William COMYN Lord of Badenoch and Earl Of Buchan [6405] ¹⁵¹⁴

  General Notes:

William Comyn was Lord of Badenoch and Earl of Buchan. He was one of the seven children of Richard Comyn, Justiciar of Lothian, and Hextilda of Tynedale. He was born in Scotland, in Altyre, Moray in 1163 and died in Buchan in 1233 where he is buried in Deer Abbey.

William made his fortune in the service of King William I of Scotland fighting the Meic Uilleim in the north. William witnesses no fewer than 88 charters of the king. William was sheriff of Forfar (1195\endash 1211), Justiciar of Scotia (1205\endash 1233) and warden of Moray (1211\endash 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), whom William beheaded in Kincardinein 1213. 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 Kirkintilloch.
He helped oversee the construction of St Mungo's Cathedral in Glasgow and after his death, Marjory continued his work there.

During his period as Warden of Moray, Comyn was so successful, it may have been the reason he received the hand of Marjory (a.k.a. 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.

Family tree
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\endash 1123 d.c.1179);
Mother Hextilda of Tynedale (a.k.a. Hextilda FitzUchtred or Hextilda FitzWaldeve) (b.1112\endash 1122 d.c. 1149\endash 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 (a.k.a. Sarah filia Roberti) (b.1155\endash 1160 d.c.1204)
1. Richard (b.c.1190\endash 1194 d.c.1244\endash 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 (a.k.a. Jean) (b.c.1198 d.c.1274); married c.1220: Uilleam I, Earl of Ross (a.k.a. William de Ross) (b.c.1194\endash 1214 d.1274)
5. John Comyn, jure uxoris Earl of Angus (died 1242); married (c.1242); Matilda, Countess of Angus (aka. Maud) (b.c.1222, d.1261)
6. David Comyn, Lord of Kilbride (died 1247); married Isabel de Valoigne (d.1253)

Second wife married c.1209\endash 1212: Marjory (aka. Margaret), Countess of Buchan (a.k.a. Margaret Colhan of Buchan) (b.c.1184 d.c.1243\endash 1244)
1. Idonea (a.k.a. Idoine) (b.c.1215\endash 1221); married 1237: Gilbert de Haya of Erroll (a.k.a. Gilbert de la Hay) (d.1262)
2. Alexander, Earl of Buchan (b.c.1217 d.c.1289\endash 1290); married: Elizabetha de Quincy (a.k.a. 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, Lord of Gorgyn (b.c.1219\endash 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 (a.k.a. Philip de Fedarg or Philip de Melgarum)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Comyn,_Lord_of_Badenoch

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Title Of Nobility: Earl of Buchan, on an unknown date,. ¹⁵¹⁶

2. He worked as a Warden / Guardian of Moray between 1211 and 1212. ¹⁵¹⁶

3. Title Of Nobility: Lord of Badenoch, on an unknown date,. ¹⁵¹⁶

4. He worked as a Great Chancellor of Scotland on an unknown date. ¹⁵¹⁶

5. He worked as a Justiciar of Scotia between 1205 and 1233. ¹⁵¹⁶

6. He worked as a Sheriff of Forfar between 1195 and 1211. ¹⁵¹⁶

7. Title Of Nobility: Earl of Menteith, on an unknown date,. ¹⁵¹⁶

8. Title Of Nobility: Earl of Mar, on an unknown date,. ¹⁵¹⁶

9. Title Of Nobility: Sir Knight, on an unknown date,. ¹⁵¹⁶

The Life Summary of William

When William de Comyn II was born in 1163, in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, his father, Richard de Comyn, was 48 and his mother, Hextilda fitz Huchtred of Tynedale, was 41
About 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, 1
( ttp://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cousin/html/p390.htm#i7749 )
from Compiler: R. B. Stewart, Evans, GA
( http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cousin/html/index.htm )

William Comyn, Lord of Badenoch
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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.
[edit]Family tree
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)

1st Earl of Buchan, Justiciar of Scotland (d 1233, 2nd son)
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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 \emdash married [date unknown] [location unknown] Husband of Sarah (Fitzhugh) Comyn \emdash 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 Willi

William married Countess Margaret BUCHAN [6406] [MRIN: 5378] about 1215 in Buchan, , Aberdeenshire, Scotland.¹⁵¹⁶ (Countess Margaret BUCHAN [6406] was born in 1184 in Buchan, , Aberdeenshire, Scotland,¹⁵¹⁴ died in 1244 in Buchan, , Aberdeenshire, Scotland ¹⁵¹⁴ and was buried in 1244 in Buchan, , Aberdeenshire, Scotland ¹⁵¹⁴.)