Ada of Huntingdon
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Ada of Huntingdon was a Scottish noblewoman and Countess of Holland
by marriage.
Ada was born in Scotland
, the daughter of Henry of Huntingdon (1114–1152) and Ada de Warenne
(died circa 1178). Henry was the son of King David I of Scotland
and Maud, Countess of Huntingdon, and Ada's siblings include the Scottish kings Malcolm IV
and William the Lion.
In 1162 she was asked for her hand in marriage to Floris III, Count of Holland
(circa 1132–1190) by the Abbot of Egmond, Holland. Together, the Abbot and Ada traveled back to Holland, where the wedding ceremony occurred, probably in Egmond, on 28 August 1162. Ada received the County of Ross in the Scottish Highlands as a wedding gift.
Ada was not actively involved in the governance of the County of Holland
but was occasionally mentioned in documents. Floris, her husband was a loyal ally of the Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick II
, and often went with him into battle. Dutch chronicler Melis Stoke
states that she supported her son in the war with William of Cleves during the War of Succession. In addition, Ada is known to have read Latin. Ada died after 1206 and was probably buried in the Abbey of Middelburg
, to which she had already made donations of £64.
Ada and Floris had 8 or 10 children, of whom some died young, including the following issue:
Count of Holland
The Counts of Holland ruled over the County of Holland in the Low Countries between the 10th and the 16th century.-House of Holland:The first count of Holland, Dirk I, was the son or foster-son of Gerolf, Count in Frisia...
by marriage.
Ada was born in Scotland
Kingdom of Scotland
The Kingdom of Scotland was a Sovereign state in North-West Europe that existed from 843 until 1707. It occupied the northern third of the island of Great Britain and shared a land border to the south with the Kingdom of England...
, the daughter of Henry of Huntingdon (1114–1152) and Ada de Warenne
Ada de Warenne
Ada de Warenne 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...
(died circa 1178). Henry was the son of King David I of Scotland
David I of Scotland
David I or Dabíd mac Maíl Choluim was a 12th-century ruler who was Prince of the Cumbrians and later King of the Scots...
and Maud, Countess of Huntingdon, and Ada's siblings include the Scottish kings Malcolm IV
Malcolm IV of Scotland
Malcolm IV , nicknamed Virgo, "the Maiden" , King of Scots, was the eldest son of Earl Henry and Ada de Warenne...
and William the Lion.
In 1162 she was asked for her hand in marriage to Floris III, Count of Holland
Floris III, Count of Holland
Floris III of Holland , Count of Holland from 1157 to 1190. He was a son of Dirk VI and Sophie of Luxemburg, heiress of Bentheim.-Life:...
(circa 1132–1190) by the Abbot of Egmond, Holland. Together, the Abbot and Ada traveled back to Holland, where the wedding ceremony occurred, probably in Egmond, on 28 August 1162. Ada received the County of Ross in the Scottish Highlands as a wedding gift.
Ada was not actively involved in the governance of the County of Holland
County of Holland
The County of Holland was a county in the Holy Roman Empire and from 1482 part of the Habsburg Netherlands in what is now the Netherlands. It covered an area roughly corresponding to the current Dutch provinces of North-Holland and South-Holland, as well as the islands of Terschelling, Vlieland,...
but was occasionally mentioned in documents. Floris, her husband was a loyal ally of the Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick II
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
Frederick II , was one of the most powerful Holy Roman Emperors of the Middle Ages and head of the House of Hohenstaufen. His political and cultural ambitions, based in Sicily and stretching through Italy to Germany, and even to Jerusalem, were enormous...
, and often went with him into battle. Dutch chronicler Melis Stoke
Melis Stoke
Melis Stoke was a Dutch writer who lived in the 13th century.-Biography:Melis Stoke was probably born in the Dutch province of Zeeland around 1235...
states that she supported her son in the war with William of Cleves during the War of Succession. In addition, Ada is known to have read Latin. Ada died after 1206 and was probably buried in the Abbey of Middelburg
Middelburg
Middelburg is a municipality and a city in the south-western Netherlands and the capital of the province of Zeeland. It is situated in the Midden-Zeeland region. It has a population of about 48,000.- History of Middelburg :...
, to which she had already made donations of £64.
Ada and Floris had 8 or 10 children, of whom some died young, including the following issue:
- Ada (died after 1205), married 1176 Margrave Otto I of BrandenburgOtto I, Margrave of BrandenburgOtto I was the second Margrave of Brandenburg, from 1170 until his death.-Life:Otto I was born into the House of Ascania as the eldest son of Albert I , who founded the Margraviate of Brandenburg in 1157, and his wife Sophie von Winzenburg...
- Margaret (died after 1203), married 1182 Count Dietrich IV of ClevesDietrich IV, Count of ClevesDietrich IV was Count of Cleves from 1188 through 1198.The County of Cleves was a comital polity of the Holy Roman Empire in present Germany and the Netherlands . Its rulers, called counts, had a special and privileged standing in the Empire. The County of Cleves was first mentioned in the 11th...
- Dirk VII, Count of HollandDirk VII, Count of HollandDirk VII of Holland , Count of Holland from 1190 to 1203. He was elder son of Floris III and Ada of Huntingdon....
- William I, Count of Holland
- FlorisFlorence of HollandFlorence was a late 12th century and early 13th century nobleman and cleric.He was the son of Florence III, Count of Holland and Ada of Huntingdon, sister of Kings Malcolm IV of Scotland and William I....
(died 1210), bishop of Glasgow - Baldwin (died 1204)
- Robert
- Beatrix
- Elisabeth
- Hedwig
- Agnes (died 1228), Abbess at RijnsburgRijnsburgRijnsburg is a community in the eastern part of the city Katwijk, in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The name means Rhines Burg in Dutch.-History:...
Ancestry
External links
- Ada of Scotland, Online Dictionary of Dutch Women