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For dramatic efect, Maclise chose to depict the marriage of Richard de Clare, and Aoife, daughter of the King of Leinster, Dermot MacMurrough, taking place in front of a ruined monastery. The bishop raises his left hand, an extraordinary detail, suggesting the artist intended to depict the gesture as a malediction, rather than a blessing.
In the tumult of the twelfth-century Norman invasion of Ireland, Aoife of Leinster unfolds the deeply personal tale of Aoife, the spirited daughter of the deposed King of Leinster, Diarmuit MacMurrough. Promised in marriage to the formidable Strongbow as a pawn in her father's quest for power, Aoife's world is upended. Witnessing the collapse of her privileged life, she confronts loss ...
Brief Life History of Richard. When Richard de Clare 2nd Earl of Pembroke was born in 1130, in Tonbridge, Kent, England, United Kingdom, his father, Gilbert FitzGilbert de Clare 1st Earl of Pembroke, was 30 and his mother, Elizabeth de Beaumont, was 25. He married Aoife MacMurchada Princess of Leinster on 26 August 1170, in Waterford, County ...
When Aoife MacMurchada Princess of Leinster was born on 26 April 1145, in Leinster, Ireland, her father, Diarmait Mac Murchada, was 34 and her mother, Mór Ní Tuathail, was 31. She married Richard de Clare 2nd Earl of Pembroke on 26 August 1170, in Waterford, County Waterford, Ireland. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters.
Brief Life History of Richard. When Richard de Clare 2nd Earl of Pembroke was born in 1130, in Tonbridge, Kent, England, United Kingdom, his father, Gilbert FitzGilbert de Clare 1st Earl of Pembroke, was 30 and his mother, Elizabeth de Beaumont, was 25. He married Aoife MacMurchada Princess of Leinster on 26 August 1170, in Waterford, County ...
HM George I's 15-Great Grandfather. HRE Ferdinand I's 12-Great Grandfather. U.S. President [WASHINGTON] 's 16-Great Grandfather. PM Churchill's 20-Great Grandfather. HM Margrethe II's 22-Great Grandfather. Gen. Pierpont Hamilton's 21-Great Grandfather. `Red Baron' Richthofen's 20-Great Grandfather. Poss.
She also known as Aoife of Leinster. She was the daughter of Dermot MacMurrough King of Leinster, and his wife Mor O'Toole. On 29 August 1170, following the Norman invasion of Ireland that her father had requested, she married Richard de Clare , 2nd Earl of Pembroke, better known as Strongbow, the leader of the Norman invasion force, in Christchurch Cathedral, Waterford.
