Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey 1194-1248

Paternal Family Tree: Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey

Maternal Family Tree: Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey

1217 Second Battle aka Lincoln's Fair

1219 Death of William Marshal

In August 1189 William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke [aged 43] and Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke [aged 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 The title Earl Pembroke (1C 1138) was not included in the settlement since it had been rescinded as a consequence of Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke father having supported King Stephen. The difference in their ages was 26 years. She the daughter of Richard "Strongbow" Clare 2nd Earl Pembroke and Aoife ni Diarmait Macmurrough Countess Pembroke and Buckingham.

In 1194 Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey was born to William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke [aged 48] and Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke [aged 22].

In 1199 [her father] William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke [aged 53] was created 1st Earl Pembroke.

On 7th May 1202 Hamelin Warenne Earl of Surrey [aged 73] died. His succeeded son [her future husband] William succeeded 5th Earl Surrey and inherited his estates including Conisbrough Castle [Map]. He undertook further building work including the Great Hall and service buildings in the Inner Bailey. Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey [aged 8] by marriage Countess Surrey.

Around December 1206 Hugh Bigod 3rd Earl Norfolk [aged 24] and Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey [aged 12] were married. She the daughter of William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke [aged 60] and Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke [aged 34]. He the son of Roger Bigod 2nd Earl Norfolk [aged 62] and Ida Tosny Countess Norfolk [aged 50]. They were third cousins.

Around 1209 [her son] Roger Bigod 4th Earl Norfolk was born to [her husband] Hugh Bigod 3rd Earl Norfolk [aged 27] and Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey [aged 15]. He married May 1225 his half second cousin twice removed Isabella Dunkeld Countess Norfolk, daughter of King William I of Scotland and Ermengarde Beaumont Sarthe Queen Consort Scotland.

Around 1211 [her son] Hugh Bigod Justicar was born to [her husband] Hugh Bigod 3rd Earl Norfolk [aged 29] and Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey [aged 17]. He married 1243 Joan Stuteville and had issue.

Around 1212 [her daughter] Isabel Bigod was born to [her husband] Hugh Bigod 3rd Earl Norfolk [aged 30] and Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey [aged 18]. She married (1) before 1230 her third cousin once removed Gilbert Lacy and had issue (2) before 1238 her third cousin once removed John Fitzgeoffrey, son of Geoffrey Fitzpeter 1st Earl Essex and Aveline Clare Countess Essex, and had issue.

In September 1214 [her brother] William "The Younger" Marshal 2nd Earl Pembroke [aged 24] and [her sister-in-law] Alice Béthune Countess Pembroke were married. Alice Béthune Countess Pembroke by marriage Countess Pembroke. She the daughter of Baldwin Béthune Count Aumale and Hawise Blois 2nd Countess Albemarle and Essex. He the son of [her father] William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke [aged 68] and [her mother] Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke [aged 42].

Annals of the six Kings of England by Nicholas Trivet

Translation of the Annals of the Six Kings of England by that traces the rise and rule of the Angevin aka Plantagenet dynasty from the mid-12th to early 14th century. Written by the Dominican scholar Nicholas Trivet, the work offers a vivid account of English history from the reign of King Stephen through to the death of King Edward I, blending political narrative with moral reflection. Covering the reigns of six monarchs—from Stephen to Edward I—the chronicle explores royal authority, rebellion, war, and the shifting balance between crown, church, and nobility. Trivet provides detailed insight into defining moments such as baronial conflicts, Anglo-French rivalry, and the consolidation of royal power under Edward I, whose reign he describes with particular immediacy. The Annals combines careful year-by-year reporting with thoughtful interpretation, presenting history not merely as a sequence of events but as a moral and political lesson. Ideal for readers interested in medieval history, kingship, and the origins of the English state, this chronicle remains a valuable and accessible window into the turbulent world of the Plantagenet kings.

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Around 1215 [her son] Ralph Bigod was born to [her husband] Hugh Bigod 3rd Earl Norfolk [aged 33] and Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey [aged 21]. He married his half fourth cousin once removed Bertha Ferrers, daughter of William Ferrers 4th Earl of Derby and Agnes Gernon Countess Derby.

