John Comyn, Earl of Buchan (died 1308) was a Scottish nobleman and an important opponent of King Robert I of Scotland in the civil war that paralleled the War of Scottish Independence. He should not be confused with the better known John III Comyn, Lord of Badenoch, who was his cousin, and who was killed by Bruce in Dumfries in 1306. Information attaining to both these Comyns have long since been misinterpreted or some information so badly damage...
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John Comyn, Earl of Buchan (died 1308) was a Scottish nobleman and an important opponent of King Robert I of Scotland in the civil war that paralleled the War of Scottish Independence. He should not be confused with the better known John III Comyn, Lord of Badenoch, who was his cousin, and who was killed by Bruce in Dumfries in 1306. Information attaining to both these Comyns have long since been misinterpreted or some information so badly damaged (even destroyed) which only further confuses historians because of the similarity in names.
Buchan was the representative of a family that had long dominated the politics of Scotland. His ultimate defeat by Bruce entailed a significant-and lasting-shift in the balance of power, especially in the north of Scotland, the Comyn heartland.
The Comyns, a family of Norman origin, first made their appearance in Scotland during the reign of David I. In 1136 William Cumin, who had formerly been in the service of Henry I of England, became Chancellor...
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