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  Johan Balliol
Balliol ble valgt blant 13 kandidater som skottenes konge av kong Edvard I av England etter at Margaret, Jomfruen av Norge, døde i 1290.
Balliol sto endelig opp for seg selv og Skottland ved å danne en internasjonal traktat om allianse mellom Skottland, Norge og Frankrike, den såkalte Auld-alliansen.
Balliols krav til tronen ble gjenopptatt ved hans sønn Edvard Balliol og som ironisk nok fikk støtte fra England og en stund også hadde en viss framgang.
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 Sweetheart Abbey
Balliol’s heart, carried by her until her death in 1290 in a silver and ivory casket, was buried beside her.
Devorguilla was one of the richest women of her time, holding owning estates and castles in both England and Normandy.
Her son, John Balliol, known as ‘Toom Tabbard’, meaning ‘empty surcoat’, due to the fact that he was stripped of all insignia by King Edward I of England.
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 John of Scotland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He was the son of Devorguilla Balliol and John, 5th Baron de Balliol.
His father founded Balliol College in the University of Oxford, one of the first colleges founded in Oxford.
However John's claim to the Scottish throne was revived by his son Edward Balliol, who claimed it and had some temporary successes.
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 John Balliol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Balliol, the son of Devorguilla Balliol and John, 5th Baron de Balliol, was the king of Scotland from November 17, 1292-1296.
He was survived by his son Edward Balliol.
John Balliol founded Balliol College in the University of Oxford.
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 John Balliol
John Balliol, the son of Devorguilla Balliol and John, 5th Baron de Balliol, was the king of Scotland from November 17, 1292-1296.
He was survived by his son Edward Balliol.
John Balliol founded Balliol College in the University of Oxford.
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 Early history of the Baliol (Bailleul) family
Devorguilla, came to the union with Baliol an equal partner, and her family arms were joined with his.
After his death in 1268/69, his widow, Devorguilla, put his arrangements on a permanent basis, and she is honored as co-founder with him.
Devorguilla and John's union is commemorated in the arms of Baliol College, Oxford.
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 Record View
John Balliol was adopted by the English king, Edward I, as his favoured candidate for the Scottish throne.
Balliol was inaugurated in traditional Scottish fashion - there was as yet no coronation with anointing and consecration in the later manner - at Scone in 1292.
Balliol's nephew, John, the Red Comyn, continued to resist Edward in Balliol's support until he was, apparently, killed by Robert Bruce in 1306.
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 Devorguilla Balliol - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
She married John, 5th Baron de Balliol and her son John Balliol was king of Scotland for four years.
Devorguilla endowed a college for the poor which later became Balliol College.
She is interred at Sweetheart Abbey beside her husband.
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 Devorguilla Balliol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
She married John, 5th Baron de Balliol and her son John Balliol was king of Scotland for four years.
Devorguilla endowed a college for the poor which later became Balliol College.
She is interred at Sweetheart Abbey beside her husband.
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 SCOTT
Devorguilla was born in 1220 in Galloway, Scotland & died January 28, 1290 in Kemston (Bedfordshire) England.
William Balliol (son of John DeBaliol & Devorguilla McAlan) was born 1268 in Brabourne (Kent) England & died in 1313.
John DeScott (son of William Balliol) was born 1290 in Brabourne (Kent) England & died 1348 in Brabourne (Kent) England.
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 John Balliol 1292-1296
PARENTS: Hugh de Balliol of Barnard Castle and Devorguilla of Galloway, a great-granddaughter of David I. : 17 November 1292.
King Edward supported John Balliol, who he believed was the weaker and more compliant of the two Scottish claimants.
Balliol was imprisoned in the Tower of London, but later released provided he went to France, where he eventually died.
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 Scott Introduction
The original land grants to the Balliols were in Northumberland and they subsequently made their principal base in England at Barnard Castle, built by Barnard de Balliol, where its imposing ruins survive at the Teesdale town of Barnard Castle near Durham.
Bernard de Balliol, who was born in Picardie in 1105, was the first of his family to receive lands in the lowlands of Scotland.
The Balliol's were an influentual family, and the marriage of John de Balliol to Devorguilla in 1233, brought together two substantial families.
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 How To Find Us 2
In 1233, Devorguilla, daughter of Alan Lord of Galloway, married John Balliol of Barnard Castle, Northumberland.
When John died in 1269, Devorguilla had his heart embalmed and placed in an ivory casket which stayed with her at all times.
In 1292, the son of Balliol and Devorguilla, also John, became King of Scotland and ruled from his castle at Botel - meaning "Royal Dwelling" - from which the name Buittle derives.
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 The Lords and The Line
Alan and Helen MacDowall failed to produce a male heir, so, in time, Alan's daughter Devorguilla MacDowall, wife of John Balliol, passed the Lordship of Galloway and heirship of the crown to her son King John I (Balliol) of Scotland.
Devorguilla de Galloway Balliol, The Lady of Galloway, in memory of her husband John Balliol, had the Cistercian Sweetheart Abbey built in the late 13th or early 14th century and is buried in the presbytery with a casket containing her beloved husband's embalmed heart.
The Galloway MacDowalls were mortal foes of King Robert I (1306-1329) of Scotland and close kin and allies of the crowned Balliols of Galloway, of the MacDougalls of Argyll and Lorn, of Alexander Comyn Earl of Buchan, and of their fifth cousin King Edward I (Plantagenet) of England (1239-1307).
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 Descendants and Ancestors of David Kincaid - Person Page 287   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
John married Devorguilla II of Galloway, daughter of Alan of Galloway and Margaret of Huntingdon, in 1233.
