David Strathbogie (died 6 August 1270) was the first Strathbogie
Earl of Atholl
The Mormaer or Earl of Atholl was the title of the holder of a medieval comital lordship straddling the highland province of Atholl (''Ath Fodhla''), now in northern Perthshire. Atholl is a special Mormaerdom, because a King of Atholl is repor ...
.
David was the son of
John de Strathbogie and
Ada of Atholl. David's mother, Ada, was ''
suo jure
''Suo jure'' is a Latin phrase, used in English to mean 'in his own right' or 'in her own right'. In most nobility-related contexts, it means 'in her own right', since in those situations the phrase is normally used of women; in practice, especi ...
'' Countess of Atholl, she held the title of countess in her own right, and upon her death, David succeeded her as Earl of Atholl.
He died at
Tunis
''Tounsi'' french: Tunisois
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(or
Carthage
Carthage was the capital city of Ancient Carthage, on the eastern side of the Lake of Tunis in what is now Tunisia. Carthage was one of the most important trading hubs of the Ancient Mediterranean and one of the most affluent cities of the cla ...
) in the
Eighth Crusade
The Eighth Crusade was the second Crusade launched by Louis IX of France, this one against the Hafsid dynasty in Tunisia in 1270. It is also known as the Crusade of Louis IX against Tunis or the Second Crusade of Louis. The Crusade did not see any ...
, in the company of
Louis IX of France, having married before June 1266, Isabel (d. 1292), daughter of
Richard de Dover, feudal baron of
Chilham
Chilham is a mostly agricultural village and parish in the English county of Kent with a clustered settlement, Chilham village centre, in the northeast, and a smaller linear settlement, Shottenden. Well-preserved roads and mostly residential list ...
,
Kent
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, by his spouse
Maud, ''suo jure''
Countess of Angus. In 1266, Isabel was heiress to her brother, Richard de Dover, by which she inherited the barony of Chilham, with the manor of
Chingford Earls, Essex. In 1270, they leased the latter to the
Knights Templar by licence from the king.
David was succeeded by his only son,
John de Strathbogie, 9th Earl of Atholl,
Warden and Justiciar of Scotland.
References
* Richardson, Douglas, ''Plantagenet Ancestry'', Baltimore, 2004, p. 49-50.
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1270 deaths
David I David I may refer to:
* David I, Caucasian Albanian Catholicos c. 399
* David I of Armenia, Catholicos of Armenia (728–741)
* David I Kuropalates of Georgia (died 881)
* David I Anhoghin, king of Lori (ruled 989–1048)
* David I of Scotland ...
Christians of the Eighth Crusade
Scottish soldiers
Year of birth unknown
Mormaers of Atholl
13th-century mormaers