Margaret, Maid of Norway, the agreed heir to the Scottish throne under the Treaty of Birgham, died in Orkney in September 1290 before she could be brought to Scotland. She was seven years old. Her death threw the succession entirely open -- at least thirteen competitors would eventually claim the throne. Edward I of England was invited to arbitrate, a decision that would lead directly to the Wars of Independence. The political crisis that followed was the direct prologue to the conflict with England.
Margaret died of illness
No military engagement
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