Ada (daughter of David, Earl of Huntingdon)

Also known as: Ada / Alda · Family: England · Role: heiress · First appears: Richard II 46

Life events

1390 · Henry Hastings married Ada, an heiress to lands connected with the earldom of Chester.(Richard II 46)
- With: Henry Hastings, Lord Hastings
- “Henrie lord Hastings (who bare for his armes gold a manche gules) married Alda (or Ada) the fourth daughter of Dauid earle of Huntington, 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.”
1390 · Henry III granted Henry Hastings and Ada lands in exchange for her inherited share of the earldom.(Richard II 46)
- With: Henry III Henry Hastings, Lord Hastings
- “To this Henrie and Ada did Henrie the third king of England, in the two & twentith of his reigne (in place of the portion of hir brothers lands, which should haue descended to hir as parcell of the earledome of Chester, for that the king would not haue the said earledome diuided amongst distaues) giue in exchange certeine lands mentioned in this déed following.”

parent: David of Scotland, 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”
siblings with John Scot, Earl of Chester and Huntingdon (John Scot is identified as Ada's brother.) “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.”
married with Henry Hastings, Lord Hastings (Henry Hastings married Ada.) “Henrie lord Hastings (who bare for his armes gold a manche gules) married Alda (or Ada) the fourth daughter of Dauid earle of Huntington”
sworn: Henry III (Henry III granted lands to Ada in exchange for her portion of the earldom of Chester.) “To this Henrie and Ada did Henrie the third king of England, in the two & twentith of his reigne (in place of the portion of hir brothers lands, which should haue descended to hir as parcell of the earledome of Chester, for that the king would not haue the said earledome diuided amongst distaues) giue in exchange certeine lands mentioned in this déed following.”

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