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The Treaty of Birgham comprised two treaties intended to secure the independence of Scotland after Alexander III died without issue in 1286 . Guaranteed by Edward, Prince Of Wales , the purpose of the treaty was to put to rest the competing claims of the House Of Balliol and the House Of Bruce . The treaties were drawn up in Salisbury in 1289 and Birgham in 1290 . Under the condition that the child queen of Scotland Margaret Of Scotland , also known as the Maid of Norway, would marry Edward, Scotland was to remain "separate and divided from England according to its rightful boundaries, free in itself and without subjection." The treaty proved ineffectual, both because Margaret died en route to Scotland in 1290, and because English negotiators had included enough reservations to render the independence clauses useless. Edward styled himself Overlord of Scotland and challenged claimants to the Scottish throne to recognize himself as a feudal superior. |