Sir John "Black Comyn" Comyn, II, Lord of Badenoch

1242 - 1302  (~ 59 years)

• Name	John "Black Comyn" Comyn
  Title	Sir
  Suffix	II, Lord of Badenoch
  Birth	~1242	Iverness, Scotland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Ordained	Guardian of Scotland   [2]
  Death	1302	Lochindorb Castle, Strathspey, Scotland   [2]
  Person ID	I45623	The Hennessee Family
  Last Modified	24 Sep 2019

  
  

  Father	Sir John Comyn, I, Lord of Badenoch,   b. ~1215, Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. ~ 1275 (Age ~ 59 years)
  Mother	Alice de Roos
  Marriage	1260  [1]
  Residence (Family)	Badenoch, Isle of Skye, Inverness, Scotland   [3]
  Family ID	F16654	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eleanor de Balliol,   b. 0___ 1246
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  Children	1. Sir John "The Red" Comyn, III, Lord of Badenoch,   b. Abt 1269, Badenoch, Isle of Skye, Inverness, Scotland d. 10 Feb 1306, Dumfries, Scotland (Age ~ 37 years)
  Family ID	F16656	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Ordained - - Guardian of Scotland Death - 1302 - Lochindorb Castle, Strathspey, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  John II Comyn, Lord of Badenoch and Lord of Lochaber (died 1302) or John "the Black", also known as Black Comyn, a Scottish nobleman, was a Guardian of Scotland, and one of the six Regents for Margaret, Maid of Norway. His father was John I Comyn, Lord of Badenoch. Competitor for the Crown In 1284 he joined with other Scottish noblemen who acknowledged Margaret of Norway as the heir of King Alexander.[1] He was a Guardian of the Realm from 1286 to 1292.[2] Comyn submitted to the English king in July 1296 at Montrose.[3] As a descendant of King Donald III, Comyn was one of the thirteen Competitors for the Crown of Scotland. He did not aggressively push his claim for fear of jeopardising that of his brother-in-law John de Balliol, King of Scotland.[3] Comyn, head of the most powerful noble family in Scotland, was a committed ally of Balliol and assisted him in his struggle against Edward I of England. It has even been suggested that the Comyn family were the driving force behind both the Balliol kingship and the revolt against Edward's demands. John Comyn is credited with the building of several large castles or castle houses in and around Inverness. Parts of Mortlach (Balvenie Castle) and Inverlochy Castle still stand today. John Comyn as his father was before him was entrusted by Alexander III of Scotland with the defense of Scotland's northern territories from invasion by the Vikings and the Danes. Family Comyn married Eleanor de Balliol, daughter of John I de Balliol of Barnard Castle, sister of King John of Scotland. Together they had several children, which included: John III Comyn, Lord of Badenoch.,[4][5] who married Lady Joan de Valence of Pembroke, daughter of William de Valence, 1st Earl of Pembroke, who was the half-brother to Henry III of England, and uncle of Edward I of England. One of their daughters, Euphemia, married Sir Andrew Moray of Petty. Their other daughter, whose given name is not known, married Sir William Galbraith, Chief of that Ilk. It is commonly accepted that Sir William Galbraith and the unnamed Princess of Badenoch are the common progenitures of the Kincaid Family of Scotland and all of their descendents. Death John II Comyn, Lord of Badenoch died at Lochindorb Castle,[3] in 1302. [2]

  
  

• Sources

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