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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. [1]
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Dec 8, 2023 · 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.
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.
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Spouse and Children. Parents and Siblings. William "the Protector" Marshal/ Sr.,1st Earl of Pembroke (2nd creation) 1146–1219. Isabel de Clare 4th Countess of Pembroke. 1171–1220. Marriage: 8 August 1189. William Marshal Jr., 2nd Earl of Pembroke, Lord Chief Justice, Magna Charta Surety. 1190–1231.
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 William Marshall, 1st earl of Pembroke, in August 1189; children: William Marshall, 2nd earl of Pembroke; Richard Marshall, 3rd earl of Pembroke; Maud Marshall (d ...
Isabel de Clare, suo jure 4th Countess of Pembroke and Striguil , 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. She was the wife of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, who served three successive kings as Marshal of England.
