William Marshal, 1st Baron Marshal

William Marshal
Arms of William Marshal, as shown in Caerlaverock Roll (1301): Gules, a bend engrailed or.
Marshal of Ireland
Reign1282 - 24 June 1314
PredecessorJohn Marshal (V)
SuccessorJohn Marshal (VI)
Died24 June 1314
Noble familyMarshal (illegitimate branch)
Issue
FatherJohn Marshal (V)

William Marshal, 1st baron Marshal (24 September 1277[1] - 24 June 1314), was a minor English noble that held the position of marshal of Ireland. He was a member of the Marshal family through a collateral line.[2]

He was the son of John Marshal (V). When his father died in 1282 he was only 5 years old, and in 1283 John de Bohun paid 2,500 marks for his wardship. In 1308 William carried the spurs at king Edward II's coronation. In 1309 he was summoned to Parliament as a baron. When Roger Bigod, the last earl of Norfolk, died, the position or marshal of England became vacant, and William unsuccessfully claimed the office by hereditary right against Nicholas de Segrave. The strife was so fierce that on 20 July 1311 both William and Nicholas were forbidden to attend parliament armed.[1][2][3][4]

William took part in the First war of Scottish independence, and he was killed at the Battle of Bannockburn on 24 June 1314.[5]

Marriage and issue

William is known to have had the following issue:

William's children were the last known members of the Marshal family.

References

  1. ^ a b "Inquisitions Post Mortem, Edward I, File 34 | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b Round, John Horace (1911). The king's serjeants & officers of state, with their coronation services. Robarts - University of Toronto. London J. Nisbet.
  3. ^ Prestwich, Michael (1997). Edward I. New Haven: Yale Univ Pr. ISBN 978-0-300-07157-3.
  4. ^ Tout, Thomas Frederick (1897). "Segrave, Nicholas de (d.1322)" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 51. pp. 204–205.
  5. ^ Armstrong, Peter (20 March 2002). Bannockburn 1314: Robert Bruce's great victory: No.102. Graham Turner. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85532-609-5.
  6. ^ a b Cokayne, George Edward (1887). Complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom. Harvard University. London, G. Bell & sons.
  7. ^ a b c Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 2nd Edition, 2011. Douglas Richardson. ISBN 978-1-4610-4520-5.
Court offices
Preceded by
John Marshal
 Earl Marshal of Ireland
1283–1314 		Succeeded by
John Marshal, 2nd Baron Marshal