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Alexander COMYN, Earl Of Buchan
Abt 1217 - Bef 1290 (~ 73 years)-
Name Alexander COMYN [1, 2] Suffix Earl Of Buchan Birth Abt 1217 Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 
Gender Male 0ccupation [3] Constable of Scotland FamilySearch ID LC36-KRK TitleOfNobility [3] Earl of Buchan "Constable of Scotland" TitleOfNobility 1244 [3] Earl of Buchan Occupation [3] Constable and Justiciar of Scotland Occupation 1258 [3] Justiciar of Scotia _UID E9F14050C7624161BF4C6D9028E2D49FBAB3 Death Bef 6 Apr 1290 Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1] Person ID I11750 Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy Last Modified 14 Jan 2023
Father William COMYN, Earl Of Buchan, b. Abt 1170, Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland d. 1233, Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age ~ 63 years) Mother Margaret BUCHAN, b. 1184, Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. Bef 1244 (Age 59 years) Marriage 1215 Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [4] Family ID F5951 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Countess Elizabeth DE QUINCY, of Buchan, b. 1220, Winchester, Hampshire, England d. 12 Apr 1282, Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 62 years) Marriage 1242 Aberdeenshire, Scotland [3] Children 1. Annora COMYN, b. 1242, Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, d. 1295, Liddesdale, Highland, Scotland, (Age 53 years)2. Egidia Agnes COMYN, b. 1244, Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, d. 1320, Scotland, (Age 76 years)3. Elena COMYN, b. Abt 1245, Galloway, Scotland d. 1302, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland (Age ~ 57 years)4. Isabella ORKNEY, b. Abt 1247 d. Yes, date unknown 5. Elizabeth COMYN, Countess of Angus, b. 1248, Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 17 Feb 1328, Prudhoe, Castle, Prudhoe, Northumberland, England (Age 80 years)6. Alexander COMYN, Earl of Buchan, b. 1253, Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 1305, Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 52 years)7. Emma COMYN, b. 1255, Perthshire, Scotland, d. 1310, Prudhoe, Northumberland, England, (Age 55 years)8. Marjorie COMYN, b. 1256, Scotland d. 29 Apr 1296, Dunbar Castle, East Lothian, Scotland, (Age 40 years)9. Roger COMYN, b. Abt 1261, Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland d. Aft 1 Jul 1282 (Age ~ 21 years)10. William COMYN, b. 1263, Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland d. 1306 (Age 43 years)11. Marjorie COMYN, -Countess Of Dunbar, b. 1265, Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland d. 10 Oct 1308, Dunbar, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland, (Age 43 years)Family ID F536729274 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 14 Jan 2023
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Notes - 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 of Buchan, the heiress of the last native Scottish Mormaer of Buchan, Fergus. During his long career, Alexander was Justiciar of Scotia (1258– 89), Constable of Scotland (1275– 89),[1] Sheriff of Wigtown (1263– 66), Sheriff of Dingwall (1264– 66), Ballie of Inverie (in Knoydart) and finally, Guardian of Scotland (1286– 89) during the first interregnum following the death of King Alexander III. In 1284 he joined with other Scottish noblemen who acknowledged Margaret of Norway as the heiress to King Alexander.[2] He died sometime after 10 July 1289.
Alexander had at least nine children with his wife, Elisabeth, daughter of Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester.
- 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 of Buchan, the heiress of the last native Scottish Mormaer of Buchan, Fergus. During his long career, Alexander was Justiciar of Scotia (1258– 89), Constable of Scotland (1275– 89),[1] Sheriff of Wigtown (1263– 66), Sheriff of Dingwall (1264– 66), Ballie of Inverie (in Knoydart) and finally, Guardian of Scotland (1286– 89) during the first interregnum following the death of King Alexander III. In 1284 he joined with other Scottish noblemen who acknowledged Margaret of Norway as the heiress to King Alexander.[2] He died sometime after 10 July 1289.
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Sources - [S845] Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists, 7th Edition, by Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by Walter Lee Shippard Jr., 1999, 114a-27 (Reliability: 3).
- [S25] Magna Charta Sureties 1215, Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by Walter Lee Sheppard Jr, 5th Edition, 1999, 108-3 (Reliability: 3).
- [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 14 Jan 2023), entry for Alexander COMYN, person ID LC36-KRK. (Reliability: 3).
- [S845] Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists, 7th Edition, by Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by Walter Lee Shippard Jr., 1999, 121a-26 (Reliability: 3).
- [S845] Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists, 7th Edition, by Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by Walter Lee Shippard Jr., 1999, 114a-27 (Reliability: 3).