Events from the year 1314 in the
Kingdom of Scotland
The Kingdom of Scotland was a sovereign state in northwest Europe, traditionally said to have been founded in 843. Its territories expanded and shrank, but it came to occupy the northern third of the island of Great Britain, sharing a Anglo-Sc ...
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Incumbents
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Monarch
A monarch () is a head of stateWebster's II New College Dictionary. "Monarch". Houghton Mifflin. Boston. 2001. p. 707. Life tenure, for life or until abdication, and therefore the head of state of a monarchy. A monarch may exercise the highest ...
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Robert I Robert I may refer to:
* Robert I, Duke of Neustria (697–748)
*Robert I of France (866–923), King of France, 922–923, rebelled against Charles the Simple
* Rollo, Duke of Normandy (c. 846 – c. 930; reigned 911–927)
* Robert I Archbishop o ...
Events
* 24 June –
Battle of Bannockburn
The Battle of Bannockburn ( or ) was fought on 23–24 June 1314, between the army of Robert the Bruce, King of Scots, and the army of King Edward II of England, during the First War of Scottish Independence. It was a decisive victory for Ro ...
: English forces defeated by smaller army led by Robert the Bruce
Deaths
* 24 June –
John Comyn IV of Badenoch (born c.
1294
Year 1294 ( MCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.
Events
Asia
* February 18 – Kublai Khan dies; by this time the separation of the four khanates of the Mongol Empire (the Chagatai Khanate in Central Asia ...
)
Undated
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John Balliol
John Balliol or John de Balliol ( – 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. After the death of Margaret, Maid of Norway, Scotland entered an ...
,
King of Scots
The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the form of government used by the United Kingdom by which a hereditary monarch reigns as the head of state, with their powers regulated by the British cons ...
from 1292 to 1296 (died in France, born
1249
Year 1249 (Roman numerals, MCCXLIX) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Seventh Crusade
* May 13 – King Louis IX of France ("the Saint") assembles a Crusader fleet of 120 transports and ...
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See also
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Timeline of Scottish history
This is a timeline of Scottish history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Scotland and its predecessor states. See also Timeline of prehistoric Scotland.
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References
Years of the 14th century in Scotland
Wars of Scottish Independence
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