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Baliol

American  
[bayl-yuhl, bay-lee-uhl] / ˈbeɪl jəl, ˈbeɪ li əl /

noun

  1. John de 1249–1315, king of Scotland 1292–96.


Baliol British  
/ ˈbeɪlɪəl /

noun

  1. Edward . ?1283–1364, king of Scotland (1332, 1333–56)

  2. his father, John . 1249–1315, king of Scotland (1292–96): defeated and imprisoned by Edward I of England (1296)

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John Baliol reigned as king of Scotland from 1292 to 1296.

From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2024

It also includes two Baliol coins which Mr Baxter discovered at the site in Fife.

From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2024

Prince Olaf is the only child of the King and Queen of Norway and has just spent a year at Baliol College, Oxford, England; he is 22.

From Time Magazine Archive

Bernard Baliol, through love of God and for the good of his soul, granted them his estate of Wedelee, in Hertfordshire, which afterwards formed part of the preceptory of Temple Dynnesley.

From The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple by Charles G. Addison

Before Baliol had been many months on the throne there was grave friction on the question of legal appeals.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History by Various

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