Maud, Countess of Angus1

F, #109151
Last Edited=24 Feb 2016
     Maud, Countess of Angus was the daughter of Malcolm, 6th Earl of Angus and Mary Berkeley.1 She married, firstly, John Comyn, son of Richard Comyn, before 1242.1 She married, secondly, Gilbert de Umfreville, son of Richard de Umfreville, in 1243.1 She married, thirdly, Richard de Douvres, son of Richard Fitzroy, Baron of Chilham and Rose de Douvres, before 2 December 1247.1
     She succeeded as the 7th Countess of Angus [S., c. 1115] between 1237 and 1242, suo jure.1 From before 1242, her married name became Comyn.1

Child of Maud, Countess of Angus and Gilbert de Umfreville

Children of Maud, Countess of Angus and Richard de Douvres

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 146. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 147.
  3. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 305.

Malcolm, 6th Earl of Angus1

M, #109152, b. before 1207, d. between 1237 and 1242
Last Edited=28 Jul 2003
     Malcolm, 6th Earl of Angus was born before 1207.1 He was the son of Duncan, 5th Earl of Angus.1 He married Mary Berkeley, daughter of Sir Humphrey Berkeley.1 He died between 1237 and 1242.1
     He succeeded as the 6th Earl of Angus [S., c. 1115] between 1207 and 1214.1 In 1237 he took part in the Convention of York.1

Child of Malcolm, 6th Earl of Angus and Mary Berkeley

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 146. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

Alexander Balliol, 1st Lord Balliol (of Cavers)1

M, #109153, b. before 1260, d. between April 1310 and June 1311
Last Edited=21 Apr 2019
     Alexander Balliol, 1st Lord Balliol (of Cavers) was born before 1260. He was the son of Sir Henry Balliol and Lora de Valoignes.2 He married Isabel of Chilham, daughter of Richard de Douvres and Maud, Countess of Angus, after 7 November 1270.1 He died between April 1310 and June 1311.3
     He was created 1st Lord Balliol, of Cavers [England by writ] on 28 June 1283.1,2 He held the office of Chamberlain of Scotland between 1287 and 1294.2 He fought in the campaign in Flanders in 1297.2 He fought in the Battle of Falkirk in 1298.2 He fought in the Battle of Carlaverock in 1300.2 He lived at Cavers, Roxburghshire, ScotlandG.2

Children of Alexander Balliol, 1st Lord Balliol (of Cavers) and Isabel of Chilham

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 306. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 386.
  3. [S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 46. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
  4. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 387.

Joan Comyn1

F, #109154, b. circa 1293, d. between 8 June 1326 and 24 July 1326
Last Edited=23 Jun 2016
Consanguinity Index=0.01%
     Joan Comyn was born circa 1293.1 She was the daughter of John 'the Red' Comyn, 2nd of Badenoch and Joan de Valence.1 She married David of Strathbogie, 10th Earl of Atholl, son of John of Strathbogie, 9th Earl of Atholl and Margaret of Mar, before 1309.1 She died between 8 June 1326 and 24 July 1326.1
     After her marriage, Joan Comyn was styled as Countess of Atholl before 1309.

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 307. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S6286] Clan MacFarlane and associated clans genealogy, online http://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info. Hereinafter cited as Clan MacFarlane.

John 'the Red' Comyn, 2nd of Badenoch1

M, #109155, d. 10 February 1305/6
Last Edited=4 Nov 2021
Consanguinity Index=0.02%
     John 'the Red' Comyn, 2nd of Badenoch was the son of John Comyn and Eleanor Balliol.2 He married Joan de Valence, daughter of William de Valence, Earl of Pembroke. He died on 10 February 1305/6 at Dumfries Church, Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, stabbed by Bruce.1,3
     He was a claimant to the Scottish throne.4 He lived at Badenoch, ScotlandG.

Child of John 'the Red' Comyn, 2nd of Badenoch

Children of John 'the Red' Comyn, 2nd of Badenoch and Joan de Valence

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 307. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S16] Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 12. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.
  3. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2539. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  4. [S37] BP2003. [S37]


Donald, 6th Earl of Mar1

M, #109156, d. after 25 July 1297
Last Edited=12 Aug 2018
     Donald, 6th Earl of Mar was the son of William, 5th Earl of Mar and Elizabeth Comyn.2,3 He married Helen ferch Daffyd, daughter of Daffyd ap Llywelyn, Prince of North Wales and Isabella de Braose, after 1266.4 He died after 25 July 1297.5
     He was appointed Knight on 29 September 1270.5 He succeeded as the 6th Earl of Mar [S., c. 1115] on 25 July 1281.5 In February 1283/84 he was one of the leading Scottish nobles who recognised King Alexander III's daughter Margaret as heir to the throne after her father's death.2 In 1290 following Margaret's death, he supported Robert the Bruce, but was one of the seven Earls of Scotland who referred a decision in the matter to King Edward I of England.2 On 13 June 1291 he swore fealty to as overlord to King Edward I of England.2 He was a leading participation in the Scottish Uprising against the English.2 He fought in the Battle of Dunabr on 27 April 1296, after which he was captured, and renewed his allegiance to Kign Edward I.2

