Born about in Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Maud (Huntingdon) of Scotland
— married
1090 (to Dec 1111) [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Matilda (Senlis) de Quincy, Hugh (Senlis) de St Liz, Waltheof (Senlis) St Liz, Simon (Senlis) de St Liz and Malcolm (Huntingdon) Canmore
Died about
at about age 65
in Priory of La Charité-sur-Loire, Bourgogne, France
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Biography
1st Earl of Northampton, 1st Earl of Huntingdon; Crusader
Simon de Senlis or St. Liz, Earl of Northampton and Huntingdon, was son of a Norman noble called Randel le Ryche. [1]
Simon Senlis/St. Liz probably went to England from Normandy about the end of the reign of William the Conqueror, after 1086 (for he is not named in Domesday Book) and in or before 1090, when he witnessed a charter to Bath Abbey as "Earl Simon."
Simon married, perhaps as early as 1090 when she would be aged about 18, Maud, eldest daughter of Waltheof, EARL OF HUNTINGDON and NORTHAMPTON, by Judith, niece of William I. His widow married DAVID I of Scotland.
He was offered by the Conqueror the hand of William's niece, Judith of Lens, the widow of Earl Watheof of Huntingdon whom William beheaded in 1076 for treason, but Judith refused to marry him on account of his lameness. He then recieved the earldom of Northampton and Huntingdon from the king and eventually married Waltheof and Judith's daughter Maud, probably not earlier than 1098.
In 1098 he was fighting on the side of King William Rufus in Normandy and was taken prisoner by Louis, son of the king of France. He was one of the witnesses to the coronation charter of King Henry I of England in 1100 and afterwards he went on the crusade.
Earl Simon built Northampton Castle and founded the priory of St. Andrew, and made it dependent on the Cluniac house of La Charité-sur-Loire; this was probably in the time of William Rufus, but certainly before 1108, when he granted an ample charter to it in conjunction with his wife, Maud.
He was a benefactor also to Daventry Priory, and probably built St. Sepulchre's, Northampton, about this time. He went to Jerusalem cruce signatus, and returned safely, but setting out again he died on the way at the above named Priory of La Charité, and was buried there.
By his wife Maud he had two sons: Simon (d.1153, Earl of Northampton, married Isabel de Beaumont, and Waltheof III (d. 1159, Abbot of Melrose). His daughter Maud married Robert Fitz-Richard de Clare of Tonbridge and William d'Albini who died 1155/6. [2]
Burial
- He died, as aforesaid, at La Charité presumably in 1111 or shortly afterwards. [3] He was reinterred at St. Neots, Vichy, France.
Research Notes
Anselme said that Simon was a son of Landri de Senlis[4], but recent research now has him as the son of Ranoul "le Riche". [5]
Sources
- ↑ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
- ↑ AEDC
- ↑ Complete Peerage, VI:640-1 (transcribed by Dave Utzinger).
- ↑ Anselme, tome VI, p. 268.
- ↑ Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families. Hosted online by the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG), accessed 2021, La Bouteiller de Senlis, Seigneurs de Chantilly.
- Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry (2013) Vol. I p. 278.
- [ http://www.geni.com/people/Ranulph-I-de-Bayeux-Vicomte-du-Bessin/4615364525630058469 Geni].
- Reports and Papers of the Architectural and Archaeological Societies of the Counties of Lincoln and Northampton (Savill and Edwards, London, 1850) Vol. 1, Page 236
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Simon I de Senlis, Earl of Huntingdon and Northampton
Birth Date not known for certain (1046-1068); died 1111
Children:
Simon
Waltheof
Maud
Daughter
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EARLS of HUNTINGDON (family of SIMON de SENLIS)
1. RANULF "the Rich", son of ---. m ---. The name of Ranulf's wife is not known. Ranulf & his wife had two children:
a) WARNER . ...
