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Isabel de Clare, suo jure 4th Countess of Pembroke and Striguil (c. 1172 – 11 March 1220), was an Anglo-Norman and Irish noblewoman descended from Aoife Macmurrough and Richard de Clare and one of the wealthiest heiresses in Wales and Ireland.
Isabel de Clare was one of the Medieval Worlds most powerful and influential women. She was a strong, beautiful woman, whose family connections seemed to penetrate into all Royal courts of the Medieval World. She took the Medieval World by storm, even partially scaring one of histories most ridiculed Kings, King John.
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Dec 8, 2023 · Wife of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke. Mother of William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, Magna Carta Surety; Richard Marshal, 3rd Earl of Pembroke; Maud Marshal; Gilbert le Marshall, 4th Earl of Pembroke (Knight Templar); Isabel Marshal, Countess of Cornwall and 5 others.
Oct 5, 2023 · Isabel de Clare, suo jure Countess of Pembroke and Striguil (1172-1220), was a Cambro-Norman-Irish noblewoman and one of the greatest heiresses in Wales and Ireland. Isabel was described as pleasant, gentle, and extremely attractive.
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Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Clare, Isabel de (c. 1174–1220)Countess of Pembroke. Name variations: Isabel Marshall, countess Strigoil. Born around 1174; died in 1220; interred at Tintern Abbey; daughter of Richard de Clare (b. 1130), 2nd earl of Pembroke, and Aoife (Eva) MacMurrough , countess of Ireland; married ...
Isabel de Clare. 1172–1220. Marriage: 8 August 1189. William Marshal 2nd Earl of Pembroke. 1190–1231. Richard Marshal 3rd Earl of Pembroke. 1191–1234. Anselm Marshall 6th Earl of Pembroke. 1209–1245. Matilda Marshal. 1192–1248. Sir Gilbert Marshall 4th Earl of Pembroke. 1194–1241. Walter Marshal 5th Earl of Pembroke. 1196–1245. Isabel Marshall.
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She died on 11 March 1220, in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom, at the age of 49, and was buried in Tintern Abbey, Tintern, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom. More Photos and Memories (38)
