Comyn
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Comyn can refer to:
People
Medieval Scottish lords
Places
In fiction
- Clan Comyn, another name for Clan CummingClan CummingClan Cumming, also known as Clan Comyn, is a Scottish clan from the central Highlands that played a major role in the history of 13th century Scotland and in the Wars of Scottish Independence and were instrumental in defeating the English at the Battle of Roslin in 1303...
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People
- Dan ComynDan ComynAndrew Daniel "Dan" Comyn was an Irish cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a leg-break bowler....
, an Irish cricketer. - Stephen George ComynStephen George ComynStephen George Comyn was an English naval chaplain who served with Lord Nelson at the Battle of the Nile and Battle of Copenhagen. He was a close friend of Nelson and is said to have been his favourite chaplain. -Early life:...
, Naval chaplain to Lord Nelson - Valens ComynValens ComynValens Comyn was an English merchant and administrator and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1747 to 1751....
, English MP - William Leslie ComynWilliam Leslie ComynWilliam Leslie Comyn was a Californian businessman, shipbuilder and builder of one of the first large Concrete ships.Comyn was the second son of Charles Comyn an English civil servant and was born at Shepherd's Bush, London. His great-uncle Stephen George Comyn had been naval chaplain to the...
, Californian shipbuilder
Medieval Scottish lords
- John I Comyn, Lord of BadenochJohn I Comyn, Lord of BadenochJohn Comyn was Lord of Badenoch in Scotland. He was justiciar of Galloway in 1258. He held lands in Nithsdale and Tynedale.-Life:...
, a 13th century Scottish peer - John II Comyn, Lord of BadenochJohn II Comyn, Lord of BadenochJohn II Comyn, Lord of Badenoch and Lord of Lochaber 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...
, also known as John the Black - John III Comyn, Lord of BadenochJohn III Comyn, Lord of BadenochJohn III Comyn, Lord of Badenoch and Lord of Lochaber or John "the Red", also known simply as the Red Comyn was a Scottish nobleman who was an important figure in the Wars of Scottish Independence, and was Guardian of Scotland during the Second Interregnum 1296-1306...
, also known as John the Red - John Comyn, Earl of BuchanJohn Comyn, Earl of BuchanJohn Comyn was Earl of Buchan and an important member of Clan Comyn during the early 14th century. He was a chief opponent of Robert the Bruce 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...
, an opponent of Robert I of Scotland - Alexander Comyn, Earl of BuchanAlexander Comyn, Earl of BuchanAlexander Comyn, 2nd Earl of Buchan 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,...
, the guardian of Scotland in A.D. 1286 - William Comyn (Chancellor), 12th century chancellor of Scotland
- William Comyn, jure uxoris Earl of BuchanWilliam Comyn, jure uxoris Earl of BuchanWilliam Comyn was one of four sons of Richard Comyn, Justiciar of Lothian and Hextilda of Tynedale. He was born in Scotland, in Altyre, Moray in 1163 and died in Buchan in 1233 where he is buried in Deer Abbey...
, fought the Meic Uilleim in the 12th century - Walter Comyn, jure uxoris Earl of Menteith, another lord of Badenoch
- Richard ComynRichard ComynRichard Comyn was a Scottish noble, the nephew of William Comyn.Richard was probably born between 1115 and 1123. In 1144, William Comyn gave him Northallerton Castle, which he had built a few years earlier. Shortly after, he received the castle and honour of Richmond as part of his uncle's...
, justiciar of Lothian
Places
- Newbold ComynNewbold ComynNewbold Comyn is a park that is found on the eastern edge of Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England. It is described by some people as a country park in all but name.- History :...
, a park in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire - Comyn, TexasComyn, TexasComyn is an unincorporated community located in Comanche County in Central Texas. Comyn is located in the east-northeastern part of the county along Farm-to-Market 1496 and the Fort Worth and Western Railroad, about 3 miles south of the junction of Texas State Highway 6 and FM 1496.-History:The...
, Community located in Comanche County, Texas
In fiction
- Members of the planet DarkoverDarkoverDarkover is the focus of the Darkover series of science fiction novels and short stories by Marion Zimmer Bradley and others published since 1958. According to the novels, Darkover is the only human-habitable of seven planets orbiting a fictional red giant star called Cottman...
's human aristocracy who exhibit special mental powers in Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover science fiction novels