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Lady Isabel de Clare, 4th Countess of Pembroke

Female 1172 - 1217  (45 years)


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  • Name Isabel de Clare 
    Title Lady 
    Suffix 4th Countess of Pembroke 
    Birth 1172  Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Female 
    Death 14 Oct 1217  Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Alt Death 1220  Pembrokeshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Burial Tintern Abbey, Tintern, Monmouthshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Tintern Abbey (Welsh: Abaty Tyndyrn, About this sound pronunciation in Welsh (help·info)) was founded by Walter de Clare, Lord of Chepstow, on 9 May 1131. It is situated adjacent to the village of Tintern in Monmouthshire, on the Welsh bank of the River Wye, which forms the border between Monmouthshire in Wales and Gloucestershire in England. It was only the second Cistercian foundation in Britain, and the first in Wales. Falling into ruin after the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 16th century, the remains were celebrated in poetry and often painted by visitors from the 18th century onwards. In 1984 Cadw took over responsibility for the site.

      Photos, history & source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tintern_Abbey
    Person ID I45547  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 13 Jul 2019 

    Father Sir Richard de Clare, Knight, 2nd Earl Pembroke,   b. 1125, Tonbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Apr 1176, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Mother Lady Eva Aoife Mac Murchada, Countess Pembroke,   b. 26 Apr 1141, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0___ 1188, Waterford, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Marriage 26 Aug 1171  Waterford, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Family ID F18235  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sir William Marshal, Templar Knight, 1st Earl Pembroke,   b. 1146-1147, (Berkshire, England) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Apr 1219, Caversham, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 0Aug 1189  London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 5, 6] 
    Children 
     1. Sir William Marshal, Knight, 2nd Earl of Pembroke,   b. 1190-1198, Normandy Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Apr 1231, London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years)
     2. Lady Maud Marshal, Countess of Norfolk,   b. ~1193, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Mar 1248, Tintern Abbey, Chapel Hill, Monmouthshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 54 years)
     3. Lady Isabel Marshal, Countess Marshall,   b. 9 Oct 1200, Pembroke Castle, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jan 1240, Berkhamsted Castle, Berkhamsted, Hertforshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)
     4. Sybil Marshal,   b. ~ 1201, (Pembroke Castle, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0Apr 1245 (Age ~ 44 years)
     5. Lady Eva Marshal, Countess of Abergavenny,   b. 1203, Pembroke Castle, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1246 (Age 43 years)
     6. Joan Marshal,   b. 1210, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1234, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 24 years)
     7. Isabel Ferrers,   b. 1218, Derby, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 23 NOVE 1260, Torre (Tor) Mohun, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years)
    Family ID F16620  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1172 - Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 0Aug 1189 - London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 14 Oct 1217 - Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsAlt Death - 1220 - Pembrokeshire, Wales Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Tintern Abbey, Tintern, Monmouthshire, Wales Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • F Isabel De CLAREPrint Family Tree
      Born in 1172 - Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
      Deceased 14 October 1217 - Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales , age at death: 45 years old
      Buried in 1217 - Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales

      Parents
      Richard (Strongbow) De ( 2nd Earl Pembroke, Lord Marshall) CLARE, born in 1125 - Tonbridge, Kent, England, Deceased 20 April 1176 - Dublin, Ireland age at death: 51 years old , buried in 1176 - Dublin, Ireland
      Married 26 August 1171, Waterford, Waterford, Ireland, to
      Eva Aoife Mac (Countess Pembroke) MURCHADA, born 26 April 1141 - Dublin, Ireland, Deceased in 1188 - Waterford, Ireland age at death: 47 years old , buried - Tintern, Monmouthshire, Wales

      Spouses, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren
      Married in August 1189, London, England, to William (SIR - Knight Templar)(Earl Pembroke) MARSHALL, born 12 May 1146 - Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, Deceased 14 May 1219 - Reading, Berkshire, England age at death: 73 years old , buried in 1219 - London, England (Parents : M John (Fitzgilbert) (Earl of Pembroke, Marshall of England) MARSHALL 1105-1165 & F Sibilla De SALISBURY 1109-1155) with
      F Maud (Countess of Norfolk Countess of Surrey) MARSHALL 1192-1248 married to William (de Warenne) WARREN 1166-1240 with
      M John De (SIR - Earl of Surrey) WARREN 1231-1304 married before 1244, England, to Alice (Le Brun) De (Countess of Surrey) LUSIGNAN 1224-1291 with :
      F Eleanor (Plantagenet) De WARREN 1244-1282
      M William De (SIR) WARREN 1256-1286

