Died 1179 | Parents William Cumin | |
Children William Comyn, Lord of Badenoch Grandchildren Alexander Comyn, Earl of Buchan, Walter Comyn, Lord of Badenoch People also search for William Comyn, Lord of Badenoch Great grandchildren John Comyn, Earl of Buchan, Alice Comyn, Countess of Buchan | ||
Richard Comyn (d. c 1179) was a Scottish noble, the nephew of William Comyn.
Richard was probably born between 1115 and 1123. In 1144, William Comyn gave him Northallerton Castle, which he had built a few years earlier. Shortly after, he received the castle and honour of Richmond as part of his uncle's settlement to renounce to Durham bishopric. In 1145, Richard was married to Hextilda, the daughter of Uchtred, Lord of Tynedale, and his wife Bethoc ingen Domnaill Bain, the supposed daughter of King Donald III of Scotland, although the chronology is suspect.
In Scotland, he acquired the position of Justiciar of Lothian: he witnessed 6 charters for King Malcolm IV and 33 for King William I. He was captured with King William in 1174 and was a hostage for him in the Treaty of Falaise. He gave, with Hextida's consent, lands to the monks at Hexham, Kelso and Holyrood. He died between 1179 and 1182. Hextilda remarried to Máel Coluim, Earl of Atholl (also called Malcolm).
Children
Richard had four sons by Hextilda:
and three daughters:
His daughters were witnesses to a donation made by Máel Coluim, Earl of Atholl and their mother Hextilda to the Church of St Cuthbert in Durham.