the Marshal family

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Anglo-Norman noble family medieval noble lineage

The Marshal family was a powerful Anglo-Norman noble lineage that rose to prominence in medieval Britain and Ireland, most famously through William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke, one of the era’s greatest knights and royal advisors.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Marshal family 14

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Norman noble family ⓘ
medieval noble lineage ⓘ
associatedHouse House of Marshal NERFINISHED ⓘ
coatOfArms party per pale or and vert, a lion rampant gules ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ
dynastyEnded with death of Anselm Marshal, 6th Earl of Pembroke ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Anglo-Norman ⓘ
extinctionCause lack of legitimate male heirs in the main line ⓘ
feudalStatus great magnates of the Angevin Empire ⓘ
heldTitle Earl of Pembroke NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lord of Leinster NERFINISHED ⓘ
Marshal of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalReputation one of the most powerful baronial families of early 13th-century England ⓘ
involvedIn Anglo-Norman colonization of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
Welsh Marches politics ⓘ
knownFor extensive landholdings in Britain and Ireland ⓘ
influence in Anglo-Norman politics ⓘ
military prowess ⓘ
royal service ⓘ
landInheritance partition of estates among heiresses ⓘ
language Anglo-Norman French NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableMember Anselm Marshal, 6th Earl of Pembroke NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gilbert Marshal, 4th Earl of Pembroke NERFINISHED ⓘ
John Marshal (father of William Marshal) NERFINISHED ⓘ
John Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke NERFINISHED ⓘ
Walter Marshal, 5th Earl of Pembroke NERFINISHED ⓘ
William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke NERFINISHED ⓘ
William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalAlignment Plantagenet dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
powerBase Leinster, Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
Norman marcher lordships ⓘ
Pembroke, Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ
region England ⓘ
Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
religion Latin Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ
riseToProminence through military service and royal favor in the 12th century ⓘ
serviceTo Henry II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
Henry III of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
John, King of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
Richard I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
socialClass high nobility ⓘ
timePeriod 12th century ⓘ
13th century ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Marshal → associatedWithFamily → the Marshal family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marshal family
Norman Marcher lords → hasNotableMember → the Marshal family ⓘ
Maud Marshal → marriageAlliance → the Marshal family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marshal family
John Marshal → memberOf → the Marshal family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marshal family
Marshal → memberOf → the Marshal family ⓘ
subject surface form: William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke
this entity surface form: Marshal family
Earls of Pembroke → nobleFamily → the Marshal family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marshal family
Gilbert Marshal, 4th Earl of Pembroke → nobleFamily → the Marshal family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marshal family
Isabel Marshal → nobleFamily → the Marshal family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marshal family
Maud Marshal → nobleFamily → the Marshal family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marshal family
Richard Marshal, 3rd Earl of Pembroke → nobleFamily → the Marshal family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marshal family
Sibyl Marshal → nobleFamily → the Marshal family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marshal family
Sybilla of Salisbury → nobleFamily → the Marshal family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marshal family
Marshal → nobleFamily → the Marshal family ⓘ
subject surface form: William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke
this entity surface form: Marshal family
1st Earl of Pembroke → nobleFamily → the Marshal family ⓘ
subject surface form: William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke
this entity surface form: Marshal family
Joan Marshal → notableFamily → the Marshal family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marshal family