William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke

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Anglo-Norman nobleman Earl of Pembroke human medieval knight regent of England

William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, was a renowned Anglo-Norman knight and statesman who served multiple English kings and became one of medieval England’s most powerful and respected magnates.

Aliases (2)

William Marshal ×1
William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anglo-Norman nobleman → Earl of Pembroke → human → medieval knight → regent of England →
allegiance	House of Plantagenet →
associatedWork	Histoire de Guillaume le Maréchal →
birthPlace	Normandy →
birthYear	c. 1146 →
burialPlace	Temple Church, London →
child	Anselm Marshal, 6th Earl of Pembroke → Eva Marshal → Gilbert Marshal, 4th Earl of Pembroke → Isabel Marshal → Joan Marshal → Maud Marshal → Richard Marshal, 3rd Earl of Pembroke → Sibyl Marshal → Walter Marshal, 5th Earl of Pembroke → William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke →
country	Kingdom of England →
deathPlace	Caversham, Berkshire, England →
deathYear	1219 →
era	High Middle Ages →
familyName	Marshal →
father	John Marshal →
feudalTitle	Lord of Leinster →
givenName	William →
heldLandsIn	England NERFINISHED → Ireland → Wales →
mother	Sybilla of Salisbury →
nobleTitle	1st Earl of Pembroke → Lord Marshal of England →
notableFor	military leadership in the Anglo-French War (1215–1217) → role in the reissue of Magna Carta in 1216 → tournament champion in the 12th century → victory at the Battle of Lincoln (1217) →
positionHeld	Marshal of the Household → guardian of Henry III of England → regent of the Kingdom of England →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
reputation	one of the greatest knights of the Middle Ages →
servedMonarch	Henry II of England NERFINISHED → Henry III of England NERFINISHED → John, King of England NERFINISHED → Richard I of England →
spouse	Isabel de Clare, 4th Countess of Pembroke →
swornAs	Templar on his deathbed → knight →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Pembroke Castle →	associatedWith
First Barons' War →	commander
Marshal of England →	positionHeldBy
Pembroke Castle ("William Marshal") →	rebuiltBy
First Barons' War →	significantPerson
Reading Abbey ruins →	significantPersonBuried
Eleanor of England, Countess of Pembroke ("William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke") →	spouse