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Scottish Annexation
- When
- 1472
- Where
- Orkney and Shetland
The Scottish Parliament annexed the islands in 1472 due to the unpaid dowry.
Following the failure to pay the dowry, the Parliament of Scotland issued an act of annexation in 1472. This legal act asserted Scottish control over Orkney and Shetland, absorbing the landholdings and jurisdictions into the Scottish Crown.
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