Dervorguilla of Galloway
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Dervorguilla of Galloway was a "lady of substance" in 13th-century Scotland. She was the wife, from 1223, of John de Balliol and the mother of King John Balliol.
Sweetheart Abbey, Galloway
Devorguilla Bridge, Dumfries
John Balliol
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John Balliol, known derisively as Toom Tabard, 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 duri
Dervorguilla of Galloway
…c. 1210 – 28 January 1290) was a "lady of substance" in 13th-century Scotland. She was the wife, from 1223, of John de Balliol and the mother of King John Balliol. Dervorguilla was one of the three daughters and heiresses of the Gaelic prince Alan, Lord of Galloway. Her name is a Latinisation of the Gaelic…
The seal of John Balliol
John Balliol and his wife