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  Earls of Pembroke - LoveToKnow 1911   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
1307) a granddaughter of William Marshal, 1st earl of Pembroke.
The title of earl of Pembroke was next revived in favour of SIR William Herbert (C. 1501-1570), whose father, Richard, was an illegitimate son of the ist earl of Pembroke of the house of Herbert.
William Herbert, 3rd earl of Pembroke (1580-1630), son of the 2nd earl and his famous countess, was a conspicuous figure in the society of his time and at the court of James I.
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 William Marshal
William Marshal is the name of two important men (father and son) in English history, of whom the better known (lived 1146 to 1219) was (the father) the 4th Earl of Pembroke (and 1st Earl of Pembroke and Strigul[?]), "greatest knight that ever lived" (Stephen Langton).
When William was about six years old, his father John Marshal had switched sides so often between King Stephen and Empress Maud that John had to give William to Stephen as a hostage for John's keeping his word that he would surrender Newbury Castle[?], which Maud had told John to hold for her.
William Marshal it was who stood by Henry II when his wife and sons rebelled against him; William once came face to face with Richard in battle and could have killed him but killed Richard's horse instead, to make that point clear.
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 Earl Marshal
The Earl Marshal of England is now an honorary post in the Royal Household of the King or Queen in the United Kingdom.
The hereditary title was "Marshal" until William Marshal, whose titles of "Earl" and "Marshal" were separate (although he is often referred to now as "Earl Marshal") made it stand for something.
In the Middle Ages, the Earl Marshal and the Lord High Constable[?] were the officers of the King's horses and stables.
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 Earl of Pembroke at AllExperts
The title of earl of Pembroke has been held successively by several English families, the jurisdiction and dignity of a palatine earldom being originally attached to it.
His eldest surviving son, Philip (1621-1669), became 5th earl of Pembroke, and 2nd earl of Montgomery; he was twice married, and was succeeded in turn by three of his sons, of whom Thomas, the 8th earl (c.
The city of Pembroke Pines, Florida is thought to have been named after the Earl of Pembroke, an early landowner in Broward County.
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 Marshal William Earl of Pembroke - Search Results - MSN Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Marshal, William, Earl of Pembroke (1146?-1219), marshal and regent in England and France, who served four kings.
Herbert, William, 1st Earl of Pembroke (?-1469) (?-1469), Yorkist leader in the Wars of the Roses (1455-1485) and member of a prominent British...
Herbert, William, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1501?-1570) (1501?-1570), English courtier, soldier, and diplomat.
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 AllRefer.com - Pembroke, William Marshal, 1st earl of (British And Irish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Pembroke, William Marshal, 1st earl of, British And Irish History, Biographies
Upon the accession (1189) of Richard I, Marshal married Isabella, heiress of Richard de Clare, 2d earl of Pembroke, and took her titles, thereby becoming 1st earl of Pembroke in the Marshal line.
Elected regent for the young Henry III by the barons in 1216, Marshal successfully waged war against the invading Prince Louis (later Louis VIII) of France and by a firm policy toward recalcitrant barons secured a relatively stable kingdom.
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
William was born in Normandy probably during the winter of 1190/91.
During the baronial rebellion of 1215, William was on the side of the rebels while his father was fighting for the king.
In 1224, William married Eleanor of England, youngest daughter of King John and Isabella of Angouleme, thereby strengthening the family's connection with the Plantagenets.
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 Wikinfo | Earl Marshal
The Earl Marshal of England is a hereditary Royal officeholder under the King or Queen of the United Kingdom.
The title was "Marshal" until William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke, whose titles of "Earl" and "Marshal" were separate (although he is often referred to now as "Earl Marshal") made it stand for something.
The House of Lords Act 1999 removed the automatic right of hereditary peers to sit in the House of Lords, but the Act provided that the Earl Marshal and Lord Great Chamberlain be exempt from such a rule, so that they may continue to carry out their ceremonial functions in the House of Lords.
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 William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William was born in Normandy probably during the winter of 1190/91.
During the baronial rebellion of 1215, William was on the side of the rebels while his father was fighting for the king.
In 1224, William married Eleanor of England, youngest daughter of King John and Isabella of Angouleme, thereby strengthening the family's connection with the Plantagenets.
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 Shelburne William Petty 2nd Earl of - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Shelburne, William Petty, 2nd Earl of (1737-1805), British prime minister who was sympathetic to the American colonies, born in Dublin.
Marshal, William, Earl of Pembroke : earls of Pembroke: 2nd
Pembroke, Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of, called Strongbow (circa 1130-1176), Anglo-Norman lord, whose conquests in Ireland laid the foundation of...
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It was William on June 15 1215 at Runnymede who dealt with the barons who made King John agree to the Magna Carta, and it was William who dealt with the kings of France (Louis VII and Philip Augustus).
William's first action after being named as regent was to reissue the Magna Carta, in which he is a signatory as one of the witnessing barons.
William rejected the Bishop's claim to the regency and entrusted the regency to the care of the papal legate; he apparently did not trust the Bishop or any of the other magnates that he had gathered to this meeting.
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 William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
He was born in Derbyshire, England, the son of William de Ferrers, 4th Earl of Derby and Agnes of Chester, a daughter of Hugh of Kevelioc, Earl of Chester and Bertrada de Montfort.
William Ferrers married Sibyl Marshal, one of the daughters and co-heirs of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke.
William Ferrers obtained, by gift of Margaret, his mother, the manor of Groby in Leicestershire, assuming the arms of the family of De Quincy.
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 Earl Marshal
Earl Marschal (or Marischal) is an ancient chivalric title used separately in England, Scotland and Ireland.
The Earl Marshal of England is a hereditary Royal officeholder under the King or Queen.
