David of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon

1152 - 1219  (76 years)

• Name	David of Scotland
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	Between 1143 and 1152  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Title(s)	12 Jun 1152 (9 years)  [2]
  On 12 June 1152 he succeeded as the 9th Earl of Huntingdon, the Earl of Doncaster and as the Earl of Carlisle.
  Title(s)	1180 (37 years)  [2]
  He gained the title of Earl of Garioch in 1180.
  Land/House	1190 (47 years)  [4]
  His brother gave him superiority over Dundee and its port in 1190.
  Religion	1190 (47 years)	Lindores Abbey, Newburgh, Fife, Scotland Lindores Abbey, Newburgh, Fife, Scotland (Ruins)   [4]
  He endowed Lindores Abbey in Fife and a church dedicated to St Mary in Dundee in 1190.
  Title(s)	1205 (62 years)  [2]
  In 1205 he gained the title of the Earl of Cambridge.
  Miscellaneous	1215/16 (73 years)  [2]
  in 1215/16 he was deprived of all of his English honors, but was restored to them on 13 March 1218.
  Death	17 Jun 1219	Yardley, Worcestershire, England   [1, 3]
  Burial	Aft 17 Jun 1219	Sawtry Abbey, Cambridgeshire, England   [2]
  Siblings	1 brother and 3 sisters
  + 1. William I "the Lion", King of the Scots,   b. 1143   d. 4 Dec 1214, Stirling, Scotland  (Age 71 years) ▻ Ermengarde de Beaumont,  m. 5 Sep 1186 ;   daughter of Richard Avenel Avenel + 2. David of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon,   b. Between 1143 and 1152   d. 17 Jun 1219, Yardley, Worcestershire, England  (Age 76 years) ▻ Matilda of Chester de Keveliock,  m. 26 Aug 1190 ;   + 3. Ada de Huntington,   b. Abt 1146, Scotland d. Between 11 Jan 1216 and 1222  (Age 70 years) ▻ Florenz III, Comte de Holland and West Sealand,  m. 28 Aug 1162 + 4. Marjory of Huntingdon,   b. 1152, England ▻ Gilchrist, Earl of Angus,  m. 1169 + 5. Margaret de Huntingdon,   b. 1154, Northumberland, England d. 1201  (Age 47 years) ▻ Conan IV "la Petit", Duke of Brittany,  m. 1160 ;   Humphrey de Bohun IV, Lord Bohun
  Oldest Known Ancestors	Paternal Line: Duncan Maternal Line: Adele de Bar-sur-Aube   d. 1053
  Person ID, Branch	I3600	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Henry of Huntingdon, Earl of Huntingdon and Northumberland,   b. 1114, Scotland d. 12 Jun 1152 (Age 38 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Ada de Warenne,   b. About 1120, Surrey, England d. 1178 (Age 58 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F2886	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Matilda of Chester de Keveliock,   b. 1171   d. 6 Jan 1233 (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	26 Aug 1190  [1, 2, 3]
  Age at Marriage	David was ~ 47 years and 8 months old - Matilda was ~ 19 years and 8 months old. (Were Married less than 4 months).
  Children	4 sons and 4 daughters
  + 1. Margaret of Huntingdon   d. 1228  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   2. David  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   3. Robert of Huntingdon,   b. say 1200   d. say 1210 (Age 10 years) + 4. Ada of Huntington   d. After 1241  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   5. Maud  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 6. Isabella le Scot,   b. 1206   d. 1251 (Age 45 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   7. John le Scot of Chester, Earl of Chester ,   b. 1207   d. 6 Jun 1237, Darnal, Yorkshire, England (Age 30 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   8. Henry   d. After 1215  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F2981	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2021

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2
  Marriage	Type: Natural children
  Children	2 sons and 1 daughter
  1. Henry of Sterling  [Father: Natural]   2. Henry of Brechin   d. 1238  [Father: Natural] > 3. Ada  [Father: Natural]
  Family ID	F5756	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2021

  
  

• Event Map		Religion - 1190 - Lindores Abbey, Newburgh, Fife, Scotland Death - 17 Jun 1219 - Yardley, Worcestershire, England Burial - Aft 17 Jun 1219 - Sawtry Abbey, Cambridgeshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S278] Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (web: http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/catalog.html). [S1569] Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage web site, (Wellington, New Zealand: http://www.thepeerage.com/index.htm, 2019). [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982). [S304] Wikipedia, David, Earl of Huntingdon.