Eva Marshal
Eva Marshal | |
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Father | William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke |
Mother | Isabel de Clare, 4th Countess of Pembroke |
Eva Marshal (1203–1246) was an
She held de Braose lands and castles in her own right[
Family and marriage
Lady Eva was the 8th child of William Marshal, and she was a member of the
Sometime before 1221, she married Marcher lord William de Braose, who in June 1228 succeeded to the lordship of Abergavenny,[n 1] and by whom she had four daughters. William was the son of Reginald de Braose and his first wife Grecia Briwere. He was much hated by the Welsh who called him Gwilym Ddu or Black William.
Issue
- Isabella de Braose (b.1222), married Prince Dafydd ap Llywelyn. She died childless.
- Isabella Mortimer, Countess of Arundel.
- William de Cantelou, by whom she had issue.
- Llanthony Secunda Priory.
Widowhood
Eva's husband was publicly hanged by
Following her husband's execution, Eva held de Braose lands and castles in her own right. She is listed as holder of Totnes in 1230, which she held until her death. It is recorded on the Close Rolls (1234–1237) that Eva was granted 12 marks by King Henry III of England to strengthen Hay Castle. She had gained custody of Hay as part of her dower.[5]
In early 1234, Eva was caught up in her brother Richard's rebellion against King Henry and possibly acted as one of the arbitrators between the King and her mutinous brothers following Richard's murder in Ireland.[6] This is evidenced by the safe conduct she received in May 1234, thus enabling her to speak with the King. By the end of that month, she had a writ from King Henry granting her seisen of castles and lands he had confiscated from her following her brother's revolt. Eva also received a formal statement from the King declaring that she was back in "his good graces again".[7]
She died in 1246 at the age of forty-three.[citation needed]
Ancestry
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Notes
- ^ Although he held the lordship in tenancy, he never held the title Lord Abergavenny.
References
- ISSN 0960-1163.
- ^ Caradoc, of Llancarvan; Williams, John (1860). Brut y tywysogion : or, The chronicle of the princes. PIMS - University of Toronto. London : Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts.
- ^ Costain, Thomas B.(1959). The Magnificent Century. Garden City, New York: Doubleday and Company Inc. p.103
- ^ "Royal and Other Historical Letters illustrative of the Reign of Henry III" , ed The Rev. W.W. Shirley, M.A. – The Rolls Series 1862; letter 763a in Latin, translated at http://douglyn.co.uk/BraoseWeb/family/translation.html
- ^ Close Rolls (1234–1237)
- ^ Linda Elizabeth Mitchell (2003). Portraits of Medieval Women: Family, Marriage and Politics in England 1225–1350. New York: Palgrave MacMillan. p.47
- ^ Mitchell, p.47
- ^ Charles, Dr Bertie. "MARSHAL family, earls of Pembroke".
Sources
- de Braose family genealogy
- Cokayne, G. E. The Complete Peerage
- Costain, Thomas B. (1959). The Magnificent Century. Garden City, New York: Doubleday and Company, Inc.