Parts of Mortlach ( Balvenie Castle) and Inverlochy Castle still stand today. John Comyn is credited with the building of several large castles or castle houses in and around Inverness. 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. Ĭomyn, 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. He did not aggressively push his claim for fear of jeopardising that of his brother-in-law John Balliol. Īs a descendant of King Donald III, Comyn was one of the thirteen Competitors for the Crown of Scotland. Ĭomyn submitted to the English king in July 1296 at Montrose. He was a Guardian of the Realm from 1286 to 1292. In 1284 he joined with other Scottish noblemen who acknowledged Margaret of Norway as the heir of King Alexander. John Comyn II of Badenoch (died 1302), nicknamed the Black Comyn, was a Scottish nobleman, a Guardian of Scotland, and one of the six Regents for Margaret, Maid of Norway. Seal of John Comyn, attached to a charter (1278) which granted use of a road through his forest to Inchaffray Abbey.
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