Individual Details
Isabelle Huntingdon
(1199 - 1252)
== Biography ==
Isobel of Huntingdon was born about 1199, the daughter of David of Scotland, 8th Earl of Huntingdon and Matilda of Chester.Wikipedia
Isabel married Robert de Bruce about 1209.Family Records of the Bruces and the Cumyns, page 248.
The following comes from Family Records of the Bruces and the Cumyns, page 248:
''In 1237 Isabel became one of the co-heirs of her brother " John Scot," the last Earl and Count Palatine of Chester, in right of their mother "Maude," who was the eldest sister and co-heir of Randle de Blundeville, who died in 1232.''
''Maude was the wife of David Earl of Huntingdon and their only surviving son, Surnamed "le Scot," succeeded his uncle as seventh Earl of Chester. John le Scot married Helena, daughter of Llewellyn ap Jorwath, Prince of Wales by whom he was said to have poisoned. Dying S.p. in 1237, King Henry III seized the earldom of Chester, declaring it to be too great an inheritance to be held by women—the late earl's sisters being his heirs. Margaret, the eldest was married A.D. to Alan Lord of Galloway; Isabel, the 2d, to Robert de Brus; Maude, the 3d, died unmarried; Ada, the 4th, married Henry de Hastings. From these three sisters descended the chief competitors for the crown of Scotland in 1290. The earldom of Huntingdon also fell to the crown of England and was seized by Henry III, Ann. reg. 25. (It was restored in 1529 to the descendant of Ada, youngest daughter of David, when George, third Baron Hastings, was created Earl of Huntingdon).''
''To Isabel de Brus, Henry III. granted the manors of Hatfield and Writtle in Essex, with half the hundred of Harlow, stating them to be a reasonable exchange for Isabel's share of the earldom of Chester. She had besides, Connington in Huntingdon, and Exton in Rutland. The Lordship of the Garrioch, with Kildrummie Castle, &c, in Scotland. Robert de Brus resided With Isabel his wife at Bromeshobury, in the parish of Hatfield, in Essex, and was styled Lord of Annandale, of Writtle and Hatfield.''
''Lamers, or Lamarsh, on the Stour, was also held by them. They also possessed the parish of All-Saints, Tottenham, in the county of Middlesex. In the survey by the Norman Conqueror, "The manor of Toteham" (Tottenham) is said to have been possessed, in the time of Edward the Confessor, by Earl Waltheof, whose widow, " Judith," the Conqueror's niece, held it after his decease, and it continued with the descendants of her daughter " Maude," queen of David I. of Scotland, until "Isabel," second daughter of David Earl of Huntingdon, carried it to the Bruces.''
''Robert and Isabel are supposed to have given the manor-house the name it still retains (Bruce Castle) ; and it continued in the possession of their family until Robert Bruce forfeited these estates, when he revolted against Edward l. in 1305-6, asserting his right to the crown Scotland."''
See [[Bruce-177|her husband]] for a discussion of issues concerning their children.
Isobel and her husband, Robert, were buried at Saltre Abbey, near Stilton, in England, beside her father, David.
== Sources ==
Isobel of Huntingdon. (2015, May 17). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 22:13, July 12, 2015, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Isobel_of_Huntingdon&oldid=662775027
Cumming Bruce, Mary Elizabeth "Family Records of the Bruces and the Cumyns." W. Blackwood and sons, Edinburgh & London, 1870 - 692 pages. Google Books. Accessed July 12, 2015. https://books.google.ca/books?id=mfw1AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA250&lpg.
Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700, Edition: 7th ed. Abbreviation: Ancestral Roots, 7th ed. Author: Weis, Frederick Lewis, Editor: Sheppard Jr., Walter Lee Publication: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD, 1992
James Balfour Paul, Scots Peerage, 1904-1913, Vol. 2 p. 430
Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, 2013, Vol. 1, pp588-589.
=== Footnotes ===
Isobel of Huntingdon was born about 1199, the daughter of David of Scotland, 8th Earl of Huntingdon and Matilda of Chester.Wikipedia
Isabel married Robert de Bruce about 1209.Family Records of the Bruces and the Cumyns, page 248.
The following comes from Family Records of the Bruces and the Cumyns, page 248:
''In 1237 Isabel became one of the co-heirs of her brother " John Scot," the last Earl and Count Palatine of Chester, in right of their mother "Maude," who was the eldest sister and co-heir of Randle de Blundeville, who died in 1232.''
