Henry of Scotland

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Henry of Scotland (Eanric mac Dabíd, 1114 – 12 June 1152^[1]) was heir apparent to the Kingdom of Alba. He was also the 3rd Earl of Northumberland and the 3rd Earl of Huntingdon. He was the son of King David I of Scotland and Queen Maud, 2nd Countess of Huntingdon.^[2] Henry was named after his uncle, King Henry I of England, who had married his paternal aunt Edith.

Earldom

David, Henry's father, invaded England in 1136. His army was met by Stephen of Blois at Carlisle. Instead of battle, there was a negotiated settlement that included Henry performing homage to Stephen for Carlisle and the Earldom of Huntingdon.^[3] Henry's journey to Stephen's court for Easter (1136) was met with resentment, including an accusation of treason,^[4] which brought about his return at his father's insistence.^[4]

After another invasion by his father, Henry was finally invested with the Earldom of Northumberland in 1139.^[5] Later in the year, Henry met with Stephen at Nottingham, where he was also reinvested with Carlisle and Cumberland.^[5] At which time Henry paid homage to Stephen for his Earldom.^[5]

Henry's inclusion into King Stephen's inner circle was highlighted by his arranged marriage to Ada de Warenne.^[6] This marriage secured Henry's place within Stephen's kingdom.^[6] Following Stephen's capture by forces of Empress Matilda, Henry held the Earldom of Northumberland as a Scottish fief.^[7]

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

Family

In 1139, Henry married Ada de Warenne,^[1] the daughter of William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey (died 1138), and Elizabeth of Vermandois, daughter of Hugh of Vermandois.

• Ada of Huntingdon (1139–1206), married in 1161, Floris III, Count of Holland.^[2]
• Margaret of Huntingdon (1145–1201)
  • Married [1] in 1160 Conan IV, Duke of Brittany, (died 1171)^[8]
  • Married [2] Humphrey III de Bohun, Lord of Trowbridge.
  • Married [3] Sir William fitz Patrick de Hertburn
• Malcolm IV of Scotland.^[2]
• William I of Scotland.^[2]
• David of Scotland, 8th Earl of Huntingdon.^[2]
• Matilda of Huntingdon, born and died 1152.
• Marjorie of Huntingdon, married Gille Críst, Earl of Angus.

Ancestry

Notes

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.
• Everard, Judith; Jones, Michael C. E., eds. (1999). The Charters of Duchess Constance of Brittany and Her Family, 1171-1221. The Boydell Press. 
• Howard, Joseph Jackson, LL.D., F.S.A., Miscellanea Genealogica et Heraldica, New Series, volume I, London, 1874, p.337.
• Oram, Richard (2011). Domination and Lordship: Scotland, 1070-1230. Edinburgh University Press. 
• 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