Biography of Margaret Dunkeld Countess Kent 1193-1259

1165 Death of King Malcolm IV of Scotland

1186 Treaty of Falaise

Death of King Malcolm IV of Scotland

On 09 Dec 1165 [her uncle] Malcolm IV King Scotland (age 24) died. His brother [her father] William "Lion" I King Scotland (age 22) succeeded I King Scotland, 6th Earl Huntingdon.

Treaty of Falaise

On 05 Sep 1186 [her father] William "Lion" I King Scotland (age 43) and [her mother] Ermengarde Beaumont Sarthe Queen Consort Scotland 1170-1234 (age 16) were married at Woodstock Palace, Oxfordshire [Map] by Archbishop Baldwin Avigo (age 61). She by marriage Queen Consort Scotland at Woodstock Palace, Oxfordshire [Map]. His bride had been chosen by King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England (age 53) as part of the Treaty of Falaise. William received Edinburgh Castle [Map] as a wedding gift from King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England (age 53). The difference in their ages was 27 years. He the son of Henry Dunkeld 3rd Earl Huntingdon 1st Earl of Northumbria and Ada Warenne Countess Huntingdon and Northumbria 1120-1178. They were half fourth cousins. She a great granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

In 1193 Margaret Dunkeld Countess Kent was born to William "Lion" I King Scotland (age 50) and Ermengarde Beaumont Sarthe Queen Consort Scotland 1170-1234 (age 23). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

In 1209 Margaret Dunkeld Countess Kent (age 16) was imprisoned at Corfe Castle, Dorset [Map].

In 1209 [her father] William "Lion" I King Scotland (age 66) sent his two daughters Margaret Dunkeld Countess Kent (age 16) and [her sister] Isabella Dunkeld Countess Norfolk 1195-1253 (age 14) to King John "Lackland" of England (age 42) as hostages to keep the peace. They, Margaret and Isabella, were imprisoned with Eleanor Fair Maid of Brittany (age 25) at Corfe Castle, Dorset [Map].

On 04 Dec 1214 [her father] William "Lion" I King Scotland (age 71) died at Stirling [Map]. He was buried at Arbroath Abbey. His son [her brother] Alexander II King Scotland (age 16) succeeded II King Scotland.

Before 1217 [her future husband] Hubert de Burgh Count Mortain 1st Earl Kent (age 47) and Beatrice Warenne were married.

In Sep 1217 [her future husband] Hubert de Burgh Count Mortain 1st Earl Kent (age 47) and Isabella Fitzrobert 3rd Countess Gloucester and Essex (age 44) were married. She the daughter of William Fitzrobert 2nd Earl Gloucester -1183 and Hawise Beaumont Countess Gloucester. She a great granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

Around 1222 [her daughter] Margaret Burgh Countess Gloucester and Hertford 1222-1237 was born to [her future husband] Hubert de Burgh Count Mortain 1st Earl Kent (age 52) and Margaret Dunkeld Countess Kent (age 29). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

On 12 Feb 1233 [her mother] Ermengarde Beaumont Sarthe Queen Consort Scotland 1170-1234 (age 63) died. She was buried at Balmerino Abbey. Her brother [her uncle] Raoul Beaumont Sarthe I Viscount (age 61) succeeded I Viscount of Beaumont le Vicomte.

In 1236 Hubert de Burgh Count Mortain 1st Earl Kent (age 66) and Margaret Dunkeld Countess Kent (age 43) were married. She by marriage Countess Kent. The difference in their ages was 23 years. She the daughter of William "Lion" I King Scotland and Ermengarde Beaumont Sarthe Queen Consort Scotland 1170-1234. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

Before Nov 1237 [her son-in-law] Richard de Clare 6th Earl Gloucester 5th Earl Hertford (age 15) and [her daughter] Margaret Burgh Countess Gloucester and Hertford 1222-1237 (age 15) were married. She by marriage Countess Gloucester, Countess Hertford. She the daughter of Hubert de Burgh Count Mortain 1st Earl Kent (age 67) and Margaret Dunkeld Countess Kent 1193-1259 (age 44). He the son of Gilbert Clare 5th Earl Gloucester 4th Earl Hertford and Isabel Marshal Countess Cornwall, Gloucester and Hertford 1200-1240 (age 37). They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

Before 05 May 1243 [her husband] Hubert de Burgh Count Mortain 1st Earl Kent (age 73) died at Banstead, Surrey. He was buried at Blackfriars Church Holborn. Earl Kent extinct.

In 1259 Margaret Dunkeld Countess Kent (age 66) died. She was buried at Blackfriars Church Holborn.

[her son] Hubert Burgh was born to Hubert de Burgh Count Mortain 1st Earl Kent and Margaret Dunkeld Countess Kent. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

Family Trees of Margaret Dunkeld Countess Kent 1193-1259

Paternal Family Tree: Dunkeld

Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Margaret Dunkeld Countess Kent 1193-1259

Kings Wessex: Great x 4 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings England: Great x 2 Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Kings Scotland: Daughter of William "Lion" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks

Kings France: Great x 4 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King France

Ancestors of Margaret Dunkeld Countess Kent 1193-1259

Great x 2 Grandfather: Malcolm III King Scotland

Great x 3 Grandmother:

Great x 1 Grandfather: King David I of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward "The Exile" Wessex

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ealdgyth Unknown

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Wessex Queen Consort Scotland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Agatha

GrandFather: Henry Dunkeld 3rd Earl Huntingdon 1st Earl of Northumbria

Father: William "Lion" I King Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Warenne

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Warenne 1st Earl Surrey

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Warenne 2nd Earl Surrey

Great x 3 Grandfather: Gerbod The Fleming

Great x 2 Grandmother:

GrandMother: Ada Warenne Countess Huntingdon and Northumbria 1120-1178

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert "Pious" II King France

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Henry I of France

Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh "Great" Capet 1057-1101

Great x 4 Grandfather: Yaroslav "The Wise" Rurik

Great x 3 Grandmother:

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Capet Countess Leicester, Meulan and Surrey 1085-1131

Great x 3 Grandfather: Herbert Vermandois IV Count Vermandois 1028-1080

Great x 4 Grandmother:

Great x 2 Grandmother: Adelaide I Countess Vermandois -1120

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph IV Count of Valois

Great x 3 Grandmother:

Margaret Dunkeld Countess Kent 1193-1259 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

GrandFather: Richard Beaumont Sarthe I Viscount Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King William "Conqueror" I of England -2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Herleva Falaise

Great x 2 Grandfather: King Henry I "Beauclerc" England Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Constance Fitzroy Viscountess Beaumont Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Mother: Ermengarde Beaumont Sarthe Queen Consort Scotland 1170-1234 Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

GrandMother: Lucie Aigle Viscountess