Simon II. De Senlis

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Simon II. De Senlis (also Saint-Lis and St-Liz , † August 1153), 4th Earl of the Honor of Huntingdon and Northampton , was an Anglo-Norman nobleman.

Life

Succession as Earl of Huntingdon

He is the son of Simon I de Senlis , Earl of Huntingdon and Earl of Northampton , and Maud of Huntingdon (around 1072 - April 23, 1130). He was still a minor when his father died between 1111 and 1113, so the title and honor of Huntingdon went to David of Scotland , later king of his country, when he married the widow in late 1113.

1131 again, after the death of his mother and now of legal age, he could not take over his inheritance because David kept it under his control. Simon's claims were still not taken into account: Stephen of Blois , King of England since 1135, even recognized his half-brother Henry of Scotland , the son of David and Maud, as successor in the counties in the Treaties of Durham of 1136 and 1139 .

It is likely that Simon was able to take over its administration during the 16 months that Henry was deprived of possession of honor and title (January 1138 to April 1139). But it was not until the summer of 1141, when diplomatic relations with Scotland were broken, that he really entered his legacy. However, its status is rather confusing. Davis argues that the title of Earl of Northampton was separated from that of Huntingdon in 1136 and created as a separate title for Simon de Senlis. It appears to have been so named in 1138 or early 1139, but for Stringer, Northampton and Huntingdon are just alternate names for the same title, which also included rights in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire .

The anarchy

Simon de Senlis married Isabel, daughter of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester and became one of the most ardent followers of Stephen - who was his wife's great-uncle through his uncle Robert de Beaumont - in the war between Stephen of Blois and Empress Matilda called The Anarchy - while his stepfather David and half-brother Heinrich had joined Matilda. In February 1141 he fought in the Battle of Lincoln for Stephen, who was captured in the battle. During his captivity he remained one of the few earls who remained loyal to him, now under the leadership of Stephen's wife Mathilda von Boulogne and Wilhelm von Ypres, 1st Earl of Kent : Simon de Senlis was one of the commanders in the victorious battle of Winchester in September 1141.

His sphere of influence has now been extended from Stephen to Northamptonshire , Huntingdonshire and Bedfordshire. In the first two Shires he also practiced the regalia law and was therefore at the expense of Sheriffs solely responsible for the government.

His death in August 1153 coincided with that of Eustach de Boulogne , Stephen's son and heir. With them, two fierce opponents of an agreement between the warring parties disappear, which in November 1153 led to the Wallingford Treaty between Stephan von Blois and Heinrich von Anjou , Mathilde's son, who made Henry heir to the throne of England.

As king from October 1154, Henry II gave the county of Huntingdon-Northampton back to his ally Malcolm IV of Scotland .

Simon de Senlis founded Delapré Abbey in south Northampton around 1145 , and Sawtry Abbey in Cambridgeshire in 1146/47 . He was buried in St Andrew's Priory in Northampton.

family

Simon II. De Senlis married Isabelle de Beaumont, daughter of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester, and Amicie de Montfort de Gael. Known as children of them are:

  • Isabelle de Senlis (* around 1142); ∞ William (III.) Maudit of Hanslope, † October 2, 1194, son of William (II.) Maudit and Matilda of Hanslope
  • Simon III de Senlis (* probably 1138, † June 1184), 1174 Earl of Northampton and Earl of Huntingdon; ∞ Alice de Gand († 1185), daughter of Gilbert de Gant, 1st Earl of Lincoln ( House of Gent ), and Rohaise de Claire, daughter of Richard FitzGilbert de Clare ; he remained without male offspring
  • Amicie de Senlis
  • Hawise de Senlis

In addition, there is another Simon de Senlis in 1175 as the brother of Count Simon III. mentioned, probably an illegitimate son of Simon II.

Amicie de Montfort de Gael was second married to Gervase Paynell, Baron of Dudley

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