John Comyn

E257308
Scottish noble human

John Comyn was a powerful Scottish noble and rival of Robert the Bruce who played a significant role in the early stages of the Wars of Scottish Independence.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
John Comyn, Lord of Badenoch 3
John II Comyn, Lord of Badenoch 2
John Comyn canonical 1

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish noble ⓘ
human ⓘ
activity feudal lordship in northern Scotland ⓘ
ally John Balliol ⓘ
areaOfInfluence Badenoch ⓘ
northern Scotland ⓘ
conflict First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ
surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence
country Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
ethnicity Scottish ⓘ
feudalSystem vassal of the Scottish crown ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 14th century ⓘ
late 13th century ⓘ
languageSpoken Latin ⓘ
Scots ⓘ
militaryRole Scottish military leader ⓘ
nobleFamily Comyn family ⓘ
nobleRank baron ⓘ
notableEvent early stages of the Wars of Scottish Independence ⓘ
notableFor rivalry with Robert the Bruce ⓘ
role in the Wars of Scottish Independence ⓘ
opponent Robert I of Scotland ⓘ
surface form: Robert the Bruce
politicalAlignment supporter of the Balliol claim to the Scottish throne ⓘ
politicalRole leader of the Balliol faction in Scotland ⓘ
politicalStatus one of the most powerful magnates in Scotland ⓘ
positionHeld Guardians of Scotland ⓘ
surface form: Guardian of Scotland
region Scottish Highlands ⓘ
surface form: Highlands of Scotland
relative John Balliol ⓘ
rival Robert I of Scotland ⓘ
surface form: Robert the Bruce
socialClass high nobility ⓘ
title Lord of Badenoch ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

First War of Scottish Independence → commander → John Comyn ⓘ
Killing of John Comyn at Greyfriars Church, Dumfries → victim → John Comyn ⓘ
this entity surface form: John Comyn, Lord of Badenoch
Killing of John Comyn at Greyfriars Church, Dumfries → participant → John Comyn ⓘ
this entity surface form: John Comyn, Lord of Badenoch
Killing of John Comyn at Greyfriars Church, Dumfries → relatedTo → John Comyn ⓘ
this entity surface form: John Comyn, Lord of Badenoch
Battle of Dunbar (1296) → commander → John Comyn ⓘ
this entity surface form: John II Comyn, Lord of Badenoch
Battle of Dunbar (1296) → primaryScottishLeader → John Comyn ⓘ
this entity surface form: John II Comyn, Lord of Badenoch
Earls of Buchan → hasHolder → John Comyn ⓘ
this entity surface form: John Comyn, Earl of Buchan