Children of Donald, 6th Earl of Mar and Helen ferch Daffyd

Citations

  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 207. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2603. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  3. [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's The Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1904), volume V, page 576. Hereinafter cited as The Scots Peerage.
  4. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume VIII, page 403. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  5. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume VIII, page 402.

Joan de Valence1

F, #109157
Last Edited=15 Apr 2017
     Joan de Valence is the daughter of William de Valence, Earl of Pembroke.1 She married John 'the Red' Comyn, 2nd of Badenoch, son of John Comyn and Eleanor Balliol.

Children of Joan de Valence and John 'the Red' Comyn, 2nd of Badenoch

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 307. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3603. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

David of Strathbogie, 11th Earl of Atholl1

M, #109158, b. 1 February 1308/9, d. 30 November 1335
Last Edited=26 Feb 2018
Consanguinity Index=0.26%
     David of Strathbogie, 11th Earl of Atholl was born on 1 February 1308/9 at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, EnglandG.1 He was the son of David of Strathbogie, 10th Earl of Atholl and Joan Comyn.1 He was baptised at St. Nicholas's Church, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, EnglandG.1 He married Catherine de Beaumont, daughter of Henry Beaumont, 1st Earl of Buchan and Alice Comyn.2 He died on 30 November 1335 at age 26 at KilblaneG, slain.1
     He was He held land in Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Northumberland and Yorkshire.2 He was also known as David Strabolgi. He succeeded as the 11th Earl of Atholl [S., c. 1115] on 28 December 1326.1 He succeeded as the 2nd Baron de Strabolgi [E., 1318] on 28 December 1326.3 In 1330 he was granted the Manor of Odogh, Ireland, part of the estate of his great-uncle Aymer de Valence, Earl of Pembroke.2 He was restored by the English candidate for the Scottish throne John Balliol to his Scottish honours and estates.2 He fought in the Battle of Dupplin on 12 August 1332 at DupplinG, victory over the Scots.1 In 1334 he rebelled against King Edward III of England.1 On 18 August 1335 he was pardoned at the treaty of peace.1 He fought in the conflict of Kilblane on 30 November 1335 at KilblaneG.1

Child of David of Strathbogie, 11th Earl of Atholl and Catherine de Beaumont

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 307. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3759. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  3. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  4. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 308.

Catherine de Beaumont1

F, #109159, d. 11 November 1368
Last Edited=25 Feb 2018
Consanguinity Index=0.01%
     Catherine de Beaumont was the daughter of Henry Beaumont, 1st Earl of Buchan and Alice Comyn.1 She married David of Strathbogie, 11th Earl of Atholl, son of David of Strathbogie, 10th Earl of Atholl and Joan Comyn.2 She died on 11 November 1368.3
     After her marriage, Catherine de Beaumont was styled as Countess of Atholl on 28 December 1326. Between November 1335 and June 1336 she defended Lochindorb Castle, when besieged.1 On 28 March 1337 she held Brabourne, Kent and lands in Hertfordshire in dower.3

Child of Catherine de Beaumont and David of Strathbogie, 11th Earl of Atholl

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 307. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3759. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  3. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 308.

David of Strathbogie, 12th Earl of Atholl1

M, #109160, b. circa 1332, d. 10 October 1369
Last Edited=26 Feb 2018
Consanguinity Index=0.42%
     David of Strathbogie, 12th Earl of Atholl was born circa 1332.1 He was the son of David of Strathbogie, 11th Earl of Atholl and Catherine de Beaumont.1 He married Elizabeth Ferrers, daughter of Henry de Ferrers, 2nd Baron Ferrers (of Groby) and Isabel Verdun, between 24 September 1342 and 1361.1 He died on 10 October 1369, without male issue.1
     He participated on the English side in Hundred Years War in France.2 He was also known as David Strabolgi.1 He succeeded as the 12th Earl of Atholl [S., c. 1115] on 30 November 1335.1 He succeeded as the 3rd Baron de Strabolgi [E., 1318] on 30 November 1335.2 In 1355 he accompanied Edward, Prince of Wales, to France.1 On 8 May 1355 he had seizin.1 His Barony of Strabolgi was deemed to have fallen into abeyance.2

Children of David of Strathbogie, 12th Earl of Atholl and Elizabeth Ferrers

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 308. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3759. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  3. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 309.