The Earl Marshal is the eighth of the Great Officers of State, with the Lord High Constable above him and only the Lord High Admiral beneath him.
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 Regent
William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1216-1219), during the minority of King Henry III
William Crichton, 1st Lord Crichton and Sir Alexander Livingston (1439-1445), during the minority of James II William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas (1445-1449), during the minority of James II Mary of Gueldres (1460-1463), during the minority of her son, James III
Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox (1570-1571), during the minority of his grandson James VI John Erskine, 1st Earl of Mar (1571-1572), during the minority of James VI James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton (1572-1581), during the minority of James VI Spain
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 Marshal
Marshal (also sometimes spelled marshall in American English, but not in British English) is a word used in several official titles of various branches of society.
Marshal is also a military rank frequently found in the universe of Doctor Who where, more often that not, it is held by various villains who seek galactic domination through military force.
The Earl Marshal of England is a hereditary Royal officeholder under the King or Queen of the United Kingdom.
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 27th Generation (cont.)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
William de Ferrers, Fifth Earl of Derby was born circa 1193 or 1200 in Derbyshire County, England.
Gilbert Gloucester de Clare, Sixth Earl of Gloucester was born circa 1180 and married 9 Oct 1217 in Tewkesbury Abbey, Gloucester, England.
Lady Isabel Marshall was born 9 Oct 1200 in Pembroke Castle, Pembroke, Wales and married 9 Oct 1217 in Tewkesbury Abbey, Gloucester, England.
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 26th Generation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
A council of regency presided over by the venerable William Marshal, 1st earl of Pembroke, was formed to rule for Henry; by 1217 the rebels had been defeated and Louis forced to withdraw from England.
Humphrey de Bohun VII, Earl of Hereford and Essex and Constable of England was born 1249 in Hereford, Herefordshire County, England and married 20 Jul 1275.
William de Warenne, Fifth Earl of Surrey was born Jan 12 1255 or 1256 and married Jun 1285.
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 swuklink: Searchable Time-Line     (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
William Marshal, accused of undue familiarity with Marguerite of France, wife of Henry the Young King, asks for trial by combat at the court of King Henry II in order to prove his innocence, but this was refused
William the Marshal entrusts the regency during the minority of Henry III to the papal legate, rejecting the claim of Peter des Roches, Bishop of Winchester and Henry`s guardian, during a meeting at Caversham
William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (1219-), marries Eleanor of England, youngest daughter of King John and Isabella of Angouleme, at New Temple Church in London
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 Pembroke House
Pembroke Castle, located in the centre of the town of Pembroke, is one of the most impressive Norman castles in south Wales, first established in 1093, when the Norman Conquest of Wales was far from complete.
Pembroke Dock (Welsh: Doc Penfro) is a town in South Pembrokeshire, Wales, lying north of Pembroke at the end of Milford Haven.
It was formed on April 1, 1974 from the Pembrokeshire boroughs of Pembroke and Tenby, along with Narberth urban district and Narberth Rural District and Pembroke Rural District.
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 William Marshall - AOL Music
William Marshal was the epitome of knighthood and chivalry.
However, in 1182 William Marshal was accused of undue familiarity with Marguerite...
William Marshal is the main character of the novel A Pride of Kings by...
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 The Greystoke/Grebson Lineage
The 1st Baron at this time changed the arms on his shield because, it is said, of a desire to impress his neighbors with his devotion to Christianity, a brother and sister having been burned for witchcraft.
William was at this time, because of his handsomeness and close resemblance to the poet, called "The Young Byron" or "George's Twin," and a famous French author was to remark on the similarity to Byron of William's son.
William Clayton and Phileas Longferry were on Chios with the Greek forces when the Turkish fleet conquered that island and massacred or sold into slavery almost all the population.
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 Field Marshal information - Search.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The title of Grand Marshal may also be found in several fraternity organisations, normally held by the head of the organisation.
"Marshal" and "Marshall" are both common surnames, held by such notable figures as William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, and George C. Marshall, the United States Army Chief of Staff during World War II.
A Marshal is also the name for a law enforcement officer, such as members of the United States Marshals Service, or Sky marshals who serve as undercover law enforcement onboard commercial aircraft.
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 Brink-Day-Johnston-Fletcher - Person Page 93
Maud Marshal, Countess of Norfolk; Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
1213), earl of Essex and chief justiciar ofEngland, was a sheriff, a justice itinerant and a justice of the forestunder Henry II.
William FitzNigel, Constable of Chester, founder of the abbey of Norton.His daughter, Agnes, espoused Eustace FitzJohn.
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 Marshal
The Marshal was responsible for everything connected to the horses of the royal household, the hawks and the hounds as well.
William Marshal was the Marshal of England, Protector of the Realm and Regent of England from 1216 to 1219.
William married in August 1189 at London, England to Isabel de Clare, Countess of Pembroke.
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 RICHARD DE CLARE - Online Information article about RICHARD DE CLARE
marriage with the heiress of Strigul and Pembroke.
throne as attached to the earldom of Pembroke.
Edward V., the earldom of Pembroke merged in the crown.
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 Henry III, king of England. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Henry became king under a regency; William Marshal, 1st earl of Pembroke, and later Pandulf acted as chief of government, while Peter des Roches was the king’s guardian.
Henry then assumed direct control of the government, but despite frequent protests from the barons and from his brother, Richard, earl of Cornwall, the king continued to surround himself with French favorites, including relatives of Eleanor of Provence (whom he married in 1236) and his own Poitevin half brothers.
In 1254, Henry accepted the papal offer of the kingdom of Sicily for his younger son, Edmund, earl of Lancaster (see Lancaster, house of), agreeing in return to finance the conquest of the kingdom from the Hohenstaufen dynasty.
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