Malcolm IV the Maiden (c. 1141–1165)

King of Scotland from 1153. The son of Henry, Earl of Huntingdon and Northumberland (died 1152), eldest son of David I, he succeeded his grandfather at the age of 11. In 1156 he surrendered Northumberland and Cumberland to Henry II, but had his rights to the earldom of Huntingdon confirmed. He fought with the English in the expedition against Toulouse in 1159, and crushed a number of rebellions in Scotland between 1160 and 1164. Known as ‘the Maiden’ because of his youth and unmarried status, he was succeeded by his brother William the Lion.