The great Giffard castle of Longueville on the Scie, south of Dieppe, held by William Marshal by his marriage to Isabel de Clare.
In England, Wales and Ireland he holds Striguil (Chepstow), Pembroke, Leinster and much else. He is John's most trusted magnate in the duchy.
Who he is
- Name
- William Marshal (Guillaume le Marechal)
- Title
- Earl of Pembroke (girded 27 May 1199); lord of Longueville
- Since
- Longueville through his marriage (1189) to Isabel de Clare, heiress of Strongbow and of half the Giffard inheritance (divided in 1191)
- Born
- About 1146-47
- Family
- Wife: Isabel de Clare, countess of Pembroke and Striguil, lady of Leinster. Sons: William (born about 1190) and Richard; other children young. Brother: Henry Marshal, bishop of Exeter. Close friend of Baldwin of Bethune, count of Aumale.
- Confidence
- high
Richard on his deathbed sent the Marshal to secure Rouen's keep and treasure (April 1199); the Marshal backed John's succession against Arthur and was invested earl at the coronation. He is John's chief soldier-counsellor in Normandy in 1199-1200.
Overlord
John, duke of Normandy
What it holds
- Longueville castle and the Norman half of the Giffard honour in the Caux
- In England and Wales: Striguil, Pembroke, Crendon and the Giffard manors; in Ireland: Leinster (outside this map)
How it was acquired
By marriage, 1189; Giffard partition, 1191.
Allies and rivals
Allies: John, Baldwin of Bethune, Hubert Walter. Rival at court: none open in 1200.
How things stand that morning
Holds Longueville and is with John.
Wealth
One of the richest magnates of the Angevin lands; the Norman part is the lesser.
Military
Longueville castle; a famous household of knights.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: The Marshal is among the best documented men of the age.
On the map: Castle district only.
Primary sources for Angevin lands
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- Chronicle of Alberic of Trois-Fontaines, Alberic of Trois-Fontaines (about 1227 to 1241, at the Cistercian abbey of Trois-Fontaines in Champagne). The widest net of any Latin chronicle for 1200, compiled from dozens of sources, many now lost. Read online
- Chronicles of Saint-Martial of Limoges, Bernard Itier and other monks of Saint-Martial; Geoffrey of Vigeois for the earlier chronicle (Geoffrey's chronicle to 1184; Bernard Itier's notes about 1195 to 1225). Bernard Itier, librarian of Saint-Martial, kept dated notes through 1200 of what reached Limoges: Richard's death at Chalus in 1199, the viscounts of Limoges and the lords of the Limousin, John's passage through Aquitaine in 1200 and the affairs of Angouleme and the Lusignans, and the abbey's own elections and prices. Read online
- Chronicles of the Churches of Anjou (Saint-Aubin, Saint-Serge, Saint-Florent and others), Various (monks of Angers and the Loire) (11th to 13th centuries; the Saint-Aubin annals run to the 1220s). The Angevin houses' own annals of the succession crisis in their city: Arthur received at Angers in 1199 with Constance and the Breton and Angevin barons, John's counter-moves, the defection of William des Roches and the Angevin lords to John, and the peace of 1200 that left Arthur John's vassal. Read online
- The Great Chronicle of Tours, Anonymous (a canon of Saint-Martin of Tours) (about 1227). The Loire valley's view of the Angevin succession. Read online
- Universal Chronicle of the Anonymous of Laon, Anonymous (an English-born canon of Laon) (about 1219). A Picard chronicle whose author had lived in England and keeps an eye on both kingdoms. Read online
- Chronicle of Roger of Howden, Roger of Howden (about 1192 to 1201). The fullest single narrative for the year. Read online
- Chronicle; Deeds of the Kings, Gervase of Canterbury (Chronica about 1188 to 1199; Gesta Regum about 1199 to 1210). The Chronica stops in 1199, so for 1200 the witness is the briefer Gesta Regum, which notes John's peace with Philip, the coronation of Isabella at Westminster on 8 October 1200, and matters touching Canterbury: the archbishop Hubert Walter as chancellor, the cathedral priory's quarrel with him, and the Lambeth college dispute lately settled by the pope. Read online
- English Chronicle of Ralph of Coggeshall, Ralph of Coggeshall (about 1200 to 1224, in stages). Short but independent entries for 1200 from a Cistercian house in Essex: John's levy on the Cistercians and the carucage, the peace with Philip, the king's new marriage and the queen's coronation, and the death of Hugh of Lincoln. Read online
14 more in the sources library for France and Iberia.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.