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Following his brother's death Ada's younger son William became King of Scots at the age of twenty three. William the Lion was to become the longest serving King of Scots to that date, serving until 1214.
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On Thursday 9 December 1165 King Malcolm died at the age of 24 without issue. His mother had at that time been attempting to arrange a marriage between him and Constance, daughter of
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Ada devoted her time to good works, improving the lot of the Church at Haddington, where she resided. Countess Ada gave lands to the south and west of the
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In close succession both her husband and King David died, in 1152 and 1153 respectively. Following the death of Henry, who was buried at
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According to inscriptions within the town of Haddington, Countess Ada's residence was located near the present day County buildings and
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to the Prior of St. Andrews (to whom the patronage of the church of Haddington belonged). David I also granted to the monks of
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amongst other temporal lands. Miller, however, states that she only "founded and richly endowed a nunnery at the
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The Royal Families of England, Scotland, and Wales, with their descendants, Sovereigns and Subjects
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Religious houses were established in Haddington at an early date. They came to include the
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As part of her marriage settlement, the new Countess Ada was granted the privileges of
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Scotland, England and France After the Loss of Normandy, 1204-1296: "Auld Amitie"
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near to the only crossing of the river for miles, to found a convent of
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Scottish Kings – A Revised Chronology of Scottish History 1005–1625
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by Malcolm in 1157), and Ada retired to her lands at Haddington.
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by Sir Archibald H. Dunbar, Bt., Edinburgh, 1899, p. 65.
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Matilda (or Maud) of Huntingdon, who died unmarried in 1152.
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The Canmores: Kings & Queens of the Scots 1040–1290.
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Ada's children (in an approximate order of birth) were:
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Mother of Kings Malcolm IV and William I of Scotland
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Index

Noble family
Henry of Scotland
Malcolm IV the Maiden
William I the Lion
Margaret, Duchess of Brittany
David, 8th Earl of Huntingdon
Ada, Countess of Holland
William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey
Elizabeth of Vermandois
Anglo-Norman
Henry of Scotland
Earl of Northumbria
Earl of Huntingdon
William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey
Elizabeth of Vermandois
Henry I of France
Malcolm IV
William I of Scotland
Haddington
East Lothian
thanage
royal burgh
Scotland
David I of Scotland
Kelso Abbey
Scone
Malcolm IV
Earl of Northumbria
Henry II of England
Conan III, Duke of Brittany

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