William Comyn, Earl of Buchan

William Comyn was one of four sons (and three daughters) of Richard Comyn, Justiciar of Lothian and Hextilda of Tynedale. He was born Scotland, in Altyre, Moray in 1163 and died in Buchan in 1233 where he is buried in Deer Abbey. He was Lord of Badenoch and was earl-consort of Buchan.

William made his fortune in the service of king William I of Scotland fighting the Meic Uilleim in the north. William witnesses no less than 88 charters of the king. William was sheriff of Forfar (1195-1211), Justiciar of Scotia (1205-33) and warden of Moray (1211-2). Between 1199 and 1200, William was sent to England to discuss important matters on King William's behalf with the new king, John.

William was appointed to the prestigious office of Justiciar of Scotia, the most senior royal office in the kingdom, in 1205. Between 1211 and 1212, William, as Warden of Moray (or Guardian of Moray) fought against the insurgency of Gofraid mac Domnaill (of the Meic Uilleim family), who William beheaded in Kincardine in 1213.[1] Upon finally destroying the Meic Uilleim's in 1229, he was given the Lordship of Badenoch and the lands it controlled.

From an unknown date, William held the title Lord of Kilbride.

He helped oversee the construction of St Mungo's Cathedral in Glasgow and after his death, Marjory continued his work there.

William (is believed to have) had six children through his first wife Sarah Fitzhugh and eight through Marjory, Countess of Buchan. The two branches would be associated with the Lordship of Badenoch through his first wife and the Earldom of Buchan through the second. For the historian Alan Young, William's life, and particularly his marriage to the Countess of Buchan, marks the beginning of the "Comyn century".

NB. Children are ranked according to either accounts showing a specific rank in the order of Williams children's birth or according to the earliest available date the child was thought to have been born.

   * father Richard Comyn (b.c.1115-1123 d.c.1179); mother Hextilda of Tynedale (aka. Hextilda FitzUchtred or Hextilda FitzWaldeve) (b.1112-1122 d.c. 1149-1189). Hextilda's first husband was Malcolm, 2nd Earl of Atholl, making their son Henry, 3rd Earl of Atholl, William Comyn's half-brother.

o first wife married 1193: Sarah Fitzhugh (aka. Sarah filia Roberti) (b.1155-1160 d.c.1204)
+ 1. Richard (b.c.1190-1194 d.c.1244-1249); married to unknown wife; father of John I Comyn, Lord of Badenoch (b.c.1220 d.c.1277)
+ 2. Jardine Comyn, Lord of Inverallochy (b. during or before 1190)
+ 3. Walter, Lord of Badenoch (b.1190 d.c.1258) married Isabella, Countess of Menteith
+ 4. Johanna (aka. Jean) (b.c.1198 d.c.1274); married c.1220: Uilleam I, Earl of Ross (aka. William de Ross) (b.c.1194-1214 d.1274)
+ 5. John Comyn, jure uxoris Earl of Angus (d.1242); married (c.1242); Matilda, Countess of Angus (aka. Maud) (b.c.1222, d.1261)
+ 6. David Comyn, Lord of Kilbride (d.1247); married Isabel de Valoigne (d.1253)
o second wife married c.1209-1212: Marjory (aka. Margaret), Countess of Buchan (aka. Margaret Colhan of Buchan) (b.c.1184 d.c.1243-1244)
+ 1. Idonea (aka. Idoine) (b.c.1215-1221); married 1237: Gilbert de Haya of Erroll (aka. Gilbert de la Hay) (d.1262)
+ 2. Alexander, Earl of Buchan (b.c.1217 d.c.1289-1290); married: Elizabetha de Quincy (aka. Isabel) (b.1220 d.1282)
+ 3. William (b.c.1217)
+ 4. Margaret (b.c. 1218-1230); married Sir John de Keith, Marischal of Scotland (b.1212 d.1270)
+ 5. Fergus (b.c.1219-1228 d.); married 1249: unknown wife; father of Margaret Comyn (b.c.1270)
+ 6. Elizabeth (b.c. 1223 d.1267); married: Uilleam, Earl of Mar (d.1281)
+ 7. Agnes (b.c.1225); married 1262: Sir Philip de Meldrum, Justiciar of Scotia (aka. Philip de Fedarg or Philip de Melgarum)
[edit] Notes

  1. ^ "Scotland". http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTLAND.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-13. 

