The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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In 1096 Robert Beaumont 1st Earl of Leicester Count Meulan and [her mother] Elizabeth Capet Countess Leicester, Meulan and Surrey were married. She by marriage Countess of Leicester. The difference in their ages was 45 years. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Hugh "Great" Capet and [her grandmother] Adelaide I Countess Vermandois.
Before 1119 [her father] William Warenne 2nd Earl of Surrey and [her mother] Elizabeth Capet Countess Leicester, Meulan and Surrey were married. She by marriage Countess Surrey. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Hugh "Great" Capet and [her grandmother] Adelaide I Countess Vermandois. He the son of William Warenne 1st Earl of Surrey and Gundred Countess of Surrey.
Around 1120 Ada Warenne Countess Huntingdon and Northumbria was born to [her father] William Warenne 2nd Earl of Surrey and [her mother] Elizabeth Capet Countess Leicester, Meulan and Surrey.
In 1121 [her half-brother] Robert Beaumont 2nd Earl of Leicester and [her sister-in-law] Amice Gael Countess Leicester were married. He the son of Robert Beaumont 1st Earl of Leicester Count Meulan and [her mother] Elizabeth Capet Countess Leicester, Meulan and Surrey.
In 1131 Maud Queen Consort Scotland died. [her future husband] Henry Dunkeld 3rd Earl Huntingdon 1st Earl of Northumbria succeeded 3rd Earl Huntingdon, 3rd Earl of Northampton. Ada Warenne Countess Huntingdon and Northumbria by marriage Countess Huntingdon.
On 13th February 1131 [her mother] Elizabeth Capet Countess Leicester, Meulan and Surrey died.
Around March 1136 [her half-brother] Waleran Beaumont 1st Earl of Worcester Count Meulan and [her sister-in-law] Matilda Blois Countess of Worcester were married. She by marriage Countess Worcester. The difference in their ages was 29 years. She the daughter of King Stephen I England and Matilda Flanders. He the son of Robert Beaumont 1st Earl of Leicester Count Meulan and [her mother] Elizabeth Capet Countess Leicester, Meulan and Surrey.
Before 1137 [her brother] William Warenne 3rd Earl of Surrey and [her sister-in-law] Adela Montgomery Countess of Salisbury and Surrey were married. She the daughter of William "Talvas" Montgomery III Count Ponthieu and Helie Burgundy Countess Ponthieu. He the son of [her father] William Warenne 2nd Earl of Surrey and [her mother] Elizabeth Capet Countess Leicester, Meulan and Surrey.
In 1138 [her half-brother] Hugh Beaumont was created 1st Earl Bedford. There is some doubt as to whether this creation existed.
After 1138 [her half-brother] Hugh Beaumont died. Earl Bedford extinct.
On 11th May 1138 [her father] William Warenne 2nd Earl of Surrey died. [her brother] William Warenne 3rd Earl of Surrey succeeded 3rd Earl Surrey and inherited his estates including Conisbrough Castle. [her sister-in-law] Adela Montgomery Countess of Salisbury and Surrey by marriage Countess Surrey.
Before 1139 Henry Dunkeld 3rd Earl Huntingdon 1st Earl of Northumbria and Ada Warenne Countess Huntingdon and Northumbria were married. She the daughter of William Warenne 2nd Earl of Surrey and Elizabeth Capet Countess Leicester, Meulan and Surrey. He the son of King David I of Scotland and Maud Queen Consort Scotland.
In 1139 [her daughter] Ada Dunkeld Countess Holland was born to [her husband] Henry Dunkeld 3rd Earl Huntingdon 1st Earl of Northumbria and Ada Warenne Countess Huntingdon and Northumbria. She married 28th September 1162 Floris Gerulfing III Count Holland, son of Dirk Gerulfing VI Count Holland and Sophie Salm Countess Holland, and had issue.
In 1139 [her husband] Henry Dunkeld 3rd Earl Huntingdon 1st Earl of Northumbria was created 1st Earl of Northumbria. Ada Warenne Countess Huntingdon and Northumbria by marriage Countess of Northumbria.
On 23rd April 1141 [her son] King Malcolm IV of Scotland was born to [her husband] Henry Dunkeld 3rd Earl Huntingdon 1st Earl of Northumbria and Ada Warenne Countess Huntingdon and Northumbria at Jedburgh.
