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John III Comyn Lord of Badenoch

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John III Comyn, 'the Red Comyn', Lord of Badenoch, claimant to the Scottish crown, stabbed to death by Robert the Bruce before the altar of the Greyfriars at Dumfries, 10 Feb 1306 - one of the most notorious killings in Scottish history. Father of Elizabeth Comyn.

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✓ DOCUMENTED (standard accounts; web-confirmed 8 Aug 2026): m. Joan de Valence. His own Comyn ancestry (the Comyns of Badenoch, kin to the Scots crown) left a floor. Added 8 Aug 2026.

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