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Countess Matilda of Northumberland (de Saint Liz) ABT 1072 - 23 Apr 1130-23 Apr 1131
Countess Matilda was born on ABT 1072 in Of, Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England and died on 23 Apr 1130-23 Apr 1131 in Scone, Perthshire, Scotland .
She was the daughter of Earl Waltheof of Northumberland (ABT 1046 - 31 MAY 1076) and Judith of Boulogne (of Northumberland) (B: 1054/1055).
Countess Matilda was married to King David I of Scotland on 1113/1114 in Scotland.
King David was born on ABT 1080/1082 in Of, Scotland and died on 24 MAY 1153 in Carlisle, Cumberland, Scotland .
He was the son of King Malcolm Iii of Scotland (ABT 1033 - 13 NOV 1093) and Queen Margaret of Scotland (ABT 1042/1045 - 16 NOV 1093).
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Countess Matilda was married to Earl Simon de Saint Liz on 1090 in Of, Huntingdonshire, England.
Earl Simon was born on ABT 1068 in of Normandy, France and died on 1111 in La Charite-Sur-Loir, Nievre, France .
He was the son of Ranulph A Norman (B: ABT 1018).
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| ⌊ Judith of Boulogne (of Northumberland) (B: 1054/1055) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Countess of Huntingdon and Northumberland.
When David's brother Edgar died in 1107, David became king of Southern Scotland (below the line of the Forth and Clyde). His brother Alexander I was unhappy at this arrangement but David had more knights than Alexander with which to defend his inheritance. After all, King Henry I had given David the 'Honour of Huntingdon' (country manors in eleven counties), made him prince of Cumbria and married him to a widowed heiress of Northumberland.
When Alexander I died in 1124, David set off for Scotland, accompanied by many knights and courtiers from Norman England - many of whom became the future aristocrats and even kings of Scotland - including Bruce, Balliol and FitzAlan (who later became the Stewart kings).
David established a feudal system in Scotland and introduced many novel ideas such as silver coinage, promoting education and giving audiences to rich and poor alike. Stirling, Perth and Dunfermline were made royal burghs which meant that they could engage in foreign trade. David also founded 15 religious houses, including the abbeys at Jedburgh, Kelso and Melrose.
His was a long and largely peaceful reign though he did have to deal with rebellions by the Earl of Moray in 1130 and the Bishop of the Isles in 1140. He also decided to take advantage of the death of Henry I and attempted to push the Scottish border further south. In 1138, at the Battle of the Standard near Northallerton, he did not follow up an attack by the Scottish knights and decided to leave the field of battle. While it was by no means a rout, the English army had clearly won the day. However, in 1139, under the Treaty of Durham, King Stephen of England not only recognised Scotland as an independent kingdom, but also ceded Northumbria.
King David died peacefully on 24 May 1153, in Carlisle at the age of 69. He had ended his days gardening and tending orchards below Edinburgh Castle <../visit/blvisitedincastle.htm> and in Haddington. His only son Henry had died in 1152, so he was succeeded by his 12-year-old grandson, Malcolm IV.
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When Alexander I died in 1124, David set off for Scotland, accompanied by many knights and courtiers from Norman England - many of whom became the future aristocrats and even kings of Scotland - including Bruce, Balliol and FitzAlan (who later became the Stewart kings).
David established a feudal system in Scotland and introduced many novel ideas such as silver coinage, promoting education and giving audiences to rich and poor alike. Stirling, Perth and Dunfermline were made royal burghs which meant that they could engage in foreign trade. David also founded 15 religious houses, including the abbeys at Jedburgh, Kelso and Melrose.
His was a long and largely peaceful reign though he did have to deal with rebellions by the Earl of Moray in 1130 and the Bishop of the Isles in 1140. He also decided to take advantage of the death of Henry I and attempted to push the Scottish border further south. In 1138, at the Battle of the Standard near Northallerton, he did not follow up an attack by the Scottish knights and decided to leave the field of battle. While it was by no means a rout, the English army had clearly won the day. However, in 1139, under the Treaty of Durham, King Stephen of England not only recognised Scotland as an independent kingdom, but also ceded Northumbria.
King David died peacefully on 24 May 1153, in Carlisle at the age of 69. He had ended his days gardening and tending orchards below Edinburgh Castle <../visit/blvisitedincastle.htm> and in Haddington. His only son Henry had died in 1152, so he was succeeded by his 12-year-old grandson, Malcolm IV.
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Earl of Huntingdon.
Grandson - Heraldic Symbol of KIng William I - the red lion rampant on a yellow background - which has remained a royal symbol to this day
- King William was born on 1143 and died on 2 DEC 1214 in Sterling, Stirlingshire, Scotland 
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