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John Marshal (also referred to as John FitzGilbert, died 22 July 1165), was a minor nobleman of Anglo-Norman origins who served as marshal of England and fought in the 12th-century civil war on the side of Empress Matilda. He is best remembered as the father of William Marshal.
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Birth and Parentage
John Marshal, first Baron Marshal of Hingham (ca. 1170–1235), was the illegitimate son of John Marshal, probably by Alice de Coleville. His birth date is uncertain; the original Dictionary of National Biographypostulates the possibility of it being in about 1170. John was brought up in his father's householdbut inherited no lands from him.
Life
In 1197 John Marshal was one of the knights sent by Richard I to help the Count of Flanders and Boulogne against the French, under the command of his uncle William Marshal. In 1203, he served with King John in Normandy and held the Castle of Falaise: he was rewarded with lands in Normandy and with English manors of the Comte d'Evreux. In 1204 he served in Ireland, and he was made Marshal of Ireland on 12 November 1207.He took part in King John's Irish expedition of 1210. From 1213 he supporte...
Marriage and Children
Before 1201 he married Aline de Rie (born in about 1173), daughter of Hubert de Rye of Hingham and Hockering, Norfolk, and Margaret, daughter of William Fitz Roscelin.When her father died in 1188, Aline was joint heiress with her sister Isabel; when Isabel died in 1163, Aline inherited the other half of her father's barony. John Marshal and Aline de Rie had two sons: 1. John Marshal, who died without issue in 1242 2. William Marshal, who died in 1265 Burke's Peerage ascribes them a daughter:...
Parentage
The original Dictionary of National Biography suggests that John was probably the son of Anselm Marshal. Subsequent research has established that he was the illegitimate son of Anselm's brother John Marshal by Alice de Coleville. See the sources given in the Birth and Parentage section above. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography cites one of his charters to Walsingham Priory as evidence that John Marshalwas his father.
Previously shown Daughter Sibyl
WikiTree has previously shown Sibyl Marshal as a daughter of John and his wife Aline de Rie. No good source has been found for this, and if, as Douglas Richardson states, her father was said to be a John Marshal of Lenton, Nottinghamshire or Linton, Kent, that points to his being a different John Marshal.
Daughter Alice
27 December 1230 John Marshal has made fine with the king by 200 marks for having custody of the lands and heirs of Nicholas of Carewuntil the heirs come of age, with the marriage of the same heirs. Order to the sheriff of Berkshire that, having accepted security from John for the aforesaid 200 marks, he is to cause him to have full seisin of all lands formerly of Nicholas in his bailiwick with their appurtenances, of which he was seised on the day he died. 24 Mar 1270/71 : A writ of certiora...
Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families,5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Salt Lake City: the author, 2013, Vol. III, page 284G E Cokayne. Complete Peerage, revised edition, Vol.VIII, St Catherine Press 1932, p. 525 footnote bOxford Dictionary of National Biography, entry for 'Marshal, Sir John (d. 1235)', front and online 2004, avail...I P Sanders. English Baronies. A Study of their Origin and Descent 1086-1327, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1960, pp. 53-54 main text and p. 53, footnote 8- Male
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Feb 8, 2024 · John E. Richardson, of Alabama, to be United States Marshal for the Middle District of Alabama for the term of four years, vice Jesse Seroyer, Jr., term expired.
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Jun 7, 2023 · John fitzGilbert was the father of William Marshal Earl of Pembroke. John was the son of Gilbert, the marshal of the royal household of King Henry I. The office of the marshal was part of the Curia, with a deputy in the Exchequer and one in the King's Bench, as well as one in the Court of the Marshalsea of the King's household.
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Feb 21, 2024 · John FitzGilbert the Marshal (Marechal) (c. 1105 - 1165) was a minor Anglo-Norman nobleman during the reign of King Stephen, and fought in the 12th century civil war on the side of the Empress Matilda. Since at least 1130 and probably earlier, he had been the royal marshal to King Henry I.
Mar 31, 2023 · British Field Marshal Sir John Greer Dill’s funeral on Nov. 8, 1944, prompted a flood of tributes, an uncommon outpouring in wartime Washington D.C. Orchestrated by U.S. Army Chief of Staff General George C. Marshall, the observances included a memorial service in Washington National Cathedral, a motorized cortege along a route flanked by ...
