Maud, Countess of Huntingdon
| Maud | |
|---|---|
Queen consort of Scotland | |
| Tenure | 1124–c.1130 |
| Coronation | April or May 1124 |
| Born | 1072 Northumberland, England |
| Died | April 23, 1130 Scone, Perthshire, Scotland |
| Burial | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland |
| Spouse | Simon de Senlis m. c.1090; dec. c.1111 Henry of Scotland, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon Claricia Hodierna |
| Father | Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria |
| Mother | Judith of Lens |
Maud, Countess of Huntingdon (c. 1074 – 1130), or Matilda, was
Biography
Maud was the daughter of
She was married to
She had three known children by him:[2]
- Matilda of St Liz (Maud) (d. 1140); she married Robert Fitz Richard of Tonbridge; she married secondly Saer De Quincy.
- Simon of St Liz(d. 1153)
- Saint Waltheof of Melrose (c. 1100–1159/1160)
Her first husband died some time after 1111 and Maud next married David, the brother-in-law of Henry I of England, in 1113.[1][3] Through the marriage, David gained control over his wife's vast estates in England, in addition to his own lands in Cumbria and Strathclyde.[3] They had four children (two sons and two daughters):[1]
- Malcolm (born in 1113 or later, died young)
- Henry(c. 1114–1152)
- Claricia (died unmarried)
- Hodierna (died young and unmarried)
In 1124, David became King of Scots. Maud's two sons by different fathers, Simon and Henry, would later vie for the Earldom of Huntingdon.[3]
She died in 1130 or 1131 and was buried at Scone Abbey in Perthshire, but she appears in a charter of dubious origin dated 1147.[1]
Depictions in fiction
Maud of Huntingdon appears as a character in Elizabeth Chadwick's novel The Winter Mantle (2003), as well as Alan Moore's novel Voice of the Fire (1995) and Nigel Tranter's novel David the Prince (1980).
References
- ^ ISBN 0-7126-7448-9. p. 192
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