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Birth:          1203 of Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Death:          1246 England

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Marshal
Eva Marshal (1203 – 1246) was a Cambro-Norman noblewoman and the wife of the 
powerful Marcher lord William de Braose. She was the daughter of William Marshal, 
1st Earl of Pembroke, and the granddaughter of Strongbow and Aoife of Leinster.

She held de Braose lands and castles in her own right following the public hanging of 
her husband by the orders of Llywelyn the Great, Prince of Wales.
Family and marriage[edit]

Lady Eva was born in 1203, in Pembroke Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales, the fifth 
daughter[1] and tenth child of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Isabel de 
Clare, 4th Countess of Pembroke. Her paternal grandparents were John Marshal and 
Sibyl of Salisbury, and her maternal grandparents were Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of 
Pembroke, known to history as Strongbow and Aoife of Leinster, for whom she was 
probably named.

Lady Eva was the youngest of ten children, having had five older brothers and four 
older sisters. Eva and her sisters were described as being handsome, high-spirited 
girls.[2] From 1207 to 1212, Eva and her family lived in Ireland.

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[edit]
Isabella de Braose (b.1222), married Prince Dafydd ap Llywelyn. She died childless.
Maud de Braose (1224 – 1301), in 1247, she married Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron 
Wigmore, by whom she had issue, including Edmund Mortimer, 2nd Baron Mortimer and 
Isabella Mortimer, Countess of Arundel.
Eva de Braose (1227 – 28 July 1255), married William de Cantelou, by whom she had 
issue.
Eleanor de Braose (c.1228 – 1251). On an unknown date after August 1241, she 
married Humphrey de Bohun. They had two sons, Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of 
Hereford and Gilbert de Bohun, and one daughter, Alianore de Bohun. All three 
children married and had issue. Eleanor was buried in Llanthony Secunda Priory.

Widowhood[edit]

Eva's husband was publicly hanged by Llywelyn the Great, Prince of Wales on 2 May 
1230 after being discovered in the Prince's bedchamber together with his wife Joan, 
Lady of Wales. Several months later, Eva's eldest daughter Isabella married the 
Prince's son, Dafydd ap Llywelyn, as their marriage contract had been signed prior to 
William de Braose's death. Prince Llywelyn wrote to Eva shortly after the execution, 
offering his apologies, explaining that he had been forced to order the hanging due to 
the insistence by the Welsh lords. He concluded his letter by adding that he hoped 
the execution would not affect their business dealings. [3]

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.[4]

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.[5] 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".[6]

She died in 1246 at the age of forty-three.

Parents
MARSHALL William (ABT 1144 - 14 May 1219)
FITZGILBERT DE CLARE Isabel (1172 - 1220)

Siblings
MARSHALL Sibyl (ABT 1188 - 27 Apr 1245)
MARSHALL Maud (Matilda) (ABT 1192 - 27 Mar 1248)
MARSHALL Isabel (9 Oct 1200 - 17 Jan 1240)
MARSHALL Joane (ABT 1202 - ABT 1234)
MARSHALL Eve (1203 - 1246)

Marriage To DE BRAOSE William (ABT 1197 - 2 May 1230)
    m.  

Notes

Parents
DE BRAOSE Reginald (ABT 1178 - 9 Jun 1228)
DE BRIWERE Grecia (Alice) (ABT 1176 - 1223)

Children by DE BRAOSE William ABT 1197 - 2 May 1230
DE BRAOSE Eva (ABT 1220 - BEF 28 Jul 1255)
DE BRAOSE Maud (1224 - BEF 23 Mar 1301)
DE BRAOSE Eleanor (ABT 1228 - 1251)

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