John Balliol

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King of Scots human medieval monarch

John Balliol was a late 13th-century King of Scots whose weak rule under heavy English influence helped spark the Wars of Scottish Independence.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
John I de Balliol 3

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Scots ⓘ
human ⓘ
medieval monarch ⓘ
abdicatedAt Stracathro NERFINISHED ⓘ
abdicationYear 1296 ⓘ
allegiance Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
associatedWithPlace Barnard Castle ⓘ
England NERFINISHED ⓘ
France ⓘ
Galloway ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
birthCentury 13th century ⓘ
characterization weak king ⓘ
child Edward Balliol ⓘ
conflict First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ
surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence
countryRuled Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
deathCentury 14th century ⓘ
deathPlace France ⓘ
deposedBy Edward I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
dynasty House of Balliol ⓘ
event Battle of Dunbar (1296) ⓘ
Great Cause ⓘ
Treaty of Birgham ⓘ
exiledTo France ⓘ
familyName Balliol College, Oxford ⓘ
surface form: Balliol
father John Balliol self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: John I de Balliol
givenName John ⓘ
historicalEra High Middle Ages ⓘ
imprisonedAt Tower of London ⓘ
influencedBy Edward I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageSpoken French ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
Scots ⓘ
monarchOf Scotland ⓘ
mother Dervorguilla of Galloway ⓘ
nobleTitle Lord of Barnard Castle ⓘ
Lord of Galloway ⓘ
notableFor being chosen king in the Great Cause ⓘ
role in origins of Wars of Scottish Independence ⓘ
subordination to Edward I of England ⓘ
predecessor Margaret, Maid of Norway ⓘ
reignEndYear 1296 ⓘ
reignStartYear 1292 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
ruledUnderSuzeraintyOf Edward I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
spouse Isabella de Warenne ⓘ
successor Robert the Bruce ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

John Balliol → father → John Balliol self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: John I de Balliol
Balliol College, Oxford → founder → John Balliol ⓘ
this entity surface form: John I de Balliol
Balliol College, Oxford → namedAfter → John Balliol ⓘ
this entity surface form: John I de Balliol
Robert the Bruce → opponent → John Balliol ⓘ
Robert the Bruce → predecessor → John Balliol ⓘ