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23rd of April 1224. William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, one of the enforcers of the Magna Carta, marries Eleanor of England, Countess of Leicester, the nine-year old daughter of the late King John of England and sister of King Henry III.
Apr 16, 2024 · Richard FitzGilbert, 2nd earl of Pembroke (born c. 1130—died April 20, 1176, Dublin, Ire.) was an Anglo-Norman lord whose invasion of Ireland in 1170 initiated the opening phase of the English conquest. The son of Gilbert FitzGilbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke, he succeeded to his father’s estates in southern Wales in 1148/49.
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4 days ago · When he left that land, he went to seek the leave of King Guy, all the men in the king's household, and of the Templars and Hospitallers, who loved the Marshal dearly because of his many fine qualities and were very displeased about him returning home. Of his journey and the places where he stayed I say nothing, for there is nobody who can tell ...
Apr 5, 2024 · Eleanor of England (1215 – 1275), married (1) William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, no children (2) Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, had seven children; Before May 11, 1214, Richard married Rohese de Dover, the only child and heiress of Fulbert II de Dover and Isabel de Briwere of Devon.
5 days ago · General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1st Prince of Mindelheim, 1st Count of Nellenburg, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, KG, PC (26 May 1650 – 16 June 1722 O.S. [a]) was an English soldier and statesman. From a gentry family, he served as a page at the court of the House of Stuart under James, Duke of York, through the 1670s and ...
2 days ago · 6th Earl of Leicester: Eleanor of England 1215–1275 Countess of Leicester: William Marshal 1190–1231 2nd Earl of Pembroke: Henry of Almain & of Cornwall 1235–1271: Richard of Cornwall: Edmund of Almain 1249–1300 2nd Earl of Cornwall: House of Hohenstaufen: Philip III 1245–1285 King of France: Ferdinand III 1199/1201–1252 King of ...
3 days ago · Working under Guala and Pandulf until 1219, the responsibility of government was entrusted to a regency council, headed by the earl of Pembroke and chivalric hero, William Marshal, till 1219. Henry’s mother, Isabella of Angoulême, was too much associated with the old regime and was given no role on the council.