Second Battle aka Lincoln's Fair

On 20th May 1217 [her father] William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke [aged 71] and Ranulf de Blondeville Gernon 6th Earl Chester 1st Earl Lincoln [aged 47] fought at Lincoln, Lincolnshire [Map] during the Second Battle aka Lincoln's Fair.

Rebels William Mowbray 6th Baron Thirsk [aged 44] and William Ros [aged 17] were captured. William de Albini [aged 66] fought for the rebels. Thomas Chateaudun I Count Perche [aged 22] died fighting for the rebels.

Bishop Peter de Roches led a division of the royal army and earned some distinction by his valour.

In or before 1218 [her brother-in-law] Gilbert Clare 5th Earl Gloucester 4th Earl Hertford [aged 37] and [her sister] Isabel Marshal Countess Cornwall, Gloucester and Hertford [aged 17] were married. Isabel Marshal Countess Cornwall, Gloucester and Hertford by marriage Countess Gloucester, Countess Hertford. The difference in their ages was 20 years. She the daughter of [her father] William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke [aged 71] and [her mother] Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke [aged 45]. He the son of Richard Clare 3rd Earl Hertford and Amice Fitzrobert Countess Hertford. They were third cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

Death of William Marshal

On 14th May 1219 [her father] William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke [aged 73] died. His succeeded son [her brother] William [aged 29] succeeded 2nd Earl Pembroke.

In 1220 [her mother] Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke [aged 48] died. She was buried in the choir of Tintern Abbey [Map].

In 1221 [her father-in-law] Roger Bigod 2nd Earl Norfolk [aged 77] died. His succeeded son [her husband] Hugh Bigod 3rd Earl Norfolk [aged 39] succeeded 3rd Earl Norfolk. Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey [aged 27] by marriage Countess Norfolk.

Around 1222 [her brother] Richard Marshal 3rd Earl Pembroke [aged 31] and [her sister-in-law] Gervase Dinant Countess Pembroke were married. He the son of [her father] William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke and [her mother] Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke.

On 23rd April 1224 [her brother] William "The Younger" Marshal 2nd Earl Pembroke [aged 34] and [her sister-in-law] Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Pembroke and Leicester [aged 9] were married. Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Pembroke and Leicester 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 [aged 36]. He the son of [her father] William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke and [her mother] Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke. They were fifth cousins.

On 18th February 1225 [her husband] Hugh Bigod 3rd Earl Norfolk [aged 43] died. His succeeded son Roger Bigod 4th Earl Norfolk [aged 16] succeeded 4th Earl Norfolk.

Around May 1225 Roger Bigod 4th Earl Norfolk [aged 16] and Isabella Dunkeld Countess Norfolk [aged 30] were married. Isabella Dunkeld Countess Norfolk by marriage Countess Norfolk. She the daughter of King William I of Scotland and Ermengarde Beaumont Sarthe Queen Consort Scotland [aged 55]. He the son of Hugh Bigod 3rd Earl Norfolk and Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey [aged 31]. They were half second cousin twice removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

On 13th October 1225 William Warenne 5th Earl of Surrey and Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey [aged 31] were married. She the daughter of William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke and Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke. He the son of Hamelin Warenne Earl of Surrey and Isabella Warenne Countess Boulogne 4th Countess of Surrey. They were half second cousin once removed.

In 1228 [her daughter] Isabel Plantagenet Countess Lincoln and Arundel was born to [her husband] William Warenne 5th Earl of Surrey and Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey [aged 34]. She married before 7th May 1243 her fourth cousin once removed Hugh D'Aubigny 5th Earl Lincoln 5th Earl of Arundel, son of William D'Aubigny 3rd Earl Lincoln 3rd Earl of Arundel and Mabel Gernon Countess Lincoln and Arundel.

Before 1230 [her son-in-law] Gilbert Lacy [aged 23] and Isabel Bigod [aged 17] were married. She the daughter of Hugh Bigod 3rd Earl Norfolk and Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey [aged 35]. They were third cousin once removed.

In 1231 [her son] John Warenne 6th Earl of Surrey was born to [her husband] William Warenne 5th Earl of Surrey and Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey [aged 37]. He married 1247 his fifth cousin Alice Lusignan Countess of Surrey, daughter of Hugh X of Lusignan V Count La Marche and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England, and had issue.

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

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Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.

