Biography of Marie Chatillon Countess Pembroke 1303-1377

Paternal Family Tree: Chatillon

Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy 1180-1252

Before 1295 [her future husband] Aymer de Valence 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 20) and Béatrix de Clermont were married. He the son of William de Valence 1st Earl Pembroke and Joan Munchensi Countess Pembroke (age 64). She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

Around 1303 Marie Chatillon Countess Pembroke was born to Guy Chatillon IV Count Saint Pol (age 49) and Marie Capet (age 35). She a great granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

On 20 Sep 1307 Joan Munchensi Countess Pembroke (age 77) died. Her son [her future husband] Aymer de Valence 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 32) succeeded 2nd Earl Pembroke.

On 06 Apr 1317 [her father] Guy Chatillon IV Count Saint Pol (age 63) died. His son [her brother] Jean Chatillon Count Saint Pol (age 25) succeeded Count Saint Pol.

In 1321 Aymer de Valence 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 46) and Marie Chatillon Countess Pembroke (age 18) were married. She by marriage Countess Pembroke. The difference in their ages was 28 years. She the daughter of Guy Chatillon IV Count Saint Pol and Marie Capet (age 53). He the son of William de Valence 1st Earl Pembroke and Joan Munchensi Countess Pembroke. They were half first cousin twice removed. She a great granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

On 23 Jun 1324 [her husband] Aymer de Valence 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 49) died. He was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map] where his tomb effigy can still be seen as a splendid example of late gothic architecture. Earl Pembroke extinct.

In 1339 [her mother] Marie Capet (age 71) died.

In 1347 Marie Chatillon Countess Pembroke (age 44) founded Pembroke College, Cambridge University; it was originally known as he Hall of Valence-Mary.

In 1355 and 1366, Marie Chatillon Countess Pembroke (age 52) acquired papal bulls to allow the Pembroke College, Cambridge University its own chapel, which was the first college chapel to be built in Cambridge.

On 20 Feb 1377 Marie Chatillon Countess Pembroke (age 74) drew up her will at Braxted Park.

On 16 or 17 Mar 1377 Marie Chatillon Countess Pembroke (age 74) died.

[her father] Guy Chatillon IV Count Saint Pol and [her mother] Marie Capet were married. She the daughter of John Capet II Duke Brittany and Beatrice Plantagenet. He the son of Guy Chatillon III Count Saint Pol and Matilda Reginar Countess Saint Pol. They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England. She a granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

Marie Chatillon Countess Pembroke 1303-1377 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England 1133-1189

King John "Lackland" of England 1166-1216

King Henry III of England 1207-1272

Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England 1122-1204

Raymond Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence 1198-1245

Royal Ancestors of Marie Chatillon Countess Pembroke 1303-1377

Kings Wessex: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings England: Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 6 Grand Daughter of Malcolm III King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 4 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 5 Grand Daughter of Louis "Fat" VI King France

Ancestors of Marie Chatillon Countess Pembroke 1303-1377

Great x 3 Grandfather: Guy II Chatillon

Great x 2 Grandfather: Walter III Chatillon

Great x 1 Grandfather: Hugh Chatillon I Count Blois V Count Saint Pol

GrandFather: Guy Chatillon III Count Saint Pol 4 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Avesnes

Great x 2 Grandfather: Walter Avesnes

Great x 4 Grandfather: Bouchard Guise

Great x 3 Grandmother: Adela Guise

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Avesnes 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Theobald Blois II Count Champagne IV Count Blois Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Theobald "Good" Blois V Count Blois Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Carinthia Countess Champagne and Blois

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Blois 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis VII King Franks

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alix Capet Countess Blois

Father: Guy Chatillon IV Count Saint Pol 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Godfrey Reginar VIII Duke Lower Lorraine

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lutgardis Sulzbach Duchess Lower Lorraine

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Reginar VIII Duke Lower Lorraine I Duke Brabant

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Luxemburg II Duke Limburg

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Luxemburg Duchess Lower Lorraine

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mathilda Saffenburg Duchess Limburg

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Reginar II Duke Brabant 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thierry Metz Count Flanders

Great x 3 Grandfather: Matthew Metz Count Boulogne

Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud Metz 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Stephen I England Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Blois I Countess Boulogne Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Flanders

GrandMother: Matilda Reginar Countess Saint Pol 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip Swabia

Great x 1 Grandmother: Marie Swabia Duchess Brabant

Marie Chatillon Countess Pembroke Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert "Great" Capet I Count Dreux

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Capet II Count Dreux

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Baudemont Countess Dreux

Great x 2 Grandfather: Peter of Dreux aka Mauclerc Duke Brittany

Great x 4 Grandfather: Raoul Coucy

Great x 3 Grandmother: Yolande Coucy Countess Dreux

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Flanders

Great x 1 Grandfather: John "The Red" Capet I Duke Brittany 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Thouars IV Viscount Thouars

Great x 3 Grandfather: Guy Thouars

Great x 4 Grandmother: Aenor Lusignan Viscountess Thouars

Great x 2 Grandmother: Alix Thouars Duchess of Brittany 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Conan "The Young" Penthièvre IV Duke Brittany Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Constance Penthièvre Duchess Brittany 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Dunkeld Duchess Brittany

GrandFather: John Capet II Duke Brittany 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Blois I Count Champagne Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Theobald Blois III Count Champagne 2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Capet Countess Champagne

Great x 2 Grandfather: Theobald IV King Navarre 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Sancho "Wise" King Navarre

Great x 3 Grandmother: Blanche Ramirez

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sancha Ivrea

Great x 1 Grandmother: Blanche "Navarre" Blois Duchess Brittany 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Guichard IV of Beaujeu

Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes of Beaujeu Countess Savoy

Mother: Marie Capet Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Plantagenet Duke Normandy

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Empress Matilda Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandfather: King John "Lackland" of England Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Aenor Chatellerault Duchess Aquitaine

Great x 1 Grandfather: King Henry III of England Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Courtenay

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Courtenay Countess Angoulême

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Courtenay

GrandMother: Beatrice Plantagenet Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso II King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alfonso Barcelona II Count Provence

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon

Great x 2 Grandfather: Raymond Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence

Great x 4 Grandfather: Rainou of Sabran

Great x 3 Grandmother: Gersenda II Sabran Countess Provence

Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Macon Countess Savoy

Great x 2 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence

Great x 4 Grandfather: William I-Count Geneva

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy