Henry of Scotland

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Henry of Scotland (Eanric mac Dabíd, b. 1114; d. 12 June 1152) was a Prince of Scotland, heir to the Kingdom of Alba. He was also Earl of Northumberland and Earl of the Honour of Huntingdon and Northamption.

He was the son of King David I of Scotland and Maud, 2nd Countess of Huntingdon. His maternal grandparents were Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria and Huntingdon, (beheaded 1075) and his spouse Judith of Lens.

Henry was named after his uncle, King Henry I of England. 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 in 1153. Henry's second son became king in 1165 on the death of his brother, reigning as William I. Both in their turn inherited the title of Earl of Huntingdon. His third son, David also became Earl of Huntingdon. It is from the 8th Earl that all Kings of Scotland after Margaret, Maid of Norway claim descent.

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

[edit] Family

Henry married Ada de Warenne, the daughter of William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey (d.1138), and Elizabeth of Vermandois, daughter of Hugh of Vermandois, The Great.

[edit] References

  • Barlow, Professor Frank, The Feudal Kingdom of England 1012 - 1216, London,1955, tree opposite p.288.
  • Burke, John & John Bernard, The Royal Families of England, Scotland, and Wales, with their Descendants, Sovereigns and Subjects, London, 1851, vol.2, page xlvii and pedigree XXIX.
  • Dunbar, Sir Archibald H., Bt., Scottish Kings, a Revised Chronology of Scottish History, 1005 - 1625, Edinburgh, 1899, p.64-65.
  • Howard, Joseph Jackson, LL.D., F.S.A., Miscellanea Genealogica et Heraldica, New Series, volume I, London, 1874, p.337.
  • Stringer, Keith, "Senlis, Simon (II) de, earl of Northampton and earl of Huntingdon (d. 1153)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 20 May 2007
Henry of Scotland
Born: ? 1114 Died: 12 June 1152
Scottish royalty
Preceded by
William fitz Duncan, Máel Coluim mac Alaxandair or Dabíd mac Maíl Choluim (rival claimants)
Heir of Scotland
as heir apparent
April/May, 1124–12 June 1152
Succeeded by
Malcolm, Earl of Huntingdon
Peerage of England
Preceded by
Maud
Earl for Honour of Huntingdon-Northampton
11301138
Succeeded by
Simon de Senlis
Preceded by
Simon de Senlis
Earl for Honour of Huntingdon-Northampton
1138-1141
Succeeded by
Simon de Senlis
Preceded by
Vacant
Last held by:
Robert de Mowbray
Earl of Northumbria
1139-1152
Succeeded by
William fitz Henry