William Comyn (Chancellor)
- William Comyn (Chancellor)
William Comyn (fl. early 12th century) was Chancellor of Scotland.
He came from Fonthill Gifford in Wiltshire. He was among the Norman landowners who emigrated to Scotland by invitation of King David I of Scotland, who also held land in England as Earl of Huntingdon. This Comyn family were direct male descendants of Robert Comine, Earl of Northumbria. He married Maud Bassett He is known to have had 2 (perhaps 3) brothers: Osbert (d. 1144) and Walter, who is mentioned in a monastic charter from of 1162 or earlier, from Hexham Abbey.
*Parents: "unknown"
*Uncle: Robert Comine
*Children: Richard Comyn
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