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Sir John 'The Red' Comyn - Lord Of Badenoch Justiciar Of Galloway

Sir John 'The Red' Comyn - Lord Of Badenoch Justiciar Of Galloway

Male 1274 - 1306  (32 years)

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  • Name John 'The Red' Comyn - Lord Of Badenoch Justiciar Of Galloway 
    Prefix Sir 
    Birth 1274  Badenoch, Inverness, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
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    _UID 09D46B5A8E754DBDB9010D3492147A915BE8 
    Death 10 Feb 1306  Dumfries, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Greyfriars Church 
    • Stabbed to death in front of the Alter at Greyfriers, Dumfries by Robert de Brus, later King Robert de Brus I of Scotland. (1274 - 1329)
    Burial 11 Feb 1306  Church of the Grey Friars, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I90042  World of Hyde
    Last Modified 29 Mar 2025 

    Father Sir John Comyn, II Lord Of Badenoch,   b. 1242, Badenoch, Highland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1302, Lochinorb Castle, Dumfries, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Mother Eleanor De Balliol,   b. 1246, Bernard Castle, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1302, Badenoch, Inverness, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1264  England, Unitd Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F31383  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Joan Valence,   b. 1273, Valence, Drôme, Rhône-Alpes, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jul 1326, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years) 
    Children 
     1. Isabel De Comyn,   b. Abt 1281, Buchan Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Aug 1349, Buchan Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 68 years)
     2. Joan De Comyn,   b. CA 1293, Badenoch, Inverness, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jul 1326, Badenoch, Inverness, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 33 years)
     3. William Comyn,   b. Abt 1296, Badenoch, Highland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Elizabeth De Comyn,   b. 1 Nov 1299, Wyke, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Nov 1372, Wyke, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     5. Newbold Comyn,   b. 1300, England, Unitd Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     6. Elias Comyn,   b. 1300   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F28251  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Sep 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Address:
    Greyfriars Church - 10 Feb 1306 - Dumfries, Scotland
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  • Documents
    1306 – Murder Of The ‘Red Comyn’.pdf
    1306 – Murder Of The ‘Red Comyn’.pdf