''Maude was the wife of David Earl of Huntingdon and their only surviving son, Surnamed "le Scot," succeeded his uncle as seventh Earl of Chester. John le Scot married Helena, daughter of Llewellyn ap Jorwath, Prince of Wales by whom he was said to have poisoned. Dying S.p. in 1237, King Henry III seized the earldom of Chester, declaring it to be too great an inheritance to be held by women—the late earl's sisters being his heirs. Margaret, the eldest was married A.D. to Alan Lord of Galloway; Isabel, the 2d, to Robert de Brus; Maude, the 3d, died unmarried; Ada, the 4th, married Henry de Hastings. From these three sisters descended the chief competitors for the crown of Scotland in 1290. The earldom of Huntingdon also fell to the crown of England and was seized by Henry III, Ann. reg. 25. (It was restored in 1529 to the descendant of Ada, youngest daughter of David, when George, third Baron Hastings, was created Earl of Huntingdon).''
''To Isabel de Brus, Henry III. granted the manors of Hatfield and Writtle in Essex, with half the hundred of Harlow, stating them to be a reasonable exchange for Isabel's share of the earldom of Chester. She had besides, Connington in Huntingdon, and Exton in Rutland. The Lordship of the Garrioch, with Kildrummie Castle, &c, in Scotland. Robert de Brus resided With Isabel his wife at Bromeshobury, in the parish of Hatfield, in Essex, and was styled Lord of Annandale, of Writtle and Hatfield.''
''Lamers, or Lamarsh, on the Stour, was also held by them. They also possessed the parish of All-Saints, Tottenham, in the county of Middlesex. In the survey by the Norman Conqueror, "The manor of Toteham" (Tottenham) is said to have been possessed, in the time of Edward the Confessor, by Earl Waltheof, whose widow, " Judith," the Conqueror's niece, held it after his decease, and it continued with the descendants of her daughter " Maude," queen of David I. of Scotland, until "Isabel," second daughter of David Earl of Huntingdon, carried it to the Bruces.''
''Robert and Isabel are supposed to have given the manor-house the name it still retains (Bruce Castle) ; and it continued in the possession of their family until Robert Bruce forfeited these estates, when he revolted against Edward l. in 1305-6, asserting his right to the crown Scotland."''
See [[Bruce-177|her husband]] for a discussion of issues concerning their children.
Isobel and her husband, Robert, were buried at Saltre Abbey, near Stilton, in England, beside her father, David.
== Sources ==
Isobel of Huntingdon. (2015, May 17). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 22:13, July 12, 2015, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Isobel_of_Huntingdon&oldid=662775027
Cumming Bruce, Mary Elizabeth "Family Records of the Bruces and the Cumyns." W. Blackwood and sons, Edinburgh & London, 1870 - 692 pages. Google Books. Accessed July 12, 2015. https://books.google.ca/books?id=mfw1AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA250&lpg.
Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700, Edition: 7th ed. Abbreviation: Ancestral Roots, 7th ed. Author: Weis, Frederick Lewis, Editor: Sheppard Jr., Walter Lee Publication: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD, 1992
James Balfour Paul, Scots Peerage, 1904-1913, Vol. 2 p. 430
Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, 2013, Vol. 1, pp588-589.
=== Footnotes ===
Events
| Birth | 1199 | Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England | |||
| Marriage | 1209 | Huntingdonshire, England - Sir Robert "4th Lord of Annandale" Bruce | |||
| Death | 1252 | Saltre Abbey, Huntingdonshire, England | |||
| Alt name | de Brus of Huntingdon | ||||
| Reference No | 529430 | ||||
| Reference No | |||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | Sir Robert "4th Lord of Annandale" Bruce (1171 - 1245) |
| Child | Sir Robert "5th Lord of Annandale in Scotland, the Competitor, the Claimant" Bruce The Compet (1210 - 1295) |
| Child | Euphemia Bruce (1200 - ) |
| Child | Beatrice Bruce (1202 - ) |
| Child | Richard Brus (1214 - 1287) |
| Child | Bernard "Lord of Connington and Exton" Bruce (1225 - 1266) |
| Spouse | Sir Robert "5th Lord of Annandale in Scotland, the Competitor, the Claimant" Bruce The Compet (1210 - 1295) |
| Child | William Bruce (1248 - ) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | David "8th Earl of Huntingdon" Huntingdon (1152 - 1219) |
| Mother | Countess Matilda Chester (1171 - 1233) |
| Sibling | Henry Dunkeld ( - 1218) |
| Sibling | Helen de Lisle Dunkeld (1174 - ) |
| Sibling | Robert Dunkeld (1191 - 1218) |
| Sibling | David Huntingdon (1193 - 1195) |
| Sibling | Margaret Huntingdon (1194 - 1233) |
| Sibling | Unknown Huntington (1199 - 1252) |
| Sibling | Ada "Ada of Huntingdon" Huntingdon (1200 - 1242) |
| Sibling | Matilda "Maud" Huntingdon (1203 - 1237) |
| Sibling | John "9th Earl of Huntingdon and 7th Earl of Chester" Huntingdon (1207 - 1237) |