Chester in 1232, but died childless. Henry of Huntingdon (died young) Her husband David had four illegitimate children by various mistresses. On her brother Ranulf's death in October 1232 Matilda inherited a share in his estates with her other 3 sisters, and his Earldom of Chester suo jure. Less than a month later with the consent of the King, Matilda gave an inter vivos gift of the Earldom to her son John the Scot who became Earl of Chester by right of his mother. He was formally invested by King Henry III as Earl of Chester on 21 November 1232. He became Earl of Chester in his own right on the death of his mother six weeks later. Matilda died on 6 January 1233 at the age of about sixty-two. Her husband had died in 1219. In 1290, upon the death of Margaret, Maid of Norway, which caused the extinction of the legitimate line of William I, the descendants of David and Matilda became prime competitors for the crown of Scotland, including John Balliol, who was chosen king, and Robert de Brus, grandfather of king Robert I. References 1171 births 1233 deaths Huntingdon, Matilda of Chester, Countess of Matilda Daughters of British earls Scottish royalty 12th-century Scottish people 12th-century Scottish women 13th-century Scottish people 13th-century Scottish women