Matilda of Chester, Countess of Huntingdon
Matilda von Chester , Countess of Huntingdon (1171–6 January 1233) was an Anglo-Norman noblewoman, also known as Maud and with the family name de Kevelioc . She was the daughter of Hugh de Kevelioc, 3rd Earl of Chester ( House Conteville ) and the wife of David of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon ( House Dunkeld ). She is an ancestor of Robert the Bruce through her daughter Isobel .
family
Matilda was born in 1171 to the eldest child of Hugh de Kevelioc (also known as Hugh de Meschines), 3rd Earl of Chester, and Bertrade de Montfort ( House of Montfort-l'Amaury ), a cousin of King Henry II of England . Her paternal grandparents were Ranulph de Gernon, 2nd Earl of Chester and Maud of Gloucester, Countess of Chester , granddaughter of King Henry I of England ; her maternal grandparents were Simon III. von Montfort , Count of Évreux , and Mahaut.
Her five siblings are:
- Ranulf de Blondeville, 4th Earl of Chester
- Richard († young)
- Mabel of Chester; ∞ William d'Aubigny, 3rd Earl of Arundel
- Agnes (Alice) of Chester, ∞ William de Ferrers, 4th Earl of Derby
- Hawise of Chester ; ∞ Robert II de Quincy, son of Saer de Quincy, 1st Earl of Winchester
Another sister, Amice (or Amicia) of Chester, appears to be out of wedlock.
Matilda's father died in 1181 when she was ten years old. He fought in the King's Irish campaigns after getting his estates back in 1177. They had been confiscated because of his participation in the revolt of 1173-1174 . His son Ranulf followed him as Earl of Chester , Matilda was co-heir.
Marriage and offspring
Matilda married David of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon , a Scottish prince, son of Henry of Scotland and a younger brother of Kings Malcolm IV and William I. David was about 20 years older than Matilda on August 26, 1190 . The marriage was reported by the chronicler Benedict of Peterborough .
David and Matilda had seven children:
- Margaret of Huntingdon (c. 1194, † after June 1, 1233), married Alan, Lord of Galloway ; the couple had two daughters, including Dervorguilla de Balliol
- Robert of Huntingdon († young)
- Ada of Huntingdon married Sir Henry de Hastings; the couple had a son, Henry de Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings .
- Matilda (Maud) of Huntingdon († after 1219, single)
- Isobel of Huntingdon (* 1199, † 1251) married Robert de Brus, 4th Lord of Annandale ; the couple had two sons, including Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale .
- John of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon (* 1207, † June 6, 1237) married Helen ferch Llywelyn ; he succeeded his uncle Ranulf de Blondeville as Earl of Chester in 1232 and died childless.
- Henry of Huntingdon († young)
Her husband David had four illegitimate children from different women.
By the death of her brother in October 1232 Matilda inherited part of his property, especially the Earldom Chester, was now Countess of Chester suo jure . Less than a month later, with the consent of the king, she gave the earldom to her son John, who thereby became Earl of Chester by his mother's right. He was by King Henry III. formally appointed Earl of Chester on November 21, 1232. He became Earl of Chester in his own right on his mother's death six weeks later.
Matilda died on January 6, 1233 at the age of about 62. Her husband died in 1219. In 1290, on the death of Margaret of Scotland , whereby the line of William I became extinct and the descendants of David and Matilda were the main contenders for the Scottish throne : through their daughter Isobel she was the ancestor of the new Scottish King Robert the Bruce.
literature
- John Burke: A general and heraldic dictionary of the peerages of England, Ireland and Scotland , Colburn & Bentley, 1831
- GE Cokayne et al .: The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant , new edition, 13 volumes, 1910-1959; Reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, UK: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000, Volume 3
- Alison Weir: Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy , London, UK: The Bodley Head, 1999
Web links
- Charles Cawley, Medieval Lands, England, earls created 1067–1122 ( online, accessed June 7, 2019 )
- Charles Cawley, Medieval Lands, Kings of Scotland ( online, accessed June 7, 2019 )
- Matilda of Chester, Countess of Huntingdon on thepeerage.com , accessed June 7, 2019.
Remarks
- ^ Cokayne
- ↑ a b c d e Cawley, Earls
- ↑ Weir
- ↑ That Richard son of Earl Hugh, Matilda's father is in the Domesday Descendants recorded
- ↑ a b Cawley, Kings
- ^ The Peerage
- ↑ Burke
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chester, Matilda von, Countess of Huntingdon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Maud de Kevelioc |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Anglo-Norman nobles |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1171 |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 6, 1233 |