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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.
Dec 8, 2023 · "Isabel de Clare, suo jure Countess of Pembroke and Striguil (1172 – 1220), was a Cambro-Norman-Irish noblewoman and one of the wealthiest heiresses in Wales and Ireland. She was the wife of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, who served four successive kings as Lord Marshal of England. Her marriage had been arranged by King Richard I."
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.
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When Isabel de Clare was born in 1172, in Pembroke Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales, her father, Richard de Clare 2nd Earl of Pembroke, was 42 and her mother, Aoife MacMurchada Princess of Leinster, was 27. She married William Marshal 1st Earl of Pembroke on 8 August 1189, in London, England.
- Female
- William Marshal 1st Earl of Pembroke
When Isabel de Clare 4th Countess of Pembroke was born about 1172, in Pembroke Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom, her father, Richard II de Clare 2nd Earl of Pembroke, was 43 and her mother, Aoife of Leinster Princess of Leinster, was 28. She married Sir William Marshal on 8 August 1189, in London, England.
- Female
- Sir William Marshal
Image © www.rostapestry.ie. Isabel de Clare is a name that strikes visions of the romance often associated with the medieval world and the age of chivalry. Isabel is one of Ireland’s most beloved historical figures and is associated with the values of strength, loyalty, honor and grace.
Nov 8, 2021 · The daughter of Earl Richard ‘Strongbow’ Earl of Pembroke and Striguil and Lord of Leinster and Aoife of Leinster, Isabel grew up as part of the powerful de Clare family and following her brother Gilbert’s death became one of the wealthiest heiresses in the kingdom. She was placed by King Henry II, who did not trust Strongbow, in the care ...
