William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, was an Anglo-Norman knight and statesman who served five successive English kings during the twelfth and early thirteenth centuries. Rising from a landless younger son to become one of the most powerful men in the kingdom, he built his reputation as a celebrated tournament champion before gaining extensive estates through his 1189 marriage to Isabel de Clare. Following King John's death in 1216 he was appointed regent and protector for the nine-year-old Henry III, and in that role led the royalist cause to victory in the First Barons' War, culminating in the land battle at Lincoln and the naval battle off Sandwich in 1217. He also played a leading part in negotiating Magna Carta in 1215 and reissued it during his regency, helping give the charter its durable, lasting form.
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Birth YearWikipedia gives 1146 or 1147 as the two candidate birth years; 1146 is recorded here. Connections
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On the death of King John in 1216, Marshal was appointed protector for the nine-year-old Henry III...leading the royalist cause to victory in the First Barons' War.
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14 May 1219
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1146 or 1147
William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke: Gender
Rising from a landless younger son to become one of the most powerful men in the kingdom, he built his reputation as a celebrated tournament champion before gaining extensive estates through his 1189 marriage to Isabel de Clare.
- Wikipedia biography, role/occupation stated in lead section (w-bbfill-history3-0927)
Participant In: The First Barons' War, King John and Magna Carta section, loyalty in First Barons' War
William was one of the few English earls to remain loyal to the king through the First Barons' War.
In Era: The Post-Classical and Medieval Period, lead paragraph, lifespan
Infobox: born 1146 or 1147; died 1219-5-14
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