319832120. King David I of Scotland & 319832121. Queen Matilda of Northumberland & 318232098. Earl Simon de Saint Liz
10/25/1066, William the Conqueror crowned King of
England.
~1068, Simon
de Saint Liz born in Normandy, France.
~1073,
Matilda born in Northumberland, England, d/o 639664242. Earl Waltheof of
Northumberland & 639664243. Judith
of Lens.
5/31/1076,
Matilda’s father died.
1084, David
born in Scotland, 4th s/o 378220550. King Malcolm III of Scotland
& 378220551. Saint Margaret.
1085,
David’s older brother Donald killed in battle.
9/26/1087, William II Rufus crowned King of England.
1087-90,
Simon de Seynlyz created earl of Huntingdon and Northampton. (S) FMG.
[–––Simon & Matilda–––]
1090, in
Huntingdonshire, England, Matilda 1st married Simon de Saint Lis,
Earl of Huntingdon.
1090, Alice
of Northumberland (79958531) became a ward of Simon de Saint Lis, Earl of
Huntingdon [who had married her older sister.]
1090, Earl
Simon witnessed a charter to Bath abbey. (S) FMG.
1093-1100,
William Rufus, in a writ to Robert [Bloet], bishop of Lincoln, confirms the
alms of Earl Simon to St. Andrew's. (S) Competer Peerage, Cokayne.
8/1093,
David and his sister Maud [Matilda in England] were sent to the court of King
William II of England.
11/13/1093,
David’s father died at the battle of Alnwick.
By
11/16/1093, David’s brother Edward, wounded at Alnwick, and his mother both had
died.
11/12/1094,
David’s eldest bother King Duncan II murdered; his brother Edmund becoming
joint-King with their uncle King Donald III.
11/27/1095,
at Clermont, Pope Urban proposed the 1st crusade; with a new
doctrine that the blood they shed would not be held against them.
1097, King Edmund
and his uncle Donald deposed by brother Edgar with the help of his English
uncle Edgar Aetheling, brother of his mother. [Edmund became a monk.]
3/1099, King
Edgar appeared at King William’s court at Westminster to do homage.
8/2/1100, Henry I crowned King of England. Earl
Simon witnessed Henry’s coronation charter.
11/1100,
King Henry I, after marrying David’s sister Matilda, gave David the honor of
Huntingdon [manors in 11 counties], and made him Prince of Cumbria.
9/14/1101,
Simon witnessed a charter of King Henry I to Bath St. Peter.
1101, Simon
de St. Liz left on the minor crusade. Several groups left from various parts of
Europe. The French and Burgundians left later than the Lombards.
5/19/1102,
The crusaders at the battle of Ramla, after which most returned home.
1103, David,
“brother of the Queen” witnessed the notia implementing an exchange of lands
with Robert de Brus. (S) The Brus Family, Blakely, 2005, P21.
1104-05,
Simon returned to the Holy Lands.
4/1105, At
the Easter court, Queen Matilda invited her brother David to watch her wash the
feet of lepers ‘imitatio Christi’ [which David refused.] (S) Power of the Weak,
Carpenter, 1995, P132. [King Henry was in Normandy.]
1105-07 at
Cornbury, David, the Queen’s brother, attested a notification of a grant the
monks of Abingdon.
1/8/1107,
David’s brother Edgar died, David became king of Southern Scotland. His older
brother Alexander I was unhappy at this arrangement but David had more knights
than Alexander with which to defend his inheritance. (S) Church Historians of
England, 1856, P120.
1107, Symon
de St. Lice, Earle of Huntingdon, built the castle in Northampton and erected
began the priory of St. Andrew. (S) Dictionarium Angliae, Lambarde, 1730, P231.
Bef.
8/11/1107 at Worcester, Simon the Earl witnessed King Henry’s letter to Samson
the bishop, Urse of Abbetot and all his faithful barons … French and English …
make free the Church of God; so that I will neither sell nor lease its property
… [also witnessed by William, bishop-elect of Winchester, who was consecrated
on this date, having been nominated in 1100.] (S) English Historical Documents,
V2, Douglas, 1996, P427.
1108, Simon
de St. Liz, witnessed the charter of William Peverel to Lenton abbey. (S)
Journal – Brit. Arch. Assoc., 1900, P273.
1109, Simon
witnesses the Longueville charter at Rouen, Normandy.
