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  Earl of Pembroke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On 1 September 1533 King Henry VIII created Anne Boleyn Marchioness of Pembroke in her own right, a signal honor, because his great-uncle Jasper Tudor had been the earl of Pembroke, and because Henry's own father, Henry VII, had been born there.
Philip Herbert, 7th Earl of Pembroke, 4th Earl of Montgomery (c.
Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke, 5th Earl of Montgomery (1656-c.
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 Encyclopedia: Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
Son of Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Isabel de Beaumont, Richard was an Anglo-Norman lord notable in supporting Henry II of England in Ireland.
His father Gilbert died when he was about eighteen years old, and he inherited the title Earl of Pembroke, but not at that stage his father's lands in the Welsh marches.
Aug 1189, Sir William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, Lord Marshal, son of John Fitz Gilbert, Marshal (Marechal) of England, and Sibylla of Salisbury.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Richard-de-Clare,-2nd-Earl-of-Pembroke   (1735 words)

  
 William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1146–1219) was an English aristocrat and statesman.
Her father, Strongbow, had been Earl of Pembroke, and this title was granted to William.
The title of "Earl of Pembroke" passed to the husband of Joan Marshal's daughter, Joan de Munchensy, the first of the de Valence line of earls of Pembroke.
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 Pepys' Diary: Herbert, Philip, 5th Earl of Pembroke
The older earldom of Pembroke was created 1551 for the son of an illegitimate son of an earlier Herbert earl of Pembroke; the later earldom was created 1605.
Pembroke’s mother was the 4th Earl’s first wife Lady Susan de Vere (d 1628/29) a daughter and coheiress of the 17th Earl of Oxford (of the ancient de Vere and a granddaughter maternally of the Elizabethan statesman William Cecil, Lord Burghley.
His elder son the 6th Earl (d 1674) was succeeded by a son of his second marriage the 7th Earl (dspm 1683) whose wife was a sister of Charles II’s French-born mistress Louise de Keroualle, created Duchess of Portsmouth.
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 Telegraph | News | The Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery
The 17th Earl of Pembroke and 14th Earl of Montgomery who has died aged 64, mixed bohemian interests with the responsibilities of his inheritance.
To celebrate this birth, the Pembrokes gave a great ball at Wilton in the autumn of 1979; it was attended by the Prince of Wales, and Cecil Beaton could be observed seated between Elizabeth, Marchioness of Salisbury, and Lady Diana Cooper, on a large sofa in the Double Cube Room.
Pembroke firmly believed that houses such as Wilton were better occupied by the families which created them, and he took his responsibilities seriously.
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 EARL MARSHAL FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Earl Marshal of England is a hereditary Royal officeholder under the King or Queen of the United_Kingdom.
In the Middle_Ages, the Earl Marshal and the Lord_High_Constable were the officers of the King's horses and stables.
In conjunction with the Lord High Constable he had held a court, known as the Court_of_Chivalry, for the administration of justice in accordance with the law_of_arms, which was concerned with many subjects relating to military matters, such as ransom, booty and soldiers' wages, and including the misuse of armorial bearings.
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 The Albro Family and the Earl of Pembroke
Benjamin was thought to be the son of John Congdon and an unidentified daughter of the Earl of Pembroke.
The basis for the claim that John Albro's mother was a daughter of the Earl of Pembroke is unclear.
The phrase "a daughter of the Earl of Pembroke" implies that she was not the daughter of someone who would at some time in the future become an Earl of Pembroke, but rather the daughter of someone who was then or had in the past been the Earl of Pembroke.
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 Definition of Earl
An official defining characteristic of an earl consisted of the receipt of the "third penny" of the revenues of justice of a shire.
Thus we find the "earl of Shrewsbury" (Shropshire), "earl of Arundel" or "earl of Chichester" (Sussex), "earl of Winchester" (Hampshire), etc. In a few cases the earl was traditionally addressed by his family name, e.g.
The eldest son of an Earl generally bears the courtesy title of Viscount or Lord; one refers to a younger son of an earl as the Honourable [Forename] [Surname] and to a daughter as Lady [Forename] [Surname] (Lady Diana Spencer furnishing a well-known example).
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 Berkshire History: Biographies: William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke (1146-1219)
William was the second son of John the Marshal, by Sibyl, the daughter of Walter de Salisbury and sister of Patrick, Earl of Wiltshire.
Pembroke was remarkably energetic in prosecuting the war against Prince Louis of France who had invaded England in support of the Rebel Barons.
Pembroke was criticized for the generous terms he allowed Louis and the Rebel Barons in September 1217, but his desire for a speedy settlement was dictated by sound statesmanship.
www.berkshirehistory.com /bios/wmarshal.html   (541 words)

