Biography of William "The Younger" Marshal 2nd Earl Pembroke 1190-1231

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Maternal Family Tree: Aoife ni Diarmait Macmurrough Countess Pembroke and Buckingham 1145-1188

In August 1189 [his father] William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke (age 43) and [his mother] Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke (age 17) were married at Temple Church, London [Map]. The title Earl Pembroke (1C 1138) was not included in the settlement since it had been rescinded as a consequence of Isabel's father having supported King Stephen. The difference in their ages was 26 years. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Richard "Strongbow" Clare 2nd Earl Pembroke and [his grandmother] Aoife ni Diarmait Macmurrough Countess Pembroke and Buckingham.

In 1190 William "The Younger" Marshal 2nd Earl Pembroke was born to William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke (age 44) and Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke (age 18).

In September 1214 William "The Younger" Marshal 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 24) and Alice Béthune Countess Pembroke were married. She by marriage Countess Pembroke. She the daughter of Baldwin Béthune Count Aumale and Hawise Blois 2nd Countess Albemarle and Essex. He the son of William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke (age 68) and Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke (age 42).

Before 1215 [his wife] Alice Béthune Countess Pembroke was murdered.

Magna Carta

                    On 15th June 1215 King John of England (age 48) met with his Baron's at Runnymede [Map] where he agreed to the terms of the Magna Carta which attempted to reduce the King's authority through political reform. Those who signed as surety included:
                
                    Roger Bigod 2nd Earl Norfolk (age 71)
                
                    his son Hugh Bigod 3rd Earl Norfolk (age 33)
                
                    Henry Bohun 1st Earl Hereford (age 39)
                
                    Richard Clare 3rd Earl Hertford (age 62)
                
                    his son Gilbert Clare 5th Earl Gloucester 4th Earl Hertford (age 35)
                
                    William "The Younger" Marshal 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 25)
                
                    William Mowbray 6th Baron Thirsk (age 42)
                
                    Saer Quincy 1st Earl Winchester (age 45)
                
                    Robert Ros (age 43), Richard Percy 5th Baron Percy Topcliffe (age 45)
                
                    Robert de Vere 3rd Earl of Oxford (age 50)
                
                    Eustace Vesci (age 46)
                
                    John Fitzrobert 3rd Baron Warkworth (age 25)
                
                    John Lacy Earl Lincoln (age 23).
                
                    William D'Aubigny (age 64), Geoffrey Mandeville 2nd Earl Essex (age 24)
                
                    Robert Clare Fitzwalter                

                    [his former brother-in-law] William Forz 3rd Earl Albemarle                

                    William Hardell
                
                    William Huntingfield
                
                    William Llanvallei
                
                    William Malet 1st Baron Curry Mallet
                
                    Roger Montbegon, Richard Montfichet
                
                    Geoffrey Saye (age 60) signed as surety the Magna Carta.
                
                    Ranulf de Blondeville Gernon 6th Earl Chester 1st Earl Lincoln (age 45) witnessed.

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On 14th May 1219 [his father] William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke (age 73) died. On 14th May 1219 His son William (age 29) succeeded 2nd Earl Pembroke.

In 1220 [his mother] Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke (age 48) died. She was buried in the choir of Tintern Abbey [Map].

On 23rd April 1224 William "The Younger" Marshal 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 34) and Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Pembroke and Leicester (age 9) were married. She by marriage Countess Pembroke. The difference in their ages was 25 years. She the daughter of King John of England and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 36). He the son of William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke and Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke. They were fifth cousins.

In 1225 [his brother-in-law] Richard of Cornwall 1st Earl Cornwall (age 15) was created 1st Earl Cornwall.

All About History Books

The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

On 30th March 1231 [his brother-in-law] Richard of Cornwall 1st Earl Cornwall (age 22) and [his sister] Isabel Marshal Countess Cornwall, Gloucester and Hertford (age 30) were married at Fawley, Lambourn. She by marriage Countess Cornwall. She the daughter of [his father] William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke and [his mother] Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke. He the son of King John of England and [his mother-in-law] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 43). They were fifth cousins.

In April 1231 Hawise Gernon 2nd Countess Lincoln (age 51) succeeded 2nd Countess Lincoln. Robert Quincy Earl Lincoln by marriage Earl Lincoln. She was gifted the title by her childless brother Ranulf de Blondeville Gernon 6th Earl Chester 1st Earl Lincoln (age 61) by agreement with [his brother-in-law] King Henry III of England (age 23).

On 6th April 1231 William "The Younger" Marshal 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 41) died. On 6th April 1231 His brother [his brother] Richard (age 40) succeeded 3rd Earl Pembroke. Gervase Dinant Countess Pembroke by marriage Countess Pembroke.

In 1238 Simon de Montfort 6th Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Chester (age 30) and [his former wife] Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Pembroke and Leicester (age 23) were married at Westminster Palace [Map]. She by marriage Countess of Leicester. She the daughter of King John of England and [his former mother-in-law] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 50). He the son of Simon "Elder" Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester and Alix Montmorency. They were half third cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.