1109,
Simon de St. Lis, Earl of Huntingdon and Northampton, and Maude
his wife confirmed the gift by Robert de Foxton, son of Vitalis Palfrey, of
certain churches, including that of Braybrooke, to Daventry Priory. (S)
Braybrokke, Baildon, 1923, P5.
1110, Simon,
earl of Northamton, founded St. Sepulchre church, Northampton. (S) British
Library London.
1111, Simon
gave the advowson of Eynesbury to St. Neots. (S) Proceedings of the Cambridge
Antiquarian Society, Vs59-62, 1996, P71. [Recovered by his descendent Saher de
Quincy in 1204.]
1111, Earl Simon died in La Charite-Sur-Loir, Nievre, France returning
from the Holy Land « terra sanctam » ; buried at the St.
Andrew’s priory, Northampton.
[–––Matilda–––]
1113, King
David named in a charter to Selkirk.
1113,
Foundation charter of St. Neot’s Priory: ‘… propria manu confirmavi. [seals] …
Signum Davidis Comitis. (S) History and Antiquities of Eynesbury, Gorham, 1820,
P-CVI.
[–––David & Matilda–––]
12/25/1113,
King David married Matilda [aka Maud]; by arrangement of King Henry of England.
Winter/1113-14,
King David in England, when he was appointed Earl of Huntingdon [by February].
(S) Charters of David I, Barrow, 1999, P53.
1114-16,
Earl David witnessed the royal confirmation to Rainald, abbot of Ramsey.
1115, King
David named in the Glasgow episcopal appointment.
12/25/1115,
Earl David in England.
1116, Hugh
de Morville a witness to the “Inquisitio Davidis” relating to the see of
Glasgow.
12/1116,
Notification … that the king, … appointed to that office Robert bishop of
Lincoln … being present with the magnates of the realm, namely Robert count of
Meulan, Stephen count of Mortain, Richard earl of Chester, William de Warrene,
Earl David the queen’s brother, Walter earl of Buckingham, Ranulf the
chancellor, … William Peverel, Pain his brother, … Hugh de Gornai.
1116-17,
Earl David attested Queen Matilda’s notification of her grant to St. Peter’s of
that which Hugh de Bocheland used to hold.
Bef. 1118,
Matilda de Senlis, Queen of the Scots, made a request for confirmation of a
donation to Saint Cuthbert of Thor.
Bef.
5/1/1118, King David confirmed the renewal of King Edgar’s gift of Swinton.
5/1/1118,
King David’s sister, Queen of England, died.
1120, King
David named in the Glasgow inquisition edict.
1120,
‘Matilde comitisse, Henrico filio comitis’ witnessed the charter under which
‘David comes filius Malcolmi Regis Scottorum’ founded the abbey of Selkirk. (S)
FMG.
1/29/1121 at
Windsor, Earl David witnessed a royal charter to Wesminster at the wedding of
King Henry and Adeliza de Louvain.
7/1122, The
wife of King David’s brother King Alexander died, without leaving Alexander
with an heir. King Henry of England pushed for David to be designated the heir
to his brother. [Soon after, David was designated as the heir.]
12/1122,
King David met King Henry at York.
4/15/1123,
King David at Winchester. (S) David I, Oram, 2004, P72.
6/1123, King
David at Portsmouth with King Henry as they crossed to Normandy. (S) David I,
Oram, 2004, P72.
1123-24,
King David in service to King Henry in western Normandy. [During this time the
castle of Brionne was captured.]
Bef.
4/27/1124, Queen Matilda witnessed [her husband] Earl David’s gift of 100s rent
to Glasgow cathedral.
4/27/1124,
David’s brother Alexander died; King David set off for Scotland, accompanied by
many knights and courtiers from Norman England, many of whom became the future
aristocrats and even kings of Scotland, including Bruce, Balliol and FitzAlan,
implementing the feudal system. David gave Annandale to Norman knight Robert of
Brus. King David addressed “all good men of my whole kingdom – Scottish,
English, Anglo-Norman, and Gallovidians”.
1125, King
David in conflict with Pope Honorius II over freedom of action associated with
the church in Scotland.
4/23/1126-3/4/1127,
Henry of Northumberland a consentor to a gift of King David of lands in
Lothian.
12/1126,
King Henry held his Christmas court at Windsor. David, king of the Scots, was
in attendance. (S) An Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Swanton, 1998, P256.
1/1/1127,
Empress Matilda, d/o King Henry, accepted by her father’s barons as the heir to
the crown. Matilda’s uncle, King David of Scotland, and her cousin, Stephen,
count of Mortain, were the 1st two to do homage. [Followed by
Robert, earl of Gloucester, half-brother of Matilda.]