      John De (SIR - Earl of Surrey) WARREN 1231-1304 married in 1247, Surrey, England, to Isabel De Surrey 1234-
      Maud (Countess of Norfolk Countess of Surrey) MARSHALL 1192-1248 married to Hugh (Magna Charta Baron - EARL of NORFOLK) BIGOD 1175-1225 with
      F Isabel BIGOD ca 1215-1239 married before 1235, Shere, Surrey, England, to John (Fitzgeoffrey) (SIR - Lord of Shere) (Justiciar of England) FITZPIERS 1215-1258 with :
      F Aveline (Fitzjohn) FITZPIERS ca 1235-1274
      F Maud (Fitzjohn) (Countess of WARWICK) FITZPIERS 1237-1301
      F Eve (Baroness of Abergavenny) MARSHALL 1194-1246 married 2 May 1230, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, to William "Black William" (de Braose) BRUCE 1204-1230 with
      M William (de Braose) BRUCE 1210-1292 married to Maud De Fay 1180-1249 with :
      F Eleanor (de Braose) BRUCE 1230-
      F Isabella (de Braose) BRUCE 1220/- married to Dafydd (Ap Llywelyn) (Prince of WALES) TUDOR 1208-1246
      F Eva (de Braose) BRUCE 1220-1255 married 25 July 1238, Calne, Wiltshire, England, to William De CANTILUPE 1216-1254 with :
      F Joane CANTILUPE 1240-1271
      F Sybilla De Cantilupe ca 1240-
      F Millicent (Cauntelo) De CANTILUPE ca 1250-/1299
      F Maud (de Braose) (BARONESS WIGMORE) BRUCE 1226-1300 married in 1247, King's Stanley, Gloucestershire, England, to Roger De (SIR) MORTIMER 1231-1282 with :
      F Isabella De MORTIMER 1248-1274
      M Edmund De (Sir - 7th Lord) MORTIMER 1252-1303
      F Isolde De MORTIMER 1267-1338
      Eve (Baroness of Abergavenny) MARSHALL 1194-1246 married in 1230, England, to Milo (de Saint Maur) (SIR) SEYMOUR ca 1200-1245 with
      M Richard SEYMOUR 1230-1271 married in 1250 to Isabel (Lady) MARSHALL 1238-1268 with :
      M Roger (de Saint Maur) SEYMOUR 1258-1300
      F Katherine SEYMOUR ca 1265-ca 1335
      M Gilbert MARSHALL 1196-1241 married to Marjorie Of SCOTLAND 1204-1244 with
      F Isabel (Lady) MARSHALL 1238-1268 married in 1250 to Richard SEYMOUR 1230-1271 with :
      M Roger (de Saint Maur) SEYMOUR 1258-1300
      F Katherine SEYMOUR ca 1265-ca 1335
      M William (4th Earl of Pembroke/ChiefJusticar of Ireland) MARSHALL 1198-1231 married 23 April 1224, Hampshire, England, to Eleanor (Princess of England) PLANTAGENET ca 1205-1275 with
      F Isabel Marshall 1225/-1239
      M X MARSHALL ca 1230- married to ? ? with :
      M X MARSHALL ca 1260-
      F Isabel (Fitzgilbert) (Countess MARSHALL) MARSHALL 1200-1239 married 9 October 1217, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, to Gilbert III De (Earl of Gloucester - Hertford) CLARE, MAGNA CARTA BARON ca 1180-1230 with
      M Richard De (Earl of Herts - Gloucs) CLARE 1222-1262 married 25 January 1238, Lincolnshire, England, to Maud De (Countess of Gloucester) LACY 1223-1289 with :
      M Gilbert IV De (Earl of Herts - Gloucs) CLARE 1243-1295
      M Thomas De (Lord of Thomand, Connaught, Chancellor of Ireland) CLARE 1245-1287
      F Rohesia De CLARE 1252-1316
      F Isabel De (Lady Annabelle - 3rd Countess of Pembroke) CLARE 1226-1264 married in May 1240, Scotland, to Robert "the Competitor" De (SIR - 5th Lord of Annandale) BRUCE 1210-1295 with :
      M Robert De (Lord Annadale) BRUCE 1243-1304
      F Mary Clarissa De BRUCE 1255-1283
      Isabel (Fitzgilbert) (Countess MARSHALL) MARSHALL 1200-1239 married 30 March 1231, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA, to Richard (Earl of CORNWALL) CORNWALL 1209-1272 with
      M Richard (SIR) (PLANTAGENET) CORNWALL 1234-1272 married before 1280, Cornwall, England, to Joan SAINT OWEN 1234-1308 with :
      M Edmund De (PLANTAGENET) CORNWALL 1280-1354
      F Sibyl MARSHALL ca 1201-1245 married 14 May 1219, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, to William De (SIR - 5th Earl of Derby,) (Sheriff of Leicester) FERRERS 1190-1254 with
      F Maud De FERRERS ca 1215-1298 married in 1248 to William (Fortibus) De (SIR) VIVONNE 1215-1259 with :
      F Joan de ** (Countess of Chewton) VIVONNE 1235-1314
      F Margaret (Joan) De (to Wynter) FERRERS ca 1220-1267 married 5 December 1242, England, to Roger De Quincy ca 1215-1242/
      Margaret (Joan) De (to Wynter) FERRERS ca 1220-1267 married before 1245, England, to John De MOHUN ca 1220-1255 with :
      M John De MOHUN ca 1243-1279

