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Personal data Aoife "Red Eva" MacMurrough 

• Alternative names: Princess Eve MacMurchada, Eva of Leinster Countess of Stirgoil
• Nickname is Red Eva.
• She was born on April 26, 1145 in Kingdom of Leinster, IRELAND.
• She died CA 26-08-1188 in Waterford, Waterford City, County Waterford, IRELAND, she was 43 years old.
• She is buried in Kingdom of Leinster, IRELAND.
• A child of Dermot II MacMurchada and Moore O'Toole
• This information was last updated on February 24, 2018.

Household of Aoife "Red Eva" MacMurrough

She is married to Richard de Clare.

They got married on August 29, 1170 at Christchurch, Hampshire, ENGLAND, she was 25 years oldCathedral of Waterford.

Child(ren):

1. Isabel de Clare  ± 1160-???? 
2. Joan de Clare  1175-± 1322 

Notes about Aoife "Red Eva" MacMurrough

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aoife_of_Leinster
Aoife MacMurrough (1145–1188, Irish: Aoife Ní Diarmait), also known by later historians as Eva of Leinster, was the dau. of Dermot MacMurrough (Irish: Diarmait MacMurchada), King of Leinster, and his wife Mor O'Toole (ca.1114 - 1191). Aoife conducted battles on behalf of her husband and is sometimes known as Red Eva (Irish: Aoife Rua).

Marriage
On 29 Aug 1170, following the Norman invasion of Ireland that her father had requested, she md. Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, better known as Strongbow, in Christchurch Cathedral, Waterford. Strongbow was the leader of the Norman invasion force. Aoife had been promised to Strongbow by her father who had visited England to ask for an invasion army. He was not allowed to give his dau. away, as under Early Irish Law, Aoife had the choice of whom she md.. But Aoife had to agree to an arranged marriage.
Under Anglo-Norman law, this gave Strongbow succession rights to the Kingdom of Leinster. Under Irish Brehon law, the marriage gave her a life interest only, after which any land would normally revert to male cousins; but Brehon law also recognized a transfer of "swordland" following a conquest.
Aoife conducted battles on behalf of her husband and is sometimes known as Red Eva (Irish: Aoife Rua). She had two sons with her husband Richard de Clare, and within several generations her descendants included much of the nobility of northwestern Europe, including Richard,1st Earl of Cornwall who was elected King of the Romans in 1257.
Through other lines she is the ancestor of the Scottish Kings Robert the Bruce (and his descendants) and John Balliol, and of Irish magnates such as the Earls of Kildare, Ormond and Desmond.
Aoife is also the ancestor of many Kings of England by a number of lines of descent, such as that of her grand-dau. Eva Marshal, whose dau. Maude md. Roger de Mortimer. They are ancestors of the Kings of England from Edward IV onwards (with the exception of Henry VII). Another line of descent is that of a dau. of Maude, Katherine Mortimer, md. Thomas de Beauchamp 11th Earl of Warwick, and they were ancestors of the Earls of Warwick and also of the Edward IV and most subsequent Kings of England.
When Richard "Strongbow" de Clare, died, King Henry II took his lands into royal hands, with William fitz Audelin as administrator in Ireland and Aoife holding dower rights, and possibly the lordship of Striguil, until as late as 1185-86. Strongbow's dau. and heir, Isabel, was protected by Henry II; one of Henry's last acts was to promise Isabel and all of her father's lands to William Marshal in 1189.
A life-size statue of her sits at Carrickfergus Castle, with a plaque describing her as "thinking of home."

Children :
Isabel de Clare, 4th Countess of Pembroke (1172-1240) md. Aug 1189, Sir William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, Lord Marshal, son of John Fitz Gilbert, Marshal (Marechal) of England, and Sibylla of Salisbury.
Gilbert de Striguil (Chepstow), 3rd Earl of Pembroke (1173 - 1185) Inherited title from father but died as a minor. The title then went to his sister's husband on marriage.
Joan de Clare (1175 - ?) md. Godfrey Gamage, son of William de Gamages and Elizabeth de Miners.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aoife_MacMurrough
Aoife MacMurrough (1145 – 1188, Irish: Aoife Ní Diarmait), also known by later historians as Eva of Leinster, was the dau. of Dermot MacMurrough (Irish: Diarmait MacMurchada), King of Leinster, and his wife Mor O'Toole (ca. 1114 - 1191).

