Bernard II de Balliol
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Bernard II de Balliol was the fourth and youngest son of Bernard I de Balliol
, lord of Balliol and Barnard Castle
. Bernard appears to have succeeded his older brother Guy II de Balliol
to the Balliol estates sometime between the early 1160s and 1167.
Bernard is most famous for his role in the capture of William the Lion, King of the Scots, near Alnwick
in 1174. Bernard, described as a "man noble and high-spirited", was said by William of Newburgh
to have originated and led the attack on the Scottish king that led to his capture.
Bernard de Balliol is last found in the historical records in the year 1189, at Dover
conducting an agreement with the Bishop of Durham at the court of King Richard the Lionheart; he was succeeded in the following year by his cousin Eustace.
He married a woman named Agnes de Picquigny, whose exact origins are a matter of historical debate. Despite popular claims, Bernard had no recorded children, and his successor was his cousin Eustace de Helicourt, who (re-)took the Balliol name and renamed himself Eustace de Balliol
.
Bernard I de Balliol
Bernard I de Balliol , the second known ruling Balliol of his line, was a twelfth-century Anglo-Picard baron based for much of his time in the north of England, as well as at Bailleul-en-Vimeu close to Abbeville in northern France...
, lord of Balliol and Barnard Castle
Barnard Castle
Barnard Castle is an historical town in Teesdale, County Durham, England. It is named after the castle around which it grew up. It sits on the north side of the River Tees, opposite Startforth, south southwest of Newcastle upon Tyne, south southwest of Sunderland, west of Middlesbrough and ...
. Bernard appears to have succeeded his older brother Guy II de Balliol
Guy II de Balliol
Guy II de Balliol was probably the second eldest son of Bernard I de Balliol, Lord of Balliol and Barnard Castle. As his older brother Enguerrand predeceased their father, Guy was the one who succeeded when his father died sometime between 1154 and 1162...
to the Balliol estates sometime between the early 1160s and 1167.
Bernard is most famous for his role in the capture of William the Lion, King of the Scots, near Alnwick
Alnwick
Alnwick is a small market town in north Northumberland, England. The town's population was just over 8000 at the time of the 2001 census and Alnwick's district population was 31,029....
in 1174. Bernard, described as a "man noble and high-spirited", was said by William of Newburgh
William of Newburgh
William of Newburgh or Newbury , also known as William Parvus, was a 12th-century English historian and Augustinian canon from Bridlington, Yorkshire.-Biography:...
to have originated and led the attack on the Scottish king that led to his capture.
Bernard de Balliol is last found in the historical records in the year 1189, at Dover
Dover
Dover is a town and major ferry port in the home county of Kent, in South East England. It faces France across the narrowest part of the English Channel, and lies south-east of Canterbury; east of Kent's administrative capital Maidstone; and north-east along the coastline from Dungeness and Hastings...
conducting an agreement with the Bishop of Durham at the court of King Richard the Lionheart; he was succeeded in the following year by his cousin Eustace.
He married a woman named Agnes de Picquigny, whose exact origins are a matter of historical debate. Despite popular claims, Bernard had no recorded children, and his successor was his cousin Eustace de Helicourt, who (re-)took the Balliol name and renamed himself Eustace de Balliol
Eustace de Balliol
Eustace de Balliol was the cousin and successor of Bernard II de Balliol, lord of Balliol and Barnard Castle...
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