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

On 16th April 1234 Richard Marshal 3rd Earl Pembroke [aged 43] died from wounds at Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny. His succeeded brother Gilbert [aged 37] succeeded 4th Earl Pembroke.

On 1st August 1235 [her brother] Gilbert Marshal 4th Earl Pembroke [aged 38] and [her sister-in-law] Marjorie Dunkeld Countess Pembroke [aged 35] were married at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland [Map]. Marjorie Dunkeld Countess Pembroke by marriage Countess Pembroke. She the daughter of King William I of Scotland and Ermengarde Beaumont Sarthe Queen Consort Scotland. He the son of [her father] William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke and [her mother] Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke. They were half second cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

Before 1238 [her son-in-law] John Fitzgeoffrey [aged 32] and Isabel Bigod [aged 25] were married. She the daughter of Hugh Bigod 3rd Earl Norfolk and Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey [aged 43]. He the son of Geoffrey Fitzpeter 1st Earl Essex and Aveline Clare Countess Essex. They were third cousin once removed.

On 17th January 1240 [her sister] Isabel Marshal Countess Cornwall, Gloucester and Hertford [aged 39] died.

On 27th May 1240 [her husband] William Warenne 5th Earl of Surrey died. His succeeded son John [aged 9] succeeded 6th Earl Surrey and inherited his estates including Conisbrough Castle [Map].

On 27th June 1241 Gilbert Marshal 4th Earl Pembroke [aged 44] was killed in a tournament at Ware, Hertfordshire [Map]. He was buried at Temple Church, London [Map] next to his father. His succeeded brother Walter [aged 42] succeeded 5th Earl Pembroke; he had also attended the tournament. The King King Henry III of England [aged 33] had expressly forbidden the tournament leading to anger at his disobeying the King's orders.

On 6th January 1242 [her brother] Walter Marshal 5th Earl Pembroke [aged 43] and [her sister-in-law] Margaret Quincy 3rd Countess Lincoln and Pembroke [aged 36] were married. Margaret Quincy 3rd Countess Lincoln and Pembroke by marriage Countess Pembroke. He by marriage Earl Lincoln. A dynastic marriage that brought together the Earldom's of Pembroke and Lincoln. She the daughter of Robert Quincy Earl Lincoln and Hawise Gernon 2nd Countess Lincoln. He the son of [her father] William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke and [her mother] Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke. They were third cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

In 1243 Hugh Bigod Justicar [aged 32] and Joan Stuteville [aged 27] were married. He the son of Hugh Bigod 3rd Earl Norfolk and Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey [aged 49].

Before 7th May 1243 [her son-in-law] Hugh D'Aubigny 5th Earl Lincoln 5th Earl of Arundel and Isabel Plantagenet Countess Lincoln and Arundel [aged 15] were married. She the daughter of William Warenne 5th Earl of Surrey and Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey [aged 49]. He the son of William D'Aubigny 3rd Earl Lincoln 3rd Earl of Arundel and Mabel Gernon Countess Lincoln and Arundel. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

On 27th November 1245 Walter Marshal 5th Earl Pembroke [aged 46] died at Goodrich Castle, Gloucestershire [Map]. He was buried at Tintern Abbey [Map] next to his mother Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke His succeeded brother Anselm Marshal 6th Earl Pembroke [aged 37] succeeded 6th Earl Pembroke although he only enjoyed the title for one month dying on 23rd December 1245.

On 23rd December 1245 Anselm Marshal 6th Earl Pembroke [aged 37] died at Chepstow Castle [Map]. He was buried at Tintern Abbey [Map] next to his brother Walter Marshal 5th Earl Pembroke [deceased], who had died only a month before, and mother Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke. Earl Pembroke extinct.

In 1247 John Warenne 6th Earl of Surrey [aged 16] and Alice Lusignan Countess of Surrey [aged 23] were married. Alice Lusignan Countess of Surrey by marriage Countess Surrey. She the daughter of Hugh X of Lusignan V Count La Marche [aged 64] and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England. He the son of William Warenne 5th Earl of Surrey and Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey [aged 53]. They were fifth cousins.

On 27th March 1248 Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey [aged 54] died.

Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey 1194-1248 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey 1194-1248

Kings France: Great x 6 Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey 1194-1248
Number after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.

