POLITICIAN

David I of Scotland

1084 - 1153

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David I or Dauíd mac Maíl Choluim (Modern Gaelic: Daibhidh I mac [Mhaoil] Chaluim; c. 1084 – 24 May 1153) was a 12th century ruler and saint who was Prince of the Cumbrians from 1113 to 1124 and later King of Scotland from 1124 to 1153. The youngest son of King Malcolm III and Queen Margaret, David spent most of his childhood in Scotland but was exiled to England temporarily in 1093. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David I of Scotland has received more than 1,744,545 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). David I of Scotland is the 4,533rd most popular politician (down from 4,132nd in 2019), the 913th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 161st most popular British Politician.

David I of Scotland is most famous for being the first Scottish king of the House of Dunkeld.

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  • 49

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, David I of Scotland ranks 4,533 out of 19,576. Before him are Gaius Calpurnius Piso, Liudolf, Duke of Saxony, Georg von Hertling, Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Enrico Berlinguer, and Emine Hatun. After him are Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom, Inejiro Asanuma, Clovis III, Yury Luzhkov, Suppiluliuma II, and Catherine of Navarre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1084, David I of Scotland ranks 1. After him are Li Qingzhao, and Heonjong of Goryeo. Among people deceased in 1153, David I of Scotland ranks 4. Before him are Bernard of Clairvaux, Pope Eugene III, and Anna Komnene. After him are Bernard de Tremelay, Al-Shahrastani, Gampopa, and Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David I of Scotland ranks 913 out of 8,785. Before him are Sarah, Duchess of York (1959), James Anderson (1680), Freeman Dyson (1923), Adelard of Bath (1075), Anne Hyde (1637), and Pat Hitchcock (1928). After him are Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom (1868), Stirling Moss (1929), Prince Michael of Kent (1942), John McAfee (1945), William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1779), and William Penn (1645).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, David I of Scotland ranks 161. Before him are Olave Baden-Powell (1889), Philip Noel-Baker (1889), Æthelberht, King of Wessex (836), Robert III of Scotland (1330), Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury (1671), and Duncan I of Scotland (1001). After him are Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom (1868), William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1779), William Penn (1645), Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence (1388), Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (1764), and Arthur Drewry (1891).

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