William Comyn of Kirkintilloch (died 1291) was a 13th-century Scottish nobleman. He was a son of John Comyn, Lord of Badenoch (died c.1275) and Alicia de Ros. William was married to Isabella Russell, daughter of

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and John Russell. Petitions were placed to King

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and King

Alexander III of Scotland Alexander III (Medieval ; Modern Gaelic: ; 4 September 1241 – 19 March 1286) was King of Scots from 1249 until his death. He concluded the Treaty of Perth, by which Scotland acquired sovereignty over the Western Isles and the Isle of Man. His ...

claiming the Earldom of Mentieth, in the right of Isabella, his wife and in 1285 half the lands of the Earldom of Mentieth were granted to William and Isabella. The title of the Earl of Mentieth was kept by

Walter Bailloch Walter Bailloch, also known as Walter Bailloch Stewart (1225/1230 – 1293/1294), was distinguished by the sobriquet ''Bailloch'' or ''Balloch'', a Gaelic nickname roughly translated as "the freckled". He was the Earl of Menteith ''jure uxor ...

, jure uxoris by his wife Mary, sister of Isabella, Countess of Menteith. William died in 1291, without issue by his own wife.

References

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External links

William Comyn, lord of Kirkintilloch @ People of Medieval Scotland, 1093–1314
1291 deaths Clan Comyn 13th-century Scottish people