Prince of the Cumbrians and Earl of Northampton and Huntingdon and King of Scotland Saint David of Scotland, I

Prince of the Cumbrians and Earl of Northampton and Huntingdon and King of Scotland Saint David of Scotland, I

Male 1080 - 1153  (73 years)

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    Abbey Selkirk Kelso
    Abbey Selkirk Kelso

  • Name Saint David of Scotland  [1
    Title Prince of the Cumbrians and Earl of Northampton and Huntingdon and King of Scotland 
    Suffix
    Birth 1080  Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Kinfolk of Note Direct Ancestor of Mack Ferrin Smith and Lawrence Hood 
    Name the Saint of Scotland 
    Ordained St. David of Scotland worked to bring the faithful in Scotland closer to the Vatican, founded convents and monasteries, supported monastic work and the organization of five new dioceses. His feast day is May 24  [2
    DavidI I of Scotland
    DavidI I of Scotland
    Religion Defender of the Scottish church's independence from claims of overlordship by the Archbishop of York and the Archbishop of Canterbury 
    Abbey Selkirk Kelso
    Abbey Selkirk Kelso
    _MILT 1138  Northallerton, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Expanded his power in northern England, despite his defeat at the Battle of the Standard 
    Battle of the Standard
    Battle of the Standard
    Residence Bef 1153  Carlisle, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Carlisle Castle 
    Castle-Carlisle
    Castle-Carlisle
    Death 24 May 1153  Carlisle, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Dunfermline Abbey
    Abbey Dunfermline Nave
    Abbey Dunfermline Nave
    Person ID I26951  A Tree Called Smith
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

    Father King of Scotland Malcolm Canmore, III,   b. 26 Mar 1031, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Nov 1093, Alnwick, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Queen of Scotland Saint Margaret Atheling,   b. Aug 1045, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Nov 1093, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1068  Perth, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F2886  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Countess of Huntington and Queen Consort Matilda Huntington,   b. 1072, Huntingdonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Apr 1131, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Marriage 1113 
    Children 
     1. Prince Sir Henry de Huntington, of Scotland,   b. 1114, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jun 1152, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F11572  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1080 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps_MILT - Expanded his power in northern England, despite his defeat at the Battle of the Standard - 1138 - Northallerton, Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Carlisle Castle - Bef 1153 - Carlisle, Cumberland, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 24 May 1153 - Carlisle, Cumberland, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.

    2. [S454] Saints, Saint David of Scotland.
      Youngest son of King Malcolm III Canmore and Saint Margaret of Scotland; brother of Saint Matilde in whose court he grew up and was educated. Prince of Cumbria in 1107. Married. Ascended to the throne of Scotland in 1124. Fought in the border wars with England, and in 1138 participated in the armistice that halted the fighting. Devoting himself to the welfare of his people, he re-organized the system of land ownership and implemented both new laws and a new legal system. Worked to bring the faithful in Scotland closer to the Vatican, founded convents and monasteries, supported monastic work and the organization of five new dioceses. Spiritual student of Saint Aelredo of Rievaulx.
      http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-david-of-scotland/