Ada de Warenne. Ada de Warenne (or Adeline de Varenne) (c. 1120 – 1178) was the Anglo-Norman wife of Henry of Scotland, Earl of Northumbria and Earl of Huntingdon. She was the daughter of William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey by Elizabeth of Vermandois, and a great-granddaughter of Henry I of France. She became mother to two Kings of Scots, Malcolm the Maiden and William the Lion. Marriage and motherhood[edit] Ada and Henry were married in England in 1139.[1] They had seven children: Malcolm IV, King of Scots.William the Lion, King of ScotsMargaret of Huntingdon married 1) Conan IV, Duke of Brittany and 2) Humphrey III de Bohun.[2]David of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon married Mathilda (Maud) of Chester.
As part of her marriage settlement, the new Countess Ada was granted the privileges of Haddington, amongst others in East Lothian. In close succession both her husband and King David died, in 1152 and 1153 respectively. On Thursday 9 December 1165[5] King Malcolm died at the age of 25 without issue. Malcolm the Maiden and William the Lion - Making the Nation. Malcolm IV King of Scotland (1141-1165) was the eldest son of Henry, Earl of Huntingdon and Ada de Warenne. He reigned from 1153 until his death. The very young king was initially accompanied by Donnchad, Mormaer of Fife, and a large army. Malcolm faced rebellion from within his own kingdom. He was a pious young man who was ill for much of his short life and died unmarried (hence the nickname ‘Maiden’) at the age of 24.
After his brother’s death, William I (c.1142-1214) assumed the throne. In contrast to Malcolm’s frailty, the 22-year-old William was strong in body and mind. William was captured at the Battle of Alnwick and only won his freedom by acknowledging Henry II of England as his superior. Thus, William married Ermengarde de Beaumont, a granddaughter of Henry I. Person:Ada de Warenne (2) - Genealogy. Family Group Sheet for Henry/Ada de Warenne (F948) m. 1139 : Community Trees Project. Ada de Warenne - I4781 - Individual Information - PhpGedView. The Scottish Historical Review, Vol. 60, No. 170 (Oct., 1981), pp. 119-139. Malcolm IV of Scotland. Malcolm IV (Mediaeval Gaelic: Máel Coluim mac Eanric; Modern Gaelic: Maol Chaluim mac Eanraig), nicknamed Virgo, "the Maiden" (between 23 April and 24 May 1141 – 9 December 1165), King of Scots, was the eldest son of Henry, Earl of Huntingdon and Northumbria (died 1152) and Ada de Warenne.
The original Malcolm Canmore, a name now associated with his great-grandfather Malcolm III (Máel Coluim mac Donnchada), he succeeded his grandfather David I, and shared David's Anglo-Norman tastes. Called Malcolm the Maiden by later chroniclers, a name which may incorrectly suggest weakness or effeminacy to modern readers, he was noted for his religious zeal and interest in knighthood and warfare. For much of his reign he was in poor health and died unmarried at the age of twenty-four.
Heir Apparent[edit] David I (left) with the young Malcolm IV (right). Rivals and neighbours[edit] Malcolm IV and Henry II[edit] Malcolm returned from Toulouse in 1160. Death and posterity[edit] Fictional portrayals[edit] Malcolm IV 'The Maiden' William the Lion. William the Lion (Mediaeval Gaelic: Uilliam mac Eanric; Modern Gaelic: Uilleam mac Eanraig), sometimes styled William I, also known by the nickname Garbh, "the Rough",[1] (c 1143 – 4 December 1214) reigned as King of the Scots from 1165 to 1214.
His reign was the second longest in Scottish history before the Act of Union with England in 1707, (James VI's was the longest 1567–1625). Life[edit] He became King following his brother Malcolm IV's death on 9 December 1165 and was crowned on 24 December 1165. In contrast to his deeply religious, frail brother, William was powerfully built, redheaded, and headstrong. Traditionally, William is credited with founding Arbroath Abbey, the site of the later Declaration of Arbroath. William was grandson of David I of Scotland. The humiliation of the Treaty of Falaise triggered a revolt in Galloway which lasted until 1186, and prompted construction of a castle at Dumfries. Marriage and issue[edit] By an unnamed daughter of Adam de Hythus: Ancestry[edit]
William I 'The Lion'