
Henry Dunkeld, Prince Of Scotland

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Name Henry Dunkeld Title Prince Of Scotland Birth Abt 1114 Scotland [1, 2, 3]
Gender Male Death 12 Jun 1152 Roxburghshire, Scotland [1, 2, 3]
Burial Aft 12 Jun 1152 Scottish Borders, Scotland Person ID I8421 footsteps Last Modified 1 Jul 2025
Father David Canmore, King Of The Scots , b. 1080, Midlothian, Scotland d. 24 May 1153, Cumberland, England
(Age 73 years)
Relationship natural Mother Matilda Huntington, Countess Of Huntingdon , b. Feb 1072, Huntingdonshire, England d. 23 Apr 1131, Perthshire, England
(Age 59 years)
Relationship natural Marriage 1113 Scotland Family ID F4337 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Ada Warenne, Queen Countess Of Northumberland And Huntingdon , b. 1120, Huntingdonshire, England d. 1178, Huntingdonshire, England
(Age 58 years)
Marriage 1139 Scotland [1, 2, 3]
Children + 1. Margaret Dunkeld, Duchess of Brittany , b. 1132 d. 1201, Yorkshire, England (Age 69 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
+ 2. William Dunkeld, King of Scotland , b. Abt 1143, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. Abt 4 Dec 1214, Sterlingshire, Scotland
(Age 71 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
+ 3. David Huntingdon, 8th Earl of Huntingdon , b. 1144, Huntingdonshire, England d. Abt 17 Jun 1219, Huntingdonshire, England
(Age 75 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
+ 4. Ada Dunkeld, b. 1145, Huntingdonshire, England d. Aft 11 Jan 1205, Yorkshire, England
(Age > 60 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
+ 5. Marjory Huntingdon, Princess , b. 1152, Caithness, Scotland d. 1213, Angusshire, Scotland
(Age 61 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
Family ID F1073 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 1 Jul 2025
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Notes
Henry of Scotland was a Prince of Scotland, heir to the Kingdom of Alba
His mother had a hereditary claim to the earldom of Northumberland whic h K i n g D a vid demanded also be invested in Henry, but King Stephen refus ed t o d o s o .
Henry was trained from the age of about fourteen to inherit the throne o f S c o t l and, his name constantly linked with his father's in charters, a nd i n a d o c u ment dated 1144 he was styled "rex designatus" (king-design ate ). C o i n s were issued in his name at Bamburgh, Carlisle, and Corbridg e. O n 2 2 M a y 1 149 he stood sponsor to Henry Plantagenet for his knighti ng. I n 1 1 5 0 h e joined with his father to found a Cisterian house at Hol mcul tr a m , C umberland for monks from Melrose Abbey.
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