Henry of Scotland, Earl of Northumbria
Noble person
1114 – 1152
Who was Henry of Scotland, Earl of Northumbria?
Henry of Scotland was a prince of Scotland, heir to the Kingdom of Alba. He was also the 3rd Earl of Northumberland and the 3rd Earl of the Honour of Huntingdon and Northampton.
He was the son of King David I of Scotland and Queen Maud, 2nd Countess of Huntingdon. His maternal grandparents were Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria and Huntingdon, and his spouse Judith of Lens.
Henry was named after his uncle, King Henry I of England, who had married his paternal aunt Edith of Scotland. 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. Margaret was born 1145, married Humphrey III de Bo Hun in February 1171 and died in 1201.
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 became 8th Earl of Huntingdon. It is from David, the 8th Earl, that all Kings of Scotland after Margaret, Maid of Norway claim descent.
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- Born
- 1114
Scotland - Also known as
- Henry, Earl of Northumbria
- Henry of Scotland
- Eanric mac DabĂd
- Henry of Scotland
- Parents
- Spouses
- Ada de Warenne
(1139 - )
- Ada de Warenne
- Children
- Died
- Jun 12, 1152
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on July 23, 2013
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