1306 in Scotland

Updated on Oct 25, 2023

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Centuries: 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th Decades: 1280s 1290s 1300s 1310s 1320s

Events from the year 1306 in the Kingdom of Scotland.

Incumbents

Monarch — Robert I (from 25 March)

10 February — Robert the Bruce murders John Comyn before the high altar of Greyfriars Church in Dumfries

25 March — Robert the Bruce crowned King of the Scots

19 June — Battle of Methven: The forces of the Earl of Pembroke defeat Bruce's Scottish rebels.

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John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray (died 1346)

10 February — John III Comyn, Lord of Badenoch, nobleman and Guardian of Scotland

September — Nigel de Brus, younger brother of Robert the Bruce, executed by English by being hanged, drawn and quartered

7 November — John of Strathbogie, Earl of Atholl, captured after Battle of Methven, executed in London by hanging

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