Margaret of Huntingdon, Princess of Scotland
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Margaret of Huntingdon was a Scottish noblewoman. Two of her brothers, Malcolm IV
and William I
were Scottish kings. She was the wife of Conan IV, Duke of Brittany
and the mother of Constance, Duchess of Brittany
. Her second husband was Humphrey de Bohun, hereditary Constable of England. Following her second marriage, Margaret styled hereself as the Countess of Hereford.
. She had an older sister Ada, and two younger sisters, Marjorie and Matilda. Two of her brothers, Malcolm
and William
were kings of Scotland, and she had another brother, David, Earl of Huntingdon, who married Maud of Chester
. Her paternal grandparents were King David I of Scotland
and Maud, Countess of Huntingdon, and her maternal grandparents were William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey
and Elizabeth of Vermandois.
In 1152, when she was seven years of age, her father died.
Margaret's husband died in February 1171, leaving her a widow at the age of twenty-six. Shortly before Easter 1171, she married her second husband, Humphrey de Bohun, Hereditary Constable of England (c. 1155–1182). He was the son of Humphrey de Bohun and Margaret of Hereford
. Hereafter, she styled herself Countess of Hereford. The marriage produced a son and a daughter:
Margaret's second husband died in 1181 and she then married the English nobleman Sir William fitz Patrick de Hertburn, who acquired the lands of Washington in Durham in 1183. This marriage also produced one son:
Margaret died in 1201 and was buried in Sawtrey Abbey, Huntingdonshire
. Her third and final husband had died around 1194
Malcolm IV of Scotland
Malcolm IV , nicknamed Virgo, "the Maiden" , King of Scots, was the eldest son of Earl Henry and Ada de Warenne...
and William I
William I of Scotland
William the Lion , sometimes styled William I, also known by the nickname Garbh, "the Rough", reigned as King of the Scots from 1165 to 1214...
were Scottish kings. She was the wife of Conan IV, Duke of Brittany
Conan IV, Duke of Brittany
Conan IV of Penthièvre , called "the Young", was duke of Brittany, from 1156 to his death. He was son of Alan the Black, 1st Earl of Richmond and Bertha of Brittany. He was his mother's heir as Duke Conan III...
and the mother of Constance, Duchess of Brittany
Constance, Duchess of Brittany
Constance of Penthièvre was hereditary Duchess of Brittany between 1171 and 1196...
. Her second husband was Humphrey de Bohun, hereditary Constable of England. Following her second marriage, Margaret styled hereself as the Countess of Hereford.
Family
Margaret was born in 1145, the second eldest daughter of Henry of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon, Earl of Northumbria, and Ada de WarenneAda de Warenne
Ada de Warenne was the Anglo-Norman 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...
. She had an older sister Ada, and two younger sisters, Marjorie and Matilda. Two of her brothers, Malcolm
Malcolm IV of Scotland
Malcolm IV , nicknamed Virgo, "the Maiden" , King of Scots, was the eldest son of Earl Henry and Ada de Warenne...
and William
William I of Scotland
William the Lion , sometimes styled William I, also known by the nickname Garbh, "the Rough", reigned as King of the Scots from 1165 to 1214...
were kings of Scotland, and she had another brother, David, Earl of Huntingdon, who married Maud of Chester
Maud of Chester
Matilda of Chester, Countess of Huntingdon was an Anglo-Norman noblewoman, sometimes known as Maud and sometimes known with the surname de Kevelioc. She was a daughter of Hugh de Kevelioc, 5th Earl of Chester, and the wife of David of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon...
. Her paternal grandparents were King David I of Scotland
David I of Scotland
David I or Dabíd mac Maíl Choluim was a 12th-century ruler who was Prince of the Cumbrians and later King of the Scots...
and Maud, Countess of Huntingdon, and her maternal grandparents were 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....
and Elizabeth of Vermandois.
In 1152, when she was seven years of age, her father died.