b) SIMON de Senlis [St Lis] (-Priory of La Charité-sur-Loire [1111], bur Priory of La Charité-sur-Loire). A manuscript narrating the foundation of St Andrew´s Priory, Northampton records that “duo fratres…Garnerius dictus le Ryche et Simon de Seynlyz filii Raundoel le Ryche” accompanied William “the Conqueror” to England[566]. He was created Earl of Huntingdon and Northampton in [1087/90] after his marriage, presumably de iure uxoris, although his late father-in-law's earldom must have been forfeited in [1075] implying that a new grant would have been necessary. He witnessed a charter to Bath Abbey as "Earl Simon" in 1090[567]. He built the castle of Northampton. “Symon et uxor mea Matildis” founded the St Andrew´s, Northampton by undated charter, subscribed by “…Johannis nepotis comitis…Symonis nepotis comitis, Warneri nepotis comitis…Petri nepotis comitis…”[568]. "…Symonis comitis…" subscribed a charter dated 14 Sep 1101 under which Henry I King of England donated property to Bath St Peter[569]. A manuscript narrating the foundation of St Andrew´s Priory, Northampton records that Simon died “apud Caritatem” while returning from a journey to “terram sanctam” and was buried there[570].
m ([1087/90]) as her first husband, MATILDA [Maud] of Huntingdon, daughter of WALTHEOF Earl of Huntingdon and Northumberland & his wife Judith de Lens [Boulogne] ([1071/76]-[23 Apr 1130/22 Apr 1131], bur Scone Abbey, Perthshire). Ingulph's Chronicle of the Abbey of Croyland records the marriage of Matilda eldest daughter of Judith and "Earl Simon[571]. Guillaume de Jumièges records that the eldest of the three daughters of Waltheof & his wife married "Simon de Senlis" and later "David frère de la seconde Mathilde reine des Anglais"[572]. Her parents are named by Orderic Vitalis[573]. She married secondly (1113) David of Scotland Prince of Cumbria, who succeeded in 1124 as David I King of Scotland. Robert of Torigny records that the wife of "David [rex Scotiæ] frater [Alexandri]" was "filiam Gallevi comitis et Judith consobrini regis", naming "Symon Silvanectensis comes" as her first husband[574]. "Matilde comitisse, Henrico filio comitis…" witnessed the charter dated to [1120] under which "David comes filius Malcolmi Regis Scottorum" founded the abbey of Selkirk[575]. "Matildis comitissa…" witnessed inquisitions by "David…Cumbrensis regionis princeps", dated 1124, concerning land owned by the church of Glasgow[576]. Earl Simon & his wife had four children:
i) SIMON de Senlis (-Aug 1153, bur St Andrew's Priory). Ingulph's Chronicle of the Abbey of Croyland names "Simon, Waldev and Matilda" as the children of Simon Earl of Huntingdon and his wife Matilda, commenting that they "are still young and in their infancy"[577]. He was restored as Earl of Huntingdon and Northampton [before 1141].
ii) WALTHEOF de Senlis (-3 Aug 1159[578]). Ingulph's Chronicle of the Abbey of Croyland names "Simon, Waldev and Matilda" as the children of Simon Earl of Huntingdon and his wife Matilda, commenting that they "are still young and in their infancy"[579]. "…Waldef filio Reginæ…" witnessed a charter dated to [1128] by which "David…Rex Scottorum" made grants to the church of St John in the castle of Roxburgh[580]. Prior of Kirkham. A manuscript narrating the foundation of Thornton Abbey records that it was founded in 1139 by “Willielmus Grose comes Albermarliæ”, and that “cognati sui Wallevi, prioris de Kyrkham…fratris Simonis comitis Northamtoniæ” arranged the arrival of the first monks[581]. The relationship between the two was through Judith de Lens, maternal grandmother of Waltheof, who was uterine sister of Guillaume´s father. He was installed as second Abbot of Melrose in 1148[582].
