Henry
Coin depicting Henry of Scotland (left) and his coat of arms (right).
Born1114
Died12 June 1152(1152-06-12) (aged 37–38)
Newcastle or Roxburgh
Burial
Kelso Abbey, Scottish Borders
Spouse
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(m. 1139)​
Issue
HouseDunkeld
FatherDavid I of Scotland
MotherMaud, 2nd Countess of Huntingdon

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 Northumbria and the 3rd Earl of Huntingdon. He was the son of King David I of Scotland and Queen Maud, 2nd Countess of Huntingdon.[2]

Earldom

David I of Scotland, 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] Henry then 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]

Earl Henry, as sometimes named, son and heir of King David I of Scotland, had been in poor health throughout the 1140s. He died suddenly on 12 June 1152. His death occurred in either Newcastle or Roxburgh, both located in those areas of Northumbria which he and his father had attached to the Scots crown in the period of English weakness after the death of Henry I of England. Unlike in the case of the English king, who had been left without legitimate male descendants in the wreck of the White Ship, there was no succession crisis. This was because Earl Henry had left behind three sons to carry forward the lineage of his father.[8]

On Henry's death, the Huntingdon 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. Their children (in an approximate order of birth) were:

References

  1. ^ a b Oram 2011, p. 372.
  2. ^ a b c d Oram 2011, p. iii.
  3. ^ Oram 2011, p. 90.
  4. ^ a b Oram 2011, p. 91.
  5. ^ a b c Oram 2011, p. 95.
  6. ^ a b Oram 2011, p. 96.
  7. ^ Oram 2011, p. 99.
  8. ^ Oram, David I, p. 200.
  9. ^ English Monarchs: Dynasties. (Copyright © 2004 - 2018). http://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/dunkeld_16.html. [biog. of Henry of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon (born c. 1115 – died 1152)]: “Henry's youngest daughter, Marjorie of Huntingdon, married Gille Críst, Earl of Angus.”
  10. ^ Roberts, John L., Lost Kingdoms: Celtic Scotland in the Middle Ages, (Edinburgh, 1997), pp. 53–54: (author states "Almost nothing is known of him [Gille Críst, ‘Earl of Angus’] except that he married Marjorie of Huntingdon, the daughter of Henry, Earl of Huntingdon and Ada de Warenne, and that he was succeeded by his son Donnchad before 1206. His daughter Bethóc (Beatrix) was married to Walter Stewart, 3rd High Steward of Scotland and was mother to Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland.").

Bibliography

Henry of Scotland House of DunkeldBorn: ? 1114 Died: 12 June 1152 Preceded byMaud Earl of Huntingdon 1130–1138 Succeeded bySimon de Senlis Preceded bySimon de Senlis Earl of Huntingdon 1138–1141 VacantTitle last held byRobert de Mowbray Earl of Northumbria 1139–1152 Succeeded byWilliam fitz Henry
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