Simon de Senlis II

• Preferred Name: Simon de Senlis II^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]}
  
• Alternate Name: Simon De Senlis
  
• Gender: M
  
• alt.birth: um 1098
  
• MilitaryService: fought for Stephen, King of EnglandFEB 1141 in Lincolnshire, England with note: Foundation for Medieval Genealogy: SIMON de Senlis, son of SIMON de Senlis Earl of Huntingdon
  
• Death: AUG 1153 in Huntington, Huntingdonshire, England at LATI: N2.387 LONG: E0.184
  
• FSID: 93NB-V5N
  
• Affiliation: with note: Description: Fought for Stephen against the Empress Matilda
  
• Birth: ABT 1098 in Daventry, Northamptonshire, England at LATI: N2.26 LONG: E1.16
  
• Burial: AUG 1153 in St. Andrew's Priory, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England at LATI: N2.2405 LONG: E0.9307 with note: -- Wikiwand: St Andrew's Priory, Northampton -- Find a Grave: Simon II de Senlis
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  Simon II de Senlis, Earl of Huntingdon and Northampton, was an Anglo-Norman nobleman. He was the son of Simon I de Senlis, Earl of Huntingdon-Northampton and Maud, Countess of Huntingdon. He married Isabel, daughter of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester.
  
  He was prominent in The Anarchy, fighting for Stephen of England in 1141 at the Battle of Lincoln. He continued to support Stephen's side; R. H. C. Davis calls him "staunch" and "consistently loyal" and surmises that Simon calculated that if the Empress Matilda won, his earldom of Northampton would be taken over by David of Scotland.
  
  Simon was rewarded by becoming Earl of Huntingdon. He died in 1153 just before Henry II of England took over, whereupon the King restored the Earldom of Huntingdon-Northampton to his ally Malcolm IV of Scotland.
  
  -- Wikiwand: Simon II de Senlis, Earl of Huntingdon-Northampton
  
  === !Ancestral Roots by Weis, Seventh Editio ===
  !Ancestral Roots by Weis, Seventh Edition line 148-24 Earl of Huntington
  