7/17/1127,
King David gives notice that Robert bishop of St Andrews declared that he
claimed no custom and nothing in law against the church of Coldingham.
7/17/1127-1131,
Queen Matilda consented to renewal of previous gifts of herself and the King.
Bef.
9/5/1128, King David gives notice that Thurstan archbishop of York has
consecrated Robert bishop of St Andrews without profession of obedience, saving
the claim of the church of York and saving justice for Saint Andrew.
1129-30,
King David spent a year in England, during which time coins were minted at
Huntingdon.
4/1130,
Countess Matilda of Northumberland died in Scone, Perthshire, Scotland.
[––David––]
1130, The
trial of treason against Geoffrey de Clinton took place at Woodstock before
King Henry and King David of Scotland. (S) Aristocracy of Norman England,
Green, 2002, P289.
Bef.
9/29/1130, King David returned to Scotland.
1130, David
had to deal with the rebellion of the Earl of Morway in alliance with
Gillebrigte of Argyll. [The war would last 4 years.]
By 1131,
King David to Robert, bishop of Lincoln, and Hugh, sheriff of Leicester; he has
given and granted to St Andrew's priory, Northampton, the church of Potton
(Beds.); he commands that his monks should hold it in free alms.
1131, King
David listed on the pipe rolls in England right before Hugh de Moreville.
1134, King
David defeated and captured Malcom, earl of Moray; and Gillebrigte of Argyll
submitted and retained his throne as a vassal of the King.
1134, King
David negotiated the marriage of his vassal, Maddad, earl of Atholl, to
Margaret, d/o the overlord of Orkney, gaining the Scots stature in maritime
might.
1135, With
the death of King Henry I, David attempted to push the border south, invading
Northumberland. King Stephen marched his Flemish army north in resistance.
12/22/1135, Stephen crowned King of England, violating
his oath to Empress Matilda, d/o Hing Henry I, and throwing England into civil
war.
3/1136, King
David made peace with King Stephen, agreeing to resign his English earldoms to
Stephen’s brother Henry. Stephen also obtained the castles of Doncaster and
Carlisle, while David’s son got Huntingdon under homage to Henry.
7/7/1136,
‘Fergus de Galweia’ witnessed a charter by King David I granting Perdeyc to the
church of Glasgow. [The earls of Fife and Strathearn were also in attendance.]
(S) Domination and Lordship, Oram, 2011, P91.
1136-37,
King David has granted and given to Arnulf, his knight, Swinton, in feu and
heritage.
12/1137,
King Stephen refused the request of King David that his son Henry be made Earl
of Northumberland.
1/1138, The
Scots invaded Northumberland. King David with a large force occupied Corbridge
on the Tyne.
2/2/1138,
King Stephen of England arrived in Northumbria with a large force; King Stephen
burned a large area and then retreated south before Lent.
4/15/1138,
King David re-entered Northumberland; devasting the seacoast as well as the
territory of St. Cuthbert; and then again retreated north; laying siege to St.
Cuthbert. Geoffrey, bishop of Durham, supported by only 9 knights, surrendered.
5-7/1138,
King David unsuccessfully laid siege to Wark.
5-7/1138,
King David was joined by John son of Eustace who held Alnwick, Northumberland;
and together they attacked Yorkshire.
8/22/1138,
at the Battle of the Standard near Northallerton, David did not follow up an
attack by the Scottish knights [led by his son Henry] and decided to leave the
field of battle. While it was by no means a rout, the English army had clearly
won the day. [But they did not press their advantage and left David with
significant power.]
1138, King
David founded by charter Melrose abbey. (S) The History and Antiquities of
Roxburghshire, V4, Jeffrey, 1864, P187.
4/9/1139 at
Durham, Queen Matilda [maternally a Scot] acting for her husband King Stephen,
for the sake of peace, surrendered all of Northumberland to David with the
exception of 2 castles, and recognized Scotland as an independent kingdom. This
agreement also required 5 hostages be sent to England, one being David’s son
Henry.
8/16/1139,
King David has given and granted Edrom and Nisbet to the church of St Mary and
St Cuthbert, Coldingham.
1140, David
had to deal with the rebellion of the Bishop of the Isles.
6/14/1140,
King David has given and granted to St Mary's, Haddington, and to St Andrews
cathedral, in perpetual alms, Clerkington.
1140, Queen
Maud commanded that the monks of St. Andrews priory, Northampton, be put in
possession of 40s annually.
