Who is William Marshal?

Answer 1

William Marshal / 1147-1219 / was an icon in his own time.
, a courtier of knight, who served five kings--Henry II / Henry the Young King / Richard the Lionhead /John and Henry III as well as a queen, Eleanor of Aquitane. He represented the embodiment of chevalerie and greatly influenced his time.

Answer 2

Hey Sword Li,

In a room of the Tower of London in August 1189, two people who were about to be married met for the first time. This twist of fate or act of destiny would have a far-reaching effect on English history. The young lady was Isabel de Clare, sole heiress of Richard Strongbow de Clare, Earl of Pembroke and Striguil, and Aoife, daughter of Dermot MacMurrough, King of Leinster. The man was William Marshal, the second son of John the Marshal and Sibyl, sister of Patrick, Earl of Salisbury. There are no accounts of this first meeting nor of their marriage ceremony, but this was the final step in the making of one of the greatest knights and magnates of medieval English history.