• Background Information: John, 5th Baron de Balliol. John Balliol was born in about 1205. He was the son of Hugh de Balliol, 4th Baron de Balliol and Lord of Barnard Castle, and Cecilia de Fontaines, daughter of Aleure, Lord of Fontaines and Longpré-les-Corps-Saints. The family estates were based around Barnard Castle near Durham in England.
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