 When David became king, he settled upon his military companion and friend the Lordship of Annandale, in 1124, There is, however, scant evidence that this Robert ever took up residence on his Scottish estates.After the death of King Henry, David refused to recognise Henry's successor, King Stephen.Instead, David supported the claim of his niece and Stephen's cousin, Empress Matilda, to the English throne and taking advantage of the chaos in England due to the disputed succession there, he took the chance to realise his son's claim to Northumberland.