Clan cumming

Cumming (also Comyn ) is the name of a Scottish clan in Moray .

history

John Cumin , the Lord of Badenoch , was ambassador at the court of the French King Louis IX. His son John fought for Scottish independence, but fell out with Robert de Bruce . This killed him in the church in Dumfries . The whole clan rose against Robert de Bruce and were defeated. His lands were distributed.

origin of the name

The origin of the name is not clear. Some derive it from the English name for caraway (cumin), others from a 7th century abbot named Comineus. The name could also be an origin name derived from Bosc-Bénard-Commin near Rouen in Normandy or from Comines in Flanders . It is doubted that the clan's roots are in Normandy, as the name was mentioned before 1096: a knight Robertus Cummine fell in 1093 at the Battle of Alnwick .

photos

Clan badge and motto
Coat of arms of the Cumming of Altyre line
Tartan

Individual evidence

^ Alan Young: Cumin, William (dc1160) . In: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography . Oxford University Press, 2004.
^ Charles MacKinnon: Scottish Highlanders . Barnes & Noble Books, New York 1984. p. 139.
↑ Neil Grant: Scottish Clans and Tartans . The Lyons Press, Guilford (Connecticut) 2002. p. 58.
↑ James Balfour Paul : Comyn, Lord of Badenoch. In: James Balfour Paul (Ed.): The Scots Peerage . Volume 1: Abercorn – Balmerino. David Douglas, Edinburgh 1904, pp. 503-510 (English, Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).

literature

Lachlan Shaw: The history of the Province of Moray. Comprising the counties of Elgin and Nairn, the greater part of the County of Inverness and a portion of the County of Banff, all called the Province of Moray before there was a division into counties. New edition in 3 volumes. London / Glasgow 1882. ( Vol. 1, Internet Archive , Vol. 2, Internet Archive , Vol. 3, Internet Archive ).
The Scottish tartans. Stirling 1984.
Ian Grimble: Scottish Clans and Tartans. Book Sales, New York 2002, ISBN 0-785-81508-2 .

Web links

The Clan Cumming Society of the USA website (English)
Links Clan Cumming (English)

[1] Alan Young: Cumin, William (dc1160) . In: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography . Oxford University Press, 2004.

[2] Charles MacKinnon: Scottish Highlanders . Barnes & Noble Books, New York 1984. p. 139.

[3] Neil Grant: Scottish Clans and Tartans . The Lyons Press, Guilford (Connecticut) 2002. p. 58.

[4] James Balfour Paul : Comyn, Lord of Badenoch. In: James Balfour Paul (Ed.): The Scots Peerage . Volume 1: Abercorn – Balmerino. David Douglas, Edinburgh 1904, pp. 503-510 (English, Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).