Sir William the (the Protector) Marshall I

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  • NAME.ROMN	Guillaume le Marshal the Elder   Willelmus Maresscallus senior
    OBJE	@M4@
    CHAN.DATE	22 JAN 2007
    CHAN.DATE.TIME	23:45:44
    EVEN.TYPE	info
    EVEN.DATE	1140
    EVEN.Comment	link to good info. Lincoln......Lincolnshire.....Hmmmmmmmmmm? http://perso.numericable.fr/~earlyblazo/events/lincoln.htm Guillaume le Marshal the Elder, 4th Earl of Pembroke, protector of England during the nonage of Henry III William "the Elder" Marshall, 4th Earl of Pembroke also went by the name of William "the Protector." He was born circa 1146 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales.2 He was the son of Marshal John fitz Gilbert and Sibyl de Salisbury.2,3 He married Isabel, suo jure Countess of Pembroke, daughter of Richard "Strongbow" fitz Gilbert, Earl of Pembroke and Buckingham and Eva MacMurrough, in August 1189 in London, Middlesex, England.2,3 He succeeded to the title of earl of Pembroke in right of Elizabeth, his wife, daughter of Richard de Clare second earl of Pembroke in 1199.4 3rd Earl of Pembroke between 1199 and 1215.4 Lord Marshal of Ireland between 1207 and 14 May 1219.5 Lord of Leinster in Ireland, between 1207 and 14 May 1219.5 He was was present in support of King John at the signing of the Magna Carta in 1215. Regent of the Kingdom between 1216 and 1219.2 He was was appointed, on King John's death, the guardian of young King Henry. As such William Marshall, the new protector and Regent of England, recruited and reinforced the already powerful royal Anglo/Norman army, with mercenaries and friendly Anglo/Norman barons, He planned to rid England of the Dauphin and all these ambitious French undesirables. Bear in mind, they were French, not Norman as he was. Nominally a lawyer, he soon learned the military skills. Marshall ran a vigorous campaign against Prince Louis, the self-proclaimed King of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, and his French army who were still occupying London with our 'heroes', the traitorous Magna Carta Barons, now the vassals of the Dauphin and the King of France. Annals of Monte Fernando 1219: "Ob. Willelmus Maresscallus senior."6 He died on 16 March 1219 in Caversham Manor, England.5 He died on 14 May 1219 in Caversham.2 William "the Elder" Marshall, 4th Earl of Pembroke was buried in Temple Church, London, England.7,2