References

   * Young, Alan, Robert the Bruce's Rivals: The Comyns, 1213-1314, (East Linton, 1997)

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Comyn,_jure_uxoris_Earl_of_Buchan

He was born before 1176.

See "My Lines"

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William Comyn was one of four sons (and three daughters) of Richard Comyn, Justiciar of Lothian and Hextilda of Tynedale. He was born Scotland, in Altyre, Moray in 1163 and died in Buchan in 1233 where he is buried in Deer Abbey. He was Lord of Badenoch and was earl-consort of Buchan.

William made his fortune in the service of king William I of Scotland fighting the Meic Uilleim in the north. William witnesses no less than 88 charters of the king. William was sheriff of Forfar (1195-1211), Justiciar of Scotia (1205-33) and warden of Moray (1211-2). Between 1199 and 1200, William was sent to England to discuss important matters on King William's behalf with the new king, John.

William was appointed to the prestigious office of Justiciar of Scotia, the most senior royal office in the kingdom, in 1205. Between 1211 and 1212, William, as Warden of Moray (or Guardian of Moray) fought against the insurgency of Gofraid mac Domnaill (of the Meic Uilleim family), who William beheaded in Kincardine in 1213.[1] Upon finally destroying the Meic Uilleim's in 1229, he was given the Lordship of Badenoch and the lands it controlled.

From an unknown date, William held the title Lord of Kilbride.

He helped oversee the construction of St Mungo's Cathedral in Glasgow and after his death, Marjory continued his work there.

Earl of Buchan

During his period as Warden of Moray, Comyn was so successful, it may have been the reason he received the hand of Marjory (aka. Margaret), Countess of Buchan, sometime between 1209-1212. Her father Fergus, Earl of Buchan, had no male heirs and so in marrying his daughter to William he ensured a suitable line for his titles before his death. Dying sometime around 1214 (perhaps earlier) William took over the management of the mormaerdom (earldom) of Bucham, by right of his wife.

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William (is believed to have) had six children through his first wife Sarah Fitzhugh and eight through Marjory, Countess of Buchan. The two branches would be associated with the Lordship of Badenoch through his first wife and the Earldom of Buchan through the second. For the historian Alan Young, William's life, and particularly his marriage to the Countess of Buchan, marks the beginning of the "Comyn century".

NB. Children are ranked according to either accounts showing a specific rank in the order of Williams children's birth or according to the earliest available date the child was thought to have been born.

father Richard Comyn (b.c.1115-1123 d.c.1179); mother Hextilda of Tynedale (aka. Hextilda FitzUchtred or Hextilda FitzWaldeve) (b.1112-1122 d.c. 1149-1189). Hextilda's first husband was Malcolm, 2nd Earl of Atholl, making their son Henry, 3rd Earl of Atholl, William Comyn's half-brother.

first wife married 1193: Sarah Fitzhugh (aka. Sarah filia Roberti) (b.1155-1160 d.c.1204)

1. Richard (b.c.1190-1194 d.c.1244-1249); married to unknown wife; father of John I Comyn, Lord of Badenoch (b.c.1220 d.c.1277)

2. Jardine Comyn, Lord of Inverallochy (b. during or before 1190)

3. Walter, Lord of Badenoch (b.1190 d.c.1258) married Isabella, Countess of Menteith

4. Johanna (aka. Jean) (b.c.1198 d.c.1274); married c.1220: Uilleam I, Earl of Ross (aka. William de Ross) (b.c.1194-1214 d.1274)

5. John Comyn, jure uxoris Earl of Angus (d.1242); married (c.1242); Matilda, Countess of Angus (aka. Maud) (b.c.1222, d.1261)

