12c. English Sir William Marshal or Marshall, 1st Earl of Pembroke Greatest Knight That Ever Lived

William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1146 or 1147 – 14 May 1219), also called William the Marshal (Norman French: Williame li Mareschal, French: Guillaume le Maréchal), was an Anglo-Norman soldier and statesman. He served five English kings—Henry II, his sons the “Young King” Henry, Richard I, and John, and finally John’s son Henry III.

Knighted in 1166, he spent his younger years as a knight errant and a successful tournament competitor; Stephen Langton eulogised him as the “best knight that ever lived.” In 1189, he became the de facto earl of Pembroke through his marriage to Isabel de Clare, though the title of earl was not officially granted until 1199 during the second creation of the Pembroke earldom. In 1216, he was appointed protector for the nine-year-old Henry III, and regent of the kingdom.

Rastafarians and Israelites use the lion worldwide to represent the roaring Lion Of Judah, the mascot for the Children of Israel, aka sheep or Jews. Even though we fed Israel in 70ad, the lion always stayed by our side wherever we went. When we fled to Britain and Ireland, we never lost sight of our true heritage. The knights were fighting for Israel, the holy land in the crusades. Many knights have their feet resting on a lion or sheep. I will prove that the lion is my family’s symbol in this report.

Before him, his father’s family held a hereditary title of Marshal to the king, which by his father’s time had become recognised as a chief or master Marshalcy, involving management over other Marshals and functionaries. William became known as “the Marshal”, although by his time much of the function was delegated to more specialised representatives (as happened with other functions in the King’s household). Because he was an earl, and also known as the marshal, the term “earl marshal” was commonly used and this later became an established hereditary title in the English peerage.

Wife of William Marshal, Isabel de Clare, suo jure 4th Countess of Pembroke and Striguil (c. 1172 – 11 March 1220), was an Anglo-Irish noblewoman and one of the wealthiest heiresses in Wales and Ireland.[1] She was the wife of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, who served three successive kings as Marshal of England. Her marriage had been arranged by King Richard I.

The Temple Church is a Royal peculiar church in the City of London located between Fleet Street and the River Thames, built by the Knights Templar as their English headquarters. It was consecrated on 10 February 1185  by *Patriarch Heraclius of Jerusalem. During the reign of King John (1199–1216) it served as the royal treasury, supported by the role of the Knights Templar as proto-international bankers. It is now jointly owned by the Inner Temple and Middle Temple Inns of Court, based of the English legal profession. It is famous for being a round church, a common design feature for Knights Templar churches,  and its 13th- and 14th-century stone effigies. It was heavily damaged by German bombing during World War II and has since been greatly restored and rebuilt. *Proof we NEVER lost sight of our roots in Israel