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  1. Oct 24, 2023 · Genealogy for King of Scotland John de Balliol, I (1208 - 1268) family tree on Geni, with over 250 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.

    • Origins and Seats of The Balliol Family
    • Links to Scottish Royalty
    • Burial Places of The Founders
    • Balliol Genealogy
    • Further Reading
    • Notes

    The College was founded by John de Balliol in 1263, and was consolidated by the latter’s widow, Dervorguilla of Galloway in 1282. De Balliol was the head of a family which had been prominent land-owners in England and France for several generations. Its principal base in England was Barnard Castle, named after an earlier head of the family in Engla...

    The John Balliol who founded the Oxford College wasnot the John Balliol, King of Scots 1292–1296, buthis father. The claim of the younger John Balliol to the Crown of Scotland arose through his mother, Dervorguilla. She was a daughter of Alan, Lord of Galloway, and Margaret, who was a daughter of David Earl of Huntingdon, who, in turn, was a grands...

    John Balliol died in 1268. The place of his death is not known. His heart was removed, embalmed, and kept by his widow Dervorguilla; it was buried with her at Sweetheart Abbey (which she founded) near Dumfries, in 1290. The burial place of the rest of his body is not known.

    The Balliol family had no association with the College after Dervorguilla’s lifetime, and, unlike some other ancient foundations, it never granted privileges to the Founders’ kin. Consequently the College’s historic collections contain no primary sources about the Balliol family, meaning we cannot provide genealogical services to those interested i...

    For an account of the College’s foundation by John Balliol and Dervorguilla, and its subsequent history, see J. Jones, Balliol College. A History. 2nd ed. rev. 2005. You can view digital facsimiles of the college’s medieval foundation documents here. John de Balliol (b. before 1208, d. 1268), Dervorguilla of Galloway (d.1290) and John de Balliol Ki...

    See F. Bayley, The Bailleuls of Flanders, 1881, and A.R. Wagner, English Genealogy, 2nd. edition, 1972, p.58.
    D. Austin, Acts of Perception: A Study of Barnard Castle in Teesdale, English Heritage, and Architectural and Archaeological Society of Durham, two vols, Durham 2007.
    Balliol College Archives, MISC 95–7, MISC 221.
    A. Weir, Britain’s Royal Families. The Complete Genealogy, 1989.
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  3. Jul 8, 2023 · Genealogy for Sir John de Balliol (1236 - 1301) family tree on Geni, with over 250 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.

  4. When John de Balliol was born in 1200, in Gainford, Durham, England, United Kingdom, his father, Hugh de Balliol Of Bywell, was 20 and his mother, Cecily de Fontaines, was 21. He married Devorguilla de Galloway in 1233, in Durham, England. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters.

  5. Dec 15, 2020 · John Balliol ruled as the king of Scotland from 1292 to 1296 CE. He was supported by Edward I of England (r. 1272-1307 CE) in the competition to find the successor to the heirless Alexander III of Scotland (r. 1249-1286 CE), a process known as the Great Cause.

  6. John de Balliol (before 1208 – 25 October 1268) was an English nobleman, belonging to the House of Balliol. Balliol College, in Oxford, is named after him. Life.

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