Malcolm IV, nicknamed Virgo, "the Maiden" was King of Scotland from 1153 until his death. He was the eldest son of Henry, Earl of Huntingdon and Northumbria and Ada de Warenne. The original Malcolm Ca
Malcolm IV, King of Scotland, charter to Kelso Abbey, 1159, initial
David I (left) with the young Malcolm IV (right) depicted on the charter to Kelso Abbey.
Peveril Castle in Derbyshire, where Malcolm paid homage to Henry II in 1157
Silver penny of Malcolm IV (Museum on the Mound)
David I was King of Scotland from 1124 to 1153. He was previously Prince of the Cumbrians from 1113 to 1124. The youngest son of King Malcolm III and Queen Margaret, David spent most of his childhood
Malcolm IV of Scotland
…The original Malcolm Canmore, a name now associated with his great-grandfather Malcolm III (Máel Coluim mac Donnchada), he succeeded his grandfather David I, and shared David's Anglo-Norman tastes. Called Malcolm the Maiden by later chroniclers, a name which may incorrectly suggest weakness or effeminacy…
Malcolm IV, King of Scotland, charter to Kelso Abbey, 1159, initial
King Henry I of England, drawn by Matthew Paris. Henry's policy in northern Britain and the Irish Sea region essentially made David's political life.
The ruins of Kinloss Abbey in Moray, founded by David in 1150 for a colony of Melrose Cistercians.
King Stephen drawn by Matthew Paris. David used Stephen's "usurpation" as his casus belli with England, even if it was not the actual reason.