, Ada

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Ada
b: ABT 1146
d: AFT 1206
Biography
Ada of Huntingdon (c.?1146 – after 1206) was a Scottish noblewoman andCountess of Holland by marriage.[1]

Ada was born in Scotland, the daughter of Henry of Huntingdon (1114–1152)and Ada de Warenne (died c.?1178). Henry was the son of King David I ofScotland and Maud, Countess of Huntingdon, and Ada''s siblings include theScottish kings Malcolm IV and William the Lion.

In 1162 she was asked for her hand in marriage to Floris III, Count ofHolland (c.?1132–1190) by the Abbot of Egmond, Holland. Together, theAbbot and Ada traveled back to Holland, where the wedding ceremonyoccurred, probably in Egmond, on 28 August 1162. Ada received the Countyof Ross in the Scottish Highlands as a wedding gift.

Ada was not actively involved in the governance of the County of Hollandbut was occasionally mentioned in documents. Floris, her husband was aloyal ally of the Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick II, and often went withhim into battle. Dutch chronicler Melis Stoke states that she supportedher 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 wasprobably buried in the Abbey of Middelburg, to which she had already madedonations of £64.

Ada and Floris had 8 or 10 children, of whom some died young, includingthe following issue:
Ada (died after 1205), married 1176 Margrave Otto I of Brandenburg
Margaret (died after 1203), married 1182 Count Dietrich IV of Cleves
Dirk VII, Count of Holland
William I, Count of Holland
Floris (died 1210), bishop of Glasgow
Baldwin (died 1204)
Robert
Beatrix
Elisabeth
Hedwig
Agnes (died 1228), Abbess at Rijnsburg
Facts
  • ABT 1146 - Birth - ; Scotland
  • AFT 1206 - Death -
  • Nobility Title - of Huntingdon
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Ada
ABT 1146 - AFT 1206
  
 
  
 
 
Ada de Warenne
ABT 1120 - 1178
  
  
  
 
Family Group Sheet - Child
PARENT (M) Henry of Scotland
Birth1114
Death1152
Marriage1139to Ada de Warenne at England
FatherDabíd mac Maíl Choluim
MotherMaud, Countess of Huntingdon
PARENT (F) Ada de Warenne
BirthABT 1120
Death1178
Marriage1139to Henry of Scotland at England
FatherWilliam de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey
MotherElizabeth of Vermandois, Countess of Leicester
CHILDREN
FAda
BirthABT 1146Scotland
DeathAFT 1206
Marriage28 AUG 1162to Floris III, Count of Holland
FMargaret of Huntingdon, Duchess of Brittany
Birth
Death
Marriageto Humphrey III de Bohun
Marriageto Conan IV, Duke of Brittany
Family Group Sheet - Spouse
PARENT (M) Floris III, Count of Holland
Birth
Death
Marriage28 AUG 1162to Ada
FatherDirk VI, Count of Holland
MotherSophia of Rheineck
PARENT (F) Ada
BirthABT 1146Scotland
DeathAFT 1206
Marriage28 AUG 1162to Floris III, Count of Holland
FatherHenry of Scotland
MotherAda de Warenne
CHILDREN
MWilliam I, Count of Holland
Birth
Death
Marriage1197to Adelaide of Guelders at Stavoren
Descendancy Chart