      Margaret (Joan) De (to Wynter) FERRERS ca 1220-1267 married about 1256, Derbyshire, England, to Roger (SIR ) (MIDLANDS) WYNTER ca 1220- with :
      M Robert ** (Bedfordshire) WYNTER /1260-
      M Roger de ** (Suffolk - ??) WYNTER /1267-ca 1327
      M ** (Connection speculative) WYNTER /1268-
      F Isabel De FERRERS 1223-1252 married after 1247, England, to Reginald De MOHUN 1202-1256 with :
      F Isabel De MOHUN 1248-1280
      F Agatha De FERRERS ca 1225- married to Hugh De MORTIMER 1219-1274 with :
      M Robert De MORTIMER 1251-1287
      F Mary De MORTIMER 1260-1290
      M William De (SIR) FERRERS 1235-1287 married in 1262, Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England, to Anne le De SPENCER 1240/-1280 with :
      M ? ?
      F Anne De (to GREY) FERRERS 1268-1324
      M William De (SIR - to Wynter via VERDON) FERRERS 1272-1325
      M Robert De (6th Earl of Derby) (to NEVILLE) FERRERS ca 1239-1279 married 26 June 1269, Staffordshire, England, to Alianore De BOHUN 1240-1314 with :
      M John De (SIR - Baron of Chartley) FERRERS 1271-1312
      F Joane MARSHALL 1202-1234 married to Warin Munchensy 1192-1255 with
      F Joan MUNCHENSY 1222-1307 married to William (de Lusignan) (Earl of Pembroke) VALENCE 1225-1296 with :
      F Margaret De (Baroness de la ROCHE) VALENCE 1254-1315
      F Isabel De VALENCE ca 1262-1305

      Siblings
      M Richard III De (SIR) CLARE, MAGNA CARTA BARON ca 1153-1217 Married in 1180, England, to Amicie De CAEN 1160-1225
      F Joan De ( Baroness of Gamage) CLARE 1175-1222/ Married in 1196, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, to Godfrey De (Sir) ( Lord of Gamage) GAMAGE 1176-1253

      Paternal grand-parents, uncles and aunts
      M Gilbert De (1st Earl Pembroke) CLARE 1100-1148 married (1130)
      F Isabel De (Countess Pembroke and Buckingham) BEAUMONT 1086-1147
      M Richard (Strongbow) De ( 2nd Earl Pembroke, Lord Marshall) CLARE 1125-1176
      married (1171)
      3 children

      F Isabel De (Countess Pembroke and Buckingham) BEAUMONT 1086-1147
      married (1098)M Henry I (Beauclerc) (KING OF ENGLAND) NORMANDY 1068-1135
      F Constance Maude FITZROY 1098-
      married (1120)
      1 child



      Maternal grand-parents, uncles and aunts
      M Dermot Dairmait Mac (King of Leinster) MURCHADA 1110-1171 married (1140)
      F Mor Tauthail Moringen Murchertaig (Queen of Ireland) O'TOOLE 1114-1191
      F Eva Aoife Mac (Countess Pembroke) MURCHADA 1141-1188
      married (1171)
      3 children
      F Urlachen Mac MURCHADA 1154-1200
      married (1171)
      2 children



