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- Following the deaths of Alexander III in 1286 and Margaret in 1290, John Balliol was a competitor for the Scottish crown in the Great Cause, as he was a great-great-great-grandson of David I through his mother (and therefore one generation further than his main rival Robert Bruce, 5th Lord of Annandale, grandfather of Robert the Bruce, who later became king), being senior in genealogical primogeniture but not in proximity of blood.
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Nov 6, 2023 · John II de Balliol, King of the Scots was born on 1249 in Barnard Castle, Teesdale, Durham, England to Sir John I de Balliol, 5th Baron of Balliol and Devorguilla of Galloway. John married Isabella De Warren on February 7, 1280/81 and had 5 children: Edward de Balliol, King of the Scots, Henry de Balliol, Margaret de Balliol, Anne de Balliol ...
- Bernard Castle, Durham
- circa 1249
Oct 24, 2023 · John de Balliol I, 5th Baron of Bywell's Timeline. 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.
- Gainford, England
- Barnard Castle, Gainford, Durham, England
- before 1208
Jul 8, 2023 · Birthplace: Carlton, Yorkshire, England. Death: 1301 (64-66) Yorkshire, England. Immediate Family: Son of Thomas Bellais and Sybyll Bellais. Husband of Katherine / Ladereyne de Brus and Isabel de Bellew. Father of Sibyl Stapleton; Joan de Bellew and William de Bellew.
John Balliol or John de Balliol [1] ( c. 1249 – late 1314), known derisively as Toom Tabard (meaning 'empty coat'), was King of Scots from 1292 to 1296. Little is known of his early life. After the death of Margaret, Maid of Norway, Scotland entered an interregnum during which several competitors for the Crown of Scotland put forward claims.
Jun 8, 2022 · Biography. John Balliol was the son of Hugh Balliol and Cecily Fontaines. He was the fifth of his family to hold the feudal barony of Barnard Castle in county Durham. In addition to Barnard Castle, he also held estates at Bailleul and Harcourt in France.
John de Balliol (1200–1268) • FamilySearch. Brief Life History of John. 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.
The crown was awarded to him at Berwick on 17 November 1292. He swore fealty to Edward I, was installed as king at Scone and on 26 December at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, and did homage to Edward I for the kingdom of Scotland. Edward soon made it clear that he regarded the country as his vassal state.
