Earl William MARSHALL

Abt 1147 - 1219  (~ 72 years)

• Name	William MARSHALL
  Prefix	Earl
  Born	Abt 1147
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	William the Protector
  Noteworthy	Considered the best knight that ever lived; Supported King John during the signing of the Magna Carta
  Occupation	1st Earl of Pembroke
  Military Event	Crusades
  Cause of Death	Ill health
  Died	1219	Caversham, Reading, Berkshire, England
  Person ID	I35181	Main
  Last Modified	6 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	John MARSHALL,   b. Abt 1105,   d. 1165  (Age ~ 60 years)
  Mother	Sibyl FITZEDWARD,   b. 27 Nov 1126, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England ,   d. Abt 3 Jun 1157, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales  (Age 30 years)
  Family ID	F12383	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Isabel FITZGILBERT DE CLARE,   b. Abt 1172, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales ,   d. Abt 7 Mar 1220, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales  (Age ~ 48 years)
  Children	+ 1. Eva MARSHALL,   b. 1200, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales ,   d. Bef 1246  (Age < 45 years) + 2. Isabel MARSHAL,   b. 9 Oct 1200, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales ,   d. 17 Jan 1240, Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, England  (Age 39 years)
  Last Modified	26 Jul 2017
  Family ID	F12348	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  pembroke-castle Pembroke Castle

  
  

• Notes

  Seems to have been a faithful husband, with 10 children and no recorded bastards. He was a brave, vigorous and deadly fighter into his seventies. He turned his extensive tournament experience into an efficient and lucrative business. Starting from nothing after his father's death (which left him penniless), William died leaving his family one of the most powerful in the British Isles. He knew personally all the English kings who ruled from 1135 to 1272. —— Through his daughter Isabel, William is ancestor to both the Bruce and Stewart kings of Scots. Through his granddaughter Maud de Braose, William is ancestor to the last Plantagenet kings, Edward IV through Richard III, and all English monarchs from Henry VIII and afterward. [1]

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Marshal,_1st_Earl_of_Pembroke#Death_and_legacy.