iii) MAUD de Senlis (-before 1163). Ingulph's Chronicle of the Abbey of Croyland names "Simon, Waldev and Matilda" as the children of Simon Earl of Huntingdon and his wife Matilda, commenting that they "are still young and in their infancy"[583]. A manuscript narrating the foundation of Daventre priory records that “Symonis de Seynliz” had two sisters “quarum una…Matildis Seynliz” married “Robertus filius Ricardi”[584]. A manuscript history of the foundation of Dunmow Priory records the marriage in 1112 of “Robertus filius Ricardi” and “Matildam de Sancto Lisio”, although the dating of events in this source appears shaky[585]. The primary source which confirms her second marriage has not yet been identified. A manuscript history of the foundation of Dunmow Priory records the death in 1140 of “Matildis de Sancto Licio uxor Roberti filii Ricardi”, although the dating of events in this source appears shaky[586]. m firstly ([1112]) ROBERT FitzRichard de Clare Lord of Dunmow, son of RICHARD Lord of Clare and Tonbridge & his wife Rohese Giffard (-[1134], bur Priory of St Neot). m secondly (1136) SAHER de Quincy, son of --- (-[1156/58]).
iv) daughter . A manuscript narrating the foundation of Daventre priory records that “Symonis de Seynliz” had two sisters “quarum una…Matildis Seynliz” married “Robertus filius Ricardi”, but does not name the second sister[587].
Simon I of St Liz, 1st Earl of Northampton[1] (d. 1109) was a Norman nobleman.
Around 1096, Simon de Senlis joined the First Crusade to the Holy Land.
He built Northampton Castle and the town walls[2]. He also built one of the three remaining Round churches in England, the The Holy Sepulchre, Northampton, Sheep Street, Northampton).
de Selins was featured in Alan Moore's book "Voice of the Fire" as the main character of the chapter "Limping from Jersualsem." [3]
Family
He married Maud, 2nd Countess of Huntingdon. Simon de Senlis, 4th Earl of Northampton was their son. A daughter, Maud de St. Liz, married Robert Fitz Richard.
Simon I de Senlis, Earl of Huntingdon-Northampton
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Simon I of St Liz, 1st Earl of Northampton and 1st Earl of Huntingdon[1] (died 1109) was a Norman nobleman.
He built Northampton Castle and the town walls[2]. He also built one of the three remaining Round churches in England, the The Holy Sepulchre, Northampton, Sheep Street, Northampton).
de Selins was featured in Alan Moore's book "Voice of the Fire" as the main character of the chapter "Limping from Jersualsem." [3]
[edit]Family
He married Maud, 2nd Countess of Huntingdon. Simon de Senlis, 4th Earl of Northampton was their son. A daughter, Maud de St. Liz, married Robert Fitz Richard.
Simon was also called Simon de Senlis.
Simon de St. Liz I, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon, appears to have come to England early in the reign of King William II before 1090. He witnessed a charter to Bath Abbey as "Earl Simon" in 1090.
Simon married Maud of Huntingdon, daughter of Waltheof Siwardsson, 1st Earl of Northumberland, Huntingdon and Northampton and Judith "the Countess" de Lens, in 1090?;.
Simon built the castle of Northampton, and founded, or refounded, the Priory of St. Andrew in that town, and made it dependent on the Cluniac house of La Charité-sur-Loire in Bourgogne, France, between 1090 and 1108.
Simon went to Jerusalem cruce signatus, and returned safely, in 1096.
Simon witnessed the charter of liberties issued by King Henry I at his coronation on 6 August 1100.
Simon granted an ample charter to the Priory of St. Andrew in conjunction with Maud his wife in 1108. He probably built St. Sepulchre's circa 1109 at Northampton, England. He was a benefactor to Daventry Priory, with a confirmation in 1109.
Simon died in 1111 at the Priory of La Charité-sur-Loire, Bourgogne, France, on his way to return to Jerusalem.
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Simon I of St Liz, 1st Earl of Northampton and 1st Earl of Huntingdon (died 1109) was a Norman nobleman.
He built Northampton Castle and the town walls. He also built one of the three remaining Round churches in England, the The Holy Sepulchre, Sheep Street, Northampton).
In popular culture,de Senlis was featured in Alan Moore's book "Voice of the Fire" as the main character of the chapter "Limping to Jersusalem."
Family
He married Maud, 2nd Countess of Huntingdon. Simon de Senlis, 4th Earl of Northampton was their son. A daughter, Maud de St. Liz, married Robert Fitz Richard. Waltheof of Melrose was also a son.