Marriage
On 29 Aug 1170, following the Norman invasion of Ireland that her father had requested, she md. Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, better known as Strongbow, the leader of the Norman invasion force, in Christchurch Cathedral, Waterford. She had been promised to Strongbow by her father who had visited England to ask for an invasion army. He was not allowed to give his dau. away, as under Early Irish Law Aoife had the choice of whom she md., but she had to agree to an arranged marriage.
Under Anglo-Norman law, this gave Strongbow succession rights to the Kingdom of Leinster. Under Irish Brehon law, the marriage gave her a life interest only, after which any land would normally revert to male cousins; but Brehon law also recognized a transfer of "swordland" following a conquest. Aoife conducted battles on behalf of her husband and is sometimes known as Red Eva (Irish: Aoife Rua). She had two sons with her husband Richard de Clare, and within several generations her descendants included much of the nobility of northwestern Europe, including Robert the Bruce and Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall who was elected King of the Romans in 1257.[2]
A life-size statue of her sits at Carrickfergus Castle, with a plaque describing her as "thinking of home."
Aoife is the ancestor of many Kings of England by a number of lines of descent, such as that of her grand-dau. Eva Marshal, whose dau. Maude md. Roger de Mortimer. They are ancestors of the Kings of England from Edward IV onwards (with the exception of Henry VII). Another line of descent is that of a dau. of Maude, Katherine Mortimer, md. Thomas de Beauchamp 11th Earl of Warwick, and they were ancestors of the Earls of Warwick and also of the Edward IV and most subsequent Kings of England.
Through further lines she is the ancestor of the Scottish Kings Robert the Bruce (and his descendants) and John Balliol, and of Irish magnates such as the Earls of Kildare, Ormond and Desmond.
Aoife MacMurrough (1145 – 1188, Irish: Aoife Ní Diarmait), also known as Aoife of Leinster, was the dau. of Dermot MacMurrough (Irish: Diarmait MacMurchada), King of Leinster, and his wife More O'Toole (ca. 1114 - 1191). On 29 Aug 1170, following the Norman invasion of Ireland that her father had requested, she md. Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, better known as Strongbow, the leader of the Norman invasion force, in Christchurch Cathedral, Waterford. Under Anglo-Norman law, this gave Strongbow succession rights to the Kingdom of Leinster. Under Irish Brehon law, the marriage gave him no such rights. Aoife conducted battles on behalf of her husband and is sometimes known as Red Eva (Irish: Aoife Rua).
On 29 Aug 1170, following the Norman invasion of Ireland that her father had requested, Aoife MacMurrough (in Irish: Aoife Ní Diarmait), also known as Aoife of Leinster, or Eva MacMurrough, md. Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, better known as Strongbow, the leader of the Norman invasion force, in Christchurch Cathedral, Waterford. Under Anglo-Norman law, this gave Strongbow succession rights to the Kingdom of Leinster. Under Irish Brehon law, the marriage gave her a life interest only, after which any land would normally revert to male cousins; but Brehon law also recognized a transfer of "swordland" following a conquest. Aoife conducted battles on behalf of her husband and is sometimes known as Red Eva (Irish: Aoife Rua).
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aoife_of_Leinster for more information.

Eva MacMorrough was born on 1145 in Leinster Ireland to Dermot MacMorrough, King of Leinster and More' (Moira?) O'Toole MacMorrough. Eva md. Richard FitzGilbert de Clare, Earl of Pembroke on 29 Aug 1170 in Christ Church Cathedral, Waterford, County Waterford, Ireland. They had 3 children: Isabel de Clare, Countess of Pembroke; Gilbert de Striguil, 3rd Earl of Pembroke; and Joan de Clare. Eva passed away on 1188 in Ireland.

