What is John of Scotland?
{{Infobox Monarch |name=John Balliol |image=John Scotland.jpg |birth_date=1249 |spouse=[[Isabella de Warenne]] |succession=King of Scotland|reign=17 November 1292 - 10 July 1296|predecessor=[[Margaret, Maid of Norway]]|successor=[[Robert I of Scotland]]|death_date=25 November 1314|death_place=Chateau de Helicourt, Picardy|birth_place=}}[[File:John Balliol.jpg|thumb|King John as depicted in the 1562 Forman Armorial, produced for Mary, Queen of Scots]]|children=[[Edward Balliol]]. '''John King of Scots''' (c. 1248 - 1314) is usually known as '''John Balliol''' or, correctly, '''John de Balliol'''. He was born in [[1248]]. After the death of [[Margaret of Scotland (Maid of Norway)|Margaret of Scotland]] in 1290, John Balliol was one of three major competitors for the throne. King Edward concluded that he was going to pick Balliol as king of Scotland at [[Scone, Perth and Kinross|Scone]], 30th November, 1292, [[Saint Andrew|St. Andrew]]'s Day. [[Edward I of England|Edward I]] steadily undermined the authority of King John. He treated Balliol like a 'Puppet King' and the Scots were not happy. At the [[Battle of Dunbar (1296)|Battle of Dunbar]] King Edward's men slaughtered and wiped out the town of Berwick killing around 8000 people in the brutal killing. He was stripped of his authority as king and was sent away to [[France]] by King Edward. He later died there. His son [[Edward Balliol]] would later claim the Scottish throne from 1332 until 1356. [[File:SetonArmorialJohnBalliolAndWife.jpg|right|200px|thumb|John and His Wife]] {{Scottish monarchs}} {{DEFAULTSORT:John of Scotland}} [[Category:1248 births]] [[Category:1314 deaths]] [[Category:Kings and Queens of Scotland]] [[Category:14th century in Scotland]] [[Category:13th century in Scotland]]