the Marshal family

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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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Marshal family 18
the Marshal family canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Norman noble family
medieval noble lineage
associatedHouse House of Marshal
coatOfArms party per pale or and vert, a lion rampant gules
countryOfOrigin Normandy
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
Lord of Leinster
Marshal of England
historicalReputation one of the most powerful baronial families of early 13th-century England
involvedIn Anglo-Norman colonization of Ireland
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
linked to: Anglo-Norman
notableMember Anselm Marshal, 6th Earl of Pembroke
Gilbert Marshal, 4th Earl of Pembroke
John Marshal (father of William Marshal)
John Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
Walter Marshal, 5th Earl of Pembroke
William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke
William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
politicalAlignment Plantagenet dynasty
powerBase Leinster, Ireland
Norman marcher lordships
Pembroke, Wales
region England
Ireland
Normandy
Wales
religion Latin Christianity
riseToProminence through military service and royal favor in the 12th century
serviceTo Henry II of England
Henry III of England
John, King of England
linked to: John of England

Richard I of England
socialClass high nobility
timePeriod 12th century
13th century

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

Norman Marcher lords hasNotableMember the Marshal family
Isabel Marshal nobleFamily Marshal family
linked to: the Marshal family
Earls of Pembroke nobleFamily Marshal family
linked to: the Marshal family
Marshal associatedWithFamily Marshal family
linked to: the Marshal family
William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke memberOf Marshal family
subject linked to: Marshal
linked to: the Marshal family
William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke nobleFamily Marshal family
subject linked to: Marshal
linked to: the Marshal family
John Marshal memberOf Marshal family
linked to: the Marshal family
Sybilla of Salisbury nobleFamily Marshal family
linked to: the Marshal family
Sibyl Marshal nobleFamily Marshal family
linked to: the Marshal family
Joan Marshal notableFamily Marshal family
linked to: the Marshal family
William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke nobleFamily Marshal family
subject linked to: 1st Earl of Pembroke
linked to: the Marshal family
Richard Marshal, 3rd Earl of Pembroke nobleFamily Marshal family
linked to: the Marshal family
Gilbert Marshal, 4th Earl of Pembroke nobleFamily Marshal family
linked to: the Marshal family
Maud Marshal nobleFamily Marshal family
linked to: the Marshal family
Maud Marshal marriageAlliance Marshal family
linked to: the Marshal family
Margaret, Duchess of Norfolk nobleFamily Marshal family
linked to: the Marshal family
Eva Marshal nobleFamily Marshal family
linked to: the Marshal family
Margaret of Cornwall memberOfNobleFamily Marshal family
linked to: the Marshal family
Rock of Dunamase laterHeldBy Marshal family
linked to: the Marshal family