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Countess of Pembroke is a title that has been borne by several women throughout history, including:
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Aoife MacMurrough
Aoife MacMurrough (; – ), also known as Eva of Leinster or Red Eva, was an Irish noblewoman. The daughter of King of Leinster Dermot MacMurrough, her marriage to Anglo-Norman nobleman Richard "Strongbow" de Clare on 25 August 1170 is consid ...
(c. 1145 – 1188), Irish noblewoman, Princess of Leinster
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Isabel de Clare, 4th Countess of Pembroke
Isabel is a female name of Iberian origin. Isabelle is a name that is similar, but it is of French origin. It originates as the medieval Spanish form of '' Elisabeth'' (ultimately Hebrew '' Elisheba''). Arising in the 12th century, it became popu ...
(1172–1220), wife of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, and Countess of Pembroke in her own right
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Mary de St Pol
Marie de St Pol, Countess of Pembroke (c. 1303 – 1377) was the second wife of Franco-English nobleman Aymer de Valence, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, and is best known as the founder of Pembroke College, Cambridge.
Family and early life
Marie was bor ...
, (c.1303–1377), wife of
Aymer de Valence, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
Aymer de Valence, 2nd Earl of Pembroke ( 1270 – 23 June 1324) was an Anglo-French nobleman. Though primarily active in England, he also had strong connections with the List of French monarchs, French royal house. One of the wealthiest and mo ...
(c.1275–1324)
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Margaret of England
Margaret of England (29 September 1240 – 26 February 1275) was Queen of Alba (Scotland) by marriage to King Alexander III.
Life
Margaret was the second child of King Henry III of England and his wife, Eleanor of Provence, and was born at Wi ...
(1346–1361), wife of John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke; daughter of King Edward III and Philippa of Hainault.
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Anne Manny (1355–1384), 2nd wife to John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke; daughter of Walter Manny, Baron Manny and Margaret, Duchess of Norfolk.
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Anne Devereux
Anne Devereux, Countess of Pembroke (c. 1430 – after 25 June 1486), was an English noblewoman, who was Countess of Pembroke during the 15th century by virtue of marriage to William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke.
She was born in Bodenham, ...
(c.1430–c.1486), wife of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke.
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Mary Woodville
Mary Woodville, Countess of Pembroke (c. 1456–1481) was a sister of Edward IV of England, Edward IV's Queen consort, Elizabeth Woodville, and of Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers. She later became the first wife of William Herbert, 2nd Earl ...
(c.1456–1481), wife of William Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke. Title attained in 1479.
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Catherine Woodville (1458–1497), wife of Jasper Tudor, 1st Earl of Pembroke.
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Anne Parr (1515–1552), wife of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke and sister of Queen consort Catherine Parr.
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Mary Sidney
Mary Herbert, Countess of Pembroke ( Sidney, 27 October 1561 – 25 September 1621) was among the first Englishwomen to gain notice for her poetry and her literary patronage. By the age of 39, she was listed with her brother Philip Sidney and ...
(1561–1621), wife of Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke; one of the first English women to achieve a major reputation for her literary works, translations and literary patronage.
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Mary Talbot (circa 1594–1649), wife of William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke.
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Elizabeth Spencer (1737–1831), wife of Henry Herbert, 10th Earl of Pembroke daughter of Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough and Elizabeth Trevor.
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