Saint David I The Saint of Scotland, King of Scotland

Abt 1084 - 1153  (~ 69 years)

• Name	David I The Saint of Scotland   [1]
  Prefix	Saint
  Suffix	King of Scotland
  Birth	Abt 1084
  Gender	Male
  Acceded	23 Apr 1124
  _FSFTID	9CWQ-Q7J
  _FSLINK	https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&person=9CWQ-Q7J
  Death	24 May 1153	Carlisle, Cumbria
  Burial	Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland
  Notes	Acceded: 23 APR 1124 Earl of Huntingdon. United Alba with Strathclyde. Earl of Northampton. Popularly reputed as a Saint, His feast day is 24th May. The Complete Peerage vol.V,pp.641-2. http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal01515 David I was the ninth son of Malcolm Canmore and inherited the throne in 1124 after a succession of unnotable rulers and ruled for nearly 30 years, bringing many improvements to Scotland. He gave large Scottish estates to Anglo-Norman friends - the ancestors of the Balliol's, Robert the Bruce and the Stewarts. Old Celtic families merged with French-speaking incomers, establishing families in the Lowlands whose names are common throughout Scotland today: Frasers, Maxwells, Gordons, Crichtons and others. The Highlanders retained their traditional clan system and took little notice of these southern interlopers. «tab» David led an army against England in 1138 and subsequent negotiation won him Northumberland and Cumbria. Flemish weavers settled along the east coast, and were granted special privileges and rights. This brought new materials and skills. David founded a number of lavish cathedrals, churches and monasteries, including the Border abbeys, bringing in religious communities from Europe. He urged monks to create commercial interests. He died in 1153, heartbroken by the death of his son the previous year. «tab» http://www.goscotland.info/sections/?Section_Id=4&Page_Id=16 http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=5790 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_I_of_Scotland
  Person ID	I2614	Glenn Cook Family
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2015

  
  

  Father	Malcolm III Caennmor of Scotland, King of Scotland,   b. Abt 1031   d. 13 Nov 1093, Alnwick Castle (Age ~ 62 years)
  Mother	Saint Margaret The Exile Atheling,   b. 1045, Hungary d. 16 Nov 1093, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	1068	Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland
  Family ID	F694	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Matilda of Northumberland,   b. Abt 1074   d. 1131 (Age ~ 57 years)
  Marriage	1113
  Children	1. Malcolm,   b. Aft 1113   d. Young   2. Henry of Scotland, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon and Earl of Northumberland,   b. Abt 1114   d. 12 Jun 1152 (Age ~ 38 years)   3. Claricia   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Hodierna   d. Young
  Family ID	F695	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2013

  
  

• Photos		David I, King of Scotland
  		David I the Saint of Scotland, King of Scotland

  
  

• Sources

  [S36] Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, University of Hull, England(B.C.Tompsett@dcs.hull.ac.uk), Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (This work is Copyright b 1994-2002 Brian C Tompsett).