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Henry of Scotland (Eanric mac Dabíd, 1114 – 12 June, 1152) was a Prince
Prince

Prince, from the Latin root princeps, is a general term for a monarch, for a member of a monarch's or former monarch's family, and is a hereditary title in some members of Europe's highest nobility....
 of Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
, heir to the Kingdom of Alba
Kingdom of Alba

The Kingdom of Alba pertains to the Kingdom of Scotland between the deaths of Donald II of Scotland in 900, and of Alexander III of Scotland in 1286 which then led indirectly to the Scottish Wars of Independence....
. He was also Earl of Northumberland
Earl of Northumbria

Earl of Northumbria was a title in the Danish people, late Anglo-Saxon England, and early Anglo-Norman period in England. The earldom of Northumbria was the successor of the ealdormanry of Bamburgh, itself the successor of an independent Bernicia....
 and Earl of the Honour of Huntingdon and Northamption
Earl of Huntingdon

Earl of Huntingdon is a title which has been created several times in the Peerage of England. The title is chiefly associated with the Hastings family....
.

He was the son of King David I of Scotland
David I of Scotland

David I or Dabhidh Mac Maol Chaluim was a 12th-century ruler who was Prince of the Cumbrians and later List of monarchs of Scotland . The youngest son of Maol Chaluim Mac Donnchaidh and Saint Margaret of Scotland, David spent most of his childhood in Scotland, but was exiled to England temporarily in 1093....
 and Maud, 2nd Countess of Huntingdon
Maud, 2nd Countess of Huntingdon

Maud of Northumbria , countess for the Earl of Huntingdon, was the daughter of Waltheof II, Earl of Northumbria and Judith of Lens, the last of the major Anglo-Saxons earls to remain powerful after the Norman conquest of England in 1066....
. His maternal grandparents were Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria
Waltheof, 1st Earl of Northampton

Waltheof , Earl of Northumbria and last of the Anglo-Saxons earls. He was the only English aristocrat to be formally executed during the reign of William I of England....
 and Huntingdon
Huntingdon

Huntingdon is a town in the county of Cambridgeshire in East Anglia, England. The town was town charter in 1205. It was formerly the county town of Huntingdonshire, and is currently the seat of the Huntingdonshire non-metropolitan district....
, (beheaded 1075) and his spouse Judith of Lens
Judith of Lens

Countess Judith , was a niece of William I of England. She was a daughter of his sister Adelaide of Normandy, Countess of Aumale and Lambert II, Count of Lens....
.

Henry was named after his uncle, King Henry I of England
Henry I of England

Henry I was the fourth son of William I the Conqueror. He succeeded his elder brother William II of England as King of England in 1100 and defeated his eldest brother, Robert Curthose, to become Duke of Normandy in 1106....
. He had three sons, two of whom became King of Scotland, and a third whose descendants were to prove critical in the later days of the Scottish royal house.






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Henry of Scotland (Eanric mac Dabíd, 1114 – 12 June, 1152) was a Prince
Prince

Prince, from the Latin root princeps, is a general term for a monarch, for a member of a monarch's or former monarch's family, and is a hereditary title in some members of Europe's highest nobility....
 of Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
, heir to the Kingdom of Alba
Kingdom of Alba

The Kingdom of Alba pertains to the Kingdom of Scotland between the deaths of Donald II of Scotland in 900, and of Alexander III of Scotland in 1286 which then led indirectly to the Scottish Wars of Independence....
. He was also Earl of Northumberland
Earl of Northumbria

Earl of Northumbria was a title in the Danish people, late Anglo-Saxon England, and early Anglo-Norman period in England. The earldom of Northumbria was the successor of the ealdormanry of Bamburgh, itself the successor of an independent Bernicia....
 and Earl of the Honour of Huntingdon and Northamption
Earl of Huntingdon

Earl of Huntingdon is a title which has been created several times in the Peerage of England. The title is chiefly associated with the Hastings family....
.

He was the son of King David I of Scotland
David I of Scotland

David I or Dabhidh Mac Maol Chaluim was a 12th-century ruler who was Prince of the Cumbrians and later List of monarchs of Scotland . The youngest son of Maol Chaluim Mac Donnchaidh and Saint Margaret of Scotland, David spent most of his childhood in Scotland, but was exiled to England temporarily in 1093....
 and Maud, 2nd Countess of Huntingdon
Maud, 2nd Countess of Huntingdon

Maud of Northumbria , countess for the Earl of Huntingdon, was the daughter of Waltheof II, Earl of Northumbria and Judith of Lens, the last of the major Anglo-Saxons earls to remain powerful after the Norman conquest of England in 1066....
. His maternal grandparents were Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria
Waltheof, 1st Earl of Northampton

Waltheof , Earl of Northumbria and last of the Anglo-Saxons earls. He was the only English aristocrat to be formally executed during the reign of William I of England....
 and Huntingdon
Huntingdon

Huntingdon is a town in the county of Cambridgeshire in East Anglia, England. The town was town charter in 1205. It was formerly the county town of Huntingdonshire, and is currently the seat of the Huntingdonshire non-metropolitan district....
, (beheaded 1075) and his spouse Judith of Lens
Judith of Lens

Countess Judith , was a niece of William I of England. She was a daughter of his sister Adelaide of Normandy, Countess of Aumale and Lambert II, Count of Lens....
.

