For his father, see John I de Balliol. For the 1825 play, see John Balliol (play).
John Balliol
King John, with his crown and sceptre symbolically broken and with an empty coat of arms as depicted in the 1562 Forman Armorial, produced for Mary, Queen of Scots
King of Scots
Reign
17 November 1292 – 10 July 1296
Coronation
30 November 1292
Predecessor
Margaret (1290)
Successor
Robert I (1306)
Born
c. 1249
Died
late 1314 (aged around 65) Château de Hélicourt, Picardy, France
Burial
prob. Hélicourt
Spouse
Isabella de Warenne
Issue
Edward Balliol
House
Balliol
Father
John I de Balliol
Mother
Dervorguilla of Galloway
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. Balliol was chosen from among them as the new King of Scotland by a group of selected noblemen headed by King Edward I of England.
Edward used his influence over the process to subjugate Scotland and undermined Balliol's personal reign by treating Scotland as a vassal of England. Edward's influence in Scottish affairs tainted Balliol's reign, and the Scottish nobility deposed him and appointed a council of twelve to rule instead. This council signed a treaty with France known as the "Auld Alliance".
In retaliation, Edward invaded Scotland, starting the Wars of Scottish Independence. After a Scottish defeat in 1296, Balliol abdicated and was imprisoned in the Tower of London. Eventually, Balliol was sent to his estates in France and retired into obscurity, taking no more part in politics. Scotland was then left without a monarch until the accession of Robert the Bruce in 1306. John Balliol's son Edward Balliol would later exert a claim to the Scottish throne against the Bruce claim during the minority of Robert's son David.
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contenders laying claim to the throne. The most credible claims were JohnBalliol and Robert Bruce, grandfather of the future king Robert the Bruce. With...
interregnum, where 13 contenders fought for the throne where ultimately, JohnBalliol succeeded. The First Interregnum began upon the death of Alexander III...
future King Robert the Bruce) and JohnBalliol, Lord of Galloway. Fearing civil war between the Bruce and Balliol families and supporters, the Guardians...
forward. Those with the most credible claims were JohnBalliol; Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale; John Hastings and Floris V, Count of Holland. Fearing...
of JohnBalliol having the strongest claim in law. Edward proceeded to reverse the rulings of the Scottish lords and even summoned King JohnBalliol to...
chart also includes the kings from the Houses of Sverre (Margaret); Balliol (John I); and Bruce (Robert I, David II) Title as King of Scotland "The Scottish...
of his quarrels with Comyn and the apparently imminent restoration of JohnBalliol to the Scottish throne. After submitting to Edward I in 1302 and returning...
the party soon to be prominent supporters of Edward Balliol, the son of the former King JohnBalliol. The rising was short-lived; and when Lancaster submitted...
Isabella de Warenne (c.1253 – before 1292) was Lady of Balliol by her marriage to JohnBalliol; there is, however, doubt that she lived to become queen...
guardianship of Thomas Randolph, 1st Earl of Moray. Edward Balliol, son of King JohnBalliol—assisted by the English and those Scottish nobles who Robert...
attack, he defected, declaring it in the name of the Scottish King, JohnBalliol. "New Tolbooth exhibition puts unique spotlight on Aberdeen's castle"...
had the typical quatrefoil design (as can be seen on the Great Seal of JohnBalliol King of Scots). The last known battle in which it is considered to have...
staunch supporters of JohnBalliol's claim to the throne, Domhnall found a natural ally in Clan Bruce. As the chronicler, John of Fordun, wrote "all the...
demanded in 1313 that all supporters, still loyal to ousted Scottish king JohnBalliol, acknowledge Bruce as their king or lose their lands. Stirling Castle...
substance" in 13th century Scotland, the wife from 1223 of John de Balliol and mother of John I, a future king of Scotland. Dervorguilla was one of the...
lengthy hearing, a decision was made in favour of JohnBalliol on 17 November 1292. Even after Balliol's accession, Edward still continued to assert his...
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