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Aoife of Leinster. 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] She was the wife of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, who served three ...
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 was born to the couple in 1172 in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Upon the death of Strongbow in 1176 there was no adult heir to take control of his lands and titles, so all his lands feel under the protection of the crown, as did his heirs. Aoife claimed her dower rights, which was a third of all his holdings in Wales, England and France, as well ...
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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. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters.
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. After her brother Gilbert's death in 1185, she became one of the wealthiest heiresses in the kingdom, owning ...
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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 William Marshall, 1st earl of Pembroke, in August 1189; children: William Marshall, 2nd earl of Pembroke ...
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. She was the wife of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, who served three successive kings as ...
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