Person:William Comyn (18)
William Comyn, jure uxoris Earl of Buchan
b.1163 Moray, Scotland
d.1233 Logie Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents and Siblings
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  1. William Comyn, jure uxoris Earl of Buchan1163 - 1233
  2. John Comyn - Bef Abt 1160
  3. Odinel Comyn - Aft 1166
  4. Simon Comyn - Aft Abt 1166
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  William Comyn, jure uxoris Earl of Buchan1163 - 1233
  • W.  Margaret _____Bef 1185 - Bet 1242 & 1244
  1. Alexander Comyn, 6th Earl of BuchanAbt 1217 - 1289
  2. Elizabeth Comyn1223 - 1267
  3. William Comyn
  4. Fergus Comyn
  5. Idonea Comyn
  6. Agnes Comyn
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  William Comyn, jure uxoris Earl of Buchan1163 - 1233
  • W.  Sarah FitzhughAbt 1155 & 1160 - Abt 1203
m. 1200 or after
  1. David Comyn - Bet 1244 & 1247
  2. Walter Comyn, jure uxoris Earl of Menteith - 1258
  3. Jordan Comyn
  4. Richard Comyn1194 - Bet 1244 & 1249
  5. Joan Comyn
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Facts and Events
Name William Comyn, jure uxoris Earl of Buchan
Gender Male
Birth[2] 1163 Moray, ScotlandAltyre?
Marriage to Margaret _____
Marriage 1200 or after to Sarah Fitzhugh
Death[2][1] 1233 Logie Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Burial? Deer Abbey
Reference Number? Q8007041?


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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 (1195–1211), Justiciar of Scotia (1205–1233) 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), 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 Kilbride.

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

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References
  1. ↑ William Comyn, Earl of Buchan, in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 William Comyn, jure uxoris Earl of Buchan, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  3.   WILLIAM Comyn, in Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families.
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