People of Medieval Scotland
1093 - 1371

Document 2/137/77 (Glas. Reg., no. 89)

Description
Pope Innocent III writes to W[illiam], king of Scots and his successors, recalling the king’s longstanding reverence and devotion to the Roman church, and following the example of Pope Celestine, his predecessor, he establishes the church of Scotland as a special daughter of the apostolic see and should be subject directly to it with no intermediary. In Scotland he knows the bishoprics to be: the churches of St Andrews, Glasgow, Dunkeld, Dunblane, Brechin, Aberdeen, Moray, Ross and Caithness. No one is permitted, except the Roman pontiff or his legate a latere, to promulgate a sentence of interdict or excommunication in the realm of Scotland, and if one is promulgated, it shall not be valid. In the future no one who is not from this kingdom is permitted to exercise a legatine office there, except one whom the apostolic see may send specially from itself for this purpose. Controversies which arise in the kingdom about its possessions should not be referred to judges outside the kingdom, with the exception of appeals to the Roman church. No prejudice can be generated to the liberties granted here by documents which have been, or in future will be impetrated, where no mention is made of this grant. The liberties and immunities granted by previous Roman pontiffs to the king, to the kingdom, and to the churches situated therein, and observed up to the present, are held as ratified.
Firm date
22 February 1198 X 4 December 1214
Dating Notes
Consecration of Pope Innocent III × death of King William of Scotland
Source for Data Entry
Glasgow Registrum, i, no. 89
Trad. ID
Glas. Reg., no. 89
Calendar number
2/137/77
Charter type
Papal letter
Language
Latin

Total number of associated factoids: 7

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Date Short Summary Primary Witnesses
unavailable Concession of special daughter status of Roman Church no
unavailable Concession of general liberties and immunities no
22 Feb. 1198 X 4 Dec. 1214 Confirmation of special daughter status of Scottish Church yes


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Date Short Summary Subject Object
22 Feb. 1198 X 4 Dec. 1214 Predecessor of Innocent III, pope (d.1216) (Tenurial & lordship relationship) Celestine III, pope (d.1198) Innocent III, pope (d.1216)


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Date Short Summary Title Holder
22 Feb. 1198 X 4 Dec. 1214 pope Innocent III, pope (d.1216)
22 Feb. 1198 X 4 Dec. 1214 king of Scots William I, king of Scots (d.1214)
22 Feb. 1198 X 4 Dec. 1214 pope Celestine III, pope (d.1198)