Earl of Buchan William Comyn

1163 - 1233  (70 years)

• Name	William Comyn
  Title	Earl of Buchan
  Birth	1163	Morayshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  FSID	L17J-SKN
  Death	1233	Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Person ID	I46336	footsteps
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Richard Comyn,   b. Abt 1120, Morayshire, Scotland d. Abt 1179, Morayshire, Scotland (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Hextilda Fitzuchtred,   b. 1122, Morayshire, Scotland d. 1182, Perthshire, England (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1145	Morayshire, Scotland
  Family ID	F1815	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Countess Of Buchan Margaret Colhan,   b. Bef 1185, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 8 Apr 1242, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age > 57 years)
  Marriage	1215	Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Children	+ 1. Jean Comyn,   b. 1198, Grampian, Scotland d. 1274, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. 2nd Earl Of Buchan Alexander Comyn,   b. 1217, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 6 Apr 1290, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 73 years) + 3. Margaret Comyn,   b. 1218, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 1274, Lothian, Scotland (Age 56 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 4. Idonea Comyn,   b. 1221, Morayshire, Scotland d. 1301, Perthshire, England (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 5. Countess Of Mar Elizabeth Isabel Comyn,   b. Abt 1223, Morayshire, Scotland d. 1267, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 44 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2071	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Beginning in 1178, William Comyn witnessed eighty-eight charters of Wil l i a m t h e Lion, at least twenty-six of them being at Forfar between 1180 - 1 2 1 1 w h e n he served as sheriff of that region. The office of sheriff was a p p o i n ted by the king, and its duties included carrying out the king's w i l l i n a l l matters involving military, financial, judicial, and admini s t r a t ive affairs. In 1205 he was made justiciar of Scotia, the highest r a n k i n g royal office in northern Scotland. His father had previously se r v e d a s j usticiar of Lothian, and William's appointment cemented his fa m i l y ' s strong connection with the Scottish monarchy. Comyns were eventu a l l y t o s erve as justiciars of Scotia for 66 of the 100 years between 1 2 0 5 a n d 1 304