Birth of Isabel de Clare, Countess of Pembroke and Striguil, eldest child of Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
Historical person
Isabel de Clare Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Isabel de Clare, based on 11 World History Database records associated with England.
Chronological biography
1172
1185
Inherits the numerous castles on the inlet of Milford Haven, guarding the South Channel, including Pembroke Castle. Henry II had promised Marshall that he would be given Isabel as his bride, and his son King Richard upheld the promise one month after his accession to the throne
After her brother Gilberts death becomes one of the wealthiest heiresses in the kingdom, owning besides the titles of Pembroke and Striguil, much land in Wales and Ireland
1189
The new King Richard I arranges her marriage in London ito William Marshall, the greatest knight and soldier in the realm
1190
Gives birth to William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
1191
Gives birth to William Marshal, 3rd Earl of Pembroke
1194
Gives birth to William Marshal, 4th Earl of Pembroke
1196
Gives birth to William Marshal, 5th Earl of Pembroke
1198
Gives birth to William Marshal, 6th Earl of Pembroke
1220
Buried at Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire
Death of Isabel de Clare
Record provenance
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