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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 was born in Normandy probably during the spring of 1190, the eldest son of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, and his wife, Isabel de Clare, suo jure 4th Countess of Pembroke and Striguil. He was a member of the Marshal Family.
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 ...
After 1204, William Marshal managed to keep his part, [4] which in 1219 still belonged to his widow Isabel de Clare (Apr. 1172-1220) and her children in 1219. [5] On the death of Isabelle de Clare, his son William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke gave his brother Richard his land in Normandy or the honours of Longueville and Orbec.
Another of William’s titles, Earl Marshal of Ireland, was not held by his children, but by the previously mentioned John Marshal (III), his nephew. The title remained in this line of the family until the death of John Marshal, 2nd Baron Marshal , when it was given to his sister Hawyse ’s husband, Robert Morley, 2nd Baron Morley , in absence ...
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones) and James Norton (Happy Valley) are set to executive-produce and star in the new period drama, playing 11th century figures William, Duke of Normandy, and ...
William the Conqueror William is depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry during the Battle of Hastings, lifting his helmet to show that he is still alive. King of England Reign 25 December 1066 – 9 September 1087 Coronation 25 December 1066 Predecessor Edgar Ætheling (uncrowned) Harold II (crowned) Successor William II Duke of Normandy Reign 3 July 1035 – 9 September 1087 Predecessor Robert I ...
William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1147–1219), Anglo Norman nobleman and crusader; William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (1190–1231), English nobleman, son of the above; William Marshal, 1st Baron Marshal, slain at the Battle of Bannockburn 24 June 1314; William Marshall (1796–1872), British politician