David I of Scotland

David I of Scotland (1084 – 24 May 1153) was the son of Malcolm III of Scotland and Saint Margaret of Scotland.

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William "Rufus", the Red, King of the English, and partial instigator of the Scottish civil war, 1093–1097.
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Map of David's principality of "the Cumbrians"Template:Image reference needed
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.
Steel engraving and enhancement of the reverse side of the Great Seal of David I, a picture in the Anglo-Continental style depicting David as a warrior leader.
Matilda, former empress in Holy Roman Empire
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Steel engraving and enhancement of the obverse side of the Great Seal of David I, portraying David in the "Continental" fashion as the other-worldly maintainer of peace and defender of justice.
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The round tower at Abernethy. Another such tower exists at Brechin Cathedral. They are one of the most conspicuous surviving traces of pre-Davidian Scottish church architecture.
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The tower of the church of St Riagal (Saint Regulus), at Cenn Ríghmonaidh, later named (St Andrews); this existed during David's reign.