In 1142 [her half-brother] Waleran Beaumont 1st Earl of Worcester Count Meulan and [her sister-in-law] Agnes Elizabeth Montfort Countess Worcester were married. She by marriage Countess Worcester. She the daughter of Amaury Montfort Count Évreux. He the son of Robert Beaumont 1st Earl of Leicester Count Meulan and [her mother] Elizabeth Capet Countess Leicester, Meulan and Surrey.
Around 1143 [her son] King William I of Scotland was born to [her husband] Henry Dunkeld 3rd Earl Huntingdon 1st Earl of Northumbria and Ada Warenne Countess Huntingdon and Northumbria. He married 5th September 1186 Ermengarde Beaumont Sarthe Queen Consort Scotland, daughter of Richard Beaumont Sarthe I Viscount and Lucie Aigle Viscountess, and had issue.
In 1145 [her daughter] Margaret Dunkeld Duchess Brittany was born to [her husband] Henry Dunkeld 3rd Earl Huntingdon 1st Earl of Northumbria and Ada Warenne Countess Huntingdon and Northumbria. She married (1) William de Hertburn Fitzpatrick (2) Conan "The Young" Penthièvre IV Duke Brittany, son of Alan "Black" Penthièvre 1st Earl Richmond and Bertha Canhiart I Duchess Brittany, and had issue (3) February 1171 Humphrey Bohun and had issue.
On 6th January 1148 [her brother] William Warenne 3rd Earl of Surrey died. [her niece] Isabella Warenne Countess Boulogne 4th Countess of Surrey succeeded 4th Countess Surrey and inherited his estates including Conisbrough Castle.
In 1152 [her son] David Dunkeld 8th Earl Huntingdon was born to [her husband] Henry Dunkeld 3rd Earl Huntingdon 1st Earl of Northumbria and Ada Warenne Countess Huntingdon and Northumbria. He married before 1194 Matilda Gernon Countess Huntingdon, daughter of Hugh de Kevelioc Gernon 5th Earl Chester and Bertrade Montfort Countess Chester, and had issue.
In 1152 [her daughter] Matilda or Maud Dunkeld died.
On 12th June 1152 [her husband] Henry Dunkeld 3rd Earl Huntingdon 1st Earl of Northumbria died. [her brother-in-law] Simon Senlis 4th Earl Huntingdon 4th Earl of Northampton succeeded 4th Earl Huntingdon, 4th Earl of Northampton. [her son] King Malcolm IV of Scotland succeeded 2nd Earl of Northumbria.
On 28th September 1162 [her son-in-law] Floris Gerulfing III Count Holland and Ada Dunkeld Countess Holland were married. She by marriage Countess Holland. She the daughter of Henry Dunkeld 3rd Earl Huntingdon 1st Earl of Northumbria and Ada Warenne Countess Huntingdon and Northumbria. He the son of Dirk Gerulfing VI Count Holland and Sophie Salm Countess Holland.
On 9th December 1165 [her son] King Malcolm IV of Scotland died. King William I of Scotland succeeded I King Scotland, 6th Earl Huntingdon.
On 9th April 1166 [her half-brother] Waleran Beaumont 1st Earl of Worcester Count Meulan died. Earl Worcester extinct. [her nephew] Robert Beaumont Count Meulan succeeded Count Meulan.
On 5th April 1168 [her half-brother] Robert Beaumont 2nd Earl of Leicester died. [her nephew] Robert Beaumont 3rd Earl of Leicester succeeded 3rd Earl of Leicester.
Between February 1171 and April 1175 [her son-in-law] Humphrey Bohun and Margaret Dunkeld Duchess Brittany were married. She the daughter of Henry Dunkeld 3rd Earl Huntingdon 1st Earl of Northumbria and Ada Warenne Countess Huntingdon and Northumbria.
In 1178 Ada Warenne Countess Huntingdon and Northumbria died.
In 1178 the Abbey of St Mary, Haddington, was founded by Countess Ada of Northumbria as a Cistercian nunnery. She was the daughter-in-law of [her former father-in-law] King David I of Scotland, the founder of many Scottish monasteries. Haddington 'Abbey' was in fact a Priory with a Prioress at its head, but commonly called the Abbey.
[her daughter] Matilda or Maud Dunkeld was born to Henry Dunkeld 3rd Earl Huntingdon 1st Earl of Northumbria and Ada Warenne Countess Huntingdon and Northumbria.
[her daughter] Marjorie Dunkeld Countess Angus was born to Henry Dunkeld 3rd Earl Huntingdon 1st Earl of Northumbria and Ada Warenne Countess Huntingdon and Northumbria. She married Gille Críst Angus 4th Earl Angus and had issue.