Lord of Badenoch John (The Red) Comyn III 
John, known as The Red, was born in 1269.1 The Red's father was Sir John (The Black) Comyn Lord of Badenoch and his mother was Alianore Mary de Baliol. His paternal grandparents were Sir John (The First Red) Comyn and Amabilia; his maternal grandparents were Regent of Scotland John de Baliol and Devorguilla MacDonald. He had a sister named Dornagilda. He was the older of the two children. He died at the age of 36 on February 10th, 1305.1 Death Notes
D: 10 Feb 1305/6
General Notes
John Comyn, nicknamed "Red" Comyn, (died 10 February 1306) was a Scottish nobleman and royal Competitor. His father, another John Comyn, was known as the "Black" Comyn.
After the deaths of King Alexander III of Scotland in 1286 and his granddaughter and last undoubted heir Margaret, the Maid of Norway in 1290, twelve to fourteen powerful noble houses with tenuous royal claims competed for the throne. Foremost among these were the Balliol, the Comyn, and the Bruce. John Balliol had the support of the Comyns, and "Red" Comyn married Balliol's sister, to cement an alliance. However, Balliol was set up only to be knocked down by King Edward I of England.
In 1306, John Comyn, Earl of Mentieth, was summoned to a secret parley with his chief rival, Robert the Bruce, Earl of Carrick. As a "guarantee" of nonviolence, the negotiation was to be held in Greyfriars Church in Dumfries. Comyn did not survive this meeting, as Bruce stabbed him. Tradition has it that the wounded Comyn was then "finished off" by a companion of Bruce, Sir Roger de Kirkpatrick, with the words "I mak sikkar" (I make sure). This has remained the Kirkpatrick family motto to this day, with its crest being a bloodied hand holding a dagger.
The action resulted in Pope Clement V excommunicating the Bruce, temporarily damaging his chances of the throne. He was crowned king the following year.
The Scottish clan descended from the Comyns is now known as Cumming.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1115 in Badenoch, Invernesshire, Scotland d.1179
- b.1163 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d.1233
- b.1122 in Tynedale, Morayshire, Scotland d.1182
- b.1170 d.Jul 1249
- b.1130 in Scotland
- b.1165 in Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland
<Unknown>- b.1130 in Scotland
- b.~ 1220 in Buchan, Aberdeen, Scotland d.> 1273 in Buchan, Aberdeen, Scotland
<Unknown>
- b.1242 in Badenoch, Inverness, Scotland d.1303
- d.1280
- b.1269 d.10 Feb 1305
- b.1135 in Bywell, Northumberland, England d.1188
- b.1155 in Bywell, Northumberland, England d.1200
- b.1128 in Picquigny, Somme, Picardy, France
- b.1175 in Bywell, Northumberland, England d.1229 in Barnard Castle, Gainford, Durham, England
- b.1134 in Cherhill, England
- b.1158 in Shere Farmbridge, Essex, England
- b.1138 in Costow, Wiltshire, England d.1232
- b.1212 in Barnard Castle, Scotland d.12 Oct 1269 in Barnard Castle, Gainford, Durham, England
- b.1120 in Richmond Castle, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d.1164 in Fontaines, Picardy, France
- b.1157 in Richmond Castle, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d.1205 in Fontaines, Picardy, France
<Unknown>
- b.1180
- b.1117 in Isleworth, Middlesex, England
- b.1163 in Normandy, France
- b.1128
- b.1246 in Bernard Castle, Gainford, Durham, England
- b.~ 1118 in Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland d.22 Sep 1174 in Loch Fergus, Scotland
- b.~ 1164 in Galloway, Perthshire, Scotland d.Dec 1200 in Northamptonshire, England
- b.1126 in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
- b.1170 d.1234
- b.1143 in Burgh-by-Sands, Cumberland, England d.1189 in Dryburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1172 in Kirkoswald, Cumberland, England d.11 Jun 1217 in Abbey of Dundren, Kirkcudbright, Scotland
- b.~ 1154 in Kendal, Cambria, England d.01 Jan 1191
- b.1215 in Yorkshire, England
- b.1114 in Huntingtonshire, Scotland d.12 Jun 1152 in Huntingtonshire, Scotland
- b.1144 in Huntington, Huntingtonshire, Scotland d.17 Jun 1219 in Jedelay, Roxburghshire, Scotland
- b.1104 in Huntingdon, England d.1178 in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
- b.1195 in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England d.1228
- b.1147 in Kevelioc, Monmouth, England d.30 Jun 1181 in Leeke, Stafford, England
- b.1163 in Cheshire, England d.06 Jan 1232
- b.1155 in Chester, England d.12 Jul 1189 in Evreux, Eure, France
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Details of The Red's family with Joan de Valence
1 http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=jdp-fam&id=I8999&style=TABLE
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