Dervorguilla of Galloway - Successors

Successors

Dervorguilla and John de Balliol had issue:

• Sir Hugh de Balliol, who died without issue before April 10, 1271.
• Alan de Balliol, who died without issue.
• Sir Alexander de Balliol, who died without issue before November 13, 1278.
• King John of Scotland, successful competitor for the Crown in 1292.
• Cecily de Balliol, who married John de Burgh, Knt., of Walkern, Hertfordshire.
• Ada de Balliol, who married in 1266, William de Lindsay, of Lamberton.
• Margaret (died unmarried)
• Eleanor de Balliol, who married John II Comyn, Lord of Badenoch.
• Maud, who married Sir Bryan FitzAlan, Lord FitzAlan, of Bedale, Knt., (d. June 1, 1306), who succeeded the Earl of Surrey as Guardian and Keeper of Scotland for Edward I of England.

Owing to the deaths of her elder three sons, all of whom were childless, Dervorguilla's fourth and youngest surviving son John of Scotland asserted a claim to the crown in 1290 when queen Margaret died. He won in arbitration against the rival Robert Bruce, 5th Lord of Annandale in 1292, and subsequently was king of Scotland for four years (1292–96).