Richard Marshall 6th Earl of Pembrook

M, b. 1191, d. 16 April 1234
FatherWilliam Marshall 4th Earl of Pembroke. b. c 1146, d. 14 May 1219
MotherIsabel Fitz Gilbert de Clare b. 1172, d. 1220
     Richard was born in 1191 in England. Richard married Gervase le Dinant. At the death of his brother William, by will, Richard recieved all of William's holdings, both in England and Ireland. A year later, in 1232, Richard founded the St. Francis' Friary.1 Sir Richard was drawn to his holdings in Ireland by the Irish Barons, in order to accomplish his assassination. Once in Ireland, he was manipulated into arranging a "conference" on the Curragh of Kildare on 1 April 1234. The barons brought with them a large soldiery and forced a confrontation. Richard fought valiantly for some time killing many of his enemys. Eventually his horse fell and with Richard pinned to the ground, he was stabbed in the back. It proved to be a mortal wound. His remaining followers removed him to his castle at Kilkenny where he died 16 days later.2,3 He was buried at Kilkenney, County Kilkenney, Ireland, in the Dominican Abbey.

Family

Gervase le Dinant

Citations

  1. [S790] The Curragh, Early History - From the Norman conquest to Essex

    From the Norman conquest to Essex
    The Curragh - An Early History - From the Norman conquest to Essex: William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke, died in 1231 and bequeathed his large possessions, on both sides of the Irish Sea, to his brother, Richard, grandson of Strongbow. - http://www.curragh.info/articles/earlyhistory.htm
  2. [S789] County Kilkenny, Ireland - History Time Line: 1234 - Richard Marshal, brother of William the 2nd Earl Marshal, dies at Kilkenny of wounds received on the Curragh in Kildare. - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlkik/timeline.htm
  3. [S790] The Curragh, Early History - From the Norman conquest to Essex

    From the Norman conquest to Essex
    The Curragh - An Early History - From the Norman conquest to Essex: The earl, at this juncture, was basely deserted by his false friend Geoffrey de Marisco; but, undaunted by superior numbers, and accompanied by only fifteen followers who remained faithful to him, he charged into the midst of the barons’ troops, and for a long time fought bravely doing great execution on his foes. At last his horse fell under him, and while the earl lay on the ground he received a mortal wound in the back; he was carried off to one of his own castles, and on Palni Sunday, sixteen days after receiving the wounds, he breathed his last. His body was taken to Kilkenny, and buried in the Dominican Abbey.”• - http://www.curragh.info/articles/earlyhistory.htm