Nielsen Hayden genealogy
John fitz Gilbert

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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 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
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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."
- Also called John the Marshal.
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