Marshall Family - Ourfolk
Earl William Marshall 1144/1146 - 14 MAY 1219
Earl William was born on 1144/1146 in Of, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales and died on 14 MAY 1219 in Caversham Manor, England and was buried in Temple Church, London . He was the son of John Marshall (ABT 1126 - 1164) and Sybil de Evereaux (Marshall) . Earl William was married to Isabel Fitzgilbert de Clare (Marshall) on AUG 1189 in London, Middlesex, England. Isabel was born on ABT 1172 in Of, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales and died on 1220 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales and was buried in Tintern Abbey, Tintern, Monmouthshire, England. . She was the daughter of Richard de Clare (ABT 1130 - ABT 20 APR 1176) and Aoife of Leinster (de Clare) (D: AFT 1186). View Family Chart - - -
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- 4th Earl of Perbroke.
William was sent to his father's cousin William of Tancarville, hereditary
Chamberlain of Normandy, to be trained as a knight in c1159. He was
knighted, probably by his uncle, in 1167.
In 1189 he rebuilt
http://www.castlewales.com/pembroke.html Pembroke Castle, Wales.
In 1192, he built the stone http://www.historic.irishcastles.com/kilkenny.htm Kilkenny Castle
(later became the seat of the Earls of Ormonde).
The first structure on this strategic site overlooking the River Nore was a
wooden tower built in 1172 by the Anglo-Norman conqueror of Ireland,
Richard de Clare, also known as Strongbow. Twenty years later his son in
law William Marshall erected the stone castle with four towers, three of
which are part of the current structure.
In about 1200 he rebuilt
http://www.castlewales.com/chepstow.html>Chepstow Castle, Wales
Founded New Ross, Co.Wexford, founded Tintern Abbey, New Ross, Co.Wexford,
c.1200 see Marsden and McLaren, 1997,
Built Carlow Castle 1208,
rebuilt Usk Castle, Wales, c.1212-19,
through his wife inherited Dunamase, Co.Laois, first mention of Dunamase Castle is
1215, when John ordered Geoffrey Lutterel to hand it over to Marshal,
appears in King John by Shakespeare,
Governor of England 1216-9 (in minority of Henry III),
William was sent to his father's cousin William of Tancarville, hereditary
Chamberlain of Normandy, to be trained as a knight in c1159. He was
knighted, probably by his uncle, in 1167.
In 1189 he rebuilt
http://www.castlewales.com/pembroke.html Pembroke Castle, Wales.
In 1192, he built the stone http://www.historic.irishcastles.com/kilkenny.htm Kilkenny Castle
(later became the seat of the Earls of Ormonde).
The first structure on this strategic site overlooking the River Nore was a
wooden tower built in 1172 by the Anglo-Norman conqueror of Ireland,
Richard de Clare, also known as Strongbow. Twenty years later his son in
law William Marshall erected the stone castle with four towers, three of
which are part of the current structure.
In about 1200 he rebuilt
http://www.castlewales.com/chepstow.html>Chepstow Castle, Wales
Founded New Ross, Co.Wexford, founded Tintern Abbey, New Ross, Co.Wexford,
c.1200 see Marsden and McLaren, 1997,
Built Carlow Castle 1208,
rebuilt Usk Castle, Wales, c.1212-19,
through his wife inherited Dunamase, Co.Laois, first mention of Dunamase Castle is
1215, when John ordered Geoffrey Lutterel to hand it over to Marshal,
appears in King John by Shakespeare,
Governor of England 1216-9 (in minority of Henry III),
Last change (on this page): 15 OCT 2018