Scotland, called “the Maid of Norway,” and destined to be the bride of the son of the English king, dies unexpectedly in 1290 on her voyage from Norway to Scotland.

Thirteen men, including Robert de Bruce and John de Baliol, the youngest son of Balliol College founder John de Baliol, claim the vacant Scottish throne.

King Edward I Longshanks, as suzerain made adjudicator among the claimants, selects John de Baliol, knowing that he can control the Scottish throne through Baliol.

Crowned at Scone on November 30, 1292, Baliol later does homage to Longshanks at Newcastle, recognizing him as overlord of Scotland.

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