David I of Scotland

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David I of Scotland was a 12th-century King of Scots whose reign is noted for extensive ecclesiastical reform, feudal modernization, and the founding of numerous monasteries that reshaped medieval Scottish society.

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Label Occurrences
David I of Scotland canonical 70
King David I of Scotland 4
David I 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf House of Dunkeld monarch
King of Scots
medieval monarch
alliedWith Henry I of England
birthDate c. 1084
birthPlace probably Scotland
burialPlace Dunfermline Abbey
child Henry of Scotland, Earl of Northumbria
claimed territories in northern England
country Kingdom of Scotland
deathDate 24 May 1153
dynasty House of Dunkeld
era 12th century
father Malcolm III of Scotland
founded Cambuskenneth Abbey
Holyrood Abbey
Jedburgh Abbey
Kelso Abbey
Melrose Abbey
Newbattle Abbey
fullName David I of Scotland self-linksurface differs
surface form: David I
grantedTitle Earldom of Huntingdon
heldTitle Earl of Huntingdon
implemented feudal land tenure in Scotland
introduced Augustinian houses to Scotland
Cistercian monasteries to Scotland
knownAs Saint David
surface form: Saint David (in some later tradition)
legacy often credited with the "Davidian Revolution" in Scotland
mother Margaret of Wessex
notableFor ecclesiastical reform in Scotland
founding numerous monasteries
introduction of feudal institutions in Scotland
reshaping medieval Scottish society
participatedIn The Anarchy (English civil war)
patronOf reformed monastic orders
positionHeld King of Scots
Prince of the Cumbrians
predecessor Alexander I of Scotland
promoted burghs as urban centers
regnalNumber I
reignEnd 24 May 1153
reignStart 23 April 1124
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling Alexander I of Scotland
Edgar, King of Scotland
surface form: Edgar of Scotland

Edith of Scotland (Matilda of Scotland)
surface form: Matilda of Scotland
spouse Maud, Countess of Huntingdon
successor Malcolm IV of Scotland
title Alexander I of Scotland
surface form: Rí Alban (King of Alba)

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Dunfermline Abbey burialPlaceOf David I of Scotland
St. Margaret of Scotland (associated) child David I of Scotland
subject surface form: St. Margaret of Scotland
David I of Scotland fullName David I of Scotland self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: David I
Malcolm III of Scotland child David I of Scotland
Alexander I of Scotland sibling David I of Scotland
Alexander I of Scotland successor David I of Scotland
Alexander I of Scotland coRuledTerritoryWith David I of Scotland
this entity surface form: David I of Scotland as Prince of the Cumbrians
Queen Margaret of Scotland child David I of Scotland
Ethelred, Abbot of Dunkeld sibling David I of Scotland
Edith of Scotland (Matilda of Scotland) sibling David I of Scotland
subject surface form: Edith of Scotland
Mary of Scotland, Countess of Boulogne sibling David I of Scotland
Edmund of Scotland sibling David I of Scotland
Edmund of Scotland opposedBy David I of Scotland
Earl of Fife associatedWithMonarch David I of Scotland
Margaret of Wessex child David I of Scotland
Edinburgh Castle associatedWith David I of Scotland
this entity surface form: King David I of Scotland
Melrose Abbey foundedBy David I of Scotland
House of Dunkeld notableMember David I of Scotland
King of Scots notableHolder David I of Scotland
Edgar, King of Scotland sibling David I of Scotland
Holyrood Abbey foundedBy David I of Scotland
Earldom of Huntingdon hasHolder David I of Scotland
Earldom of Huntingdon grandfather David I of Scotland
subject surface form: David of Scotland, 8th Earl of Huntingdon
Earldom of Huntingdon notableHolder David I of Scotland
The Anarchy (English civil war) significantPerson David I of Scotland
subject surface form: The Anarchy
Maud, Countess of Huntingdon spouse David I of Scotland
Jedburgh Abbey foundedBy David I of Scotland
Malcolm IV of Scotland predecessor David I of Scotland
Malcolm IV of Scotland grandfather David I of Scotland
Kelso Abbey foundedBy David I of Scotland
Kelso Abbey founder David I of Scotland
Kelso Abbey relocatedBy David I of Scotland
Newbattle Abbey foundedBy David I of Scotland
Newbattle Abbey grantedRoyalPatronageBy David I of Scotland
Henry of Scotland, Earl of Northumbria father David I of Scotland
Cambuskenneth Abbey foundedBy David I of Scotland
Inchcolm Abbey associatedWith David I of Scotland
Rex Scottorum titleHolder David I of Scotland
Dunkeld dynasty notableRuler David I of Scotland
Alexander the Fierce successor David I of Scotland
subject surface form: Alexander I of Scotland
Alexander I sibling David I of Scotland
subject surface form: Alexander I of Scotland
Alexander I successor David I of Scotland
subject surface form: Alexander I of Scotland
Good Queen Maud sibling David I of Scotland
Matilda sibling David I of Scotland
subject surface form: Matilda of Scotland
Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale associatedWithMonarchy David I of Scotland
this entity surface form: King David I of Scotland