6. David Comyn, Lord of Kilbride (d.1247); married Isabel de Valoigne (d.1253)

second wife married c.1209-1212: Marjory (aka. Margaret), Countess of Buchan (aka. Margaret Colhan of Buchan) (b.c.1184 d.c.1243-1244)

1. Idonea (aka. Idoine) (b.c.1215-1221); married 1237: Gilbert de Haya of Erroll (aka. Gilbert de la Hay) (d.1262)

2. Alexander, Earl of Buchan (b.c.1217 d.c.1289-1290); married: Elizabetha de Quincy (aka. Isabel) (b.1220 d.1282)

3. William (b.c.1217)

4. Margaret (b.c. 1218-1230); married Sir John de Keith, Marischal of Scotland (b.1212 d.1270)

5. Fergus (b.c.1219-1228 d.); married 1249: unknown wife; father of Margaret Comyn (b.c.1270)

6. Elizabeth (b.c. 1223 d.1267); married: Uilleam, Earl of Mar (d.1281)

7. Agnes (b.c.1225); married 1262: Sir Philip de Meldrum, Justiciar of Scotia (aka. Philip de Fedarg or Philip de Melgarum)

[edit]Notes

^ "Scotland". Retrieved 2007-06-13.

[edit]References

Young, Alan, Robert the Bruce's Rivals: The Comyns, 1213-1314, (East Linton, 1997)

http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Comyn-4

Lord William Comyn of Tynedal aka of Badenoch Born 1163 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, , Scotlandmap Son of Richard Comyn and Hextilda F. (Tynedale) Comyn Brother of Unknown (Atholl) Lundin, Henry (Atholl) of Atholl and Margaret (Comyn) Atholl	 Husband of Margaret Countess of Buchan (Buchan) Comyn Countess o — married [date unknown] [location unknown] Husband of Sarah (Fitzhugh) Comyn — married [date unknown] [location unknown] Father of Richard Comyn, Walter Comyn Lord of Ba, Johanna (Comyn) Ross, Alexander Comyn II Earl of, Margaret (Comyn) Keith and Elizabeth Comyn	 Died 1233 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, , Scotlandmap Profile managers: Jacques Charles Pictet private message [send private message], Katherine Patterson private message [send private message], Ted Williams private message [send private message], David Robinson private message [send private message], Sharon Meeds private message [send private message], and Allan Stuart private message [send private message] Last profile change on 10 January 2014 13:07: Eugene Quigley edited the Biography for William Comyn. [Thank Eugene for this] This page has been accessed 594 times. Nominate for Profile of the Week by posting the link http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Comyn-4 in our G+ Community. Vote by clicking the +1 button above.

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Chancellor of Scotland

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William Comyn
BIRTH 1163
Moray, Scotland
DEATH 1233 (aged 69–70)
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
BURIAL
Deer AbbeyDeer Abbey
Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
MEMORIAL ID 98653470

Family Members
Parents
Lord of Badenoch Richard Comyn
1120–1177
Hextilda Fitz Uchtred Comyn
1122–1182

Spouses
Lady of Badenoch Sarah de fitz Hugh Comyn
1160–1209
Margaret Buchan Comyn
1184–1244

Siblings
John Comyn
1146–1159
Idonea Comyn FitzGilbert
1148–1232
Odinell "Odo" Comyn
1150 – unknown
Simon Comyn
1152 – unknown

Children
Earl of Menteith Walter Comyn
1190–1258
Lord of Inverallochy Jardine Comyn
1190–1258
Lord of Badenoch Richard Comyn
1194–1249
Countess of Ross Johanna Jean Comyn MacTaggart
1198–1274
Alexander Comyn
1217–1290
Countess of Mar Elizabeth Comyn mac Dhonnchaidh
1223–1267
Lord of Gorgyn Fergus Comyn
1223–1305
Earl of Angus John Comyn
unknown–1242
Lord of Kilbride David Comyn
unknown–1247