| Born | | Born at | | | | Died | 1313 | Buried at | | | | When Margaret, the Maid of Norway died while travelling from Norway to Scotland to claim the Scottish throne, a problem arose as to who should become the next king. A court controlled by Edward I chose John Balliol as the Scottish King. Balliol was a descendant of David I. He was crowned on 30th November 1292. In 1295 Edward I insisted that the Scots help him attack the French king Philippe IV. Instead, the Scots made an alliance the French King. Edward I had little choice but the attack Scotland. In July 1296 Edward defeated Balliol at the battle of Dunbar. After spending some time as a prisoner of the English, Balliol was released and went to live in France. John had a son called Edward who would become king of the Scots.
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- J.D. Mackie,A History of Scotland,1978
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| Bruce, Robert (Lord of Annandale) d. 1295
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| Edmund (Earl of Lancaster) d. 1296
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| Margaret b. 1275 d. 1318
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| Elizabeth b. 1282 d. 1316
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| Wallace, William d. 1305
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| Bruce, Robert (Earl of Carrick) d. 1304
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| Philippe (IV, The Fair, King of France 1285-1314) d. 1314
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| Bruce, Robert (the Bruce, I, King of the Scots 1306-1329) b. 1274 d. 1329
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| Margaret (of France) d. 1317
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| EDWARD (II, King of England 1307-1327) b. 1284 d. 1327
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| Gaveston, Piers d. 1312
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