Events from the 1230s 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 la ...

Monarch

* Alexander II, 1214–1249

Events

* 1230 – Beauly Priory and

Ardchattan Priory The Ardchattan Priory was a Valliscaulian monastic community in Ardchattan, Argyll, Scotland. It was founded in 1230 by Duncan MacDougal, Lord of Argyll. From the early 14th century, the Prior of Ardchattan held the chantership of Lismore C ...

are founded. * 25 September 1237 – the

Treaty of York The Treaty of York was an agreement between the kings Henry III of England and Alexander II of Scotland, signed at York on 25 September 1237, which affirmed that Northumberland (which at the time also encompassed County Durham), Cumberland, and ...

is signed by kings Alexander II of Scotland and Henry III of England, establishing the border between the two kingdoms. * 1238 – Inchmahome Priory is founded by

Walter Comyn Walter Comyn, Lord of Badenoch (died 1258) was the son of William Comyn, Justiciar of Scotia and Mormaer or Earl of Buchan by right of his second wife. Life Walter makes his first appearance in royal charters as early as 1211–1214. In 1220 ...

. * 15 May 1239 – Alexander II marries his second wife,

Marie de Coucy Marie de Coucy (c. 1218 – 1285) was queen of Scotland by marriage to King Alexander II. She was a member of the royal council during the two last years of the minority of her son, King Alexander III, in 1260–1262. Background Marie was t ...

. Undated * c. 1235 – the first identifiable

Scottish parliament The Scottish Parliament ( gd, Pàrlamaid na h-Alba ; sco, Scots Pairlament) is the devolved, unicameral legislature of Scotland. Located in the Holyrood area of the capital city, Edinburgh, it is frequently referred to by the metonym Holyro ...

is held.

Births

Full date unknown * c. 1231 – Thomas of Galloway * c. 1235 –

Patrick de Graham Sir Patrick de Graham, Lord of Kincardine (c. 1235 – 27 April 1296) was a 13th-century Scottish noble and soldier. Patrick was born around 1235, the son of David Graham of Dundaff. He was selected to negotiate the marriage of Prince Alexa ...

(died

1296 Year 1296 ( MCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–December * March 30 – Capture of Berwick: King Edward I of England storms and captures Berwick ...

) * c. 1235 – Reginald le Chen (died

1312 Year 1312 ( MCCCXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * June 15 – Battle of Rozgony The Battle of Rozgony or Battle of Rozhanovce was f ...

) * c. 1235 –

William de Moravia, 2nd Earl of Sutherland William de Moravia, (William Sutherland) (c. 1235–1307) was a Scottish nobleman, 2nd Earl of Sutherland and chief of the Clan Sutherland, a Scottish clan of the Scottish Highlands. Ancestry William de Moravia, 2nd Earl of Sutherland was the on ...

(died

1307 Year 1307 ( MCCCVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * October 13 – King Philip IV (the Fair) orders the arrest of the Knights Templar i ...

)

Deaths

* 31 December 1231 –

Patrick I, Earl of Dunbar Patrick I (c.11521232), Earl of Dunbar and lord of Beanley, was a 13th-century Anglo- Scottish noble. He was the eldest son of Waltheof, Earl of Dunbar and Alina, and succeeded to his father's titles upon the latter's death in 1182. Patrick was ...

(born c.

1152 Year 1152 ( MCLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Levant * Spring – King Baldwin III and his mother, Queen Melisende, are called to intervene ...

) * 6 January 1233 – Matilda of Chester, Countess of Huntingdon (born 1171 in England) * 12 February 1233/1234 –

Ermengarde de Beaumont Ermengarde de Beaumont (c. 1170 – 11 February 1233/1234) was Queen of Scotland as the wife of King William I. She is reported to have exerted influence over the affairs of state as queen, though the information of her is lacking in detail. Her ...

(born c. 1170 in France) Full date unknown * 1230 –

Óspakr-Hákon Óspakr (died 1230), also known as Hákon, was a King of the Isles. He seems to have been a son of Dubgall mac Somairle, King of the Isles, and therefore a member of the Meic Dubgaill branch of the Meic Somairle kindred. Óspakr spent a considerab ...

King of the Isles The Kingdom of the Isles consisted of the Isle of Man, the Hebrides and the islands of the Firth of Clyde from the 9th to the 13th centuries AD. The islands were known to the Norse as the , or "Southern Isles" as distinct from the or Nort ...

* 1233 –

William Comyn, Lord of Badenoch William Comyn was Lord of Badenoch and Earl of Buchan. He was one of the seven children of Richard Comyn, Justiciar of Lothian, and Hextilda of Tynedale. He was born in Scotland, in Altyre, Moray in 1163 and died in Buchan in 1233 where he is bu ...

(born c.

1163 Year 1163 ( MCLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events * Owain Gwynedd is recognized as ruler of Wales. * Silesian duchies accept the suzerainty of the Holy Roman Empir ...

) * 1234 – Alan of Galloway * 1237 – Olaf the Black,

* 1239 –

Magnus II, Earl of Orkney Magnus II (born 1185 or 1190 – died 1239) was the first in the Angus line of Scottish earls (or jarls) of Orkney. His title was "Earl of Orkney and Caithness." He was the son of Gille Críst, Earl of Angus, and his second wife, Ingibiorg Erics ...

(born c.

1185 Year 1185 ( MCLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * August – King William II (the Good) lands in Epirus with a Siculo-Nor ...

)

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1230s The 1230s was a decade of the Julian Calendar which began on January 1, 1230, and ended on December 31, 1239. Significant people References {{DEFAULTSORT:1230s ...

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