David of Scotland

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• Alternate birth: 1144

Notes:

Earl of Huntingdon and Cambridge. Also called David of Huntingdon.

Family/Spouse: (Unknown mistress of David of Scotland). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David married Maud of Chester on 26 Aug 1190. Maud (daughter of Hugh of Chester and Bertrade de Montfort) was born in 1171; died about 6 Jan 1233. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Margaret married David de Lindsay before 1201. David (son of William de Lindsay and Alice de Limesi) was born between 1175 and 1180; died in 1213. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Robert de Brus. Robert (son of William de Brus and Christian) was born in of Annandale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland; died in 1221; was buried in Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alternate death: Bef 1247

Ada married Henry Hastings after 1224. Henry (son of William de Hastings and Margaret le Bigod) was born about 1205 in of Blunham, Bedfordshire, England; died before 9 Aug 1250. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Margaret married Alan fitz Roland in 1209. Alan (son of Roland fitz Uchtred and Ellen de Morville) died about 2 Feb 1234; was buried in Dundrennan Abbey, Kircudbright, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alice married Henry de Pinkney before 1228. Henry (son of Robert de Pinkney) was born in of Weedon Pinkney, Northamptonshire, England; died before 22 Jul 1254. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lord of Annandale. Called "The Competitor" and "The Claimant."

"Sir Robert de Brus, s. and h. of Robert de Brus, Lord of Annandale, by Isabel, 2nd da. of David (of Scotland), Earl of Huntingdon, and coh. of her br., John (le Scot), Earl of Chester. He suc. his father in 1245 and his mother in 1251-2. On 19 Apr. 1267, he, together with his son, swore fealty to the King and Prince Edward. He was sum. cum equis et armis from 18 July (1257) 41 Hen. III to 17 Aug. (1294) 22 Edw. I, and to attend the King at Shrewsbury 28 June (1283) 11 Edw. I, by writs directed Roberto de Brus domino Vallis (or de Valle) Anandi. Being a competitor for the Crown of Scotland (claiming as nearest in degree), he agreed, 5 June 1291, to be bound by the decision of the King as overlord, who however decided against him, 6 Nov. 1292. He m., 1stly, in May 1240, Isabel, da. of Gilbert (de Clare), Earl of Gloucester and Hertford, by Isabel, 2nd da. of William (Marshal), the elder, Earl of Pembroke, and in her issue coh. of her br., Walter, Earl of Pembroke. She was b. 2 Nov. 1226, and was living 10 July 1264. He m., 2ndly, 3 May 1273 at Hoddam, in the diocese of Glasgow, Christian, da. and h. of Sir William d'Ireby, of Ireby, Cumberland, by Christian, elder da. and coh. of Odard de Hodeholme, of Gamblesby and Glassonby in that co. She had m., 1stly, before 12 Dec. 1257, Sir Thomas de Lascelles, of Bolton, Cumberland, who d. s.p. before Oct. 1260: and 2ndly, before Aug. 1261, Sir Adam de Gesemuth, of Cramlington, Northumberland, Buxton, Standon, Over Haddon, &c., co. Derby, and Great Dalton, co. Dumfries, who d. between 27 July 1270 and 23 Apr. 1274. He d. at Lochmaben Castle, 31 Mar., and was bur. 17 Apr. 1295, in Guisborough Priory. His widow, whose dower was settled by deed dated 29 Aug. 1296, d. s.p. shortly before 6 July 1305." [Complete Peerage II:358-60, as corrected in Volume XIV.]

Robert married Isabel de Clare in May 1240. Isabel (daughter of Gilbert de Clare and Isabel Marshal) was born on 2 Nov 1226; died after 10 Jul 1264. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alternate birth: Abt 1235, of Cavendish, Leicestershire, England
• Alternate death: Bef 4 Mar 1269
• Alternate death: Bef 5 Mar 1269

Notes:

Constable of Winchester Castle; hereditary Steward of the Abbey of Bury St. Edmunds. One of the leaders of the baronial army at Lewes. Wounded and taken prisoner at Evesham.

Summoned to Parliament by writ 24 Dec 1264.

