William Marshal, 1st Earl Of Pembroke

William Marshal, 1st Earl Of Pembroke

Male Abt 1146 - 1219  (73 years)


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  • Name William Marshal 
    Title 1st Earl Of Pembroke 
    Birth Abt 1146  Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening 19 May 1146 
    Gender Male 
    Death 14 May 1219  Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I8176  footsteps | Ancestors
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2025 

    Father John Marshal, Hereditary Marshal Of The Household Of King Henry I. ,   b. 26 Nov 1105, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Sep 1165, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Sybilla Salisbury,   b. 27 Nov 1126, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 3 Jun 1176, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 49 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1142  Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1800  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Isabel De Clare, Countess Of Pembroke And Striguil ,   b. Apr 1171, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Mar 1220, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 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 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1146 - Wiltshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Aug 1189 - London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 14 May 1219 - Berkshire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 


    • The titles of Sir William Marshal, Knight, as per Douglas Richardson on p a g e 4 0 o f V olume IV of ''Royal Ancestry'', (2013):
      Hereditary Marshal of England, Sheriff of Gloucestershire 1189-94, 1198 - 1 2 0 7
      Sheriff of Sussex 1193-1208* Warden of the Forest of Dean and Consta bl e o f S t . B r iavels Castle 1194-1206
      Constable of Lillebonne 1202
      Protector and Regent of the Kingdom (for King Henry III) 1216-1219
      Earl of Pembroke and Striguil in Wales and Lord of Leinster in Ireland, h e l d i n r i ght of his wife, from his marriage in Aug 1189 until his death 1 4 M a y 1 2 1 9

      William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke was an Anglo-Norman warrior and state s m a n , c alled the "greatest knight that ever lived" by Stephen Langton, A r c h b i shop of Canterbury.

      William Marshal served four kings: Henry II, Richard the Lionheart, Joh n L a c k l and and Henry III. As regent for the child-king Henry the III , M a r s h a l became a man of great power in Europe.