Earl David of Huntingdon 1
- Born: Abt 1144 2
- Marriage (1): Matilda DE KEVELIOCK Of Chester
- Died: 1219 aged about 75
 General Notes:
David of Scotland (c. 1144 - 17 June 1219) was a Scottish prince and Earl of Huntingdon (Earl of Huntingdon). He was the youngest surviving son of Henry of Scotland, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon and Ada de Warenne, a daughter of William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey, and Elizabeth de Vermandois. His paternal grandfather was David I of Scotland. Huntingdon was granted to him after his elder brother William I of Scotland ascended the throne. David's son John succeeded him to the Earldom.
In the litigation for succession to the crown of Scotland in 1290-1292, the great-great-grandson Floris V, Count of Holland of David's sister, Ada, claimed that David had renounced his hereditary rights to the throne of Scotland. Floris also then pursued the throne for himself. The veracity of renunciation cannot have otherwise been ascertained nor its reasons.
David married Maude of Chester, daughter of Hugh de Kevelioc, 3rd Earl of Chester, by whom he had three sons:
John, his successor as Earl
Robert, died young
Henry, died young
and four daughters:
Matilda
Ada, married Henry de Hastings, father of Henry de Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings
Isobel of Huntingdon
Margaret of Huntingdon.
After the extinction of the senior line of the Scottish royal house in 1290, when the legitimate line of William the Lion of Scotland ended, David's descendants were the prime candidates for the throne. The two most notable claimants to the throne, Robert Bruce, 5th Lord of Annandale (grandfather of Robert I of Scotland) and John of Scotland were his descendants through David's daughters Isobel and Margaret, respectively
Noted events in his life were:
• Alt. Death, 17 Jun 1219, Yardley, Northants, England. 2
• Title, 1185. 2 Earl of Garioch, Earl of Cambr
• Title, 1185. 2 Earl of Northumberland, Earl o
David married Matilda DE KEVELIOCK Of Chester, daughter of Earl Hugh DE KEVELIOCK Of Chester 6 and Bertrada de Montfort D'evraux. (Matilda DE KEVELIOCK Of Chester was born in 1171 2 and died on 6 Jan 1233 2.)
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