What is Edward Balliol?
{{Infobox royalty | name = Edward Balliol | image = Edward Balliol, King of Scotland seal.png | caption = Edward's seal | succession = Claimant to the [[Kingdom of Scotland]] | reign = 24 September 1332 – 20 January 1356 | reign-type = Tenure | house = [[House of Balliol]] | father = [[John Balliol]] | mother = [[Isabella de Warenne]] | birth_date = {{circa|1283}} | birth_place = Cavers, Scotland | death_date = 1367 (aged c. 84) | death_place = [[Wheatley Hills|Wheatley]], [[Doncaster]] | place of burial= | religion = [[Roman Catholicism]] |}} '''Edward Balliol''' ({{Lang-gd|Èideard Balliol}};<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//research/NRS_DoA_Gaelic_booklet_700_Spreads_WEB.pdf |title=Gairm Obar Bhrothaig |access-date=2021-01-14 |archive-date=2023-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104115948/https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//research/NRS_DoA_Gaelic_booklet_700_Spreads_WEB.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> {{circa}} 1283 – 1367) was a claimant to the throne of [[Scotland]]. He claimed the throne from 1314-1356, but reigned only from 1332-1336. He was the eldest son of [[John Balliol]] and thus the heir to the Scottish throne after him. However, John was deposed by [[Robert I of Scotland|Robert I]] and [[William Wallace]] (as guardian of Scotland). He was chosen as king after the death of [[Margaret, Maid of Norway]]. Although he was never considered to be the true king as he was an ally with [[Edward I of England|Edward Longshanks]] and [[Edward II of England|Edward II]], kings of England. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Balliol, Edward}} [[Category:1283 births]] [[Category:1367 deaths]] [[Category:Kings and Queens of Scotland]] [[Category:14th century in Scotland]]