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Birth:          ABT 1146 Scotland
Death:          AFT 11 Jan 1204 

Notes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_of_Huntingdon
Ada of Huntingdon (c.?1146 – after 1206) was a Scottish noblewoman and Countess of 
Holland by marriage.[1]

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.
Marriage[edit]

In 1162 she was asked for her hand in marriage to Floris III, Count of Holland (c.?
1132–1190) 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 I, and often went with him into battle. Dutch chronicler 
Melis Stoke states that she supported her son in the war with William of Cleves during 
the War of Succession. In addition, 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.

Ada and Floris had 8 or 10 children, of whom some died young, including the following 
issue:
1.Ada (died after 1205), married 1176 Margrave Otto I of Brandenburg
2.Margaret (died after 1203), married 1182 Count Dietrich IV of Cleves
3.Dirk VII, Count of Holland
4.William I, Count of Holland
5.Floris (died 1210), bishop of Glasgow
6.Baldwin (died 1204)
7.Robert
8.Beatrix
9.Elisabeth
10.Hedwig
11.Agnes (died 1228), Abbess at Rijnsburg

Henry was the only son of Sir Henry de Hastings and Ada of Huntingdon, one of four 
daughters of David of Scotland, 8th Earl of Huntingdon and Maud of Chester. Henry 
married Joan de Cantilupe, daughter of William III de Cantilupe and Eva de Braose. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_de_Hastings,_1st_Baron_Hastings

Ada, her niece[edit]

Ada's brother, David of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon, had a daughter, Ada, who was 
the mother of Henry de Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings.

Parents
OF HUNTINGDON Henry (ABT 1114 - 12 Jun 1152)
DE WARENNE Ada (ABT 1120 - 1178)

Siblings
OF HUNTINGDON Aufrica (ABT 1140 - )
____ William I "the Lion" (1143 - 4 Dec 1214)
____ David (1144 - 17 Jun 1219)
OF HUNTINGDON Margaret (1145 - 1201)
DE HUNTINGDON Ada (ABT 1146 - AFT 11 Jan 1204)
____ Marjory (1152 - ABT 1213)

Marriage To ____ Florenz (Floris) III "Crusader" (ABT 1141 - 1 Aug 1190)
    m. 28 Aug 1162 prob Egmond, Holland

Notes

Parents
____ Dietrich (Dirk) VI (ABT 1114 - 6 Aug 1157)
OF RHEINECK Sophia (Sofie) (ABT 1117 - 26 Sep 1176)

Children by ____ Florenz (Floris) III "Crusader" ABT 1141 - 1 Aug 1190
____ William (Willem) I (ABT 1174 - 4 Feb 1222)

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