Matilda of Chester, Countess of Huntingdon was an Anglo-Norman noblewoman, sometimes known as Maud and sometimes known with the surname de Kevelioc.
Background
She was a daughter of Hugh de Kevelioc, 5th Earl of Chester, and the wife of David of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon. Lady Maude was born in 1171, the eldest child of Hugh de Kevelioc (aka Hugh de Meschines), 5th Earl of Chester and Bertrade de Montfort, a cousin of King Henry II of England. Her paternal grandparents were Ranulf de Gernon and Maud (Matilda) of Gloucester, the granddaughter of King Henry I of England, and her maternal grandparents were Simon III de Montfort, Count of Évreux and Mahaut.
Career
Lady Matilda"s five siblings were: Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester Richard (died young) Mabel of Chester, Countess of Arundel Agnes (Alice) of Chester, Countess of Derby Hawise of Chester, Countess of Lincoln. She also had a sister, Amice (or Amicia) of Chester, who may have been illegitimate. Matilda"s father died in 1181 when she was ten years of age.
He had served in King Henry"s Irish campaigns after his estates had been restored to him in 1177.
They had been confiscated by the King as a result of his taking part in the baronial Revolt of 1173–1174.