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William Marshal, the greatest knight who ever lived?
Born , the 4th son of a man of no note, William Marshall rose to be one of the most powerful Barons in England, regent to a child king, and significant influence regarding Magna Carta. He was a man of loyalty, knightly chivalry, and clever diplomacy. That we know anything of substance about him is a testament to his strength of character. And there’s no doubt he stamped his mark on history. We must be grateful to his son, therefore, who ensured his life was documented shortly after his death in “L&#; Historie de Guillaume le Marechal”.
In his eulogy, Stephen Langton, the Archbishop of Canterbury, referred to William Marshal as the greatest knight who had ever lived. But what’s of particular note is that even his latter day enemy, Philip II of France, praised him. So what’s this great man’s story?
An early start that taught the power of choice…
Born into the midst of civil war between Stephen and Matilda, William Marshal learnt young what it felt like to be at the receiving end of a lack of chivalry. His father, John FitzGilbert who was Marshal of King Stephen’s court, for his own reasons sided
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William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke
12th-century Anglo-Norman soldier and statesman
"William Marshal" redirects here. For other uses, see William Marshal (disambiguation).
William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke ( or – 14 May ), also called William the Marshal (Norman French: Williame li Mareschal,[1]French: Guillaume le Maréchal), was an Anglo-Norman soldier and statesman during High Medieval England who served five English kings: Henry II and his son and co-ruler Young Henry, Richard I, John, and finally Henry III.
Knighted in , William Marshal spent his younger years as a knight errant and a successful tournament competitor; Stephen Langton eulogised him as the "best knight that ever lived."[3] In , he became the de factoearl of Pembroke through his marriage to Isabel de Clare, whose parents were Aoife MacMurrough and Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke. The title of earl was not officially granted until , and is considered to be the second creation of the Pembroke earldom. In , upon the death of King John, William was appointed protector for John's nine-year-old Henry III and regent of the kingdom. Just before his death, he fulfilled a promise he said he made in his youth while on crusade by taking vows as a Knight Templar, and w