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Mareschal or Marshall: "In England after the Conquest the marshalship was
hereditary in the family which derived its surname from the office." "The
marshall, as a military leader, was originally a subordinate officer...but
in the 12th century...the marshal has come to the forefront as commander
of the royal forces and a great officer of State." - Encyclopaedia's
Britannica, 1956 Ed., 7:829. Gilbert was Marshall in the court of King
Henry II and owned land in Wiltshire. For Gilbert and his son John and
family, see "William Marshal" [sic], Sidney Painter (Balt.: Johns Hopkins
Press, 1933), pp. 3-13.

Gilbert married on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Salisbury, Sibyl de. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Earl of Pembroke

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William the Marshal, Earl of Pembroke (via his young wife), Lord of Striguil and Regent of England (in the minority of Henry III) was appropriately eulogized at his funeral by Archbishop Langton of Canterbury who said, "Here lies all that remains of
the best knight of all the world who has lived in our time." William was renown across Europe for his courage, honesty and loyalty to his country, and served with much distinction as a chief officer of several kings. {His biography is "L'Historie
de Guillaume le Marechal," probably written by his squire, John Earley. His life and importance are summarized in "The Magnificent Century," Thomas B. Costain (Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co., 1951), pp. 41ff.} He fought in more than 500 duels in the
tilting ring and lost none nor was seriously injured in any of the many battles in which he fought. He was in
the Holy Land on crusade c. 1185-87, was one of the regents during Richard's absence (1190), etc. His five sons succeeded him one by one as earl. For more information, try this site on the World Wide Web: http://www.castlewales.com/marshall.html
Also see "L'historie de Guillaume de Marchale, Comte de Striguil et de la Pembroke: The History of William the Marshal, Earl of Striguil and Pembroke" (written about 1225 and translated and edited by Paul Meyer, 3 vols., Societe de l'Histoire de
France, Paris, 1891-1901.

Sir married Clare, Isabel de in Aug 1189 in London, Middlesex, England. Isabel (daughter of Clare, Richard ("Strongbow") de and Macmurrough, Countess of Ireland Eva) was born in 1173; died in 1220. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Isabella married Clare, Sir Gilbert de Earl on 9 Oct 1217. Sir (son of Clare, Richard de Earl and Meullent, C'tess of Gloucester Amicia) was born in 1180 in Hertford; died on 25 Oct 1230 in Penros, Brittany, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]