  === Royal Ancestry Biography ===
  “Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial & Medieval Families,” Douglas Richardson (2013):
  “SIMON DE SENLIS, Knt., advocate of the Priory of St. Andrew's, Northampton, Sheriff of Huntingdonshire, son and heir, born c.1103. He was a ward of his step-father, King David I, until 1124. He married before 1138 ISABEL (or ELIZABETH) OF LEICESTER, daughter of Robert of Meulan, Knt., 1st Earl of Leicester, by Amice, daughter of Raoul, seigneur of Gael in Brittany and Breteuil in Normandy [see LEICESTER 6 for her ancestry]. They had one son, Simon [Earl of Huntingdon and Northampton], and three daughters, Amice, Hawise, and Isabel. By an unknown mistress, he had an illegitimate son, Simon. He witnessed the Oxford charter of King Stephen in 1136. He was recognized as Earl of Northampton previous to 1140. About 1140, as "Earl Simon," he granted three bovates and two tofts in Barton on Humber, Lincolnshire to William his chamberlain. He fought for King Stephen at the Battle of Lincoln in 1141, and was one of the three earls who remained faithful to Queen Maud during her husband's captivity. About 1145 he exchanged various rents from the mills of Earl's Barton and Great Doddington, Northamptonshire with the Prior and convent of St. Andrew's, Northampton, in return for lands in Hardingstone, Northamptonshire. After the death of his half-brother, Henry of Scotland, in 1152, he obtained the earldom of Huntingdon. He appears five times in the charters of his brother-in- law, Robert, Earl of Leicester, including treaties with the Bishop of Lincoln and Earl of Chester. In 1152-3 he granted Merton, Oxfordshire to the Templers. He founded the nunnery of De la Pré, near Northampton, and Sawtry Abbey, Huntingdonshire. SIMON DE SENLIS, Earl of Huntingdon and Northampton, died August 1153. Sometime before 1158, his widow, Isabel, and her son, Simon, granted to the nuns of Eaton two carucates of land with pasture for 300 sheep in Waltham on the Wolds, Leicestershire. His widow, Isabel, married (2nd) GERVASE PAYNELL, of Dudley (in Sedgley), Staffordshire, Churchill, Worcestershire, son and heir of Ralph Paynell, of Dudley, Staffordshire. They had one son, Robert. In the period, c.1158-66, he and his wife, Isabel, presented to the church of Waltham on the Wolds, Leicestershire. In the period, 1158-66, he and his wife, Isabel, gave a mansura in Waltham on the Wolds, Leicestershire to Nuneaton Priory, Warwickshire. In 1173 he was among the supporters of Prince Henry in his rebellion. In 1182 he confirmed to the monks of Tickford the chapel of Astwood, Buckinghamshire. In 1187 Gervase confirmed to Tickford Priory, with the consent of his wife, Isabel, Countess of Northampton, the gifts of his father and grandfather. He issued two other charters to Tickford, one giving a house and messuage in Newport, and the other giving his land in Chicheley, Buckinghamshire. GERVASE PAYNELL was living as late as May 1188 (date of letter), and died before Michaelmas 1194, and was buried in Tickford Priory. At some unknown date, Isabel was granted a bovate of land in Groby, Leicestershire by her brother, Robert, Earl of Leicestershire, which sometime in or after 1190 she gave to Nuneaton Priory. At an unknown date, she also granted four bovates in Waltham [on the Wolds], Leicestershire to Belvoir Priory.
  Baker Hist. & Antiqs. of Northampton 1 (1822-30): 563 (Beaumont-Quincy ped.). Dugdale Monasticon Anglicanum 5 (1830): 213 (charter of Simon de Senlis, brother of Earl Simon [de Senlis] to the Abbey of De la Pré), 521, 522-523 (charter of Simon, Earl of Northampton, names his parents, Earl Simon and Countess Maud, and his grandparents, Earl Waltheof and Countess Judith, niece [neptem] of King William the Conqueror); 5 (1825): 203 (charter of Gervase Paynell to Tickford Priory); 6(2) (1830): 1093 (charter of Robert, Earl of Leicester confirming the former gift of his wife, Amice, Countess of Leicester; charter witnessed by Earl Simon and Isabel his wife). Burke Hist. of the Commoners 1 (1834): 651-652 (sub St. Liz/Sheffield). Hodgson Hist. of Northumberland Pt. 2 Vol. 3 (1840): 6-8 (ped.). Doyle Official Baronage of England 2 (1886): 612 (sub Northampton) (biog. of Simon de Senlis II). Remarks & Colls. of Thomas Hearne 3 (Oxford Hist. Soc.) (1889): 104 (ped. chart). Round Feudal England (1895): 575 (ped.). Round Cal. Docs. Preserved in France 1 (1899): 376-377 (charter of Robert, Earl of Leicester to Fontevrault Abbey dated 1155-59 confirms gift of his daughter, Isabel, and her son, Earl Simon). Ratcliff Hist. & Antiqs. of the Newport Pagnell Hundreds (1900): 175, 177, 241-244, 257-259. Warner & Ellis Facsimiles of Royal & Other Charters in the British Museum 1 (1903): #26 (charter of Simon [de Senlis], Earl of Northampton dated c.1145-50). MSS of the Duke of Rutland 4 (Hist. MSS Comm. 24) (1905): 165 (charter of Isabel, Countess of Northampton to Belvoir Priory). VCH Worcester 3 (1913): 43-45. English Hist. Rev. 32 (1917): 