"Sir Henry de Hastinges, of Ashill, Norfolk, s. and h. of Sir Henry de Hastinges, of the same (who d. shortly before 9 Aug. 1250), by Ada, 4th da. of David, Earl of Huntingdon. On 10 May 1256 the King took his homage, and he had livery of his father’s lands. He was one of the leaders of the baronial army at the battle of Lewes, 14 May 1264: he was knighted by Simon de Montfort before that battle. He was one of those prohibited, 16 Feb. 1264/5, from taking part in the tournament at Dunstaple, and ordered to attend a Council on the morrow of Ash Wednesday [19 Feb.] following. On 3 June 1265 he was appointed Constable of the castle at Winchester, during pleasure, in succession to Humphrey de Bohun. At the battle of Evesham, 4 Aug. 1265, he was wounded and taken prisoner. On 18 Jan. and 18 Feb. 1265/6, when he was still in prison, the King granted to his wife, Joan, for the maintenance ofher­self and her children, her husband’s lands in Blunham, Beds, Nailstone and Burbage, co. Leicester, Fillongley, co. Warwick, and elsewhere. With John de la Warre he defended Kenilworth Castle during the siege by the King, from 27 June till its surrender on the Feast of St. Lucy [13 Dec.] 1266. By the Dictum of Kenilworth his lands were sub­jected to the penalty of 7 years’ purchase. He was sum. for Military Service from 1 Aug. (1260) 44 Hen. III to 25 May (1263) 47 Hen. III, and to Parl. 24 Dec. (1264) 49 Hen. III, by writs directed Henrico de Hasting. He m. Joan, sister and coh. of Sir George de Cantelou, Lord of Abergavenny, and da. of Sir William de Cantelou, of Calne, Wilts, and Aston Cantlow, co. Warwick, by Eve, 3rd da. and coh. of Sir William de Braiose, Lord of Totnes, Brecknock and Abergavenny. He d. shortly before 5 Mar. 1268/9. His Widow d. before June 1271." [Complete Peerage VI:345-6]

"He was one of the most violent of the Barons in arms against Henry III and for his excesses upon the Church and Clergy was excommunicated by Archbishop Boniface of Canterbury." [The Ancestry of Dorothea Poyntz, citation details below.]

Henry married Joan de Cantelowe before 1262. Joan (daughter of William III de Cantelowe and Eve de Briouze) was born in of Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales; died after 1269. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hillary married William de Harcourt about 1256. William (son of Richard de Harcourt and Orabel de Quincy) was born before 1227 in of Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England; died between 1270 and 19 Apr 1271. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Devorguille married John de Balliol in 1233. John (son of Hugh de Balliol and Cecily de Fontaines) died before 27 Oct 1268. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alternate death: Bef 4 Feb 1278

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"[S]ummoned for service in Wales in 1257, 1258, 1260, and 1263, among the barons summoned to London in 1261 to oppose the barons hostile to the king, in 1264 with the king in the king’s service." [Charles M. Hansen, citation details below.]

Family/Spouse: Mary. Mary died after 25 Aug 1275. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: John fitz Marmaduke. John (son of Marmaduke Fitz Geoffrey) was born in of Horden, Durham, England; died before 16 Aug 1311; was buried in Durham Cathedral, Durham, Durham, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Marjory of Carrick about 1273. Marjory (daughter of Neil and Isabel) was born about 1252; died before Nov 1292. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate birth: 6 May 1262, Allesley, Warwickshire, England
• Alternate death: 20 Feb 1313, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales
• Alternate death: 5 Apr 1325
• Alternate death: 10 May 1325

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Hereditary Steward of the liberties of the Abbey of Bury St. Edmunds. Seneschal of Aquitaine. Lieutenant & Seneschal of Gascony. "[I]n 1292 claimed third part of Kingdom of Scotland as a gr. s. of Ada, 4th dau. & coh. of David, Earl of Huntingdon; claim rejected." [Ancestral Roots]

CP I:23, footnote (a): George de Cantelou's heirs to the honor of Abergavenny "were his sister Millicent, then of full age and wife of Eudes la Zouche, and his nephew John, the next owner of Abergavenny."

Summoned to Parliament by writs dated 24 Jun 1295 to 8 Jul 1312.

