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Authors: Alison Weir
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1 Reginald II, Count of Gueldres (
d
.1343); he married firstly Sophia of Malines (
d
.1329) and had issue, and secondly Eleanor, daughter of Edward II of England (see here
), and had issue.
2 Margaret; she married Thierry VIII, Count of Cleves.
3 Isabella; a nun.
4 Philippa; a nun.
5 Guy(?).
6 Philip (?).
Margaret died in 1330.
3
David
He was born on 20 March, 1273. He died at the end of June, 1281, at Stirling Castle, and was buried in Dunfermline Abbey, Fife.
Alexander III married secondly
, on 1 November, 1285, at Jedburgh Abbey:
, on 1 November, 1285, at Jedburgh Abbey:
Yolande
or
Joletta
or
Joletta
She was the daughter of Robert IV, Count of Dreux. After the death of Alexander III, she married secondly Arthur II de Montfort, Duke of Brittany (1262–1312), in May, 1294, and had issue:
1 Joan (1294–1363); she married Robert, Lord of Cassel (
d
.1331).
2 Beatrice (1295–1384); she married Guy, Lord of Laval (
d
.1347).
3 John III, Duke of Brittany (
d
.1345); he married Joan of Flanders, and had issue.
4 Alice (1297–1377); she married Bouchard VI, Count of Vendôme (
d
.1353).
5 Blanche (
b
.1300;
d
. young).
6 Mary (1302–1371); a nun.
Yolande died in 1323. There was no issue of her marriage to Alexander III.
ALEXANDER III
He was killed on 16 or 19 March, 1286, when his horse plunged over a cliff between Burntisland and Kinghorn, Fife. He was buried in Dunfermline Abbey, Fife.
He was succeeded by his granddaughter Margaret.
Queen Margaret
F
ATHER
:
Eric II, King of Norway
.
ATHER
:
Eric II, King of Norway
.
M
OTHER
:
Margaret, daughter of Alexander III
.
OTHER
:
Margaret, daughter of Alexander III
.
S
IBLINGS
:
Queen Margaret did not have any siblings
.
IBLINGS
:
Queen Margaret did not have any siblings
.
QUEEN MARGARET
Known as ‘the Maid of Norway’, she was born before 9 April, 1283, at Tönsberg, Norway. She succeeded her grandfather Alexander III, as Scotland’s first Queen Regnant on 19 March, 1286, but was never crowned.
QUEEN MARGARET
She died in May (?) or on
c.
26 September, 1290, on board a ship passing by the Orkneys, whilst on her way to Scotland. She was buried at Bergen, Norway.
c.
26 September, 1290, on board a ship passing by the Orkneys, whilst on her way to Scotland. She was buried at Bergen, Norway.
The death of the Maid of Norway left Scotland without a monarch, and at the mercy of Edward I of England. In 1290 began the First Interregnum, and the contest for the throne between the 13 Competitors. From these, Edward I, called upon to decide which had the most lawful claim to the crown, chose John Balliol as Scotland’s next king.
PART THREE
The House of Balliol
King John
F
ATHER
:
John
ATHER
:
John
He was the son of Hugh de Balliol of Barnard Castle. He married Devorguilla of Galloway in 1233. He died in 1268/9.
M
OTHER
:
Devorguilla
OTHER
:
Devorguilla
She was the daughter of Alan, Lord of Galloway, by Margaret, daughter of David, Earl of Huntingdon, grandson of David I. She died on 28 January, 1290, and was buried in Sweetheart Abbey, Kirkland.
S
IBLINGS
:
IBLINGS
:
1
Hugh
He was born in
c.
1238 at Barnard Castle, and rose to the rank of knight. He married Agnes (
d
.1310), daughter of William de Valence, Earl of Pembroke. He died in 1271.
2
Alan
He was born at Barnard Castle. His dates are not recorded.
3
Alexander
He was born at Barnard Castle, and rose to the rank of knight. He married Eleanor of Geneva (
d.c
.1303), a kinswoman of Henry III, King of England. He died in 1278.
4
Eleanor
or
Mary
She married Sir John Comyn of Badenoch, and had issue, although no details are recorded.
5
Cecilia
She married John de Burgh (
d
.1280), and had issue:
1 Devorguilla; she married Robert FitzWalter (
d
.1326), and had issue.
2 Hawise; she married Robert de Grelley (
d
.1282), and had issue.
3 Marjorie; a nun at Chicksands Priory.
Cecilia died before 1273.
6
Ada
She married William de Lindsay of Lamberton (1250–killed 1283), and had issue:
1 Christina; she married Enguerrand de Guisnes, Seigneur de Coucy.
KING JOHN
Known as ‘Toom Tabard’ (or ‘Turncoat’), he was born either in
c
.1240, or in 1249/50. He was created Baron of Bywell in Northumberland, but forfeited this honour in 1285. He was elected King of Scotland by Edward I of England on 17 November, 1292, thus bringing to an end the First Interregnum. He was crowned on 30 November, 1292, at Scone Abbey, Perthshire.
c
.1240, or in 1249/50. He was created Baron of Bywell in Northumberland, but forfeited this honour in 1285. He was elected King of Scotland by Edward I of England on 17 November, 1292, thus bringing to an end the First Interregnum. He was crowned on 30 November, 1292, at Scone Abbey, Perthshire.
King John married
, before 7 February, 1281 (although no evidence exists as to where):
, before 7 February, 1281 (although no evidence exists as to where):
Isabella
She was the daughter of John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey, by Alice, daughter of Hugh X de Lusignan, Count of La Marche, by Isabella of Angoulême, widow of John, King of England, and she was born in 1253. The date of her death is not known.
Issue of marriage:
1
King Edward
(
).
2
Henry
He was killed on 16 December, 1332, at the Battle of Annan.
3
Margaret
She died unmarried.
4
Anne
(?)
There is doubt that she ever existed. She is said to have married Brian FitzAlan of Bedale.
KING JOHN
He abdicated on 10/11 July, 1296, at Brechin. Scotland was left without a King, and thus began the Second Interregnum, which lasted until 1306, when Robert Bruce seized the throne in defiance of Edward I, who had tried during the years it stood vacant to take it himself, and make Scotland a fief of England.
King John died between 4 March, 1313, and 4 January, 1314, either at Château Gaillard, Normandy, or at Bailleut-en-Gouffern, Normandy. He was probably buried in the Church of St Waast, Normandy.
For further details of the House of Balliol,
see here
, after the House of Bruce.
see here, after the House of Bruce.
PART FOUR
:
:
The House of Bruce
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