William Marshal Biography and Timeline

Birth of William Marshal

Birth of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke

Knighthood

Marshall is knighted

Ransom

Williams uncle is killed in an ambush by Guy of Lusignan, William is injured and captured in the same battle, but is ransomed by Eleanor of Aquitaine. Marshall is ransomed ransomed by Eleanor of Aquitaine

Tutor

Appointed tutor in chivalry for Henry the Young King & stands by the young king during the Revolt of 1173-1174

Scandal

Accused of undue familiarity with Marguerite of France, the Young King's wife, and exiled from court

Exile of William Marshal

William Marshal is accused of undue familiarity with Marguerite of France, the Young King's wife, and is exiled from court

Crusades

Crusades in the Holy Land from 1183 to 1186; while there he vows to be buried as a Knight Templar

Crusades

Upon his return from the Crusades William rejoins the court of King Henry II, and serves the father through the many rebellions of his remaining sons (Richard, Geoffrey, and John)

Exile of William Marshal

Rejoins the court of Henry II

Marriage

Isabel de Clare father, Strongbow, had been Earl of Pembroke, and this title was granted to Pembroke. For his service to them, the Plantagenets give Marshal as his bride the 2nd richest heiress in England, Isabel de Clare and is was granted the title of Pembroke

Birth of William Marshall

Birth of William Marshall, 1st Earl of Pembroke, son of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke

Hostages

From 1203 to 1212, is a hostage at the court of King John as a guarantee of his fathers behaviour

Sent on a failed mission to do homage to Phiip II for

Sent on a failed mission to do homage to Phiip II for Johns lands in Normandy

Marriage

Marshal marries Alice de Bethune, daughter of his fathers friend Baldwin de Bethune

Magna Carta

William is one of the few English noblemen to remain loyal to the royal side through the Barons War. Marshall deals with the barons who make King John agree to the Magna Carta

Rebellion of 1215, William is on the side of the rebels

During the baronial rebellion of 1215, William is on the side of the rebels while his father fights for the king

Regency

Named by the King's council (barons who had remained loyal to King John in the First Barons War) to serve as both regent of Henry III & regent of the kingdom

Constitution of England

The Magana Carter is reissued after Henry IIIs coronation

Role range: 1216-1219

Magna Carta

The Magana Carter is reissued after Henry IIIs coronation

Role range: 1216-1219

Battle of Lincoln

Rejoins his father at the Battle of Lincoln

Excommunication

Absolved from excommunication & rejoins the royalist cause

Siege of Worcester

When Louis of France took Worcester castle the younger William is warned by his father to withdraw, which he did just before Ranulf, Earl of Chester retook the castle

Battle of Lincoln

Absolved from excommunication and rejoins the royal cause and at the Battle of Lincoln fights with his father

Battle of Lincoln

Victory makes Henry III the undisputed King of England. Leads King Henry IIIs army to victory against Prince Louis

Role range: 1216-1219

Treaty of Lambeth

Helps secure the throne for Henry III after the Battle of Lincoln

Role range: 1216-1219

Magna Carta

Without Williams presence England may not have survived the disastrous reign of John; where the French and the rebels would not trust the English King's word, they would trust William. After the peace of 1217 William reissues Magna Carta, in which he is a signatory as one of the witnessing barons

Role range: 1216-1219

Siege of London

Preparing to besiege Louis in London when the war is terminated by the naval victory of Hubert de Burgh in the straits of Dover

Role range: 1216-1219

Constitution of England

The 1216 version of the Magna Carta is reissued

Role range: 1216-1219

Magna Carta

The 1216 version of the Magna Carta is reissued

Role range: 1216-1219

Death of William Marshal

Death of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke

Death of William Marshal

Death of William Marshal, fulfilling the vow he had made while on crusade, he is invested into the order of the Knights Templar on his deathbed

Knights Templar

Death of William Marshal, fulfilling the vow he had made while on crusade, he is invested into the order of the Knights Templar on his deathbed

Lord Marshal

After his fathers death succeeds the elder William as both Earl of Pembroke and as Lord Marshal of England, the two titles, combined with his fathers legendary status, make William one of the most powerful men in England

Peerage

After his fathers death succeeds the elder William as both Earl of Pembroke and as Lord Marshal of England, the two titles, combined with his fathers legendary status, make William one of the most powerful men in England

Burial

Buried in the Temple Church in London, where his effigy may still be seen

Marriage

Eleanor of England, youngest daughter of King John of England and Isabella of Angouleme, thereby strengthening the familys connection with the Plantagenets

Cardigan Castle

Ordered to surrender the custody of the royal castles of Cardigan & Carmarthen, that he had captured from Llywelyn, to the crown

Carmarthen Castle

Ordered to surrender the custody of the royal castles of Cardigan & Carmarthen, that he had captured from Llywelyn, to the crown

Justiciar

Hugh de Lacy attacks Williams and the King's lands in Ireland, William is appointed Justiciar of Ireland, and manages to subdue Hugh

Rule of Wales

Williams actions are seen as too independent by Henry IIIs regents, he was ordered to surrender the custody of the royal castles of Cardigan and Carmarthen, that he had captured from Llywelyn, to the crown. Ordered to surrender the custody of the royal castles of Cardigan and Carmarthen, that he had captured from Llywelyn, to the crown