245-248 Stenton Docs. illus. of the Social & Economic Hist. of the Danelaw (1920): 245, 246 (charter of Isabel, Countess of Northampton), 251-259, 347 (charter of Earl Simon dated c.1140). G.H. Fowler 'Shire of Bedford and the Earldom of Huntingdon' in Pubs. Bedfordshire Hist. Rec. Soc. 9 (1925): 23-34. C.P. 6 (1926): 643 (sub Huntingdon); 9 (1936): 663-664 (sub Northampton). Pub. of Bedfordshire Hist. Rec. Soc. 11(1927): 49 (charter of "Symon comes Norhant" dated 1138/47). Stenton Facsimiles of Early Charters from Northamptonshire Colls. (1930): 144-145. VCH Rutland 2 (1935): 213-221. VCH Huntingdon 3 (1936): 203-212. Early Yorkshire Charters 6 (1939): 48-50. Leys Sandford Cartulary 2 (Oxfordshire Rec. Soc. 22) (1941): 279-280 (charter of Simon, Earl of Northampton dated 1152-3). Hatton Book of Seals (1950): 307 (charter of Simon de Senlis, brother of Earl Simon [de Senlis], dated 1174-84). Cronne Reign of Stephen, 1135-54 (1970): 141. Stringer Earl David of Fluntingdon, 1152-1219 (1985). King Anarchy of King Stephen's Reign (1994): 56-57. Franklin Medieval EcclesiastiCal. Studies in Honour of Dorothy M. Owen (1999): 138. Kerr Religious Life for Women, c.1100-c.1350 (1999): 78. Tanner Fams., Friends, & Allies (2004): 291 (chart), 313 (Scotland ped.). Crouch Beaumont Twins (2008): 84.
  Children of Simon de Senlis, by Isabel of Leicester:
  i. SIMON DE SENLIS, Earl of Northampton, son and heir, born about 1138. He was a minor at his father's death and remained in ward to the king for about five years. He married ALICE DE GANT [see GANT 2.i.a], daughter and heiress of Gilbert de Gant, Earl of Lincoln, by Rohese, daughter of Richard Fitz Gilbert [de Clare] [see GANT 2.i for her ancestry]. They had one son, Simon, who died young. Sometime before 1163 he confirmed his father's grant in Merton, Oxfordshire to the Templars. He and his wife, Alice, issued two confirmation charters to Stixwould Priory c.1155-60. In 1174 he was recognized as Earl of Huntingdon. As Simon, Earl of Huntingdon, he granted to the monks of Wardon, Bedfordshire a certain road as they had it on the day he came to the Siege of Huntingdon. SIMON DE SENLIS, Earl of Huntingdon and Northampton, died in June 1184. He was buried in St. Andrew's Priory, Northampton, to which he was a benefactor. His widow, Alice, died in 1185. She gave the mills of Folkingham, Lincolnshire to Sempinghan Priory, Lincolnshire in order that she might be buried there, but it appears she was instead buried at Bridlington Priory, Yorkshire. Anderson Genealogical Hist. of the House of Yveg 2 (1742): 50-58. Pleuitorum in Domo Capitulari Westmonarteriensi Asservatorum Abbrevatio (1811): 50. Baker Hist & Antiqs. of Northampton 1 (1822-30): 440 (Gaunt ped.). Dugdale Monasticon Anglicanum 5 (1825): 212, 491 (Gant ped.). Bowles & Nichols Annals & Antiqs. of Lacock Abbg (1835): 79-80. Top. & Gen. 1 (1846): 301-320. Atkinson Cartularium Abbathia de Rievalle (Surtees Soc. 83) (1889): 48 (undated charter of Earl Simon; charter granted with consent of his wife, Alice), 114-115 (confirmation charter of Earl Simon and Countess Alice his wife), 115 (confirmation charter of Countess Alice de Gant; charter names her father, Gilbert de Gant; charter witnessed by Simon brother of the Earl), 116 (confirmation charter of Countess Alice de Gant). Lincolnshire Notes & Queries 5 (1898): 122-123. Holmes Chartulag of St. John of Pontefract 2 (Yorkshire Arch. Soc. Recs. 30) (1902): 480-482, 520 (undated charter of Earl Simon; charter names his "antecessor," Gilbert de Gant), 525 (charter of Countess Alice, daughter of Gilbert de Gant). Clay Extinct & Dormant Peerages (1913): 83-85 (sub Gaunt). VCH Yorkshire N.R. 1 (1914): 240. Farrer Early Yorkshire Charters 2 (1915): 432-436, 436-138 (confirmation charter of Countess A[lice] daughter of Gilbert Earl of Lincoln dated c.1180-5), 461-465 (confirmation charter by Countess Alice daughter of Earl Gilbert dated 1160-76), 472-473 (charter of Simon, Earl of Northampton dated 1156-74; charter witnessed by Simon brother of the Earl), 473-474 (confirmation charter of Earl Simon dated 1160-c.1175), 474 (confirmation charter of Countess A[lice] de Gant dated 1160-c.1175), 474-475 (grant by Earl Simon dated 1156-84), 492-493 (confirmation charter of Countess Alice de Gant daughter of Gilbert de Gant dated 1184-5; charter names Robert Scrope of Barton, son of Richard Scrope and Agnes her aunt [matertera]), 498-499 (confirmation charter of Earl Simon dated 1166-80), 499 (confirmation charter of Earl Simon dated c.1170-80), 502-503 (confirmation charter of Earl Simon and Countess Alice his wife dated c.1170-84; charter witnessed by his brother, Simon son of the Earl). C.P. 6 (1926): 645-646 (sub Huntingdon); 7 (1929): 673 (sub Lincoln); 9 (1936): 664 (sub Northampton). Leys Samford Cartulary 2 (Oxfordshire Rec. Soc. 22) (1941): 280 (charter of Simon son of Simon Earl of Northampton dated 1153-7). Hatton Book of Seals (1950): 60-61. Dalton Conquest, Anarchy & Lordship: Yorkshire, 1066-115
  