"Sir John de Hastinges, of Abergavenny, s. and h., b. 6 May 1262, at Allesley, co. Warwick. On 12 July 1283 the King took his homage, and he had livery of his father’s lands, and also of his purparty of the lands of George de Cantelou, namely, the castle and honour of Abergavenny, co. Monmouth, the castle of Kilgerran, co. Pembroke, of the lands of St. Clear, co. Carmarthen, Aston, co. Warwick, Barwick, Little Marston, and Stoford, Somerset, and Badmondisfield, Suffolk. In Jan. 1283/4 he was about to go to Scotland. He was on the King’s service in Wales in 1287. In 1292 he claimed a third part of the Kingdom of Scotland, as grandson and h. of Ada, 4th da. and coh. of David, Earl of Huntingdon: his claim was rejected by the judgment delivered at Berwick Castle, on Monday after St. Martin [17 Nov.]. In Jan. 1296/7 he was about to go to Brabant, by the King’s command, in attendance on Margaret, the King’s da., Duchess of Brabant. He was in the Army of Scotland in 1300, being at the siege of Caerlaverock in July the same year. On 2 Feb. 1300/1 he had licence to crenellate his manor and town of Fillongley, co. Warwick. He was sum. for Military Service from 26 June (1294) 22 Edw. I to 18 June (1310) 3 Edw. II to attend the Coronation, 18 Jan. (1307/8) I Edw. II, to a Council 8 Jan. (1308/9) 2 Edw. II, and to Parl. from 24 June (1295) 23 Edw. I to 8 July (1312) 6 Edw. II, by writs directed Johanni de Hastingges, and moreover is recorded to have been present in pleno parliamento domini Regi: on the morrow of Trinity 18 Edw. I [29 May 1290] with other magnates et proceres tunc in parliamento existentes, whereby he is held to have become Lord Hastinges. As Johannes de Hastinges Dominus de Bergeveni he took part in the Barons’ Letter to the Pope, 12 Feb. 1300/1. On 23 Aug. 1302 he was appointed Lieutenant and Seneschal of Gascony, during pleasure: he held the office till Aug. or Sep. 1104. On 22 May 1306 the King granted to him and his heirs the county of Menteith (except the land in that county which the King had previously granted to Edmund de Hastinges), forfeited by Alan, late Earl of Menteith, the King’s rebel and enemy. On 15 Mar. 1308/9 he had licence to grant, in fee, to John, his son, the manor of Aston Cantlow, the castle and town of Kilgerran, and other lands in Wales. He was re-appointed Lieutenant and Seneschal of Gascony, 24 Oct. 1309, during pleasure, and on 16 Nov. following had licence to set out from Dover with his household, horses, armour, silver vessels, &c.; he sur­rendered his office in the latter half of 1311. He m., firstly, at Braxted, Essex or Blunham, Beds, Isabel, da. of William (de Valnce), Earl of Pembroke, by Joan, da. of Sir Warin de Munchanesy, of Swanscombe, Kent, Winfarthing and Gooderstone, Norfolk, &c. She d. 5 Oct. 1305, and was bur. in Coventry Priory. He m., 2ndly, Isabel, da. of Hugh (le Despenser), Earl lf Winchester, by Isabel, da. of William (de Beauchamp), Earl of Warwick. He d. 10 Feb. 1312/3. His widow had livery of her dower, 11 Apr. 1313, and of the knights’ fees and advowsons of her dower, 20 Nov. following, all of which had been assigned to her by the King. She m., 2ndly, as 2nd wife, Sir Ralph de Mounthermer, sometime Earl of Gloucester: as royal licence had not been obtained for this marriage, on 20 Nov. 1318 and again on 2 Jan. following, the lands they held in dower were taken into the King’s hand. They were pardoned and their lands were restored to them, 12 Aug. 1319, for a fine of 1,000 marks: which also they were pardoned on 18 May 1321. She had charge of two of the King's daughters from Michaelmas 1324. Ralph d. 5 Apr. 1325, and was bur. in the Church of the Grey Friars at Salisbury, aged 63. Will pr. and enrolled, Monday before St. Margaret 1325, in the Court of Husting, London. She d. 4. or 5 Dec. 1334." [Complete Peerage VI:346-39]

John married Isabel de Valence after 15 Jul 1275. Isabel (daughter of William de Valence and Joan de Munchensy) died on 3 Oct 1305; was buried in Grey Friars, Coventry, Warwickshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Isabel le Despenser before 1309. Isabel (daughter of Hugh le Despenser and Isabel de Beauchamp) died on 4 Dec 1334; was buried in Grey Friars, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lora married Thomas le Latimer before Jul 1297. Thomas (son of John le Latimer and Christian Ledet) was born between 1270 and 1271 in of Braybrook, Northamptonshire, England; died before 2 Feb 1334. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Margaret Beke. Margaret (daughter of John Beke) died after 5 Oct 1296. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eleanor married John Comyn between 1279 and 1283. John (son of John Comyn and Eve) was born in of Badenoch, Scotland; died before 26 May 1302. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: John de Burgh. John (son of John de Burgh and Hawise de Lanvallay) was born about 1235 in of Walkern, Hertfordshire, England; died before 3 Mar 1280. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]