Ada of Scotland

Female 1146 - Aft 1206  (61 years)


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  • Name Ada of Scotland 
    Birth 1146 
    Gender Female 
    Death Aft 1206 
    Person ID I1600  Database
    Last Modified 29 Feb 2024 

    Father Henry of Scotland,   b. 1114   d. 1152 (Age 38 years) 
    Mother Aleida de Varennes,   b. 1120   d. 1178 (Age 58 years) 
    Family ID F705  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Spouse / Partner Floris III of Holland,   b. 1138   d. 1190 (Age 52 years) 
    Children 
       1. Male Willem I Count of Holland,   b. 1166, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Feb 1222, Rijnsburg, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
       2. Female Mechtild of Holland
    Family ID F704  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Dec 2015 

  • Notes 
    • Ada of Huntingdon (c. 1146- after 1206)
      She was a Scottish noblewoman and became Countess of Holland by marriage to Floris III.

      Read her lineage to William the Conqueror on the right side of this page.

      Ada was born in Scotland, the daughter of Henry of Huntingdon (1114-1152) and Ada de Warenne (died c. 1178).
      Prince Henry was the son of King David I of Scotland and Maud, Countess of Huntingdon. Ada's siblings include the Scottish kings Malcolm IV and William the Lion.

      In 1162, when Ada was 16, she was asked for her hand in marriage to Floris III, Count of Holland by the Abbot of Egmond, Holland. Together, the Abbot and Ada traveled back to Holland, where the wedding ceremony occurred, probably in Egmond, on 28 August 1162. Ada received the County of Ross in the Scottish Highlands as a wedding gift.

      Ada was not actively involved in the governance of the County of Holland but was occasionally mentioned in documents. Floris, her husband was a loyal ally of the Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick II, and often went with him into battle.

      Ada is known to have read Latin. Ada died after 1206 and was probably buried in the Abbey of Middelburg, to which she had already made donations of 64 pounds.