Isabella de Warenne

Isabella de Warenne (c.1253 – before 1292) was Lady of Balliol by her marriage to John Balliol; there is, however, doubt that she lived to become queen when he succeeded to the Scottish throne. Family Isabella was the second of three children born to John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey and his wife Alice de Lusignan, maternal half-sister of Henry III of England. Her elder sister, Eleanor, married Henry Percy and became mother of Henry de Percy, 1st Baron Percy. Their mother died while giving birth to Isabella's younger brother, William, who was killed in a tournament after he had married Joan de Vere and sired two children. Life On about 9 February 1281 Isabella married John Balliol, who had a claim to the Scottish throne. The marriage lasted about ten years. The chronicle of Thomas Wykes records the marriage. It has been established that the couple had at least one child: Edward Balliol, Scottish pretender (d.1364) – married to Marguerite de Taranto, daughter of Philip I, Prince of Taranto (d.1332); annulled or divorced with no issue.