  === Simon de St. Lis, Earl of Northampton, w ===
  Simon de St. Lis, Earl of Northampton, was a minor at the time of his father's death. His Stepfather, David of Scotland, obtained the earldom of Northampton in right of his wife. Stephen granted the earldom of Huntingdon to Simon's half-brother, Henry of Scotland. He sided with King Stephen in the wars with Matilda and in 1141 the earldom of Northampton was restored to him. In 1152, at the death of Henry of Scotland, the earldom of Huntingdon was restored to him.
  
  === !SOURCES: Scottish Kings Scot 28 p 58-70 ===
  !SOURCES: Scottish Kings Scot 28 p 58-70; Scots peerage Scot 2 b vol 1 p 3-5; Dict. of Natl Biog Eng. Pub A vol 14 p 117-120. vol 51 p 248-9; Burk`s Peerage Eng. P 1949 pref p 287; A 16 A 225 p 21.
  
  === Scottish Kings Scot 28 p. 58-70; Scots P ===
  Scottish Kings Scot 28 p. 58-70; Scots Peerage Scot 2b Vol 1 p. 3-5; Dict of Nat'l Biog Eng Pub A Vol 14 p. 117-120, Vol 51 p. 248, 249; Burke's Peerage Eng P 1949 pref p. 287; A16 A225 p. 21. Archive Record - SLC, UT
  
  === Simon, Earl of Huntingdon, who controlle ===
  Simon, Earl of Huntingdon, who controlled the honour of Fatheringay in 1146 challenged the tenure of King David's son Henry to Fotheringay. It wasn't until 1152, when Henry died, that Simon was confirmed in his position as Lord of Fortheringay. When he died in 1153, the estate returned to the house of the kings of Scotland.
  
  === !Simon de St. Liz II Earl notes rel to f ===
  !Simon de St. Liz II Earl notes rel to fam: FHL #(942 D22bug pg467-68; 942.565 B4b vol 9; 942 D2bc vol 1 p651; 942 D22cok p639-46; Q942.55 H2br vol 1 p43-44; 942 D22cok vo 9 pp662-64; 942 D22cok v 9 pp701-03)
  
  === !#21> Complete Peerage-v6-p643,647/8fn(m ===
  !#21> Complete Peerage-v6-p643,647/8fn(m), (FHL 942 D22cok); !KIN> illeg son: !ASSUMPTION> as this Simon's g son carried the surname of de SAINT LIZ have presumed that this Simon, even though illeg, carried his father's surname; ASSUMPTION> #21-v6-p643 states> him to be Simon, a bro of Simon II, Earl of Huntingdon, & #21-v6-p647/8fn(m) states there is a Simon illeg bro of Simon III, Earl of Huntingdon - at this point dating seems to indicate that these 2 entries seem to refer to the same person & that he is the former, have also taken him to be illeg;
  
  === Simon, Earl of Huntingdon, who controlle ===
  Simon, Earl of Huntingdon, who controlled the honour of Fatheringayin 1146 challenged the tenure of King David's son Henry toFotheringay. It wasn't until 1152, when Henry died, that Simon wasconfirmed in his position as Lord of Fortheringay. When he died in1153, the estate returned to the house of the kings of Scotland.
  
  === Sources: A. Roots 84; Kraentzler 1423; A ===
  Sources: A. Roots 84; Kraentzler 1423; AF; Norr. K: Simon de St. Liz II, Earl of Northampton and Huntingdon. Born1090/1103. Roots: Simon de St. Liz, died 1153, Earl of Huntingdon.
  
  === !DEATH: from Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ===
  !DEATH: from Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
  
  === earl of Northampton, Huntington, and lor ===
  earl of Northampton, Huntington, and lord of Fackeley. knight by Stephen I and earl of Albermarle, hereditary high Farrier to the King
  
  === !(1) Listed in Common Peerage, v.6, p.33 ===
  !(1) Listed in Common Peerage, v.6, p.339, fn, p.643, fn (2) Simon (d. 1153, Earl of Northampton, married Isabel de Beaumont, daughter of Robert de Beaumont, Earl of Gloucester who d. 1118 by whom he had a son Simon III who died without issue after having married Alice de Gant, daughter of Gilbert de Gant, Earl of Lincoln)-AEDC
  
  === Simon de St. Liz II., who succeeded his ===
  Simon de St. Liz II., who succeeded his father. He succeeded to the Earldom of Northampton only. The Earldom of Huntingdon was by special grace of King Henry I. conveyed to David of Scotland, who on ascending the throne in 1124, transferred it to his only son, Henry, but on Henry's death in 1152, it reverted to Simon. He married Isabel de Beaumont and died about 1154, leaving a son and heir, Simon de St. Liz III. Again the earldoms were divided. Simon III. became the Earl of Northampton, while the Earldom of Huntingdon was given by King Henry II. to Malcolm IV., King of Scotland, the eldest son of Prince Henry, who predeceased his father, and therefore the grandson of King David I. The controversy over the earldom continued, and the King of England, angered by the continual strife and dissension concerning it, ordered the castle demolished.
  