  
 Mark Pilling Family History - pilg922 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Anselm married Matilda (Maud) de Bohun [Countess Pembroke] in of, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Isabel married Richard Prince of England [Earl of Cornwall] on 30 Mar 1231 in, Fawley, Buckinghamshire, England.
Margaret married Walter Marshall [Earl of Pembroke] on 6 Jan 1242 in of, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
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 Pembroke - About (History)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Foundress of the College was Mary de St Pol, daughter of Guy de Chatillon and wife of Aymer de Valence, Earl of Pembroke; and it was on Christmas Eve 1347 that Edward III granted her the licence for the foundation.
Nor was he the only Pembroke poet of the period: William Mason, Gray's close friend, was elected to a Fellowship in 1749 and Christopher Smart wrote a Jubilee Ode to celebrate the (supposed) fourth centenary of the College in 1743.
Pembroke has never been a well-endowed college, and it was left badly understaffed by the steady increase in undergraduate numbers in the late nineteenth century.
www.pem.cam.ac.uk /about/history.html   (2438 words)

  
 Earl of Pembroke   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
On 1 September 1533 King Henry VIII created Anne Boleyn Marchioness of Pembroke in her own right, a signal honor, because his great-uncle Jasper Tudor had been the earl of Pembroke.
Gilbert de Strigul, 3rd Earl of Pembroke (1173-1185)
William fitz William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (1190-1231)
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 Pembroke Castle, Pembroke, Wales   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Pembroke occupies a strategic position, sited on a high ridge between two tidal inlets and on a major route to Ireland, and was chosen by the first Norman invaders into south-west Wales.
Pembroke is big by castle standards, and massive in terms of its walls and towers.
Pembroke supported Parliament at the beginning of the Civil War, but in 1648 the town's mayor, John Poyer, changed sides and.
www.wales-calling.com /castles/pembroke-castle.htm   (350 words)

  
 William Marshal, 2nd Earl Of Pembroke Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
1190-April 6, 1231) was the son of the famous William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, and was born in Normandy probably during the winter of 1190/91.
William succeeded his father at his death in 1219, both as Earl of Pembroke and as Lord Marshal of England.
During the baronial rebellion of 1215, William was on the side of the rebels while his father was fighting for the king.
www.jobsinart.com /encyclopedia/William_Marshal%2C_2nd_Earl_of_Pembroke   (713 words)

  
 Froissart: Sir John Chandos Rescues the Earl of Pembroke
He was very desirous to march that way, and sent in great haste to the earl of Pembroke to signify his intentions, and to be of him to accompany him to la Haye in Touraine...Chandos the herald was the bearer of this message.
The earl of Pembroke and some knights had no other remedy but to retire, as quickly as they could, into an unembattled house, which belonged to the knights-templars, without a moat, and only enclosed with a stone wall.
It will readily be believed that the earl of Pembroke and those who were thus blockaded were not much at their ease: they were aware that this house was not of sufficient strength to hold out long against so many men at arms.
www.nipissingu.ca /department/history/muhlberger/froissart/chandos1.htm   (1435 words)

  
 Vol II File 17: The Paternal Ancestry of Homer Beers James
He immediately afterwards took possession of the castle of Pembroke, and prepared to enforce his rights by arms; but the king, fearing to disturb the public tranquillity, accepted his fealty, and acknowledged him Earl of Pembroke.
He was restored to the whole of the late earl's lands by the king, although he had taken part in the proceedings of that nobleman.
The 1st Earl of Pembroke died in 1219, and was succeeded by his son, William.
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 Richard fitz Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Pembroke
Gilbert was a younger son of Gilbert fitz Richard de Clare, earl of Tonbridge and Clare and lord of Ceredigion, the Marcher lordship of Cardigan.
ilbert earl of Pembroke died circa 1148, and at the age of eighteen, Strongbow inherited all of his father's lands, including Orbec and Bienfaite in Normandy, the lordship of Striguil and the earldom of Pembroke.
The title of earl and the earldom of Pembroke did not come back into Richard's family until after the marriage of his sole heir, Isabel de Clare, to William Marshal in 1189.
www.castlewales.com /strngbow.html   (2788 words)

  
 Maximilian Genealogy Master Database 2000 - pafg496 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Henry HERBERT 10th Earl was born 1734 and died 1794.
Henry HERBERT 10th Earl [Parents] [scrapbook] was born 1734.
George Augustus HERBERT 11th Earl was born 10 Sep 1759 and died 26 Oct 1827.
www.peterwestern.f9.co.uk /maximilia/pafg496.htm   (90 words)

  
 Pembroke Castle
The gatehouse is in essence a double-towered gate, with one of the towers moved along the curtain wall to clear the oblique entrance approach; its outer part is further defended by a fine semicircular barbican.
The castle later passed into the hands of Jasper Tewdwr, earl of Pembroke, and was apparently the birthplace of his nephew Henry, later King Henry VII.
Pembroke is a Norman stronghold dating to the time of William the Conqueror, however most of the present castle dates from the 13th century.
www.castlewales.com /pembroke.html   (1602 words)