2/2/1141 at
Lincoln, King Stephen of England was captured and brought to Empress Matilda.
1141, King
David’s Scottish occupation of northern England. (S) Medieval Scotland, Barrow,
1998, P90.
1141 at
Oxford, Reginald, earl of Cornwall, witnessed the creation by Empress Matilda
of Milo of Gloucester as earl of Hereford. [Other witnesses were King David of
Scotland, and Robert, earl of Gloucester.]
9/14/1141,
King David part of Empress Matilda’s forces defeated at the battle of
Winchester. [What had started as a siege of by the Matilda’s forces of the
royal palace, ended with a siege of the royal castle by the king’s forces.] (S)
King Stephen, King, 2011, P169.
11/1/1141,
Empress Matilda exchanged King Stephen for her half-brother Robert of
Gloucester.
12/25/1141,
Stephen again crowned King. [The civil war in England would continue for 12
more years.]
12/6/1142,
Pope Innocent II writes to King David I noting the seizure of the church at
Durham by William Comyn, the subsequent havoc, and the excommunication of
William and his accomplices. David is exhorted to not permit the church at
Durham to be disturbed by William or by anyone else.
4/23/1144-3/25/1145,
King David has given and confirmed the church and the land of Lesmahagow in free and perpetual alms to Kelso Abbey.
1145, On the
marriage of Richard Comyn & Hextilde FitzWaltheof, King David of Scotland
granted Richard and his wife Hextilde the inheritance of Uchtred Fitz Waltheof,
father of Hextilde. The land included the manor of Linton Roderick,
Roxburghshire.
5/3/1147,
King David has granted to Coldingham Priory the gift which Cospatric, brother
of Dolfin, has given of Edrom and Nisbet.
1147, King
David annexed the territories of Orkney and Moray under direct royal authority.
6/1148,
Empress Matilda returned to Normandy [never returning to England]; effectively
ending the civil war in England.
1148,
Scotland suffered a severe famine. [The Abbot of Melrose, Waltheof, step son of
David I, miraculously fed 4,000 peasants who were camped around the abbey for 3
months.]
5/1149 at
Carlisle, King David attempted to build an alliance to put Henry [II] on the
throne of England. The alliance fell apart when Ranulph, earl of Chester, who
attended the meeting, switched allegiance back to King Stephen.
5/22/1149 at
Carlisle, King David knighted his nephew Henry fitz Empress [future King Henry
II of England], and Roger, earl of Hereford. (S) Henry II, Hosler, 2007, P37.
1150, King
David has given and granted a full toft in the burgh of Haddington to St Andrews
Priory in perpetual alms.
1150, King
David built a line of strategic castles in the north.
1150-6/12/1152,
King David, with the assent of Earl Henry and Queen Matilda, has granted
various gifts and privileges to Dunfermline Abbey.
6/15/1151,
Pope Eugene III writes to King David noting that the church of York has not
ceased its complaints about the bishops of his land and orders King David to
compel them, if they are unwilling, to obey the church of York as their
metropolis.
Aft.
6/12/1152, King David has granted, and by his charter established, to Whitby
Abbey the alms that Alan de Percy and his brother, Geoffrey, gave.
1153, King
David I, grandfather of Malcom, eldest son of his son Henry, and now his heir,
sent him on a tour of Scotland. Fergus escorted Malcolm in Galloway. (S)
Hereditary Sheriffs of Galloway, Agnew, 1893, P60.
5/24/1153,
King David died at Carlisle, Northumberland; buried in Dumferline abbey next to
his father, mother and brothers.
(S) English
Historical Documents, Douglas, 1996, P326. (S) CH&I.H.II.. (S) People of
Medieval Scotland. (S) Numistatic History of the Reign of Henry I, Andrew,
1901. (S) Gothic Kings of Britain, Potter, 2009, P135ff. (S) English Historical
Review, V34, 1919.
Family notes:
King David established a feudal system in Scotland and
introduced many novel ideas such as silver coinage, promoting education and
giving audiences to rich and poor alike. Stirling, Perth and Dunfermline were
made royal burghs which meant that they could engage in foreign trade. David
also founded 15 religious houses.
It is likely that Earl David fought with King Henry at
the battle of Tinchebrai in 1106.
Children
of Simon and Matilda:
i. Simon de Senlis (486787858), born ~1097 in
England.
ii. Maud de Saint Liz (159116049), born ~1105 in England.
Child
of David and Matilda:
i. Henry of Northumberland (159916060), born 1114
in Scotland.
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