  === ! (1) Listed in Common Peerage, v.6, ===
  ! (1) Listed in Common Peerage, v.6, p.339, fn, p.643, fn (2) Simon (d. 1153, Earl of Northampton, married Isabel de Beaumont, daughter of Robert de Beaumont, Earl of Gloucester who d. 1118 by whom he had a son Simon III who died without issue after having married Alice de Gant, daughter
  
  === on the history of the Earldom of Hunting ===
  on the history of the Earldom of Huntingdon:
  
  After Earl Simon's [Matilda's 1st husband] death, his Widow married David I of Scotland, who consequently became Earl of Huntingdon too, keeping the Earldom even after he succeeded his brother as King of Scots. He sided with the Empress Maud against Stephen I but came to terms with the latter and made the Earldom over to his son Henry. Henry swore fealty to Stephen but subsequently fought against him under the Scottish banner, which may account for Simon de St Liz's son, another Simon, being recognized as Earl of Huntingdon before Henry's death in 1152. [Burke's Peerage]
  
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  EARLDOM OF NORTHAMPTON (IV, 3)
  
  EARLDOM OF HUNTINGDON (V)
  
  SIMON DE ST. LIZ II, son of Simon DE ST. LIZ, EARL OF HUNTINGDON, by Maud, daughter of Waltheof, EARL OF HUNTINGDON, was a minor at his father's death, and became a ward of his stepfather, Earl David, until the latter became King of Scotland, when he was given to his great-uncle Stephen, Count of Aumale. If he was still under-age in he must have been born later than 1103. He became as strenuous an adherent of Stephen in the civil war as King David and Earl Henry were of the Empress, and before 1141 he had been recognised as Earl of Northampton. He fought for Stephen at Lincoln, 2 February 1140/1, and before 1146 was holding the Honour of Huntingdon, and probably was recogniscd as EARL OF HUNTINGDON also, thus regaining his full inheritance. He founded the Abbey of Sawtrey in Hunts in 1146 or 1147, as Simon, Earl of Northampton, his son Simon witnessing the charter and the Nunncry of St. Mary dc la Prc, ncar Northampton, also in the reign of Stephen, who confirmcd the grant. He also gave charters to St. Andrcw's, Northampton, in one of which he names his wife Elizabeth and his son Simon, and to another his brother Simon was a witness.
  
  He married Isabel or Elizabeth, daughter of Robert, EARL OF LEICESTER, by Amice, daughter of Ralph de Gael II, Seigneur of Gael and Montfort-sur-Meu. He died August 1153, and was buried at St. Andrew's.[k] His widow married Gervase PAYNELL. [Complete Peerage VI:643, XIV:395, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]
  
  [k] Robert, Earl of Gloucester, said of him that his acts never reached beyond speeches nor his gifts beyond promises (Henry of Huntingdon, p. 270). The historian's own description of him is "Full of all things unlawful and unbecoming." But these aspersions on his character are disproved by his life. His son Simon ultimately succeeded to the Earldom. He had three daughters, Amice or Amy and Hawise, who remained wards of the King for 5 years, and Isabel, who m. William Maudit, camerarius of Hanslope.
  
  === !Dictionary of National Biog.vol 14 p 11 ===
  !Dictionary of National Biog.vol 14 p 117-20, v 51 p 248-49. !Peerage of Scotland; GS#Q941 D22d;2b v 1, p 3-5.

• m. ABT 1136 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

1. Hawise, b. ABT 1146 in Cheswardine, Shropshire, England     d. 1178 in England
2. Simon de Senlis III Earl of Northampton, b. ABT 1138 in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England     d. JUN 1184 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
3. Isabel St. Liz, b. ABT 1140 in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom     d. ABT 1171 in Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

1. Title: Wikiwand: Battle of Lincoln (1141)
   Author: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
   Publication: Name: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Battle_of_Lincoln_(1141);
   Note: The Battle of Lincoln, or the First Battle of Lincoln, occurred on 2 February 1141 between King Stephen of England and forces loyal to Empress Matilda. Stephen was captured during the battle, imprisoned, and effectively deposed while Matilda ruled for a short time. Account The forces of King Stephen of England had been besieging Lincoln Castle but were themselves attacked by a relief force loyal to Empress Matilda and commanded by Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, Matilda's half-brother. The Angevin army consisted of the divisions of Robert's men, those of Ranulf, Earl of Chester and those disinherited by Stephen, while on the flank was a mass of Welsh troops led by Madog ap Maredudd, Lord of Powys, and Cadwaladr ap Gruffydd. Cadwaladr was the brother of Owain, Prince of Gwynedd, but Owain did not support any side in the Anarchy. Stephen's force included William of Ypres; Simon of Senlis; Gilbert of Hertford; William of Aumale, Alan of Richmond and Hugh Bigod but was markedly short of cavalry. As soon as the battle was joined, the majority of the leading magnates fled the king. Other important magnates captured with the king were Baldwin fitz Gilbert; Bernard de Balliol, Roger de Mowbray; Richard de Courcy; William Peverel of Nottingham; Gilbert de Gant; Ingelram de Say; Ilbert de Lacy and Richard fitzUrse, all men of respected baronial families; it had only been the Earls who had fled. Even as the royal troops listened to the exhortations of Stephen's lieutenant, Baldwin fitz Gilbert, the advancing enemy was heard and soon the disinherited Angevin knights charged the cavalry of the five earls. On the left Earl William Aumale of York and William Ypres charged and smashed the poorly armed, 'but full of spirits', Welsh division but were themselves in turn routed 'in a moment' by the well-ordered military might of Earl Ranulf who stood out from the mass in 'his bright armour'. The earls, outnumbered and outfought, were soon put to flight and many of their men were killed and captured. King Stephen and his knights were rapidly surrounded by the Angevin force. "Then might you have seen a dreadful aspect of battle, on every quarter around the king's troop fire flashing from the meeting of swords and helmets – a dreadful crash, a terrific clamor – at which the hills re-echoed, the city walls resounded. With horses spurred on, they charged the king's troop, slew some, wounded others, and dragging some away, made them prisoners. No rest, no breathing time was granted them, except in the quarter where stood that most valiant king, as the foe dreaded the incomparable force of his blows. The Earl of Chester, on perceiving this, envying the king his glory, rushed upon him with all the weight of his armed men. Then was seen the might of the king, equal to a thunderbolt, slaying some with his immense battle-axe, and striking others down. Then arose the shouts afresh, all rushing against him and him against all. At length through the number of the blows, the king's battle-axe was broken asunder. Instantly, with his right hand, drawing his sword, well worthy of a king, he marvelously waged the combat, until the sword as well was broken asunder. On seeing this William Kahamnes [i.e., William de Keynes], a most powerful knight, rushed upon the king, and seizing him by the helmet, cried with a loud voice, "Hither, all of you come hither! I have taken the king!" — Roger de Hoveden, writing in the late 12th century The rest of his division fought on with no hope of escape until all were killed or had surrendered. Baldwin fitz Richard and Richard fitz Urse 'having received many wounds, and, by their determined resistance, having gained immortal honour' were taken prisoner. After fierce fighting in the city's streets, Stephen's forces were defeated. Stephen himself was captured and taken to Bristol, where he was imprisoned. He was subsequently exchanged for Robert of Gloucester, who was later captured in the Rout of Winchester the following September. This ended Matilda's brief ascendancy in the wars with Stephen. Incidental information See also: Gwynedd during England's Anarchy The Welsh contingent of the Angevin forces included Maredudd and Cadwgan, two of the five sons of Madog ap Idnerth, who (when he lived) was the ruling prince of Fferllys. Conversely, Stephen was aided by prominent Marcher Lords, like Hugh de Mortimer. Following the Battle, his cause seeming lost, Hugh turned his attention to Fferllys, and invaded its northern parts the following year, killing Cadwgan (and Cadwgan's brother Hywel). In 1146, he invaded the south of Fferllys, and killed Maredudd. Matlida's son, Henry, forced Hugh to surrender his Welsh possessions; Fferllys was divided between Madog's surviving sons, Cadwallon (who received Maelienydd) and Einion Clud (who received Elfael). In fiction This battle is featured in the historical novel "The Pillars of the Earth," by Ken Follett, and is described almost as it happened, including the capture of King Stephen and his subsequent exchange. Similarly, it is recounted in "When Christ and His Saints Slept," by Sharon Penman. The battle of Lincoln is also an important plot element in "Dead Man's Ransom," a novel in the Brother Cadfael series by Edith Pargeter (writing as Ellis Peters). An older novel, "The Villains of the Piece" (aka "Oath and the Sword"), by Graham Shelby, also has a chapter in it describing First Lincoln.
   
