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This is the first I have ever heard of this title. I would be grateful for a reference. Rcpaterson 02:11, 26 July 2006 (UTC) reply

See material and sources at Proximity of blood#Unsuccessful applications: Alexander III explicitly imposed an Anglo-Normanic primogeniture system (though one with an Angevin/Burgundian-inspired proximity-of-blood rule on the female side instead). This confusing mixture is what lead to "the Great Cause", the Scottish nobility reverting to a tanistry-inspired election of a king, and fatefully asking Edward I to act as arbitrator, which simply permitted Edward to bend John Balliol into his puppet and engineer Balliol as the winner, with rather serious and long-term consequences.  —  SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  12:29, 25 May 2024 (UTC) reply