| 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, EnglandHertford 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]
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Death of the Earl of Pembroke, in a tournament at Ware, 1241
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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]
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Effigy of Gilbert Marshal
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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, EnglandHertford 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 |
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| Person ID, Branch |
I21691 |
| Last Modified |
20 Jul 2025 |