Isobel of Huntingdon (1199–1251), also known as Isobel the Scot, was the younger daughter of

David of Scotland, 8th 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 ...

, grandson of

David I of Scotland David I or Dauíd mac Maíl Choluim (Modern: ''Daibhidh I mac haoilChaluim''; – 24 May 1153) was a 12th-century ruler who was Prince of the Cumbrians from 1113 to 1124 and later King of Scotland from 1124 to 1153. The youngest son of Malco ...

, by his marriage to

Matilda of Chester Matilda of Chester, Countess of Huntingdon (1171 – 6 January 1233) was an Anglo-Norman noblewoman, sometimes known as Maud and sometimes known with the surname de Kevelioc. She was a daughter of Hugh de Kevelioc, 5th Earl of Chester, and the ...

. She married Robert Bruce, 4th

Lord of Annandale The Lordship of Annandale was a sub-comital lordship in southern Scotland ( Annandale) established by David I of Scotland by 1124 for his follower Robert de Brus. The following were holders of the office: * Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale, ...

, and through her came the claims firstly of her son in 1290 and later in the beginning of 14th century of her great-grandson Robert Bruce, 7th Lord of Annandale, to the Scottish throne. Her above-mentioned son

Robert Bruce, 5th Lord of Annandale Robert V de Brus (Robert de Brus), 5th Lord of Annandale (ca. 1215 – 31 March or 3 May 1295), was a feudal lord, justice and constable of Scotland and England, a regent of Scotland, and a competitor for the Scottish throne in 1290/92 in the ...

was

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and recognized

heir presumptive An heir presumptive is the person entitled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honour, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an heir apparent or a new heir presumptive with a better claim to the position in question. ...

of Scotland in the years just before her death. Isobel survived her husband Robert who died in 1232. She did not remarry and she herself died in 1251. She was buried at Sawtry Abbey, alongside her husband and her father.

Issue

Isobel and her husband Robert de Brus had at least 2 sons and a daughter: *

Robert de Brus Robert I (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), popularly known as Robert the Bruce (Scottish Gaelic: ''Raibeart an Bruis''), was King of Scots from 1306 to his death in 1329. One of the most renowned warriors of his generation, Robert eventuall ...

, who became the 5th Lord of Annandale and married Isabel de Clare, daughter of Gilbert de Clare Earl of Hertford and Gloucester; had issue. * Bernard de Brus of Exton, married firstly Alice de Beauchamp, daughter of William de Beauchamp of Elmley, and married secondly Constance de Merston, widow of John de Morteyn; was the father of Sir Bernard de Brus II. * Beatrice de Brus, married Hugo de Neville.The Scots peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom by Paul, James Balfour, Sir, 1846–1931; page 430; https://archive.org/details/scotspeeragefoun02pauluoft/page/430/mode/1up

References

* * * 1199 births 1251 deaths House of Dunkeld House of Bruce Scottish princesses Scottish royalty 13th-century Scottish women 13th-century Scottish people Daughters of British earls {{Scotland-royal-stub