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Malcolm Canmore should be listed as a son of David Dunkeld vs Simon de Senlis
I think its quite intriguing that I am his 26 x great grand-daughter.
In regards to the previous comments of parentage... has anyone looked into the possiblity that the father is Laudri de Senlis? Any chance this is the correct lead?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_I_de_Senlis,_Earl_of_Huntingdon-Northampton
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Strickland, Matthew. Senlis, Simon (I) de , earl of Northampton and earl of Huntingdon (d. 1111x13). Matthew Strickland In Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, online ed., edited by David Cannadine. Oxford: OUP, 2004. http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/25091 (accessed February 26, 2017).
thank you Darlene ... so,it appears we need to remove the parents; is that correct? I don't find the correct parents in search mode
Paul, O.K. But Ranulph "the Rich" was married to Judith (last name unknown) and is a different person than the Ranulph of Bessin who married Alice of Normandy. The father shown here -- Ranulph de Bessin -- wasn't known as Ranulph de St. Liz or Ranulph 'the Rich'. You are combining two separate people. Ranulph le Meschin descended from the Earls of Chester, while Simon de Senlis descended from the Earls of Huntingdon.
Do you have sources, other than ancestry.com trees, for his parents that you show? According to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, his parents were Landri de Senlis (Lord of Chantilly and Ermenonville) and Ermengarde (last name unknown).
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[Regesta V2, page 6] No. 509. Dated 25 December 1100, London. Notification by Henry I to Earl Simon de Senlis, Roger Bigod, the Sheriff and all of Norfolk and Suffolk: ----------------.
[Regesta V2, page 20] No. 578. Dated circa 1102, Brampton. Notification by Henry I to Robert Bishop of Lincoln and all his barons and lieges of Huntingdon: That he has granted to Earl Simon 60 acres in his forest of Agden on the side of Kimbolton to essart, and to house his man, Geoffrey.
[Regesta V2, page 25] No. 607. Dated early October 1102, Reading. Notification by Henry to Robert Bishop of Lincoln, Earl Simon, and sheriffs: That he has granted the abbey of Ramsey to Bernard, a monk of St. Alban's.
[Regesta V2, page 33] No. 650. 24 May 1103, Windsor. Notification by Henry I to Robert Bishop of Lincoln and Earl Simon and Roger the Sheriff of Huntingdon and all sheriffs in whose shires Abbot Bernard of Ramsey has lands:
[Regesta V2, page 49] No. 732. Dated 1100-5, Westminster. Notification by Henry I to Earl Simon and William de Cahagnes and all his lieges: That he has restored to the church of Lincoln and Bishop Robert Kilsby, co. Northampton, with sac and soc and all the customs thereto pertaining in the time of Edward the Confessor and William I.
[Regesta V2, page 69] No. 832. Dated 1107. Charter by Earl Simon and Maud his wife to the monks of La Charite in the church of St. Andrew at Northampton: Making and confirming various grants, 'laudante et confirmante Henrico Anglorum rege, octavo imperii sui anno coram subscriptis testibus'.
Following Simon's death, Matilda married [2] David of Scotland, belted with the earldom by right of wife.
[Regesta V2, page 170] No. 1317. Dated 26 March 1122, Northampton. Notification by Henry I to Robert Bishop of Lincoln and Earl David, and all his barons and lieges: Confirms all the gifts of Earl Simon, his wife Matilda, and other barons and royal tenants; particularly the annual pension of 40 shillings in Bedford which the Countess Matilda gave; -------------------.
[Regesta V2, pages 170/1] No.1318. Dated 26 March 1122, Northampton. Notification by Henry I to Robert Bishop of Lincoln and generally: That he has given and granted to the monks of La Charite at Northampton ----------------. They are to hold the gifts of Earl Simon and Countess Maud and other benefactors with sac, soc, &c. and no man is to do them wrong.
“Regesta Regum Anglo-Normannorum,” Volume II, 1100-1135. Edited by Charles Johnson and H.A. Crone, from the collections of the late H.W.C. Davis. Published 1956.