During Alexander III's minority the kingdom was controlled by rival noble factions. In 1255 the Durward faction, with the backing of Henry III of England, seized the young king at Kinross and ousted the Comyn-dominated guardianship. The struggle for control of the child king was essentially a conflict between two great noble factions: the Comyns representing the traditional Gaelic-Norman nobility and Durward representing the English-aligned party. Both factions used the king's person as the prize in their power struggle.
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