Maud, Countess of Huntingdon

Maud, Countess of Huntingdon, also known as Matilda, was Queen of Scotland through her marriage to King David I. Born into a prominent family, she was the daughter of Waltheof, Earl of Huntingdon and Northampton, and Judith of Lens. Her lineage included connections to William the Conqueror, being his great-niece, and to Earl Siward as her grandfather. Her ancestry traced back to notable figures such as Alfred the Great and Charles the Bald, and she was a cousin of Godfrey of Bouillon.

Initially married to Simon de Senlis around 1090, with whom she had three children, Maud later married David I of Scotland in 1113, after Simon’s death post-1111. This union brought David control over Maud’s extensive English estates, complementing his own lands. They had four children together. Maud’s life intersected with significant political events, including her husband’s ascension to the Scottish throne in 1124 and the subsequent rivalry between her sons Simon and Henry for the Earldom of Huntingdon.