List of Scottish monarchs
House of Balliol (1292–1296)
The death of Margaret of Norway began a two-year interregnum in Scotland caused by a succession crisis. With her death, the descent of William I became extinct and there was no obvious heir by primogeniture.

List of Scottish monarchs

Section Title: House of Balliol (1292–1296)
Table Section Text: The death of Margaret of Norway began a two-year interregnum in Scotland caused by a succession crisis. With her death, the descent of William I became extinct and there was no obvious heir by primogeniture.

Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriage(s)	Death	Dynastic status

John Balliol Toom Tabard ("Empty Cloak") (Iain Balliol) 1292–1296	-	c. 1249	Isabella de Warenne 9 February 1281 at least one child	c. 25 November 1314 Picardy, France	great-grandson of David of Huntingdon (brother of William I)

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John Balliol (c. 1249 – late 1314) was King of Scots from 1292 to 1296.

final_sentence: John Balliol (c. 1249 – late 1314) was King of Scots from 1292 to 1296.