Countess Of Pembroke And Striguil Isabel De Clare

Countess Of Pembroke And Striguil Isabel De Clare

Female 1171 - 1220  (48 years)


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  • Name Isabel De Clare 
    Title Countess Of Pembroke And Striguil 
    Birth Apr 1171  Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Burial 1220  Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 11 Mar 1220  Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I8072  footsteps | Ancestors, Charlamagne, Robert Capet II
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2025 

    Father 2nd Earl Of Pembroke Earl Of Striguil Richard Clare,   b. Abt 1130, Kentshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 20 Apr 1176, County Dublin, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Countess of Ireland, Countess of Pembroke Aoife MacMurrough,   b. Abt 1145, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1187, Clare, Munster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 43 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 26 Aug 1170  County Waterford, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F4570  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1st Earl Of Pembroke William Marshal,   b. Abt 1146, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1219, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage Aug 1189  London, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Eva Marshal,   b. 1194, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1246, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. Isabel Marshal,   b. 9 Oct 1200, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jan 1240, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F4627  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Apr 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.