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William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke

1146 - 1219

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William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1146 or 1147 – 14 May 1219), also called William the Marshal (Norman French: Williame li Mareschal, French: Guillaume le Maréchal), was an Anglo-Norman soldier and statesman. He served five English kings: Henry II and his son and de jure co-ruler Young King Henry, Richard I, John, and finally John's son Henry III. Knighted in 1166, he spent his younger years as a knight errant and a successful tournament competitor; Stephen Langton eulogised him as the "best knight that ever lived." In 1189, he became the de facto earl 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 1199, and is considered to be the second creation of the Pembroke earldom. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke has received more than 1,901,964 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke is the 435th most popular nobleman (down from 351st in 2019), the 1,361st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,261st in 2019) and the 37th most popular British Nobleman.

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Among people born in 1146, William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke ranks 2Before him is Conrad of Montferrat. After him is Gerald of Wales. Among people deceased in 1219, William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke ranks 4Before him are Yolanda of Flanders, Leo I, King of Armenia, and Minamoto no Sanetomo. After him are Peter II of Courtenay, Guillaume de Chartres, and Conon de Béthune.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke ranks 1,361 out of 7,765Before him are Margaret Stewart, Dauphine of France (1424), Mark Rylance (1960), Geezer Butler (1949), Robert Darwin (1766), Arthur Machen (1863), and Alan Shearer (1970). After him are Steven Berkoff (1937), Tom Pryce (1949), Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1623), Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby (1799), John Toshack (1949), and Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy (1936).

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