John fitz Gilbert

Bef 1109 - Bef 1165  (< 56 years)

• Name	John fitz Gilbert  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	Bef 1109	of Cherhill, Wiltshire, England   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Bef 29 Sep 1165  [3, 4, 5]
  Person ID	I365	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of AP, Ancestor of AW, Ancestor of DDB, Ancestor of DGH, Ancestor of DK, Ancestor of EK, Ancestor of GFS, Ancestor of JMF, Ancestor of JTS, Ancestor of LD, Ancestor of LDN, Ancestor of LMW, Ancestor of TNH, Ancestor of TSW, Ancestor of TWK, Ancestor of UKL, Ancestor of WPF, Ancestor of XYZ
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	Gilbert   d. Abt 1130
  Family ID	F3561	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sybil de Salisbury
  Children	+ 1. (Unknown) Marshal + 2. William Marshal,   b. Abt 1146   d. 14 May 1219, Caversham, Oxfordshire, England (Age ~ 73 years)
  Family ID	F6304	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Apr 2016

  
  

  Family 2	Aline Pipard,   b. of Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England
  SEPA	Abt 1141  [6]
  Family ID	F1566	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2015

  
  

  Family 3	Alice de Coleville
  Children	+ 1. Juliane Marshal   d. Bef 1248 + 2. John le Marshal,   b. of Chirton, Wiltshire, England d. Bef 27 Jun 1235
  Family ID	F2198	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2018

  
  

• Notes

  Also called John the Marshal. Wikipedia: "John FitzGilbert the Marshal of the Horses [...] was a minor Anglo-Norman nobleman during the reign of King Stephen, and fought in the 12th century civil war on the side of Empress Matilda. Since at least 1130 and probably earlier, he had been the royal marshal to King Henry I. When Henry died, John FitzGilbert swore for Stephen and was granted the castles of Marlborough and Ludgershall, Wiltshire during this time. Along with Hamstead Marshal, this gave him control of the valley of the River Kennet in Wiltshire. Around 1139, John changed sides and swore for the Empress Matilda. In September 1141, Matilda fled the siege of Winchester and took refuge in the Marshal's castle at Ludgershall. While covering her retreat from Winchester, John Marshal was forced to take refuge at Wherwell Abbey. The attackers set fire to the building, and John lost an eye to dripping lead from the melting roof. "In 1152, John had a celebrated confrontation with King Stephen, who had besieged him at Newbury Castle. After John had broken an agreement to surrender, Stephen threatened to kill his son, whom John had given as a hostage. John refused, saying he could make more sons, but Stephen apparently took pity on the young boy and did not kill him. The boy grew up to be William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, a legendary figure in medieval lore, and one of the most powerful men in England."

  
  

• Sources

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