William Marshall (or more accurately Mareschal), Earl of Pembroke and Striguil was actually advisor to 4 English Kings.

Two good articles -

http://www.castlewales.com/marshall.html
http://www.times1190.freeserve.co.uk/william.htm

His family geneology -

http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/Datab...002/I3476.html

Mentioned in the Magna Carta (1st in the list of names of "noble persons") -

http://www.webmesh.co.uk/magnacarta.htm


Welly