Gilbert Mashal, Earl of Pembroke

1194 - 1241  (47 years)

• Name	Gilbert Mashal
  Birth	1194  [7]
  General Information	As a third son, he had been intended for the church, and had taken minor orders, but when his next oldest brother assumed the title, he took a more secular role acting as his agent in Ireland.   [1, 4]
  Natural Issue	say 1225 (31 years)  [7]
  By an unknown mistress he had one illegitimate daughter, Isabel, who was betrothed to Rhys ap Maelgwn Fychan.In the late 1230s, Maelgwn Fychan (son of Maelgwn ap Rhys) agreed a treaty with Gilbert, whereby Maelgwn Fychan's son, Rhys, would marry Isabel, and receive the cantref of Is-Aeron, except the commote of Is-Hirwen (which contained Cardigan Castle); in return Maelgwn Fychan and Rhys would become vassals of Gilbert (so far as it didn't compromise fealty to the king).
  Travel	1229 (35 years)  [1]
  In 1229 he set out for the Holy Land.
  Title(s)	11 Jun 1234 (40 years)	Worcester, Worcestershire, England   [1, 4, 7]
  On 11 June 1234 the king knighted him at Worcester and invested him as the Earl of Pembroke, and hereditary Marshal of England.
  Land/House	9 Dec 1234 (40 years)  [1]
  He was granted the honor of Laigle (Sussex) and the castle of Pevensey on 9 December 1234.
  Charter/Grant/Gift	say 1235 (41 years)  [4]
  Charter: "Gilbert Marshal, Earl of Pembroke gave the abbot and convent of Tintern for their tannery all the bark from the wood felled there, whether sold or give, of the lower forest of Went rendering 2d for each load."
  Miscellaneous	1235 (41 years)  [1, 4]
  When his brother died, he was allowed to cross into Wales with his younger brothers and they soon obtained the King's pardon on 25 May 1234.
  Military	1236 (42 years)  [7]
  Gilbert captured Castell Meredydd from Morgan ap Hywel in 1236 during a truce between Llywelyn the Great and King Henry III of England. After Marshal took the castle he seems to have fortified it with a bailey and curtain wall. He was forced to return it to Morgan by the terms of the truce, or "for fear of the lord Llywelyn".
  Miscellaneous	1236 (42 years)  [1, 4]
  At the coronation of Queen Eleanor in 1236, he officiated as the Marshal.
  Miscellaneous	1239 (45 years)  [1]
  On 12 November 1239, he swore at Northampton to go on crusade, provided that Cornwall would reconcile him to the King, which Earl Richard duly did when they were preparing to start n the summer of 1240. Being resorted to favor,m Gilbert stayed in England but intended to go to Jerusalem.
  Death	27 Jun 1241	Hertford Priory, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England Hertford Priory - Site of Benedictine Priory of St Mary  founded between 1077-93, dissolved in 1538. Little is  known of the priory.    [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7]
  He was mortally wounded at a tournament at Ware, which King Henry III had expressly forbidden, as he did not want any of his subjects killing one another in sport. Gilbert was thrown from his horse and his foot was caught in the stirrup, thus he was dragged for some distance on the ground and died from the injuries received. [1, 4, 7]
  	Death of the Earl of Pembroke, in a tournament at Ware, 1241
  Burial	Aft 27 Jun 1241	Temple Church, London, England Temple Church, London, England   [2]
  While his body was buried beside his father and brother in the Temple Church, his entrails were buried in Herford Priory. [1]
  	Effigy of Gilbert Marshal
  Siblings	4 brothers and 5 sisters