      Notes
      Individual Note
      Source: Ancestry.com.au - http://www.Ancestry.com.au - Millennium File - Heritage Consulting - Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003.Original data - Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Heritage Consulting.Original data: Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: - 1,7249::0
      http://search.Ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=millind&h=10154284&ti=5544&indiv=try&gss=pt Birth date: 1172 Birth place: Pembroke, Wales Death date: 1220 Death place: Pembroke, Wales 1,7249::10154284
      Source: Ancestry.com - http://www.Ancestry.com - Web: International, Find A Grave Index - Ancestry.com - Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. - 1,70699::0 1,70699::438790
      Source: Ancestry.com - http://www.Ancestry.com - UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current - Ancestry.com - Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. - 1,60526::0 1,60526::219175

      Death
      Age: 48


      Sources
      Individual:
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      - Ancestry.com.au - http://www.Ancestry.com.au - Ancestry Family Trees - Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. - This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. - Ancestry Family Trees - http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=18829447&pid=8010
      - Ancestry.com.au - http://www.Ancestry.com.au - Ancestry Family Trees - Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. - This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. - Ancestry Family Trees - http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=18829447&pid=8010
      - Ancestry.com.au - http://www.Ancestry.com.au - Ancestry Family Trees - Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. - This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. - Ancestry Family Trees - http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=18829447&pid=8010
      Birth, death:
      - Ancestry.com.au - http://www.Ancestry.com.au - Millennium File - Heritage Consulting - Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003.Original data - Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Heritage Consulting.Original data: Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: - 1,7249::0
      Note http://search.Ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=millind&h=10154284&ti=5544&indiv=try&gss=pt - Birth date: 1172 Birth place: Pembroke, Wales Death date: 1220 Death place: Pembroke, Wales - 1,7249::10154284
      - Ancestry.com - http://www.Ancestry.com - Web: International, Find A Grave Index - Ancestry.com - Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. - 1,70699::0 - 1,70699::438790
      - Ancestry.com - http://www.Ancestry.com - UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current - Ancestry.com - Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. - 1,60526::0 - 1,60526::219175
      Burial:
      - Ancestry.com - http://www.Ancestry.com - Web: International, Find A Grave Index - Ancestry.com - Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. - 1,70699::0 - 1,70699::438790
      - Ancestry.com - http://www.Ancestry.com - UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current - Ancestry.com - Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. - 1,60526::0 - 1,60526::219175

      Family Tree Preview
      Ancestry Chart Descendancy Chart
      _____| 16_ Richard (Fitzgilbert) De CLARE 1030-1089
      _____| 8_ Gilbert (Fitzrichard) De (Some say - Lord of Chepstow) CLARE 1065-1114
      _____| 4_ Gilbert De (1st Earl Pembroke) CLARE 1100-1148
      / \ _____| 18_ Hugh De CLERMONT 1030-1101
      |2_ Richard (Strongbow) De ( 2nd Earl Pembroke, Lord Marshall) CLARE 1125-1176
      | \ _____| 20_ Roger De (SIR - Barbatus le Barber) BEAUMONT 1022-1094
      | \ _____| 10_ Robert De (SIR - 1st Earl Leics - Count Melun) BEAUMONT 1046-1118
      | \ _____| 22_ Hugh (The Great) (Count of Vermandois) CAPET 1053-1102
      |--1_ Isabel De CLARE 1172-1217
      | _____| 24_ Murchad Macdairmata MURCHADA 1032-1070
      | _____| 12_ Donnchad Enna Mac MURCHADA 1085-1115
      | _____| 6_ Dermot Dairmait Mac (King of Leinster) MURCHADA 1110-1171
      | / \ _____| 26_ Gilla Michil O'BRIEN 1055-1068
      |3_ Eva Aoife Mac (Countess Pembroke) MURCHADA 1141-1188
      \ _____| 28_ Gilla-Comgaill II (King of Ui Muriedaig) O'TOOLE 1055-1127
      \ _____| 14_ Mouirchertach (King of Ui Muiredaig) O'TOOLE 1089-1164
      \ _____| 30_ Loigsech (King of Loigsi) O'MORDA

      end of biography [3]
    • Isabel de Clare, suo jure Countess of Pembroke and Striguil (1172-1220) was a Cambro-Norman-Irish noblewoman, go to this link for further clarification ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambro-Norman, and one of the wealthiest heiresses in Wales and Ireland. She was the wife of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, who served four successive kings as Lord Marshal of England. Her marriage had been arranged by King Richard I.

      Daniel Maclise's painting of the marriage of Isabel's parents, Strongbow and Aoife of Leinster in August 1170, the day after the capture of Waterford.
      Isabel was born in 1172 in Pembrokeshire, Wales, the eldest child of Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (1130 – 20 April 1176), known to history as "Strongbow", and Aoife of Leinster, who was the daughter of Dermot MacMurrough, the deposed King of Leinster and Mor Ui Thuathail. The latter was a daughter of Muirchertach Ua Tuathail and Cacht Nâi Morda. The marriage of Strongbow and Aoife took place in August 1170, the day after the capture of Waterford by the Cambro-Norman forces led by Strongbow.

