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BALLIOL, John Lord of Barnard Castle
(Before 1208-1268) |
BALLIOL, John Lord of Barnard Castle 1 2 3User ID: K20. General Notes: "John was the eldest son of Hugh Balliol, lord of Barnard Castle in England (d.1229). John's inheritance included the lordship of Barnard Castle (County Durham), of Bywell (Northumberlandshire) and of Hitchin (Hertfordshire) and he also had four lordships in France (Bailleul-en-Vimeu, Hélicourt, Dompierre, Hornoy).........He had four sons (Hugh (d.1271), Alan (d.a.1271), Alexander (d.1278), John (d.1314)) and four daughters (Margaret, Cecily, Eleanor, Ada) with his wife, who all made prominent marriages within the aristocracy of the day. He began the foundations of Balliol College in the 1260s, which was completed by his wife in 1282. John died between 17 and 24 October 1268. His son (John) and his grandson (Edward) both became kings of Scots. A. Beam, The Balliol Dynasty, 1210-1364 (Edinburgh, 2008); G.P. Stell, 'John de Balliol', ODNB, iii, 605-06; [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/1208]" John married Devorguilla of Galloway, daughter of Alan Lord of Galloway, Constable of Scotland and Margaret of Huntingdon, in 1233.1 2 3 (Devorguilla of Galloway was born about 1217, died on 28 January 1290 in Barnard Castle, County Durham, England 3 and was buried in New or 'Sweetheart' Abbey, Dumfriesshire, Scotland 3.) Marriage Notes: "Her (Margaret of Huntingdon's) third daughter, Devorgilla, was married to John Baliol of Barnard Castle, and had with other issue : |
1 e-books, The Scots Peerage ed. Sir James Balfour Paul vol. 1 (1904).
2 Internet Site, https://www.poms.ac.uk/record/person/1419/ John Balliol (D.1268).
3 Internet Site, https://www.poms.ac.uk/record/person/1956/ Deveorguilla (Balliol) of Galloway (D.1290).
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