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The then extinct title of Earl of Pembroke had been very significant for the House of Tudor. It was held by Henry VIII's grand-uncle, Jasper Tudor, and it referred to the birthplace of King Henry VII. Henry VIII decided to raise his lover to the dignity of a marquess prior to finally marrying her. He chose to grant her the Marquessate of ...
Marquess of Pembroke: 1 September 1532: Boleyn Forfeit 19 May 1536: holder was also queen consort from 1533 to 1536 Marquess of Northampton: 16 February 1547: Parr Extinct 28 October 1571: Forfeit 1554–13 January 1559 Marquess of Winchester: 11 October 1551: Paulet Extant Created Duke of Bolton in 1689, that title extinct 1794 Marquess of ...
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 ...
Stephen Devereux (c. 1191 – 1228) was a powerful Marcher Lord, and held Lyonshall Castle controlling an important approach to the border of Wales. As a key member of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke retinue, he played a significant role in the Earl's support of King John during the First Barons' War, and during the minority of Henry III.
Lawrence, a great-grandson of William de Valence was created, or recognized as, Earl of Pembroke, having inherited (through the female line) a portion of the estates of the Valence Earls of Pembroke. His son John (died 1376) married Margaret, daughter of King Edward III, and on the death without issue of his grandson in 1389, the Earldom of ...
Jasper was the second son of Sir Owen Tudor and the former queen Catherine of Valois, the widow of King Henry V of England.He was thus half-brother to Henry VI.Through his father, Jasper was a descendant of Ednyfed Fychan, Llywelyn the Great's renowned chancellor. [2]
Arms of de Valence before he became Earl of Pembroke, showing for difference: a label gules of five points each charged with three lions rampant argent. The French conquest of Poitou in 1246 created great difficulties for William's family, and so he and his brothers, Guy de Lusignan and Aymer, accepted Henry III's invitation to come to England in 1247. [1]
Aymer de Valence, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (c. 1270 – 23 June 1324) was an Anglo-French nobleman. Though primarily active in England, he also had strong connections with the French royal house . One of the wealthiest and most powerful men of his age, he was a central player in the conflicts between Edward II of England and his nobility ...