Edward Balliol
Edward Balliol Scottish Gaelic: Èideard Balliol; c. 1283 – January 1364 was the claimant to the Scottish throne during the Second War of Scottish Independence. With English help, he ruled parts of the kingdom from 1332 to 1356.
Edward Balliol Scottish Gaelic: Èideard Balliol; c. 1283 – January 1364 was the claimant to the Scottish throne during the Second War of Scottish Independence. With English help, he ruled parts of the kingdom from 1332 to 1356.
On 20th January 1356, Balliol surrendered his claim to the Scottish throne to Edward III in exchange for an English pension. He spent the rest of his life alive near Yorkshire in addition to died childless in January 1364, at Wheatley, Doncaster. The location of his grave has been speculated to be under a Doncaster Post Office.