Simon III de Senlis (c. 1138–1184) (or Senliz, St. Liz, etc.),

Earl of Huntingdon Earl of Huntingdon is a title which has been created several times in the Peerage of England. The medieval title (1065 creation) was associated with the ruling house of Scotland ( David of Scotland). The seventh and most recent creation dates t ...

and

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was an English nobleman. He was the son of

Simon II de Senlis, Earl of Huntingdon-Northampton Simon II de Senlis (or Senliz, St. Liz, etc.), 4th Earl of the Honour of Huntingdon and Northampton ( 1098–1153) was an Anglo-Norman nobleman. He was the son of Simon I de Senlis, Earl of Huntingdon-Northampton and Maud, Countess of Hunting ...

and Isabel de Beaumont. Simon was in his minority when his father died in 1153. He was passed over as Earl of Huntington, in favour of King

Malcolm IV of Scotland Malcolm IV (; ), nicknamed Virgo, "the Maiden" (between 23 April and 24 May 1141 – 9 December 1165) was King of Scotland from 1153 until his death. He was the eldest son of Henry, Earl of Huntingdon and Northumbria (died 1152) and Ada de War ...

, who granted the earldom to his own brother

William William is a masculine given name of Germanic languages, Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman Conquest, Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle ...

. Upon reaching of age, Simon was recognised in the earldom of Northampton in 1159. He succeeded to the earldom of Huntingdon, in 1174, upon the forfeiture by William, who had succeeded as king of Scotland. Simon died in 1184 and was buried in the

St Andrew's Priory, Northampton 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 o ...

. His wife Alice died in 1185. The earldom of Huntingdon was inherited by Prince David of Scotland, while the earldom of Northampton reverted to the English crown.

Marriage and issue

Simon married Alice, daughter of

Gilbert de Gant, Earl of Lincoln Gilbert de Gant, 1st Earl of Lincoln ( 1126 – 1156) was an English nobleman who fought for King Stephen during The Anarchy. He was the son of Walter de Gant (third son of the Domesday magnate Gilbert de Gant, Gant being a contemporary nam ...

and Rohaise de Clare, they are known to have had the following issue: *Gunnor de Senlis *Simon de SenlisDugdale Monasticon V, Abbey of De la Pre, Northamptonshire, II, p. 213. Both children predeceased their parents, without issue.

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* * 1130s births 1184 deaths Year of birth uncertain Earls of Northampton Earls of Huntingdon (1065 creation) {{England-earl-stub