Devorguilla II of Galloway was the daughter of Alan of Galloway and Margaret of Huntingdon.
Devorguilla II of Galloway was born circa 1218 at Galloway, Wigtowhshire, Scotland.
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 I15319: John BALLIOL (1249 - 1313)
The two claiments were both descendants of David, Earl of Huntingdon, the brother of King William 1 the Lion whose line came to an end on the death of the Maid of Norway.
Balliol's claim was based on the fact that he was descended from the senior daughter.
Fordun records that at this stage,the Earl of Gloucester, holding Robert the Bruce by the hand, in sight of all, spoke thus to the King: 'Recollect O King what kind of judgement thou hast given today and know that thou must be judged at the last'.
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 ::Medieval Colleges at Oxford::
Balliol can claim to be Oxford University's oldest college as it may have been founded as early as 1261 - records certainly show that students existed at Balliol before June 1266.
In the 1260's, Sir John de Balliol took an oath, as a result of a penance, "to provide a perpetual maintenance for poor scholars in the university." This led directly to the founding of Balliol College.
To begin with, Balliol was not a land holding college.
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 The Scottish Clans » Cumming
He was the son of Devorguilla, David’s great-grand-daughter, and John Balliol, founder of Balliol College in Oxford and another of Scotland’s most powerful men.
Devorguilla’s grandson was known as ‘The Red Comyn’ and ruled with complete self-interest, sometimes fighting for Scotland and at other times for England.
He was not descended from Devorguilla and his descendants were not as persecuted as their cousins.
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Devorguilla Balliol or Devorguilla of Galloway was the daughter of Alan, Lord of Galloway and Margaret of Huntingdon.
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 Balliol
Devorguilla Balliol Devorguilla Balliol or Devorguilla of Galloway was the daughter of Alan, Lord of Galloway and John B...
House of Balliol The House of Balliol was a Scottish royal family in the 13th and 14th centuries.
John Balliol, the son of Wars of Scottish Independence.
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 Dalbeattie Heritage : Buittle Castle and Tower
Devorguilla is thought to have died in January 1290 at the age of 76 surviving to see her son, also John, become the main claimant to the Scottish throne, although not to witness his subsequent downfall and loss of her lands to the English crown.
Balliol understandably objected to this and was immediately threatened with the loss of his Scottish castles.
Balliol refused and eventually after a fierce batttle at Dunbar Balliol was forced to surrender and was subjected to the humiliation of having his royal regalia stripped from him.
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 thePeerage.com - Malcolm and others
     Devorguilla de Galloway was the daughter of Alan de Galloway, Lord of Galloway and Margaret of Huntingdon.
She married John de Balliol, son of Hugh de Balliol, Lord of Bywell and Cecily de Fontaines, in 1233.
She married John Balliol, King of Scotland, son of John de Balliol and Devorguilla de Galloway, before 7 February 1280/81.
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 JOHN BALLIOL
John Balliol, der Sohn von Johann, Baron von Balliol, und Devorguilla Balliol, war König von Schottland von 17.
Balliol verweigerte diese Unterstützung und begründete die Auld Alliance, ein Bündnis Schottlands mit Frankreich.
Als Antwort darauf marschierte Eduard in Schottland ein und zwang John Balliol zur Kapitulation.
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 Scottish Gothic Churches and Abbeys :: Sweetheart
It was founded by Devorguilla Balliol in 1273; it would become the best preserved, as well as the last Scottish Cistercian church.
Her family were Lords of Galloway; her husband John Baliol of Castle Barnard died in 1269, and her wish to found the abbey is recorded by 1270.
Devorguilla carried his heart with her in an ivory casket, and they were buried together in 1289 before the high altar of her abbey, giving it its current name.
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 John Balliol   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
John Balliol, the son of Devorguilla Balliol and John, 5th Baron de Balliol, was the king of Scotland, crowned on St. Andrew's Day in 1292, until 1296.
His father founded Balliol College in the University of Oxford.
His daughter Agness Maud Balliol was married to Bryan FitzAlan, Baron of Bedale.
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 New Page 1
The village of New Abbey is situated 6 miles from Dumfries in the shadow of the Cistercian Abbey built in 1273 as the daughter house of Dundrennan Abbey, some miles to the West.
The driving force behind the foundation of the Abbey was Devorguilla, wife of John Balliol of Barnard Castle, the founder of Balliol College, Oxford.
It is charmingly named the 'Abbey of the Sweet Heart' or 'Sweetheart Abbey' as it is the final resting place of Devorguilla and the embalmed heart of her husband.
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 John Balliol -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
His father founded (Click link for more info and facts about Balliol College) Balliol College in the (Click link for more info and facts about University of Oxford) University of Oxford.
He was survived by his son (Click link for more info and facts about Edward Balliol) Edward Balliol.
His daughter Agness Maud Balliol was married to Bryan FitzAlan, Baron of (Click link for more info and facts about Bedale) Bedale.
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 Scotland - Interregnum - Cunnan
Thus the elder Robert Bruce was son of Henry's younger grand-daughter, whilst John Balliol was grandson of the elder grand-daughter, and argued for primogeniture over proximity.
Eventually the choice boiled down to Balliol or Bruce, and Balliol had already shown himself willing to bend to Edward's demands, whereas Bruce was clearly less then enthusiastic about an English overlord.
Edward therefore declared John Balliol as the new king of Scotland, and proceeded to take his homage and submission, and returned south, assuming that henceforth Scotland would be ruled for England's benefit.
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