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Comyn (surname)
Comyn is a surname. The name originated in the 12th century from Clan Cumming and was commonly used by the Lord of Badenoch, Lords of Badenoch, the Lord of Kilbride, Lords of Kilbride and the Earl of Buchan, Earls of Buchan. List of persons with the surname * Alexander Comyn (other) **Alexander Comyn, Earl of Buchan (died 1289) **Alexander Comyn (died 1308), Sheriff of Aberdeen **Alexander Comyn of Dunphail (died 1330) * Alice Comyn, Countess of Buchan (1289–1349) * Alison Comyn (born 1969), Irish television journalist and broadcaster * Andy Comyn (born 1968), English footballer * Dan Comyn (1872–1949), Irish cricketer * David Comyn (1854–1907), Irish language revivalist * David Comyn, Lord of Kilbride (died 1247) * Edmund Comyn (died 1314), Scottish noble * Elizabeth de Comyn (1299–1372), English noblewoman * Hugh Comyn (1876–1937), English civil servant and sportsman * James Comyn (1921–1997), English High Court judge * Jardine Comyn, Lord of Inverallochy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Comyn III Of Badenoch
John Comyn III of Badenoch, nicknamed the Red (c. 1274 – 10 February 1306), was a leading Scottish baron and magnate who played an important role in the First War of Scottish Independence. He served as Guardian of Scotland after the forced abdication of his uncle, King John Balliol (r. 1292–1296), in 1296, and for a time commanded the defence of Scotland against English attacks. Comyn was stabbed to death by Robert the Bruce before the altar at the church of the Greyfriars at Dumfries. His father, John Comyn II, known as the Black Comyn, had been one of the competitors for the Crown of Scotland, claiming his descent from King Donald III. His mother was Eleanor Balliol, sister of King John Balliol. He had, moreover, links with the royal house of England: in the early 1290s, he married Joan de Valence, cousin of King Edward I. Comyn family On the eve of the Wars of Independence, the Comyns were one of the dominant families of Scotland, with extensive landholdings in both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Comyn (died 1308)
Alexander Comyn (died 1308), Sheriff of Aberdeen was a fourteenth-century Scottish nobleman. He was a younger son of Alexander Comyn, Earl of Buchan. The latter died in 1290, whereupon the earldom of Buchan was inherited by Alexander's elder brother, John (died 1308). Alexander was married to Joanna Latimer, an Englishwoman with whom he had issue Alice and Margaret. Alice married Henry de Beaumont, son of Louis of Brienne and Agnès de Beaumont, Vicomte of Beaumont. Margaret married firstly John Ross son of William II, Earl of Ross and secondly William Lindsay of Symertoun. Alexander was Sheriff of Aberdeen in 1297–1304. During the First War of Scottish Independence The First War of Scottish Independence was the first of a series of wars between English and Scottish forces. It lasted from the English invasion of Scotland in 1296 until the ''de jure'' restoration of Scottish independence with the Treaty ..., Alexander is recorded to have campaigned with Lachla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Comyn (other)
John Comyn may refer to: *John Comyn (bishop) (1150–1212), Archbishop of Dublin *John Comyn (died 1242), styled Earl of Angus * John Comyn I of Badenoch (died c. 1275) *John Comyn II of Badenoch (died 1302), son of John I, Guardian of Scotland * John Comyn III of Badenoch (died 1306), killed by Robert the Bruce *John Comyn IV of Badenoch (c. 1294–1314), son of John III *John Comyn, Earl of Buchan (died 1308), cousin of John III *John Comyn of Ulceby Sir John Comyn of Ulceby (died c.1332), was an Anglo-Scottish noble. He was a younger son of John Comyn, Lord of Badenoch (died c.1275) and Alicia de Ros. His elder brother John II Comyn, Lord of Badenoch granted him some lands in 1279, when h ... (died c. 1332), Anglo-Scottish noble See also * John Comyns (1667–1740), English judge and MP {{hndis, Comyn, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jardine Comyn
