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Earl Waltheof of Northumberland - was born about 1046, lived in Northumberland, England and died on 31 May 1076 in St. Giles Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, England . Earl Waltheof married Judith of Boulogne in 1070 while living in Artois, France. Judith was born in 1054/1055, lived in Lens, Artois, France. Children: (Quick Family Chart) i.  Countess Matilda of Northumberland was born about 1072, lived in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England and died on 23 Apr 1130/1131 in Scone, Perthshire, Scotland .

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Countess Matilda of Northumberland - also known as: Maud - was born about 1072, lived in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England and died on 23 Apr 1130/1131 in Scone, Perthshire, Scotland . She was the daughter of Earl Waltheof of Northumberland and Judith of Boulogne. Countess Matilda married King David I "The Saint" of Scotland in 1113/1114 in Scotland. King David was born about 1080/1082, lived in Scotland. He was the son of King Malcolm III "Ceanmor (Longneck)" of Scotland and Queen Margaret of Scotland. He died on 24 May 1153 in Carlisle, Cumberland, Scotland . King David -   When David's brother Edgar died in 1107, David became king of Southern Scotland (below the line of the Forth and Clyde). His brother Alexander I was unhappy at this arrangement but David had more knights than Alexander with which to defend his inheritance. After all, King Henry I had given David the "Honour of Huntingdon" (country manors in eleven counties), made him prince of Cumbria and married him to a widowed heiress of Northumberland.   When Alexander I died in 1124, David set off for Scotland, accompanied by many knights and courtiers from Norman England - many of whom became the future aristocrats and even kings of Scotland - including Bruce, Balliol and FitzAlan (who later became the Stewart kings). David established a feudal system in Scotland and introduced many novel ideas such as silver coinage, promoting education and giving audiences to rich and poor alike. Stirling, Perth and Dunfermline were made royal burghs which meant that they could engage in foreign trade. David also founded 15 religious houses, including the abbeys at Jedburgh, Kelso and Melrose.   His was a long and largely peaceful reign though he did have to deal with rebellions by the Earl of Moray in 1130 and the Bishop of the Isles in 1140. He also decided to take advantage of the death of Henry I and attempted to push the Scottish border further south. In 1138, at the Battle of the Standard near Northallerton, he did not follow up an attack by the Scottish knights and decided to leave the field of battle. While it was by no means a rout, the English army had clearly won the day. However, in 1139, under the Treaty of Durham, King Stephen of England not only recognised Scotland as an independent kingdom, but also ceded Northumbria. King David died peacefully on 24 May 1153, in Carlisle at the age of 69. He had ended his days gardening and tending orchards below Edinburgh Castle <../visit/blvisitedincastle.htm> and in Haddington. His only son Henry had died in 1152, so he was succeeded by his 12-year-old grandson, Malcolm IV.   (Famous Scots) (Sources: - 1)   Then Countess Matilda married Earl Simon de Saint Liz in 1090 while living in Huntingdonshire, England. Earl Simon was born about 1068, lived in Normandy, France. He was the son of Ranulph "The Rich" A Norman. He died in 1111 in La Charite-Sur-Loir, Nievre, France . Earl Simon - Earl of Huntingdon. Countess Matilda - Countess of Huntingdon and Northumberland. Children with King David I "The Saint" of Scotland See of Dunkeld family for children. Children with Earl Simon de Saint Liz See A Norman family for children.

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1 King David I Famous Scots (view detail...)

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