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- David, earl of Huntingdon, was the youngest son of Earl Henry (d.1152), son of David I of Scotland (d.1153), and of Ada de Warenne (d.1178). He was the brother of Kings Malcolm IV (d.1165) and William I (d.1214) of Scotland and had three sisters, Margaret, Ada and Maud. He was knighted on 31 May 1170 and married, on 19 August 1190, Maud (Matilda) (d.1233), sister of Ranulf (III), earl of Chester. With Maud, he had three sons and four daughters: Henry, David, John, Margaret, Isabella, Maud, Ada. Of the sons, only John, earl of Huntingdon and Chester (d.1237) lived to adulthood, though he died childless. Margaret and Isabella married Alan, lord of Galloway (d.1234) and Robert (IV) Bruce (d.1226?33), respectively. David also had three illegitimate sons and an illegitimate daughter. He died on 17 June 1219 at Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire and was buried in Sawtry Abbey, Huntingdonshire. http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/49365/ Handbook of British Chronology, 466: David succeeded as earl of Huntingdon in 1185 and was deprived of it in 1215 or 1216. He was reinstated on 13 March 1218.
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