Jardine Comyn, Lord of Inverallochy, also known as Jordan, was a son of William Comyn, Lord of Badenoch later the Earl of Buchan and was granted the lands of Inverallochy from his father upon William becoming the Earl of Buchan, jure uxoris of his second wife Margaret, Countess of Buchan. Life Jardine was a son of William Comyn, Lord of Badenoch and his first wife Sarah Fitzhugh. He received Inverallochy in Buchan from his father William Comyn, Earl of Buchan jure uxoris in 1225, confirmed in a charter in 1277, by his half brother Alexander Comyn, Earl of Buchan Alexander Comyn, 2nd Earl of Buchan (died 1289) was a Scoto-Norman magnate who was one of the most important figures in the 13th century Kingdom of Scotland. He was the son of William Comyn, jure uxoris Earl of Buchan, and Marjory, Countess o .... Marriage and issue Jardine, is known to have had the following issue: *Philip, married Marjory, the daughter of Adam Wauchope of Culter.Burke, J. p. 1538. Citations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Comyn
Sir James Peter Comyn (8 March 1921 – 5 January 1997) was an Irish-born barrister English High Court judge. The scion of a prominent Nationalist legal family, Comyn was sent to England after they fell out with Éamon de Valera. Considered by many to be "the finest all-round advocate at the English bar", Comyn was appointed to the High Court of Justice in 1978, serving on the bench until his retirement in 1985. Early life James Comyn was born at Beaufield House, Stillorgan, County Dublin, the son of Nationalist barrister James Comyn KC and of Mary Comyn; through his father he was the nephew of the barrister Michael Comyn KC. Both his father and uncle had been political and legal advisers to Éamon de Valera, who at one point used Beaufield House as a safe house. However, the Comyn brothers fell out with de Valera shortly before he came to power in 1932, and Michael Comyn was passed over as Attorney-General of the Free State. As a result, James Comyn, who was then attending ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Comyn
Henry Hugh Comyn (1 November 1876 – 8 April 1937) was an English civil servant and sportsman. He competed in the Wimbledon Championships in 1906 and 1907 and was an open champion in badminton in mixed doubles in 1908, 1909 and 1910. Life Comyn was the son of Charles James Bourchier Comyn of Marle Place, Brenchley, Kent. He was at Dulwich College from July 1890 to 1892. In 1898 he was a clerk in the Metropolitan Police receivers office. He was a lieutenant in the Territorial Army in the 2nd South Middlesex regiment in 1900. He saw service in the Second Anglo-Boer War in the King's Royal Rifles. Comyn entered the 1906 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles and was beaten by J.M.Flavelle in the second round. In the 1907 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles he lost in the first round to Percy Fitton. He played badminton for England between 1907 and 1911 and won the men's doubles in the Scottish Open three times. In 1908 he partnered Frank Chesterton and in 1909 and 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth De Comyn
Elizabeth de Comyn (1 November 1299 – 20 November 1372) was a medieval noblewoman and heiress, notable for being kidnapped by the Despenser family towards the end of the reign of King Edward II. Background Elizabeth was born to John III Comyn, Lord of Badenoch, also known as the "Red Comyn", a powerful Scottish nobleman related to the Scottish crown, and Joan de Valence, the daughter of the French knight William de Valence, 1st Earl of Pembroke. She was the youngest of three children, with an elder sister, Joan de Comyn, and brother, John de Comyn. Her father was stabbed to death in 1306 by Robert the Bruce and Elizabeth and her siblings were sent south to England for their own safety. Joan married David II Strathbogie, the earl of Atholl, whilst her brother John later died at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, fighting Robert. Inheritance and kidnap In 1324 Elizabeth's uncle on her father's side, Aymer de Valence, the earl of Pembroke, died. Since he had no surviving ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmund Comyn