  
 Bedford, Jasper Tudor, duke of, Earl Of Pembroke --  Encyclopædia Britannica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
byname Jasper Of Hatfield leader of the Lancastrians in Wales, uncle and guardian of Henry, earl of Richmond, afterward Henry VII of England.
Bedford, Jasper Tudor, duke of, Earl Of Pembroke...
Thomas Sackville, the 1st earl of Dorset, and an English statesman, poet, and dramatist, is remembered largely for his share in two achievements of significance in the development of Elizabethan poetry and drama: the collection Mirror for Magistrates (1563), probably the most important work between the periods of Geoffrey Chaucer and Edmund Spenser, and the...
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9014064?tocId=9014064   (947 words)

  
 Bermuda - Pembroke   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Pembroke was the nephew of Sir Philip Sydney and richest peer in England.
To the left a picture of a bronze statue of Earl Pembroke in front of the Bodleian Library in Oxford.
As one of its illustrious band of gentlemen "Adventurers" he was the largest shareholder in the original Pembroke Tribe, later Pembroke Parish.
www.bermuda-island.net /INTRODUCTION/Geography/Parishes/Pembroke.php   (188 words)

  
 BBC - Cumbria - Features - Tall Ships - Earl of Pembroke
Earl of Pembroke is the second largest of Square Sail's fleet.
Owners and operators of Phoenix, Earl of Pembroke and Kaskelot.
Pembroke was built in Pukavik, Sweden as one of the last three masted sailing schooners, in 1945.
www.bbc.co.uk /cumbria/features/tall_ships/earl_of_pembroke.shtml   (184 words)

  
 William Marshall, Earl of Pembroke and Striguil
He was the second son of John Marshall, by his wife Sybil, sister of Patrick, Earl of Salisbury, and daughter of Walter d’Evreux, and grandson of Gilbert Marshall from whom he inherited the office of Marshall.
This name, it may be explained, was derived from two words, "mare," meaning originally horse, and "schalc" meaning "care-taker"; a marshall was a master of the horse, and the office became the most important in the days of chivalry.
Shortly after he followed the Earl in a campaign in Normandy, where, while defending his uncle in an ambush he was taken prisoner, but later escaped.
www.magnacharta.com /articles/article01D.htm   (1549 words)

  
 William Marshall
The young lady was Isabel de Clare, sole heiress of Richard Strongbow de Clare, Earl of Pembroke and Striguil, and Aoife, daughter of Dermot MacMurrough, King of Leinster.
Isabel brought to Marshal the palatine lordships of Pembroke and Striguil in Wales and the lordship of Leinster in Ireland.
At Chepstow (Striguil), he was responsible for the gate in the middle bailey, the rebuilding of the upper level of the keep, the west barbican, and the upper and lower bailey.
www.castlewales.com /marshall.html   (2740 words)

  
 The Bailey Family   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
She was married to Thomas STANLEY [Earl of Derby] about 1502 in Leicestershire, England.
Francis HASTINGS [Earl of Huntingdon] was born in 1514 in Ashby, Leicestershire, England.
Henry HASTINGS [Earl of Huntingdon] was born in 1533 in Huntingdon, Berwick, Scotland.
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 Earl of Oxford and the Order of the Garter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
In 1599, newly arrived in Ireland, Southampton was decidedly in the Queen's disfavor owing to his begetting a child by one of her maids of honor, whom he secretly married, but he still received four out of nine votes.
Derby, Pembroke, and Howard of Effingham had one obvious thing in common --they were all patrons of major acting companies (see the DNB or The Reader's Encyclopedia of Shakespeare for dates and other details of their troupes).
One of the remaining ten, the fifth Earl of Derby, died a few months after inheriting his title, and there was no election during his short period as an earl.
www.everreader.com /garter.htm   (3779 words)

  
 TimeRef - History Timelines - Medieval People Starting With T
Tostig was the son of Godwine, Earl of Wessex and brother of Harold II, King of England.
Edmund became the Earl of Richmond and Jasper became the Earl of Pembroke.
Edmund the Earl of Richmond died in captivity in Carmathen Castle.
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 Pembroke College Oxford   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Was a Rhodes Scholar at Pembroke College at Oxford University, graduating with honors in 1956.
Pembroke College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.
The college is named after the third Earl of Pembroke who at the time was chancellor of the university.
www.wikiverse.org /pembroke-college-oxford   (209 words)

  
 Wales on the Web Pembroke Castle — A Movie of the Castle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
His father dead, Henry would spend much of his childhood here in the company of his uncle, Jasper Earl of Pembroke: It was from this area both fled to Brittany when Tewkesbury’s disastrous battle destroyed the Lancastrian cause.
Pembroke withstood a Civil War seven weeks’ siege and bombardment, Cromwell who personally supervised the siege, stated it could not be taken “without fit instruments for battering”.
Yet Pembroke’s mighty towers and walls survived, now restored and cared-for by Pembroke Castle Trust with a sympathy which enables any imaginative visitor to recreate something of its truly formidable past.
www.worldwidewales.tv /html/movie-181.php   (505 words)

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