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Alexander Comyn 4th Earl of Buchan 1253–1305 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1253

Birth Location: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1305

Death Location: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: Alexander Buchan

Mother: Elizabeth Buchan

Spouse(s): Joan Latimer

Children(s): Elizabeth Angus, Margaret Comyn, Agnes Comyn, Katherine Comyn

Alexander Comyn 4th Earl of Buchan was born in 1253 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Comyn 2Nd Earl Of Buchan And Elizabeth De Quincy Countess Of Buchan. Alexander Comyn 4th Earl of Buchan married Joan Latimer, and had children including Agnes Comyn, Elizabeth Comyn Countess Of Angus, Katherine Comyn, Margaret Comyn. Alexander Comyn 4th Earl of Buchan passed away in 1305 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Alexander Comyn 4th Earl of Buchan was born in 1253 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Comyn 2Nd Earl Of Buchan And Elizabeth De Quincy Countess Of Buchan.
  • Alexander Comyn 4th Earl of Buchan married Joan Latimer, and had children including Agnes Comyn, Elizabeth Comyn Countess Of Angus, Katherine Comyn, Margaret Comyn.
  • Alexander Comyn 4th Earl of Buchan passed away in 1305 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Alexander Buchan's Ancestors

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Alexander Buchan
1253–1305
Birth Place: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Comyn, 2nd Earl of Buchan
1217–1289
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (de Quincy, Countess of) Buchan
1220–1282
Winchester, Hampshire, England
Grandparents
William (Comyn - Lord of) Badenoch
1163–1233
Altyre, Moray, Scotland
Margaret (Buchan Countess of) Buchan
1184–1244
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Roger (de Quincy - Second Earl of Winchester Constable of) Scotland
1195–1264
Winchester, Hampshire, England
Helen (of) Galloway
1196–1245
Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Richard Comyn
1115–1179
Hextilda Tynedale
1122–1182
Fergus Buchan
1165–1214
Marjorie Buchan
1169–1208
Saher IV
1155–1219
Margaret Winchester
1158–1235
Alan Galloway
1180–1234
Helen Lacy
–1209
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Lothian
1140–1197
Judith Leuchars
1135–1203
Robert Leicester
1130–1190
Pernelle LEICESTER
1139–1212
Roland Galloway
1152–1200
Elena Morville
1153–1217
Roger Pontefract
1176–1211
Matilda Clare
1181–1213

Alexander Buchan's Descendants

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Alexander (Comyn 4th Earl of) Buchan (1253–1305) m. Joan Latimer (1262–01 Oct 1340)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Comyn Countess of) Angus 1248–1328
  2. 2. Margaret Comyn 1278–1372 m. John Ross 1282–1352 m. William (Lindsay of) Symington 1268–
  3. 3. Agnes Comyn 1280–1350 m. Malise (De Strathearn Seventh Earl of) Strathearn 1275–1329
    1. 1. Malise (de Strathearn - Eigth Earl of) Strathearn 1299–1350
  4. 4. Katherine Comyn 1281– m. David (E.) Deathol 1275–

Alexander Buchan's Timeline

2 Records

1253
1253
Birth of Alexander Comyn 4th Earl of Buchan in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1305
1305
Age 52
Death of Alexander Comyn 4th Earl of Buchan in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1253
    Event Place: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1305
    Event Place: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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