Isabel De Clare, Countess Of Pembroke And Striguil

1171 - 1220  (48 years)

• Name	Isabel De Clare
  Title	Countess Of Pembroke And Striguil
  Birth	Apr 1171	Yorkshire, England
  Christening	Yorkshire, England
  Gender	Female
  Burial	1220	Yorkshire, England
  Death	11 Mar 1220	Yorkshire, England
  Person ID	I7923	footsteps
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Richard Clare, 2nd Earl Of Pembroke Earl Of Striguil ,   b. Abt 1130, Kentshire, England d. Abt 20 Apr 1176, County Dublin, Ireland (Age 46 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Aoife MacMurrough, Countess of Ireland, Countess of Pembroke ,   b. Abt 1145, Ireland d. Aft 1187, Clare, Munster, Ireland (Age > 43 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	26 Aug 1170	County Waterford, Ireland
  Family ID	F4478	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Marshal, 1st Earl Of Pembroke ,   b. Abt 1146, Wiltshire, England d. 14 May 1219, Berkshire, England (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	Aug 1189	London, England
  Children	+ 1. Eva Marshal,   b. 1194, Yorkshire, England d. 1246, Yorkshire, England (Age 52 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Isabel Marshal,   b. 9 Oct 1200, Yorkshire, England d. 17 Jan 1240, Herefordshire, England (Age 39 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4535	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Isabel de Clare, was a Cambro-Norman-Irish noblewoman and one of the gr e a t e s t heiresses in Wales and Ireland. Isabel was described as pleasant, gentle, and extremely attractive. Aft e r h e r b r other Gilbert's death in 1185, she became one of the wealthies t h e i r e sses in the kingdom, owning besides the suo jure titles of Pembr ok e a n d S t riguil much land in Wales and Ireland. She inherited the nume r ou s c a s tles on the inlet of Milford Haven, guarding the South Channel, i n c l u d ing Pembroke Castle. She was a ward of King Henry II.