Waltheof (also Waldef or Waldeve) (c. 1095 – 1159) was a 12th-century English abbot and saint. He was the son of Simon I of St Liz 1st Earl of Northampton and Maud 2nd Countess of Huntingdon thus stepson to David I of Scotland and the grandson of Waltheof Earl of Northampton.As a younger son in the world of Norman succession laws Waltheof chose a career in the church.[citation needed] Between 1128 and 1131 he entered Nostell Priory to become an Augustinian canon.
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active years end year
1159-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
active years start year
1148-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth place
Northamptonshire, Huntingdon
death date
1159-08-03
death place
Melrose Scottish Borders
parent
Maud Countess of Huntingdon, Simon I de Senlis Earl of Huntingdon-Northampton
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