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20 de ene. de 2020 · Sir William married, by an arrangement set up by Henry II, the 17-year old Isabel de Clare, daughter of the immensely rich 2nd Earl of Pembroke, and as she was the heiress, it gave William prestige, wealth and, of course, castles. Amongst these were Pembroke Castle and Chepstow Castle in Wales. Sir William improved both of these mighty fortresses.
Isabel Marshal. Heart: Tewkesbury Abbey, Glos. Isabel Marshal (9 October 1200 – 17 January 1240) was a medieval English countess. She was the wife of both Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford and 5th Earl of Gloucester and Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall (son of King John of England ). With the former, she was a great grandmother of King ...
Isabel died in October 1239, and her grandson Gilbert "The Red" inherited her lands as well as the de Clare lands on the death of his father, Richard, in 1262. S ibilla (d ante 1238) married, before 1219, William de Ferrers, earl of Derby, and they had seven daughters.
When Isabel de Clare was born in 1172, in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, her father, Richard II de Clare 2nd Earl of Pembroke, was 42 and her mother, Aoife of Leinster Princess of Leinster, was 27. She married William Marshal on 8 August 1189, in London, England. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters.
Isabel (Fitzrichard) De (Lady) CLARE ca 1065-1121 Married before 1085, Cornwall, England, toWilliam De (Earl CORNWALL) MORTAIGNE 1060-1140 Gilbert (Fitzrichard) De (Some say - Lord of Chepstow) CLARE 1065-1114 Married about 1089, Clare, Suffolk, England, to Adeliza De CLAREMONT ca 1065-1111
This is going to be an ongoing story of the life and love of William Marshal and Isabel de Clare. I will be periodically adding new vignettes of their lives together. Beginning with William’s death. The piece will follow the unusual medieval couple back through their lives together until their marriage in 1189.
