Ermengarde de Beaumont
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| Ermengarde de Beaumont | |
|---|---|
Queen consort of Scotland | |
| Tenure | 1186–1214 |
| Born | c. 1170 |
| Died | 12 February 1233 (aged 62–63) or 12 February 1234 (aged 63–64) Scotland |
| Burial | , Fife, Scotland |
| Spouse |
William I of Scotland (m. 1186; died 1214) |
| Issue | Margaret, Countess of Kent Isabella, Countess of Norfolk Alexander II, King of Scots Marjorie, Countess of Pembroke |
| Father | Richard I, Viscount de Beaumont-le-Vicomte, de Fresnay et de Ste-Suzanne |
| Mother | Lucie de l'Aigle |
Ermengarde de Beaumont (c. 1170 – 12 February 1233/1234) was
King William I.[1] She is reported to have exerted influence over the affairs of state as queen, though the information on her is lacking in detail.[2] Her paternal grandmother was Constance FitzRoy, illegitimate daughter of Henry I of England
.
Life
Ermengarde was born c. 1170 to a minor French noble, Richard I, Viscount of Beaumont-le-Vicomte,[3] Fresnay and Ste-Suzanne, and Lucie de l'Aigle (died aft. 1217).[2][4]
Ermengarde married King
William I of Scotland at the royal chapel at Woodstock Palace,[5] near Oxford, in England on 5 September 1186, performed by Baldwin, Archbishop of Canterbury.[6] The marriage was arranged by King Henry II of England, who was at the time the acknowledged overlord of Scotland: William considered her status beneath him, but agreed after Henry offered to pay for the entire wedding, land valued at 100 merks and 40 knight's fees, and to return the castles that he had forfeited, one of them being Edinburgh.[2]
The chronicler
John of England to secure the succession of their son Alexander
. Ermengarde was described as distraught and lethargic over her husband's death in 1214.
As queen dowager, she devoted her time to the foundation of a Cistercian abbey at Balmerino in Fife. It was completed in 1229, and she often visited it as a guest with her son Alexander. She stayed at the abbey many times.
She died on 12 February 1233/1234, and was buried at St Edward of Balmerino Abbey, Fife.[citation needed]
Children
Eremendgarde and William the Lion, King of Scotland had:
- Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent[5]
- Isabella of Scotland (1195–1253). Married Roger Bigod, 4th Earl of Norfolk.
- Alexander II of Scotland (1198–1249)[3]
- Marjorie of Scotland (1200–1244). Married Gilbert Marshal, 4th Earl of Pembroke.
References
- ^ Pollock 2015, p. 132.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-5381-7577-4.
- ^ a b Parsons 1977, p. 43.
- ISBN 978-1-5267-4528-6.
- ^ a b Pollock 2015, p. xiv.
- ISBN 978-1-351-86724-5.
Sources
- Parsons, John Carmi (1977). The Court and Household of Eleanor of Castile in 1290. Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies. p. 77.
- Pollock, M.A. (2015). Scotland, England and France after the Loss of Normandy, 1204-1296. The Boydell Press.
- Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy
- "The Kings and Queens of Scotland" edited by Richard Oram
- "Scottish Queens 1034-1714" by Rosalind K. Marshall
- "British Kings and Queens" by Mike Ashley