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Source: Foundation for Medieval Genealogy: SIMON de Senlis [Saint Lis], son of RANOUL "le Riche" & his wife -

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SIMON de Senlis [Saint Lis], son of RANOUL "le Riche" & his wife --- (-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. 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. 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…". "…Symonis comitis…" subscribed a charter dated 14 Sep 1101 under which Henry I King of England donated property to Bath St Peter. 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. m ([1087/90]) as her first husband, MATILDA [Matilda] 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. She married secondly (1113) David of Scotland Prince of Cumbria, who succeeded in 1124 as David I King of Scotland. Orderic Vitalis records that David King of Scotland married "filiam...Guallevi comitis et Judith consobrinæ regis" who brought him "binosque comitatus Northamtonæ et Huntendonæ," which "Simon Silvanectensis comes" had possessed with her. Robert of Torigny records that the wife of "David [rexScotiæ] frater [Alexandri]" was "filiam Gallevi comitis et Judith consobrini regis," naming "Symon Silvanectensis comes" as her first husband. "Matilde comitisse, Henrico filio comitis…" witnessed the charter dated to [1120] under which "David comes filius Malcolmi Regis Scottorum" founded the abbey of Selkirk. "Matildis comitissa…" witnessed inquisitions by "David…Cumbrensis regionis princeps," dated 1124, concerning land owned by the church of Glasgow. Earl Simon & his wife had four children:

SIMON de Senlis [Saint Lis], son of RANOUL "le Riche" & his wife --- (-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. 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. 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…". "…Symonis comitis…" subscribed a charter dated 14 Sep 1101 under which Henry I King of England donated property to Bath St Peter. 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.

m ([1087/90]) as her first husband, MATILDA [Matilda] 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. She married secondly (1113) David of Scotland Prince of Cumbria, who succeeded in 1124 as David I King of Scotland. Orderic Vitalis records that David King of Scotland married "filiam...Guallevi comitis et Judith consobrinæ regis" who brought him "binosque comitatus Northamtonæ et Huntendonæ," which "Simon Silvanectensis comes" had possessed with her. Robert of Torigny records that the wife of "David [rexScotiæ] frater [Alexandri]" was "filiam Gallevi comitis et Judith consobrini regis," naming "Symon Silvanectensis comes" as her first husband. "Matilde comitisse, Henrico filio comitis…" witnessed the charter dated to [1120] under which "David comes filius Malcolmi Regis Scottorum" founded the abbey of Selkirk. "Matildis comitissa…" witnessed inquisitions by "David…Cumbrensis regionis princeps," dated 1124, concerning land owned by the church of Glasgow.

Earl Simon & his wife had four children: