Margaret of Huntingdon (c. 1140–1201)

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Margaret of Huntingdon (c. 1140–1201)

Duchess of Brittany and countess of Hereford . Born around 1140; died in 1201; interred at Sawtrey Abbey, Huntingdonshire; daughter of Adelicia de Warrenne (d. 1178) and Henry Dunkeld, 1st earl of Huntingdon; sister of Malcolm IV and William I the Lion, both kings of Scotland, David Dunkeld, 1st earl of Huntingdon, and Ada Dunkeld (c. 1145–1206); married Conan IV, duke of Brittany, in 1160; married Humphrey de Bohun, constable of England, in 1175; children: (first marriage) Constance of Brittany (1161–1201); (second marriage) Henry de Bohun, 5th earl of Hereford (r. 1200–1220); Maud de Bohun (who married Henry de Oilly).

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