      Isabel's paternal grandparents were Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Isabel de Beaumont. She had a younger brother Gilbert de Striguil who, being a minor, was not formally invested with either the earldom of Pembroke or of Striguil. It is unlikely that his father could have passed on the title to Pembroke as he himself did not possess it. When Gilbert died in 1185, Isabel became Countess of Pembroke in her own right (suo jure) until her death in 1220. In this way, she could be said to be the first successor to the earldom of Pembroke since her grandfather Gilbert, the first earl. By this reckoning, Isabel ought to be called the second countess, not the fourth countess of Pembroke. In any event, the title Earl was re-created for her husband. She also had an illegitimate half-sister Basile de Clare, who married three times. Basile's husbands were: Robert de Quincy; Raymond Fitzgerald, Constable of Leinster: Geoffrey FitzRobert, Baron of Kells.

      Isabel was described as having been "the good, the fair, the wise, the courteous lady of high degree".[2] She allegedly spoke French, Irish and Latin.[3] After her brother Gilbert's death, Isabel became one of the wealthiest heiresses in the kingdom, owning besides the titles of Pembroke and Striguil, much land in Wales and Ireland.[4] She inherited the numerous castles on the inlet of Milford Haven, guarding the South Channel, including Pembroke Castle.[5] She was a legal ward of King Henry II, who carefully watched over her inheritance.[6]

      Marriage

      The new King Richard I arranged her marriage in August 1189 to William Marshal, regarded by many as the greatest knight and soldier in the realm. Henry II had promised Marshal he would be given Isabel as his bride, and his son and successor Richard upheld the promise one month after his accession to the throne. At the time of her marriage, Isabel was residing in the Tower of London in the protective custody of the Justiciar of England, Ranulf de Glanville.[7] Following the wedding, which was celebrated in London "with due pomp and ceremony",[8] they spent their honeymoon at Stoke d'Abernon in Surrey which belonged to Enguerrand d'Abernon.[9]

      Marriage to Isabel elevated William Marshal from the status as a landless knight into one of the richest men in the kingdom. He would serve as Lord Marshal of England, four kings in all: Henry II, Richard I, John, and Henry III. Although Marshal did not become the jure uxoris 1st Earl of Pembroke, Earl of Striguil until 1199, he nevertheless assumed overlordship of Leinster in Ireland, Pembroke Castle, Chepstow Castle, as well as Isabel's other castles in Wales such as the keep of Haverford, Tenby, Lewhaden, Narberth, Stackpole.[10]

      Shortly after their marriage, Marshal and Isabel arrived in Ireland, at Old Ros, a settlement located in the territory which belonged to her grandfather, Dermot MacMurrough. A motte was hastily constructed, a medieval borough quickly grew around it, and afterwards the Marshals founded the port town by the river which subsequently became known as New Ross. The Chronicles of Ros, which are housed in the British Museum, described Isabel and Marshal's arrival in Ireland and records that Isabella set about building a lovely city on the banks of the Barrow.

      In 1192, Isabel and her husband assumed the task of managing their vast lands; starting with the rebuilding of Kilkenny Castle and the town, both of which had been damaged by the O'Brien clan in 1173. Later they commissioned the construction of several abbeys in the vicinity.[11]

      The marriage was happy, despite the vast difference in age between them. William Marshal and Isabel produced a total of five sons and five daughters.[12]

      end of biography [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S9221] "William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke" biography, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Marshal,_1st_Earl_of_Pembroke,.

    2. [S9222] "Isabel de Clare, 4th Countess of Pembroke" biography, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabel_de_Clare,_4th_Countess_of_Pe.

    3. [S11505] "Isabel de Clare", profile, http://gw.geneanet.org/belfast8?lang=en&p=isabel+de&n=clare, retrieved, recorded & uploaded.

    4. [S4828] "Dermot Dairmait Mac MURCHADA (King of Leinster)", pedigree & registry, http://gw.geneanet.org/belfast8?n=murchada&oc=0&.

    5. [S9219] "Joan de Munchensi" biography, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_de_Munchensi, updated March 12, 2016 by David A. Hennes.

    6. [S14298] "Isabel (Vipont) de Clifford (about 1251 - before 14 May 1292)", Ancestors, Descendants, Biography with Sources, https:/.


  

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