
Countess Of Pembroke And Striguil Isabel De Clare

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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 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 d. Abt 20 Apr 1176, County Dublin, Ireland
(Age 46 years)
Relationship natural Mother Countess of Ireland, Countess of Pembroke Aoife MacMurrough, b. Abt 1145, Ireland d. Aft 1187, Clare, Munster, Ireland
(Age > 43 years)
Relationship natural Marriage 26 Aug 1170 County Waterford, Ireland Family ID F4570 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1st Earl Of Pembroke William Marshal, 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 F4627 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Apr 2025
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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.