Isabel de Clare, 4th Countess of Pembroke

Isabel de Clare
Isabel de Clare
suo jure Countess of Pembroke and Striguil
Born	c. 1172; Leinster
Died	11 March 1220; Chepstow, Wales
Noble family	De Clare
Spouse(s)	William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke (m. 1189; died 1219)
Issue	William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke; Richard Marshal, 3rd Earl of Pembroke; Maud Marshal; Gilbert Marshal, 4th Earl of Pembroke; Walter Marshal, 5th Earl of Pembroke; Anselm Marshal, 6th Earl of Pembroke; Isabel Marshal; Sibyl Marshal; Joan Marshal; Eva Marshal;
Father	Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
Mother	Aoife of Leinster

Isabel de Clare, suo jure 4th Countess of Pembroke and Striguil (c. 1172 – 11 March 1220), was an Anglo-Norman and Irish noblewoman descended from Aoife Macmurrough and Richard de Clare and one of the wealthiest heiresses in Wales and Ireland. She was the wife of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, who served three successive kings as Marshal of England. Her marriage had been arranged by King Richard I.

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