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Lord Of Tynedale Richard Comyn

Male 1115 - 1179  (64 years)


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  • Name Richard Comyn 
    Prefix Lord Of Tynedale 
    Relationshipwith Kathleen Alice Jones-Rouse
    Birth 1115  Altyre, Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Lord of Tynedale 
    To Lady Kathleen Great GrandParent 
    Death 1179 
    Person ID I3590  Enchanted Family Tree
    Last Modified 2 Apr 2012 

    Father William Comyn,   b. 1084, Altyre, Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1140 (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Maude Basset,   b. 1075, Bassett, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 1114  Altyre, Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1915  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hextilda Fitzhuchtred Tynedale,   b. 1122, Tynedale, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 1145  Tynedale, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Lord of Buchan William Comyn,   b. 1163, Buchan, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1233, Buchan, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    Family ID F1914  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2012 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1115 - Altyre, Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1145 - Tynedale, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • (Research):Richard married Hexstilda of Tynedale, grand-daughter of King Donald Ban. Their son William became Earl of Buchan through marriage, and his son from a previous marriage became Earl of Menteith and Lord of Badenoch.

      When King David I's line ended in 1286, the Comyns were the most powerful family in Scotland, and had claim to the empty throne on two counts. However the crown went to King John in 1292. He was the son of Devorguilla, David's great-grand-daughter, and John Balliol, founder of Balliol College in Oxford and another of Scotland's most powerful men.

      When King John was deposed the Balliols left Scotland and again the most powerful man in the country was a Comyn. Devorguilla's grandson was known as 'The Red Comyn' and ruled with complete self-interest, sometimes fighting for Scotland and at other times for England.