Sir Edmund Comyn of Kilbride (died 1314) was a 13th- and 14th-century Scottish noble. He was a younger son of William Comyn of Kilbride and Euphemia de Clavering. Life He succeeded to his brother John's estates after John died without an heir. He fought with his cousins the Earl of Buchan and the Lord of Badenoch at the Battle of Dunbar on 27 April 1296, where he was captured and became a prisoner of King Edward I of England until 1297 at Nottingham Castle. He was released from captivity and fought during Edward I's campaign in Flanders in 1297–98. He led a Scottish army with Simon Fraser crossing into England on 18 June 1303 to lay waste the countryside around Carlisle. He was forfeited of his lands in Fakenham Apes, Suffolk, England; however, he regained them after his submission to Edward I.Watson, p.204. He was stripped of his Scottish estates and titles by King Robert I of Scotland in 1306. Edmund died fighting on the English side during the Battle of Bannockburn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Comyn, Lord Of Kilbride
David Comyn, Lord of Kilbride was a son of William Comyn, Lord of Badenoch, later the Earl of Buchan, and inherited the barony of Kilbride from his wife Isobel, the daughter of William de Valognes. He died in 1247. Life David was a younger son of William Comyn, Earl of Buchan and Lord of Badenoch and his first wife Sarah Fitzhugh. David was requested to join King Henry III of England's expedition into France in 1230; however, he paid scutage to not provide military service.Pollock, p.147. Marriage and issue David married Isobel, the daughter of William de Valognes; they had the following known issue: *William William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ... – married Euphemia de Clavering, had issue Citations References *Pollock, M. A. ''Scotland, England and France Afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Comyn
David Comyn (in Irish, Dáithí Coimín or Dáithí Ó Coimín) (1854–1907) was an Irish language revivalist from Kilrush parish in County Clare. He is best known as co-founder of the Society for the Preservation of the Irish Language (SPIL) and as editor of the Gaelic Journal. Biography David Comyn, son of John Comyn and Keat Hassett, was baptised in Kilrush parish on 14 May 1854. He moved to Dublin to work as a bank clerk in the National Bank (on whose banknotes his signature eventually appeared). He threw in all his energies in support of the movement, started in the 1870s, to preserve the Irish language. From that time to his death, in 1907, he laboured zealously in its behalf, in the Gaelic Union and other kindred bodies. He was a Member of the Royal Irish Academy, first editor of the Gaelic Journal, and edited and annotated portion of Geoffrey Keating's History of Ireland, for the Irish Texts Society of London. He left his books and manuscripts as a gift to the Nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Comyn
Andrew Daniel Comyn (23 September 1872 – 23 May 1949) was an Irish cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a leg-break bowler. He played for Ireland 16 times between 1893 and 1904, making his debut against a Combined Services team. Four of these matches were first-class matches in 1902. He also played four first-class matches for Dublin University The University of Dublin ( ga, Ollscoil Átha Cliath), corporately designated the Chancellor, Doctors and Masters of the University of Dublin, is a university located in Dublin, Ireland. It is the degree-awarding body for Trinity College Dubl ... in 1895. His brother-in-law and two nephews also played cricket for Ireland. References * 1872 births 1949 deaths Irish cricketers Dublin University cricketers Cricketers from County Galway {{Ireland-cricket-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Comyn
Andrew Comyn (born 2 August 1968) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa, Derby County, Plymouth Argyle and West Bromwich Albion. Playing career Comyn joined Manchester United's youth team at the age of 16. He was released by the club without playing for the first team and, after writing to a number of clubs in the Midlands, was offered a contract by Aston Villa. He subsequently played for Derby County, Plymouth Argyle and West Bromwich Albion before leaving the professional game and playing semi-professionally for Hednesford Town and Halesowen Town. Subsequent career During his playing career, Comyn undertook a course in book-keeping. In the latter stages of his playing career, he began working at an accountancy firm owned by John Baldwin, the manager of Hednesford Town. After retiring from playing, he worked for a number of leading accountancy companies, and in 2015 was appointed as vice-principal for financial strat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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