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Wikipedia: In early October the young Queen died in Orkney on her way to Scotland, leaving Scotland without an undisputed successor to the throne. The Guardians called upon Edward I of England to decide between various competitors for the Scottish throne in a process known as the Great Cause. One of the strongest claimants, John Balliol, lord of Galloway, forged an alliance with Antony Bek, the representative of Edward I in Scotland and began styling himself 'heir of Scotland', while another, Robert Bruce, 5th Lord of Annandale, turned up to the site of Queen Margaret's supposed inauguration with a force of soldiers amidst rumours that his friends the Earl of Mar and the Earl of Atholl were also raising their forces.
![[Great Cause family tree ('click to enlarge').]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Great_Cause_Tree_s.jpg "Great Cause family tree ('click to enlarge').")
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