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Ada was the only surviving daughter of Count Dirk VII of Holland and his wife Adelaide of Cleves. [2] She succeeded her father but immediately had to deal with her uncle William, who claimed Holland for his own. Ada married Count Louis II of Loon to strengthen her position. She was in such a hurry, that she married even before her father was ...
Aug 3, 2015 · At the time of Dirk’s death in 1203, Ada was his only living child. To solidify Ada’s position as the new Countess of Holland, her mother, Adelaide married her to Louis II of Loon even before her father’s funeral. However, her uncle William refused to recognise Ada as the new Countess and instead proclaimed himself the new Count.
Nov 1, 2022 · Daughter of HENRY of Scotland Earl of Huntingdon and Northumberland & his wife Ada de Warenne ( [1146/48]-11 Jan after 1205, bur Middleburg Monastery). ADA ( [1146/48]-11 Jan after 1205, bur Middleburg Monastery). The Chronicle of Melrose records the marriage in 1162 of "Malcolm king of Scotland…his second sister Ada to Florence earl of ...
- Huntingdon, England
- Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
- circa 1146
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Jul 24, 2019 · Ada of Huntingdon was born circa 1139 as the daughter of Henry of Huntingdon, a son of King David I of Scotland and Maud, Countess of Huntingdon, and Ada de Warenne. Her brothers Malcolm and William would later succeed as Kings of Scotland. She probably married Floris III, Count of Holland sometime in 1162.
Ada was Countess regnant of Holland between 1203 and 1207, ruling jointly with her husband, Louis II of Loon. She was deposed and exiled by her paternal uncle, William I.
Ada was born in Scotland, the daughter of Henry of Huntingdon (1114–1152) and Ada de Warenne (died c. 1178). Henry was the son of King David I of Scotland and Maud, Countess of Huntingdon, and Ada's siblings include the Scottish kings Malcolm IV, William the Lion, and David of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon. Countess of Holland
History of Ada, Countess of Holland (1188-from 1234 and 1237) Ada was the only surviving daughter of Dirk VII, Count of Holland and his wife Adelaide of Cleves. She succeeded her father but immediately had to deal with her uncle William, who claimed Holland for …