2. Title: Wikiwand: Simon II de Senlis, Earl of Huntingdon-Northampton
   Author: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
   Publication: Name: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Simon_II_de_Senlis,_Earl_of_Huntingdon-Northampton;
   Note: Simon II de Senlis, 4th Earl of the Honour of Huntingdon and Northampton (c. 1098–1153) was an Anglo-Norman nobleman. He was the son of Simon I de Senlis, Earl of Huntingdon-Northampton and Maud, Countess of Huntingdon. He married Isabel, daughter of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester. He was prominent in The Anarchy, fighting for Stephen of England in 1141 at the Battle of Lincoln. He continued to support Stephen's side; R. H. C. Davis calls him "staunch" and "consistently loyal" and surmises that Simon calculated that if the Empress Matilda won, his earldom of Northampton would be taken over by David of Scotland. Simon was rewarded by becoming Earl of Huntingdon. He died in 1153 just before Henry II of England took over, whereupon the King restored the Earldom of Huntingdon-Northampton to his ally Malcolm IV of Scotland.
   
3. Title: Simon II de Senlis, "Find A Grave Index"
   Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2Y-B32N : 11 June 2020), Simon II de Senlis, ; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
   Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2Y-B32N;
   
4. Title: Foundation for Medieval Genealogy: SIMON de Senlis, son of SIMON de Senlis Earl of Huntingdon
   Publication: Name: http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISH%20NOBILITY%20MEDIEVAL.htm#SimonHuntingdondied1153;
   Note: SIMON de Senlis, son of SIMON de Senlis Earl of Huntingdon & his wife Matilda of Huntingdon (-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." After his father died, he was passed over as earl in favor of his stepfather. However, he was restored as Earl of Huntingdon and Northampton [before 1141] by Stephen King of England for whom he fought at Lincoln in Feb 1141. A manuscript narrating the foundation of St Andrew’s Priory, Northampton records that "Simon de Seynlyz junior" founded "abbatiam beatæ Mariæ de Pratis juxta Northampton." A charter of King Edward III confirmed the donations to the Abbey of De la Pre, founded by “Simon comes de Norhamtona”, for the soul of “Gervasii Paynel fratris mei”, by undated charter. Robert of Torigny records the death in 1153 of "Symone comite Huntedoniæ." The Annals of Tewkesbury record that "comes de Norhamptone" died in 1153. m as her first husband, ISABELLE de Beaumont, daughter of ROBERT de Beaumont Earl of Leicester & his wife Amicie de Gaël. Robert of Torigny refers to the wife of "Symone comite Huntedoniæ" as "filia Roberti comitis Legecestriæ" but does not name her. "R. comes Legrecestrie" granted tithes to "Isabele comitisse de Norhamtone sororis mee" by charter dated to the middle of the reign of King Henry II. "I. comitissa Northamptonie" donated land at Groby to Nuneaton priory, for the souls of "patris mei et fratris mei R. comitis Legrecestrie" by charter dated to the middle of the reign of King Henry II. She married secondly Gervase Paynell Baron of Dudley. Her second marriage is confirmed by charter dated 1187 under which "Gervasius Paganellus" donated property to Tykford Priory, with the consent of "uxoris meæ Isabellæ comitissæ de Norhamton," which names "Fulcodius Paganellus avus meus et Radulfus Paganellus pater meus," witnessed by "Simone comite Northamptoniæ, Isabella comitissa matre eius." Earl Simon & his wife had four children:
   
5. Title: Wikiwand: St Andrew's Priory, Northampton
   Author: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
   Publication: Name: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/St_Andrew%27s_Priory,_Northampton;
   Note: St Andrew's Priory was a Cluniac house in Northampton, England. The priory was founded between 1093 and 1100 by Simon de Senlis, Earl of Northampton and his wife Maud. A sister house for Cluniac nuns, Delapré Abbey, was founded to the south of the town by Simon II de Senlis, Earl of Huntingdon-Northampton. St Andrew's was initially an alien house, dependent on the French La Charité, but it was independent from 1405. It was located in the northwest corner of the walled town of Northampton and was surrounded by a precinct wall. Maps of 1610 and 1632 suggest that the church lay to the north of Lower Priory Street and the gatehouse north of Grafton Street. The Scottish Franciscan philosopher and theologian John Duns (commonly known as Dun Scotus) was ordained into the priesthood at St Andrew's on 17 March 1291. The priory was surrendered on 2 March 1538 to Dr Richard Layton; he reported that the house was greatly in debt and the walls ruinous. The last prior, Francis Abree (alias Francis Leycester) became the first dean of the newly established diocese of Peterborough. The site of the priory was built over in the 19th century. The Roman Catholic Northampton Cathedral was erected on land bought in 1823; the first Catholic chapel of St Andrews was built using stone found on the site. Burials . Simon II de Senlis, Earl of Huntingdon-Northampton . Lochlann of Galloway . Ralph Ogle, 3rd Baron Ogle
   
