David of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon

Also known as: Dauid earle of Huntington / Dauid earle of Huntington brother / Dauie earle of Huntington / David, Earl of Huntingdon · Family: Scotland · Role: earl · First appears: King John 1

Life events

• c. 1199 · Leading nobles swore obedience to King John.(King John 1 · 📍 Northampton)
  • With: King John Richard, Earl of Clare Ranulf, Earl of Chester William, Earl of Derby Walran, Earl of Warwick Roger de Lacy William de Mowbray
  • “The names of the chéefe of those péeres that were sworne (as you haue heard) are as followeth. Dauid earle of Huntington brother vnto William king of Scots, Richard earle of Clare, Ranulfe earle of Chester, William earle of Tutberie or rather Darbie, Walran earle of Warwike, Roger Lacie constable of Chester, and William de Mowbraie”
• c. 1200 · King John sent ambassadors to William I of Scotland, who agreed to meet him at Lincolne.(King John 5 · 📍 Lincolne)
  • With: King John Philip of Durham Roger Bigot, Earl of Norfolk Henry de Bohun, Earl of Hereford Roger de Lacy William de Vesci Robert de Ros Robert Fitz Roger William I of Scotland
  • “Immediatlie after the solemnization of the quéens coronation ended, he sent Philip bishop of Duresme, Roger Bigot earle of Northfolke, and Henrie de Bohun earle of Hereford, nephue to William king of Scotland, and Dauid earle of Huntington, brother to the said king, and Roger de Lacie conestable of Chester, the lord William de Vescie, and the lord Robert de Ros, which had married two of the daughters of the said king, & Robert Fitz Roger shiriffe of Northumberland, as ambassadours from him vnto the foresaid William king of Scotland, with letters patents, conteining a safe conduct for him to come into England, and to méet with king John at Lincolne on the morrow after the feast of S. Edmund, who gladlie granted therevnto”

King John 1

• sworn: King John “Howbeit when the archbishop of Canturburie and the rest of the councell, vnderstood that these ambassadors should passe through England, they would not suffer them so to doo, but spéedilie sent Dauid earle of Huntington into Scotland vnto the king his brother”
• siblings with William I of Scotland “Dauid earle of Huntington brother vnto William king of Scots”

King John 5

• sworn: King John “Immediatlie after the solemnization of the quéens coronation ended, he sent Philip bishop of Duresme, Roger Bigot earle of Northfolke, and Henrie de Bohun earle of Hereford, nephue to William king of Scotland, and Dauid earle of Huntington, brother to the said king, and Roger de Lacie conestable of Chester, the lord William de Vescie, and the lord Robert de Ros, which had married two of the daughters of the said king, & Robert Fitz Roger shiriffe of Northumberland, as ambassadours from him vnto the foresaid William king of Scotland”
• siblings with William I of Scotland “Dauid earle of Huntington, brother to the said king”

Richard II 46

• child: Ada (daughter of David, Earl of Huntingdon) (David is identified as Ada's father.) “Henrie lord Hastings (who bare for his armes gold a manche gules) married Alda (or Ada) the fourth daughter of Dauid earle of Huntington”
• child: John Scot, Earl of Chester and Huntingdon (John Scot is identified as David's son.) “she being one of the heires to to Iohn Scot earle of Chester, & of Huntington (which died without issue) son of the said Dauid, and brother to the said Ada.”
• siblings with William I of Scotland (David is identified as William's brother.) “Alda daughter to Dauie earle of Huntington, brother to William king of Scots”

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Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.