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Birth:          ABT 1242 of England
Death:          1302 Lochindorb Castle, Scotland

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_II_Comyn,_Lord_of_Badenoch
John II Comyn, Lord of Badenoch and Lord of Lochaber (died 1302) or John "the 
Black", also known as Black Comyn, a Scottish nobleman, was a Guardian of 
Scotland, and one of the six Regents for Margaret, Maid of Norway. His father was 
John I Comyn, Lord of Badenoch.
Competitor for the Crown[edit]

In 1284 he joined with other Scottish noblemen who acknowledged Margaret of 
Norway as the heir of King Alexander.[1] He was a Guardian of the Realm from 1286 
to 1292.[2] Comyn submitted to the English king in July 1296 at Montrose.[3]

As a descendant of King Donald III, Comyn was one of the thirteen Competitors for the 
Crown of Scotland. He did not aggressively push his claim for fear of jeopardising that 
of his brother-in-law John de Balliol, King of Scotland.[3]

Comyn, head of the most powerful noble family in Scotland, was a committed ally of 
Balliol and assisted him in his struggle against Edward I of England. It has even been 
suggested that the Comyn family were the driving force behind both the Balliol 
kingship and the revolt against Edward's demands. John Comyn is credited with the 
building of several large castles or castle houses in and around Inverness. Parts of 
Mortlach (Balvenie Castle) and Inverlochy Castle still stand today. John Comyn as his 
father was before him was entrusted by Alexander III of Scotland with the defence of 
Scotland's northern territories from invasion by the Vikings and the Danes.

Family[edit]

Comyn married Eleanor de Balliol, daughter of John I de Balliol of Barnard Castle, 
sister of King John of Scotland. Together they had several children, which included:
John III Comyn, Lord of Badenoch.,[4][5] who married Lady Joan de Valence of 
Pembroke, daughter of William de Valence, 1st Earl of Pembroke, who was the half-
brother to Henry III of England, and uncle of Edward I of England.
One of their daughters, Euphemia, married Sir Andrew Moray of Petty.

Death[edit]

John II Comyn, Lord of Badenoch died at Lochindorb Castle,[3] in 1302.

Parents
COMYN John (ABT 1215 - ABT 1275)
____ Alicia (1223 - )

Siblings
COMYN John "the Black" (ABT 1242 - 1302)

Marriage To DE BALIOL Eleanor (Alianora) or Mary (ABT 1246 - )
    m.  

Notes

Parents
DE BALIOL John (ABT 1200 - 25 Oct 1268)
DE GALLOWAY Dervorgilla (ABT 1210 - 28 Jan 1290)

Children by DE BALIOL Eleanor (Alianora) or Mary ABT 1246 - 
COMYN John ("the Red") (1269 - 10 Feb 1306)

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