6. Title: "The Visitation of the county of Rutland in the year 1618-19. Taken by William Camden, Clarenceaux king of arms," by Camden, William, 1551-1623. cn; College of Arms (Great Britain) cn; Armytage, George John, Sir, bart., 1842-1918, ed
   Author: Publication date: 1870 Topics: Heraldry -- England Rutland, Visitations, Heraldic -- England Rutland, Rutland (England) -- Genealogy, genealogy Publisher: London Collection: allen_county; americana Digitizing sponsor: MSN Contributor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center Language: English
   Publication: Name: https://archive.org/details/visitationofcoun00camd/page/40/mode/2up?q=simon+de;
   Note: page 41 DURANT pedigree. Note: Ancestral pedigree of St. LISE is listed in entry for Margerett, daughter and coheire of Rowland St. Lise, married Sir Henry Durant of Cottismore.
   Page: The Visitation of the county of Rutland in the year 1618-19. Taken by William Camden, Clarenceaux king of arms pg 41 Reference to Simon St Lise, 2 Earle of Northumberland & Huntington married Issabell daughter of Robert Bossau Earle of Lestershire
   
7. Title: Ancestry Family Trees
   Author: Ancestry Family Tree
   
8. Title: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
   Publication: Name: https://search.ancestry.com/collections/60526/records/512369;
   
9. Title: Simon II de Senlis in the UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
   Publication: Name: http://search.ancestry.com/collections/60526/records/512369;
   Note: Name: Simon II de Senlis Birth Date: 1103 Birth Place: Northamptonshire, England Death Date: Aug 1153 Death Place: England Cemetery: Saint Andrew's Priory Burial or Cremation Place: Northampton, Northampton Borough, Northamptonshire, England Has Bio?: Y Mother: Matilda of Huntingdon Children: Simon III de Senlis URL: https://www.findagrave.com/mem
   
10. Title: Simon II de St. Liz
    Author: Maud de Senlis Countess of Huntingdon
    Publication: Name: https://www.geni.com/people/Simon-I-de-Senlis-Earl-of-Huntingdon/600000002043192285;
    
11. Title: Find a Grave: Simon II de Senlis
    Author: MEMORIAL ID 82183275
    Publication: Name: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82183275;
    Note: Simon II de Senlis BIRTH 1103 Northamptonshire, England DEATH Aug 1153 (aged 49–50) England BURIAL Saint Andrew's Priory Northampton, Northampton Borough, Northamptonshire, England MEMORIAL ID 82183275 Simon II de Senlis was an Anglo-Norman nobleman. He was the son of Simon I de Senlis, Earl of Huntingdon-Northampton and Maud, Countess of Huntingdon. He married Isabel, daughter of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester and Amicia de Montfort. He was prominent in The Anarchy, fighting for Stephen of England in 1141 at the Battle of Lincoln. He continued to support Stephen's side; He was a "staunch" and "consistently loyal." Simon was rewarded by becoming Earl of Huntingdon. He died in 1153 just before Henry II of England took over. Family Members Parents Photo Simon de Senlis 1068–1111 Matilda of Huntingdon 1074–1130 Siblings Photo Waltheof Of Melrose 1095–1159 Half Siblings Photo Henry de Huntingdon 1114–1152 Children Simon III de Senlis 1138–1184
    
12. Title: A history of Coggeshall In Essex: With an Account of Its Church, Abbey, Manors, Ancient Houses
    Author: Beaumont, George Frederick. A History of Coggeshall, In Essex: With an Account of Its Church, Abbey, Manors, Ancient Houses, &c., And Biographical Sketches of Its Most Distinguished Men And Ancient Families, Including the Family of Coggeshall From 1149, to the Re-union At Rhode Island, U. S. A., In 1884. Coggeshall: E. Potter, 1890.
    Publication: Name: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044048702005;view=1up;seq=132;
    Note: Simon de Toeni, The Abbots of Coggleshall. Page 104, (2) Second Abbor
    Page: Call location of monk Simon de Toeni. Includes year of retirement and location where he will spend retirement.
    
13. Title: Legacy NFS Source: Simon II De Senlis OR St Liz -
    Author: Ordinance Record, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch IIGI v5.0, Family History Library, 35 North West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA, 1-800-346-6044, Page number: Film #177887, Page #693, Reference #27408
    Note: death: August 1153; death: August 1153; birth: about 1090; Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
    Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2003140132