There are several families that are given the modern name of Balliol (or variations) but although they have the same name they are not at all related and originate from different areas of northern France, where there were thirteen villages named Bailleul.[1]
Those pedigrees that name Rainald as his father are confusing the Balliols from Picardy, to whom Rainald was not related. [2]
Sources
↑ Beam, Amanda G. The political ambitions and influences of the Balliol dynasty, c. 1210-1364, [thesis] 2005.
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