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- In 1189, he became the de facto earl of Pembroke through his marriage to Isabel de Clare whose parents were Aoife MacMurrough and Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke. The title of earl was not officially granted until 1199, and is considered to be the second creation of the Pembroke earldom.
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In 1189, he became the de facto earl of Pembroke through his marriage to Isabel de Clare whose parents were Aoife MacMurrough and Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke. The title of earl was not officially granted until 1199, and is considered to be the second creation of the Pembroke earldom.
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May 15, 2018 · The Englishman Sir William Marshal (c. 1146-1219 CE, aka William the Marshal), Earl of Pembroke, is one of the most celebrated knights of the Middle Ages. Renowned for his fighting skills, he remained undefeated in tournaments, spared the life of Richard I of England (r. 1189-1199 CE) in battle, and rose to become Marshal and then Protector of ...
- Mark Cartwright
Nov 21, 2018 · As a younger son, Marshal had not inherited his father’s land or wealth. This was remedied in August 1189 however, when the 43 year old Marshal married the 17 year old daughter of the wealthy Earl of Pembroke. Marshal now had the land and money to match his status as one of the most powerful and influential statesmen in the kingdom.
- Oliver Fletcher
William Marshal, often hailed as the 'greatest knight' of his time, rose from obscurity to become a linchpin in the power dynamics of England. But how did a younger son of a minor noble become a key figure in the establishment of the Magna Carta, and eventually, the regent of an entire kingdom?
William Marshal (also called William the Marshal), 1st Earl of Pembroke, is one of the most important figures in the history of medieval England. He was a knight and nobleman who lived between the 12th and 13th centuries AD, during which he served five English monarchs – Henry the Young King, Henry II, Richard I, John, and Henry III.
Marshal began his life as a “landless” knight to become the Earl of Pembroke and one of the wealthiest men in the country. Shortly after his death in 1219 at the age of 73, his oldest son, William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, commissioned a biography of the life of his father.
On the day of John's coronation, 27 May 1199, he was created earl of Pembroke and the following year was one of the sureties for peace between John and Philip of France.
