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     Malcolm (?) was the son of Maldouen, 3rd Earl of Lennox and Elizabeth Stewart.¹ He died before 1250.¹

     Elizabeth MacDuff, Countess of Fife was born before 1332.¹ She was the daughter of Duncan MacDuff, 8th Earl of Fife and Mary de Monthermer.¹ She married William de Ramsay, Earl of Fife.¹ She married Walter Stewart, Earl of Fife, son of Robert II Stewart, King of Scotland and Elizabeth Mure of Rowallan.¹ She married Thomas Bisset , Earl of Fife between 10 January 1363 and 8 June 1363.¹ She married John de Dunbar, Earl of Fife.¹ She died after 12 August 1389.¹
     She succeeded as the Countess of Fife in 1353.¹ She abdicated as Countess of Fife on 30 March 1371.¹ She gained the title of Countess of Fife before 6 March 1372.¹

     Sir Malcolm Drummond, 10th Thane of Lennox was born after 1295.¹ He was the son of Sir Malcolm Drummond, 9th Thane of Lennox and unknown daughter Graham.¹ He married unknown daughter (?) He died on 17 October 1346, killed in action.¹
     He fought in the Battle of Neville's Cross on 17 October 1346.¹

     Margaret of Huntingdon was the daughter of David of Scotland, 9th Earl of Huntingdon and Matilda of Chester.² She married Alan de Galloway, Lord of Galloway, son of Roland of Galloway and Eleanor de Morville, in 1209.¹ She died in 1228.¹

     Alan de Galloway, Lord of Galloway was the son of Roland of Galloway and Eleanor de Morville.² He married, firstly, unknown daughter de Lacy, daughter of Roger de Lacy and Maud de Clere.³ He married, thirdly, Rose de Lacy, daughter of Hugh de Lacy, 1st Earl of Ulster.³ He married, secondly, Margaret of Huntingdon, daughter of David of Scotland, 9th Earl of Huntingdon and Matilda of Chester, in 1209.¹ He died in 1234.¹
     He gained the title of Lord of Galloway.¹ He held the office of Constable of Scotland.

     Devorguilla de Galloway was the daughter of Alan de Galloway, Lord of Galloway and Margaret of Huntingdon.^2,3 She married John de Balliol, son of Hugh de Balliol, Lord of Bywell and Cecily de Fontaines, in 1233.⁴ She died on 28 January 1290.⁴ She was buried on 31 January 1290 at Sweetheart Abbey, Kirkland, Scotland^G.⁴

     John de Balliol was the son of Hugh de Balliol, Lord of Bywell and Cecily de Fontaines.² He married Devorguilla de Galloway, daughter of Alan de Galloway, Lord of Galloway and Margaret of Huntingdon, in 1233.² He died on 27 October 1268.
     He gained the title of Lord of Bywell. He held the office of Regent of Scotland.¹

     John Balliol, King of Scotland was born circa 1240.² He was the son of John de Balliol and Devorguilla de Galloway.¹ He married Isabella de Warenne, daughter of John de Warenne, 7th Earl of Surrey and Alice de Lusignan, before 7 February 1280/81.¹ He died in April 1313 at Château Gaillard, Normandy, France^G.^2,3 He was buried at Church of St. Waast, Saint-Waast, Normandy, France^G.²
     He gained the title of Baron of Barnard's Castle, co. Durham [Feudal Barony].¹ He gained the title of Baron of Bywell, Northumberland [Feudal Barony].^2,1 He gained the title of King John of Scotland on 17 November 1292.² He was crowned King of Scotland on 30 November 1292 at Scone Abbey, Scone, Perthshire, Scotland^G.² He was deposed as Baron of Bywell in 1295.^4,1 He abdicated as King of Scotland on 10 July 1296.² After being detained in England as a prisoner for three years, he was exiled to France.¹
     Of Norman ancestry, and a distant descendant of David I, John was chosen as king by England's Edward I from among 13 competitors. There was a bitter dispute between King Edward of England and King John of Scotland. King Edward demanded that King John do homage to him and accept the right of English courts to hear appeals from Scotland. John signed an alliance with France. Edward invaded Scotland in 1296, won the Battle of Dunbar forcing John to surrender the Scottish Kingdom to the forces of King Edward on the 10 July 1296 and to abdicate. The coronation stone of Scone was seized. There was an interregnum between 1296 and 1306 before Robert I (The Bruce) was acknowledged to be King of Scotland.¹

     Isabella de Warenne was born in 1253.¹ She was the daughter of John de Warenne, 7th Earl of Surrey and Alice de Lusignan.^2,1 She married John Balliol, King of Scotland, son of John de Balliol and Devorguilla de Galloway, before 7 February 1280/81.²
     From before 7 February 1280/81, her married name became Balliol.²

     Emily Anne Hedges-White was the daughter of William Henry Hare Hedges-White, 3rd Earl of Bantry and Jane Herbert.¹ She died in 1860.¹