David of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon

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David of Scotland pictured in Sir Walter Scott's 1832 crusader novel The Talisman. Although emphasising his own story is fiction, Scott's Introduction states that David did go on crusade with Richard the Lionheart "and was the hero of some very romantic adventures on his way home".

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^[1]
Henry, died young^[2];

and four daughters:

Matilda^[3]
Ada, married Henry de Hastings, father of Henry de Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings^[4]
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 King Robert I of Scotland) and John of Scotland were his descendants through David's daughters Isobel and Margaret, respectively.

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Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis, Lines: 93-26, 94-26, 131-29, 252-26

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Scottish royalty
David of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon House of Dunkeld Born: ? c. 1144 Died: 17 June 1219
Preceded by William the Lion	Heir of Scotland as heir presumptive 9 December 1165–1193	Succeeded by Margaret of Scotland, Countess of Kent
Peerage of England
Preceded by Simon of St Liz	Earl of Huntingdon	Succeeded by John de Scotia