John I Comyn, Lord of Badenoch
| John Comyn | |
|---|---|
| Died | c.1274 |
| Noble family | Clan Comyn |
| Father | Richard Comyn |
John Comyn (Cumyn) (c. 1215 – c. 1275) was Lord of Badenoch in Scotland. He was justiciar of Galloway in 1258.[1][2] He held lands in Nithsdale[3] (Dalswinton, a Comyn stronghold,[4][5] and Duncow[6]) and Tynedale.[3]
Life
The Comyn family were in effective power in Scotland from 1249 to 1255, when Alexander III of Scotland was a minor; John was one of those with court influence.[3] The Comyns were ousted, by Alan Durward, but returned to power in 1257-8, before provoking a strong English reaction.[3][7]
He fought for Henry III of England at the Battle of Lewes (1265), with John Baliol the elder and Robert Bruce the elder,[8] and was captured.[9] In 1267 he was given licence to crenellate Tarset Castle in Tynedale (by present-day Lanehead, near Hexham), by Henry III;[10] Tarset had previously been held by Walter Comyn.[11]
He started castle construction at Blair Castle with a tower built in 1269.[12] The place was soon taken back by David, Earl of Atholl.[13]
John was the son of a Richard Comyn and was the grandson (through Richard) of William Comyn, jure uxoris Earl of Buchan.
According to the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica he died in 1274, and was nephew of Alexander Comyn, Earl of Buchan, Constable of Scotland, and of Walter Comyn, Earl of Mentieth.[14] His date of death is also given as 1277.[15]
He succeeded his uncle Walter, in 1258, as Lord of Badenoch, and was succeeded by his son John II, the "Black Comyn". John I was known as the "Red Comyn", the nickname more commonly applied to his grandson.[16]
Family
His first wife was called Eva, and appears to have been the mother of at least his oldest children.[17]
His second wife was named Alice and referred to in one document after his death as Lady Alice de Roos (Ros).[18] Scots Peerage has however suggested she might be a de Lindsay of Lamberton, because she and her husband possessed Ulesby, and also because John Comyn was once guardian to a related Lindsay.[15][19]
He is known to have had the following issue:
- William of Kirkintilloch (d.1291), married Isabella Russell, daughter of John Russell and Isabella, Countess of Menteith; without issue.
- John of Badenoch (d.1303), succeeded his father, married Eleanor de Balliol, daughter of John de Balliol and Dervorguilla of Galloway; had issue.
- Alexander, married Eva, widow of Alexander Murray.
- Robert, married Margaret Comyn, daughter of William Comyn of Lochaber; had issue.
- John Comyn of Ulceby; had issue.
- a daughter who married Alexander of Argyll; had issue. [15]
- a daughter who married Sir William Galbraith, 4th Chief of that Ilk, Lord of Kyncaith; had issue.[20]
- a daughter who married firstly Richard Siward and secondly Galfrid de Mowbray; had issue.[21]
- a daughter who married Sir Andrew Moray; had issue.[22]
Notes
- ↑ G. W. S. Barrow, The Kingdom of the Scots: Government, Church and Society from the Eleventh to the Fourteenth Century (2003), p. 86.
- ↑ Michael Brown, The Wars of Scotland (2004), p. 53.
- 1 2 3 4 Tout 1887.
- ↑ Overview of Dalswinton
- ↑ http://lmid1.rcahms.gov.uk/pls/portal/newcanmore.details_gis?inumlink=65896%5B%5D
- ↑ Historical perspective for Nithsdale
- ↑ Michael Prestwich, Plantagenet England 1225-1360 (2005), p. 230.
- ↑ Battle of Lewes, May 14, 1264
- ↑ Battlefield Report (PDF), p. 5.
- ↑ Tarset Castle Licence to Crenellate Archived 2008-12-01 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Tarset Castle Archived 2007-10-22 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ http://www.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/details_gis?inumlink=25802
- ↑ A Guide To Blair Castle, Perth and Kinross, From TourUK
- ↑
Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Comyn, John". Encyclopædia Britannica. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 822. - 1 2 3 Cawley, Charles, Scottish Nobility, Medieval Lands database, Foundation for Medieval Genealogy,
- ↑ Clan Comyn
- ↑ Richardson, Royal Ancestry (2013) Vol.II p.207.
- ↑ Douglas Richardson, Kimball G. Everingham, Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families (2005), p. 210; gives his death as in 1273-8. Also see newer work Royal Ancestry (2013) Vol.II p.207.
- ↑ Scots Peerage p.5
- ↑ Clan Galbraith Association Galbraiths of the Lennox
- ↑ Medieval English genealogy: Which John de Mowbray was the Brother of Christiana de Plumpton? Part 2
- ↑ Balfour Paul J., Scots Peerage voll i, p. 506
References
Tout, Thomas Frederick (1887). "Comyn, John (d.1274)". In Stephen, Leslie. Dictionary of National Biography. 11. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 458–459.
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
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| Preceded by Walter |
Lord of Badenoch 1258-1277 |
Succeeded by John II |