Hugh de Balliol

Hugh de Balliol (died 1229) was the oldest son and successor of Eustace de Balliol (before 1190 Eustace de Helicourt).Stell, "Balliol, Bernard de (d. c.1190)".] Hugh probably succeeded to his father Eustace's lordships by 1209.

Hugh and his brother Bernard were staunch supporters of King John; Hugh probably named his son after the king.Stell, "Balliol, Bernard de (d. c.1190)"; Stell, "Balliol , John de (b. before 1208, d. 1268)".] After Hugh's death in 1229, his son John I de Balliol succeeded to the chief Balliol estates.

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*cite book|last=Beam|first=Amanda|title=The Balliol Dynasty, 1210-1364|year=2008|publisher=John Donald|location=Edinburgh
* Stell, G. P., "Balliol, Bernard de (d. c.1190)", "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography", Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/1204 , accessed 24 Jan 2008]
* Stell, G. P., "Balliol , John de (b. before 1208, d. 1268)", "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography", Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/1208 , accessed 24 Jan 2008]