Events from the year 1333 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 l ...

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Monarch A monarch is a head of stateWebster's II New College DictionarMonarch Houghton Mifflin. Boston. 2001. p. 707. for life or until abdication, and therefore the head of state of a monarchy. A monarch may exercise the highest authority and power i ...

– David II

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25 March Events Pre-1600 * 421 – Italian city Venice is founded with the dedication of the first church, that of San Giacomo di Rialto on the islet of Rialto. * 708 – Pope Constantine becomes the 88th pope. He would be the last pope to v ...

– Battle of Dornock * 19 July –

Battle of Halidon Hill The Battle of Halidon Hill took place on 19 July 1333 when a Scottish army under Sir Archibald Douglas attacked an English army commanded by King Edward III of England () and was heavily defeated. The year before, Edward Balliol had seize ...

results in decisive English victory

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* 19 July – Sir Archibald Douglas, killed at Battle of Halidon Hill * 19 July – William IV, Lord of Douglas, killed at Battle of Halidon Hill * 19 July – Hugh, Earl of Ross, killed at Battle of Halidon Hill * 19 July –

Maol Choluim II, Earl of Lennox Mormaer Maol Choluim II of Lennox (anglicised Malcolm II of Lennox) (died 19 July 1333) was mormaer (the Celtic equivalent of an earl) of Lennox from 1303 to his death. Maol Cholium's father, Maol Choluim I embraced the cause of Robert the Bru ...

, killed at Battle of Halidon Hill * 19 July – Alexander de Brus, Earl of Carrick, killed at Battle of Halidon Hill * 19 July –

Kenneth de Moravia, 4th Earl of Sutherland Kenneth de Moravia (also known as Kenneth Sutherland) (died 19 July 1333) was the 4th Earl of Sutherland and chief of the Clan Sutherland, a Scottish clan of the Scottish Highlands. Early life Kenneth de Moravia, 4th Earl of Sutherland was the ...

, killed at Battle of Halidon Hill * 19 July – Alan Stewart of Dreghorn, killed at Battle of Halidon Hill * 19 July – John Campbell, Earl of Atholl, killed at Battle of Halidon Hill

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Years of the 14th century in Scotland Wars of Scottish Independence {{Scotland-hist-stub

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