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William was born around 1142, during the reign of his grandfather King David I of Scotland. His parents were the king's son Henry and Ada de Warenne. [3] William was around 10 years old when his father died in 1152, making his elder brother Malcolm the heir apparent to their grandfather. From his father, William inherited the Earldom of ...
of Scotland Earl of Huntingdon 1114–1152: William fitz Duncan Earl of Moray d. 1147: Hextilda m. Richard Comyn: Henry II King of England 1133–1189: Ermengarde de Beaumont c. 1170 –1233/1234: William I the Lion c. 1143 –1214 r. 1165–1214: Ada of Huntingdon c. 1146 –after 1206: Floris III Count of Holland 1141–1190: Malcolm IV 1141 ...
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James VI became King of England and Ireland as James I in 1603 when his cousin Elizabeth I died. Thereafter, although the two crowns of England and Scotland remained separate, the monarchy was based chiefly in England. Charles I, James's son, found himself faced with the Civil War. The resultant conflict lasted eight years and ended in his ...
Through his marriage he became a brother-in-law of his enemy, William of Scotland. By Margaret he had issue including: Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford, [2] who was created Earl of Hereford by King John in April 1200. [4] Matilda de Bohun. Margaret, who married Waleran de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Warwick.
The national literature of Scotland created in the late medieval period employed legend and history in the service of the Crown and nationalism, helping to foster a sense of national identity at least within its elite audience. The epic poetic history of the Brus and Wallace helped outline a narrative of united struggle against the English enemy.
William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1146 or 1147 – 14 May 1219), also called William the Marshal (Norman French: Williame li Mareschal, [1] French: Guillaume le Maréchal), was an Anglo-Norman soldier and statesman during High Medieval England [2] who served five English kings: Henry II and his son and co-ruler Young Henry, Richard I, John, and finally Henry III.
William de Valognes also known as William de Valoynes, was the only son of Philip de Valognes and was granted a charter of the baronies of Panmure and Benvie by King William the Lion, previously granted to his father. [1] On his father's death in 1215, William de Valongnes was made High Chamberlain to Alexander II. [2]