Henry was named after his uncle, King Henry I of England
Henry I of England

Henry I was the fourth son of William I the Conqueror. He succeeded his elder brother William II of England as King of England in 1100 and defeated his eldest brother, Robert Curthose, to become Duke of Normandy in 1106....
. He had three sons, two of whom became King of Scotland, and a third whose descendants were to prove critical in the later days of the Scottish royal house. He also had three daughters.

His eldest son became King of Scots as Malcolm IV
Malcolm IV of Scotland

Malcolm IV , nicknamed Virgo, "the Maiden" , King of Scots, was the eldest son of Henry of Scotland, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon and Ada de Warenne....
 in 1153. Henry's second son became king in 1165 on the death of his brother, reigning as William I
William I of Scotland

William I , known as the Lion or Garbh, "the Rough", reigned as King of Scots from 1165 to 1214. His reign was the second longest in Scottish history before the Acts of Union 1707 with England in 1707, ....
. Both in their turn inherited the title of Earl of Huntingdon
Earl of Huntingdon

Earl of Huntingdon is a title which has been created several times in the Peerage of England. The title is chiefly associated with the Hastings family....
. His third son, David
David of Scotland, 8th Earl of Huntingdon

David of Scotland was a Scotland prince and Earl of Huntingdon. He was the youngest surviving son of Henry of Scotland, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon and Ada de Warenne, a daughter of William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey, and Elizabeth of Vermandois....
 also became Earl of Huntingdon. It is from the 8th Earl that all Kings of Scotland after Margaret, Maid of Norway
Margaret, Maid of Norway

Margaret , usually known as the Maid of Norway , sometimes known as Margaret of Scotland , was a Norway princess who is widely considered to have been Queen of Scots from 1286 until her death, although this is disputed ....
 claim descent.

On Henry's death, the Earldom passed to his half-brother Simon II de Senlis.

Family


Henry married Ada de Warenne
Ada de Warenne

Ada de Warenne or Adeline de Varenne was the Norman-French wife of Henry of Scotland, Earl of Northumbria and Earl of Huntingdon. She was the daughter of William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey by Elizabeth of Vermandois, and a great-granddaughter of Henry I of France....
, the daughter of William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey
William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey

William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey , was the son of William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey and his first wife Gundred. He is more often referred to as Earl Warenne or Earl of Warenne than as Earl of Surrey....
 (d.1138), and Elizabeth of Vermandois, daughter of Hugh of Vermandois
Hugh of Vermandois

Hugh I , called Magnus or the Great, was a younger son of Henry I of France and Anne of Kiev and younger brother of Philip I of France....
, The Great.

  • Ada of Huntingdon (1139 – 1206), married in 1161, Floris III, Count of Holland
    Floris III, Count of Holland

    Floris III of Holland , Count of Holland from 1157 to 1190. He was a son of Dirk VI, Count of Holland and Sophie of Luxemburg, heiress of Bentheim....
    .
  • Margaret of Huntingdon (1140 – 1201)
    • Married [1] in 1160 Conan IV, Duke of Brittany
      Conan IV, Duke of Brittany

      Conan IV of Penthi?vre , called "the Young", was duke of Brittany, from 1156 to his death. He was son of Alan de Bretagne, 1st Earl of Richmond and Bertha of Brittany....
      , (d.1171)
    • Married [2] Humphrey de Bohun
      Humphrey de Bohun

      Humphrey de Bohun may refer to:* Humphrey de Bohun , husband of Margaret, daughter of Miles de Gloucester, 1st Earl of Hereford* Humphrey, of Trowbridge, Wiltshire, Hereditary Constable of England , married Margaret, daughter of Henry of Scotland, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon...
      , Earl of Hereford.
  • Malcolm IV of Scotland
    Malcolm IV of Scotland

    Malcolm IV , nicknamed Virgo, "the Maiden" , King of Scots, was the eldest son of Henry of Scotland, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon and Ada de Warenne....
    .
  • William I of Scotland
    William I of Scotland

    William I , known as the Lion or Garbh, "the Rough", reigned as King of Scots from 1165 to 1214. His reign was the second longest in Scottish history before the Acts of Union 1707 with England in 1707, ....
    .
  • David of Scotland, 8th Earl of Huntingdon
    David of Scotland, 8th Earl of Huntingdon

    David of Scotland was a Scotland prince and Earl of Huntingdon. He was the youngest surviving son of Henry of Scotland, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon and Ada de Warenne, a daughter of William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey, and Elizabeth of Vermandois....
    .
  • Matilda of Huntingdon, born and died 1152.
  • Marjorie of Huntingdon, married Gille Críst, Earl of Angus
    Gille Críst, Earl of Angus

    Gilla Cr?st of Angus, ruled until 1206 as Mormaer of Angus. He was a son of Gille Brigte, Earl of Angus and younger brother of Adam, Earl of Angus....
    .