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John IV Comyn 1295 – 1314 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1295

Birth Location: Inverlochy Castle, Fort William, Inverness-shire, , Scotland

Death Date: 24 Jun 1314

Death Location: killed in the Battle of Bannockburn, Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: John Comyn,

Mother: Joan Valence

Spouse(s): Margaret (Woodstock),

Children(s): Aymer Comyn

In 1295, John IV Comyn entered the world in Inverlochy Castle, Fort William, Inverness-shire, , Scotland, born to John III 'The Red' Comyn, and Joan De Valence. John IV Comyn married Margaret Wake (Woodstock),, and had children including Aymer Comyn. John IV Comyn passed away in 1314 in killed in the Battle of Bannockburn, Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1295, John IV Comyn entered the world in Inverlochy Castle, Fort William, Inverness-shire, , Scotland, born to John III 'The Red' Comyn, and Joan De Valence.
  • John IV Comyn married Margaret Wake (Woodstock),, and had children including Aymer Comyn.
  • John IV Comyn passed away in 1314 in killed in the Battle of Bannockburn, Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Comyn's Ancestors

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John Comyn
1295 – 1314
Birth Place: Inverlochy Castle, Fort William, Inverness-shire, , Scotland
Parents
John III 'The Red' Comyn,
1269 – 1306
Badenoch, Inverness-Shire, Scotland
Joan (De) Valence
1273 – 1326
Valence, Drome, Rhone-Alpes, France
Grandparents
John ('The Black Lord') Comyn,
1242 – 1303
Isle of Skye, Inverness-Shire, Scotland
Eleanor (Alionora) DeBaliol,
1246 – 1302
Bernard Castle, Gainford, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
John Comyn
1215 – 1242
Lady DeGalloway
1223 – 1280
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Comyn's Descendants

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John (IV) Comyn (1295 – 24 Jun 1314) m. Margaret (Wake) (Woodstock), (1299 – 29 Sep 1349)
  1. 1. Aymer Comyn (1314 – 15 November 1316)

John Comyn's Timeline

2 Records

1295
1295
Birth of John IV Comyn in Inverlochy Castle, Fort William, Inverness-shire, , Scotland
Inverlochy Castle, Fort William, Inverness-shire, , Scotland
1314
24 Jun 1314
Age 19
Death of John IV Comyn in killed in the Battle of Bannockburn, Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland
killed in the Battle of Bannockburn, Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1295
    Event Place: Inverlochy Castle, Fort William, Inverness-shire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1314
    Event Place: killed in the Battle of Bannockburn, Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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