Marriages and issue
In 1160, Margaret married her first husband, Conan IV, Duke of Brittany, Earl of Richmond. Upon her marriage, she was styled as the Duchess of Brittany and Countess of Richmond. Margaret's origins and first marriage deduced by Benedict of Peterborugh who recorded filia sororis regis Scotiae Willelmi comitissa Brittanniae gave birth in 1186 to filium Arturum. Together Conan and Margaret had one child:- Constance, Duchess of BrittanyConstance, Duchess of BrittanyConstance of Penthièvre was hereditary Duchess of Brittany between 1171 and 1196...
(12 June 1161 – 5 September 1201), married firstly in 1181, Geoffrey PlanatagenetGeoffrey II, Duke of BrittanyGeoffrey II, Duke of Brittany and Earl of Richmond was Duke of Brittany between 1181 and 1186, through his marriage with the heiress Constance. Geoffrey was the fourth son of King Henry II of England and Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine.-Family:He was a younger maternal half-brother of Marie de...
, by whom she had three children, including Arthur of Brittany; she married secondly in 1188, Ranulph de Blondeville, 4th Earl of ChesterRanulph de Blondeville, 4th Earl of ChesterRanulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester and 1st Earl of Lincoln , known in some references as the 4th Earl of Chester , was one of the "old school" of Anglo-Norman barons whose loyalty to the Angevin dynasty was consistent but contingent on the receipt of lucrative favours...
; she married thirdly in 1198, Guy of Thouars, by whom she had twin daughters, including Alix of ThouarsAlix of ThouarsAlix of Thouars was the nominal Duchess of Brittany from 1203 to her death.- Life :...
.
Margaret's husband died in February 1171, leaving her a widow at the age of twenty-six. Shortly before Easter 1171, she married her second husband, Humphrey de Bohun, Hereditary Constable of England (c. 1155–1182). He was the son of Humphrey de Bohun and Margaret of Hereford
Margaret of Hereford
Margaret of Hereford was an English noblewoman and the eldest daughter of Miles de Gloucester, 1st Earl of Hereford by his wife, the wealthy Cambro-Norman heiress Sibyl de Neufmarché. Margaret married Humphrey II de Bohun, by whom she had five children...
. Hereafter, she styled herself Countess of Hereford. The marriage produced a son and a daughter:
- Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of HerefordHenry de Bohun, 1st Earl of HerefordHenry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford was an Anglo-Norman nobleman.He was Earl of Hereford and Hereditary Constable of England from 1199 to 1220.- Lineage :...
(1176 – 1 June 1220), a Magna CartaMagna CartaMagna Carta is an English charter, originally issued in the year 1215 and reissued later in the 13th century in modified versions, which included the most direct challenges to the monarch's authority to date. The charter first passed into law in 1225...
surety; he married Maud FitzGeoffrey de Mandeville of Essex by whom he had three children, including Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of HerefordHumphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of HerefordHumphrey de Bohun was 2nd Earl of Hereford and 1st Earl of Essex, as well as Constable of England. He was the son of Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford and Maud of Essex.- Career :...
and from whom descended the Bohun Earls of Hereford. Maud was the daughter of Geoffrey Fitzpeter, 1st Earl of Essex by his first wife Beatrice de Say. - Margaret de Bohun
Margaret's second husband died in 1181 and she then married the English nobleman Sir William fitz Patrick de Hertburn, who acquired the lands of Washington in Durham in 1183. This marriage also produced one son:
- Sir William de Wessington (c. 1183–c. 1239), he married Alice de Lexington and through his descendants, is an ancestor of George WashingtonGeorge WashingtonGeorge Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...
, the 1st President of the United States of America
Margaret died in 1201 and was buried in Sawtrey Abbey, Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire is a local government district of Cambridgeshire, covering the area around Huntingdon. Traditionally it is a county in its own right...
. Her third and final husband had died around 1194