Matilda of Northumberland (c. 1074–1131)

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Matilda of Northumberland (c. 1074–1131)

Queen of Scotland . Born around 1074; died in 1131; buried at Scone, Perth, Tayside, Scotland; daughter of Judith of Normandy (c. 1054–after 1086) and Waltheof II, earl of Huntingdon and Northampton; married Simon, earl of Northampton, around 1090; married David I the Saint (c. 1084–1153), king of Scotland (r. 1124–1153), in 1113 or 1114; children: (first marriage) Simon (b. after 1103), earl of Huntington; St. Waldef (b. around 1100), abbot of Melrose; Matilda of Northampton (d. 1140, who married Robert FitzRichard); (second marriage) Malcolm (b. around 1114); Henry (c. 1115–1152), 1st earl of Huntingdon (r. 1136–1152); Claricia; Hodierna (died young).

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