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Simon I de Senlis (de St Liz) Earl of Huntingdon and Northampton

d. 1111

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Died
c. 1111

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Research notes

✓ Simon de St Liz (Senlis) I, Earl of Huntingdon and Northampton in right of his wife; 'said to be a son of Ranulph' the Rich (CP); witnessed as 'Earl Simon' under William II; m., 'perhaps as early as 1090, when she would be aged about 18, Maud, eldest da. of Waltheof, Earl of Huntingdon and Northampton, by Judith, niece of William I' (CP VI p.641); founder of St Andrew's Priory, Northampton, as a cell of La Charite-sur-Loire; went to Jerusalem 'cruce signatus' and returned, but setting out again died on the way at La Charite, 'presumably in 1111 or shortly afterwards', and was buried there. His widow m. David I of Scots (I99823's existing marriage). RING 27 Oct 2026 to Maud of Huntingdon (I99823) and so to Earl Waltheof (I100525) and Judith of Lens. Father of Maud de St Liz (wife of Robert fitz Richard), of Simon II Earl of Northampton and of Waltheof, abbot of Melrose (collaterals, not entered). TOP above him: Ranulph the Rich note-only. Source: Complete Peerage 2nd ed. vol. VI (1926), 'Huntingdon' pp.638-641 and notes (archive.org completepeerageo06coka_0), read 27 Oct 2026. Source: Complete Peerage 2nd ed. vol. V (1926), 'FitzWalter' p.472 note (f) (archive.org, Cokayne... Volume 5 (EA-GO) djvu text), read 27 Oct 2026. [DIRECT ANCESTOR OF THE COMPILER: flag added 27 Oct 2026 by walking the tree from Aynsley, so that this marker is reliable and can be searched.]

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