  + 1. Maud Marshall, Countess of Norfolk   d. 27 Mar 1248 ▻ Hugh Bigod, Earl of Norfolk,  m. 1207/12 ;   William de Warenne, Earl of Surrey,  m. 1225 > 2. William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke ,   b. Abt 1190, Normandy, France d. 6 Apr 1231  (Age 41 years) ▻ Eleanor, Princess of England,  m. 23 Apr 1224 > 3. Richard Marshal, Earl of Pembroke,   b. After 1190   d. 16 Apr 1234, Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny, Ireland  (Age 43 years) ▻ Gervaise de Dinan,  m. 1222 > 4. Gilbert Mashal, Earl of Pembroke ,   b. 1194   d. 27 Jun 1241, Hertford Priory, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England Hertford Priory - Site of Benedictine Priory of St Mary  founded between 1077-93, dissolved in 1538. Little is  known of the priory.   (Age 47 years) ▻ Marjorie of Scotland,  m. 1 Aug 1235 > 5. Walter Marshal, Earl of Pembroke ,   b. After 1198   d. 24 Nov 1245, Goodrich Castle, Goodrich, Herefordshire, England  (Age 46 years) ▻ Margaret de Quincy,  m. 6 Jan 1241   6. Anselm Marshal   d. 22 Dec 1245, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales + 7. Lady Isabel Marshal,   b. 9 Oct 1200, Pembroke Castle, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wale d. 17 Jan 1240, Berkhamsted Castle, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire., England  (Age 39 years) ▻ Sir Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Clare,  m. 9 Oct 1217 ;   Richard of Cornwall, King of the Romans, Earl of Cornwall,  m. 30 Mar 1231 + 8. Sibyl Marshal   d. 1280 ▻ William de Ferrers, Earl of Derby,  m. Before 14 May 1219 + 9. Eva Marshall   d. by 1246 ▻ William de Braose, Lord de Braiose + 10. Joan Marshal   d. After 1234 ▻ Warin de Munchensi, Lord of Swanscombe
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Gilbert, Marshal of the Royal Household   d. Before 1130  (Great Grandfather)  Mor ingen Muirchertaig   d. 1164  (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I21691
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Sir William the Marshal, Earl of Pembroke,   b. 1146   d. 14 May 1219, Caversham, Oxfordshire, England (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Isabel de Clare, Countess Strigoil,   b. Abt 1174   d. 1220 (Age 46 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F2943	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Marjorie of Scotland,   b. 1214   d. 17 Nov 1244 (Age 30 years)
  Marriage	1 Aug 1235	Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England   [1, 2, 3, 6, 7]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 41 years and 8 months - She : ~ 21 years and 8 months.
  Children	They were childless.  [7]
  Family ID	F8430	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Aug 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Gilbert Mashal, Earl of Pembroke (1194 – 1241) 2Sir William the Marshal, Earl of Pembroke(1146 – 1219) 4John FitzGilbert, Marshal of the Royal Household( – 1165) 8Gilbert, Marshal of the Royal Household( – 1130) 16 17 9 18 19 5Sibyl de Salisbury 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Isabel de Clare, Countess Strigoil(Abt 1174 – 1220) 6Richard FitzGilbert de Clare, Earl of Pembroke(Abt 1130 – Abt 1176) 12Gilbert FitzGilbert de Clare, Earl of Pembroke(Abt 1100 – 1147) 24Gilbert FitzRichard de Clare, Lord of Clare(Abt 1066 – 1117) 25Adeliza de Claremont 13Isabel de Beaumont(Abt 1104 – 1174) 26Sir Robert de Beaumont, Earl of Leicester(1049 – 1118) 27Isabel de Vermandois, Countess of Leicester(1081 – 1147) 7Aoife MacMurrough, Countess of Ireland( – 1171) 14Dairmait Mac Murchada, King of Leinster and High King of Ireland(1110 – 1171) 28Donnchad macMurchada, King of Dublin( – 1115) 29Orlaith ingen O'Braenain 15Mor ingen Muirchertaig( – 1164) 30Muirchertach Ua Tuathail 31

  
  

• Event Map		Title(s) - 11 Jun 1234 - Worcester, Worcestershire, England Marriage - 1 Aug 1235 - Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England Death - 27 Jun 1241 - Hertford Priory, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England Burial - Aft 27 Jun 1241 - Temple Church, London, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

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