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William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1146 or 1147 – 14 May 1219), also called William the Marshal (Norman French: Williame li Mareschal, [1] French: Guillaume le Maréchal), was an Anglo-Norman soldier and statesman during High Medieval England [2] who served five English kings: Henry II and his son and co-ruler Young Henry, Richard I, John, and finally Henry III.
William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (French: Guillaume le Maréchal) (1190 – 6 April 1231) was a medieval English nobleman and was one of the sureties of Magna Carta. He fought during the First Barons' War and was present at the Battle of Lincoln (1217) alongside his father William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke , who led the English troops ...
William Marshal is also the main inspiration for Heath Ledger's character, William Thatcher, in the movie A Knight's Tale. William Marshal is also a major secondary character in the 2018 video game Vampyr. William Marshal is a secondary point-of-view character in Ben Kane's 2020 historical novel Lionheart. [2]
The Histoire de Guillaume le Maréchal ('History of William the Marshal') is a near-contemporary Anglo-Norman biography of the English nobleman, William Marshal (died 1219). In terms of genre it is therefore something of a rarity for its period, as it fits all the characteristics of a true biography, being William's story from cradle to grave ...
Interesting Facts for Adults. 11. If you cut down a cactus in Arizona, it can result in a class 4 felony and up to 25 years in prison. 12. Wearing headphones for just an hour can increase the ...
John (II)’s brother was the well-known William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke. He was formally appointed marshal by Richard the Lionheart. William served five English kings in his lifetime: Henry II, Henry "the Young King", Richard I "The Lionheart", John Lackland, and Henry III, to whom he became regent in 1216.
William Keith, 9th Earl Marischal (c. 1664 – 1712) [8] George Keith, 10th Earl Marischal (c. 1693 – 1778) (forfeit 1715) [9] Before the sequence was revised by Thomas Innes of Learney in 1927, the 1st Earl's father, William Keith (died 1463), was deemed to be the first Earl Marischal, so that the final Earl was the eleventh. [4] [10]
Prince William, then 21, had just made cut as one of a 13-man group that was set to play in the Wales and Ireland Celtic challenge. Don't get us wrong, the 6'3" royal definitely had the fit ...