Margaret of Huntingdon (died before 1228) was the eldest daughter of
David, Earl of Huntingdon
David of Scotland (Medieval Gaelic: ''Dabíd'') (1152 – 17 June 1219) was a Scottish prince and 8th Earl of Huntingdon. He was, until 1198, heir to the Scottish throne.
Life
He was the youngest surviving son of Henry of Scotland, 3rd Earl of ...
(died 1219) and his wife,
Maud (died 1233), sister of
Ranulf III, Earl of Chester (died 1232), and daughter of
Hugh II, Earl of Chester (died 1181). Margaret was the second wife of
Alan, Lord of Galloway
Alan of Galloway (before 1199 – 1234), also known as Alan fitz Roland, was a leading thirteenth-century Scottish magnate. As the hereditary Lord of Galloway and Constable of Scotland, he was one of the most influential men in the Kingdom of S ...
(died 1234). She and Alan married in 1209, and had a family of a son and two daughters. The elder daughter, Christiana, married
William de Forz (died 1260). The younger daughter,
Dervorguilla
Dervorguilla of Galloway (c. 1210 – 28 January 1290) was a 'lady of substance' in 13th century Scotland, the wife from 1223 of John, 5th Baron de Balliol, and mother of John I, a future king of Scotland.
The name Dervorguilla or Dervorgil ...
(died 1290), married
John de Balliol, Lord of Barnard Castle (died 1268). Margaret and Alan's son, Thomas—Alan's only
legitimate son—may have lived into the 1220s, but died young.
[ Oram (2004); Oram (2000) p. 126, 141; Stringer (1998) p. 96.]
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1190s births
13th-century Scottish people
House of Dunkeld
People from Dumfries and Galloway
Scottish princesses
13th-century Scottish women
Year of death unknown
Daughters of Scottish earls
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