John de Balliol King of Scotland b. 1250 Barnard Castle, Durham, England d. Apr 1313 Bailleul-en-Vimeu (Hallencourt, Somme), Picardie, France

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Name	John de Balliol King of Scotland [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Born	1250	Barnard Castle, Durham, England
Gender	Male
Occupation	Lord of Barnard Castle, Durham, England
Occupation	Lord of Bywell, Northumberland, England
Occupation	17 Nov 1292
	King of Scotland
Occupation	30 Nov 1292
	Crowned at Scone
Occupation	1294
	Formalised a mutual defence agreement with Philip IV of France against England
Occupation	30 Mar 1296
	Edward I of England sacked Berwick-upon-Tweed killing many thousands of its inhabitants
Occupation	27 Apr 1296
	The Scottish army was defeated at the Battle of Dunbar
Occupation	10 Jul 1296
	Captured by Edward's troops in the churchyard at Stracathro in Angus
Occupation	10 Jul 1296
	Surrendered his Kingdom to King Edward and imprisoned in the Tower of London
Occupation	1299
	Allowed to return to his family estates at Bailleul in France where he lived until his death
Died	Apr 1313	Bailleul-en-Vimeu (Hallencourt, Somme), Picardie, France
Buried	France
Person ID	I9649	Godbout
Last Modified	18 Apr 2017

Father	John de Balliol, b. 1213, Barnard Castle, Durham, England , d. 12 Oct 1269, Barnard Castle, Durham, England (Age 56 years)
Mother	Devorguil of Galloway, b. Abt 1220, Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England , d. 28 Jan 1290, Kempston, Bedfordshire, England (Age ~ 70 years)
Married	1233	Galloway, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Family ID	F7094	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Isabelle de Varennes, b. Abt 1253, Warren, Sussex, England , d. 1315 (Age ~ 62 years)

Married Bef 7 Feb 1281

Children

1. Edward de Balliol King of Scotland, b. 1283, d. 1367 (Age 84 years)

Last Modified 18 Apr 2017

Family ID F4957 Group Sheet | Family Chart

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