King Edward I of Scotland [1]

Elizabeth Burgh Queen Consort Scotland [1]

King Robert II of Scotland [1]

Philippa of Lancaster Queen Consort Portugal [1]

King Henry IV of England [1]

King Henry V of England [2]

Philippa Lancaster Queen Consort Denmark [2]

Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland [2]

King Edward IV of England [7]

King Richard III of England [7]

Anne Neville Queen Consort England [11]

King Henry VII of England and Ireland [2]

Queen Anne Boleyn of England [10]

Queen Jane Seymour [11]

Catherine Parr Queen Consort England [10]

Queen Catherine Howard of England [8]

Maximilian Habsburg Spain II Holy Roman Emperor [2]

Jane Grey I Queen England and Ireland [17]

Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria [2]

Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress [2]

Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor [4]

George Wharton [103]

Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain [4]

Anna of Austria Holy Roman Empress [4]

Louis XIII King France [2]

Elisabeth Bourbon Queen Consort Spain [2]

Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England [2]

John George Wettin Elector Saxony [2]

Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg [2]

Eleonora Gonzaga Queen Consort Bohemia [4]

Maria Leopoldine Habsburg Spain Queen Consort Bohemia [4]

Hedwig Eleonora Queen Consort Sweden [2]

Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [2]

Victor Amadeus King Sardinia [2]

Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [2]

Maria Anna Neuburg Queen Consort Spain [4]

Frederick I King Sweden [6]

Joseph I Holy Roman Emperor [4]

Charles Habsburg Spain VI Holy Roman Emperor [4]

Adolph Frederick King Sweden [2]

President George Washington [6]

King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [4]

William Elector of Hesse [6]

Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [2]

Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [4]

Marie Sophie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [6]

Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England [4]

Frederick William III King Prussia [2]

Frederica Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort Hanover [4]

Queen Fredrika Dorotea Vilhelmina [4]

King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark [6]

Frederick William IV King Prussia [4]

William I King Prussia [4]

Frederick VII King of Denmark [10]

Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [12]

King Christian IX of Denmark [6]

Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom [8]

Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway [10]

Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia [22]

King Edward VII of the United Kingdom [22]

Maria Christina of Austria Queen Consort Spain [6]

Brigadier-General Charles Fitz-Clarence [414]

Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England [12]

Frederick Charles I King Finland [12]

Constantine I King Greece [6]

Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [16]

Victoria Eugénie Mountbatten Queen Consort Spain [28]

Louise Mountbatten Queen Consort Sweden [34]

Ingrid Bernadotte Queen Consort Denmark [26]

Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh [40]

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [1695]

Carl XVI King Sweden [54]

Queen Consort Camilla Shand [552]

Diana Spencer Princess Wales [4891]

Catherine Middleton Princess of Wales [12]

Ancestors of Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey 1194-1248

Great x 1 Grandfather: Gilbert Giffard

GrandFather: John Fitzgilbert

Father: William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke

GrandMother: Sybil of Salisbury

Great x 1 Grandmother: Sybilla Chaworth Baroness Chitterne

Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey 6 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gilbert Clare 2nd Count of Eu

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard de Clare

Great x 2 Grandfather: Gilbert de Clare

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Giffard

Great x 3 Grandmother: Rohese Giffard

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ermengarde Flaitel

Great x 1 Grandfather: Gilbert de Clare 1st Earl Pembroke

Great x 2 Grandmother: Adeliza Clermont

GrandFather: Richard "Strongbow" Clare 2nd Earl Pembroke 4 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey "Vielles" Beaumont

Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger "Bearded" Beaumont

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Beaumont 1st Earl of Leicester Count Meulan

Great x 4 Grandfather: Waleran I Count of Meulan

Great x 3 Grandmother: Adeline of Meulan

Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabel Beaumont Countess Pembroke 3 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry I King of the Franks Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh "Great" Capet Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne of Kiev Queen Consort Francia

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Capet Countess Leicester, Meulan and Surrey 2 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandfather: Herbert Vermandois IV Count Vermandois 7 x Great Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 3 Grandmother: Adelaide I Countess Vermandois 8 x Great Grand Daughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Mother: Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke 5 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 1 Grandfather: Diarmait Macmurrough

GrandMother: Aoife ni Diarmait Macmurrough Countess Pembroke and Buckingham