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unusual facts about David of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon


Robert III de Stuteville

The king's Knaresborough Castle and Appleby Castle were in his custody in April 1174, when they were captured by David of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon.


David of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon

David is a possible inspiration figure for the Robin Hood legend because the legend plays at the same time as David lived in the 1190s.

Dick Hern

Later a compromise was reached whereby Hern shared the stable with the new incumbent – William Hastings-Bass (later Earl of Huntingdon) for a year before moving to Hamdan Al Maktoum's Kingwood House Stables in Lambourn.

Earl of Huntingdon

Britain's Real Monarch – argues that 3rd–10th Earls should have been the monarchs of England

He was succeeded by his eldest son, the eighth Earl.

The medieval title (1065 creation) was associated with the ruling house of Scotland (David of Scotland).

Earl of Huntingdon's Regiment of Foot

Theophilus Hastings, 7th Earl of Huntingdon's regiment, of which he was colonel 1685-1688, later 13th Regiment of Foot

George Hastings, 8th Earl of Huntingdon's regiment, of which he was colonel 1702-1703, later 33rd Regiment of Foot

North Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Named after England’s Earl of Huntingdon, Huntingdon Township was founded on April 6, 1772 in Pennsylvania.

Priscilla Hastings

William Hastings-Bass, a racehorse trainer, who inherited the title of Earl of Huntingdon in 1990

Robert Fitzooth

In actual history, David of Scotland was Earl of Huntingdon throughout Richard's reign, succeeded by his son John.

Robert Fitzooth or Fitzooth, Earl of Huntingdon (alleged dates: 1160–1247), is a fictitious identity for Robin Hood.

Shoot a Crooked Arrow

Batman and Robin trace the Archer to his hideout at the Earl of Huntington Archery Range (Robin Hood was the alias of the Earl of Huntingdon) in Gotham's Green Forest section, where Alfred Pennyworth attempts to divert the antagonists long enough for Batman and Robin to inspect his lair.


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