NOTE:
Aoife MacMurrough (ca. 1145 – 1188, Irish: Aoife Ní Diarmait), also known by later historians as Eva of Leinster, was the dau. of Dermot MacMurrough (ca. 1110 - 1171) (Irish: Diarmait MacMurchada), King of Leinster, and his wife Mor O'Toole (ca. 1114 - 1191).
On the 29 Aug 1170, following the Norman invasion of Ireland that her father had requested, she md. Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, better known as Strongbow, the leader of the Norman invasion force, in Reginald's Tower in Waterford. She had been promised to Strongbow by her father who had visited England to ask for an invasion army. He was not allowed to give his dau. away, as under Early Irish Law Aoife had the choice of whom she md., but she had to agree to an arranged marriage.
Under Anglo-Norman law, this gave Strongbow succession rights to the Kingdom of Leinster. Under Irish Brehon law, the marriage gave her a life interest only, after which any land would normally revert to male cousins; but Brehon law also recognised a transfer of "swordland" following a conquest. Aoife conducted battles on behalf of her husband and is sometimes known as Red Eva (Irish: Aoife Rua).
She had two sons and a dau. with her husband Richard de Clare, and via their dau., Isabel de Clare, within a few generations their descendants included much of the nobility of Europe including all the monarchs of Scotland since Robert I (1274 - 1329) and all those of England, Great Britain and the United Kingdom since Henry IV (1367 - 1413); and, apart from Anne of Cleves, all the queen consorts of Henry VIII.

Sources:
O Croinin, Daibhi (1995) Early Medieval Ireland 400-1200 London: Longman Press; p. 281 Salmonson, Jessica Amanda.(1991)
The Encyclopedia of Amazons. Paragon House. Page 160. ISBN 1-55778-420-5
Weis, Frederick Lewis Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700, Lines: 66-26, 175-7, 261-30
2. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=gonefishin&id=I098327
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aoife_MacMurrough
rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mjr6387&id=I56374

Aoife MacMurrough is also known as Aoife of Leinster. She was the dau. of Dermot MacMurrough King of Leinster, and his wife Mor O'Toole. On 29 Aug 1170, following the Norman invasion of Ireland that her father had requested, she md. Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, better known as Strongbow, the leader of the Norman invasion force, in Christchurch Cathedral, Waterford.
She had been promised to Strongbow by her father who had visited England to ask for an invasion army. He was not allowed to give his dau. away, as under Early Irish Law Aoife had the choice of whom she md., but she had to agree to an arranged marriage. Under Anglo-Norman law, this gave Strongbow succession rights to the Kingdom of Leinster. Under Irish Brehon law, the marriage gave her a life interest only, after which any land would normally revert to male cousins; but Brehon law also recognized a transfer of "swordland" following a conquest. Aoife conducted battles on behalf of her husband and is sometimes known as Red Eva (Irish: Aoife Rua). She had two sons with her husband Richard de Clare the first son she named after her late father, Dermott MacMurrough, King of Leinster. and a dau. Isabel who md. William Marshal 1st Earl of Pembroke A life-size statue of her sits at Carrickfergus Castle, with a plaque describing her as "thinking of home."

She had two sons and a dau. with her husband Richard de Clare, and via their dau., Isabel de Clare, within a few generations their descendants included much of the nobility of Europe including all the monarchs of Scotland since Robert I (1274 - 1329) and all those of England, Great Britain and the United Kingdom since Henry IV (1367 - 1413); and, apart from Anne of Cleves, all the queen consorts of Henry VIII.

Through other lines she is the ancestor of the Scottish Kings Robert the Bruce (and his descendants) and John Balliol, and of Irish magnates such as the Earls of Kildare, Ormond and Desmond.
Aoife is also the ancestor of many Kings of England by a number of lines of descent, such as that of her granddau. Eva Marshal, whose dau. Maude md. Roger de Mortimer. They are ancestors of the Kings of England from Edward IV onwards (with the exception of Henry VII). Another line of descent is that of a dau. of Maude, Katherine Mortimer, md. Thomas de Beauchamp 11th Earl of Warwick, and they were ancestors of the Earls of Warwick and also of the Edward IV and most subsequent Kings of England.
When Richard "Strongbow" de Clare, died, King Henry II took his lands into royal hands, with William fitz Audelin as administrator in Ireland and Aoife holding dower rights, and possibly the lordship of Striguil, until as late as 1185-86. Strongbow's dau. and heir, Isabel, was protected by Henry II; one of Henry's last acts was to promise Isabel and all of her father's lands to William Marshal in 1189.

Children:
Isabel de Clare, 4th Countess of Pembroke (1172 - 1240) md. Aug 1189, Sir William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, Lord Marshal, son of John Fitz Gilbert, Marshal (Marechal) of England, and Sibylla of Salisbury.
Gilbert de Striguil (Chepstow), 3rd Earl of Pembroke (1173 - 1185) Inherited title from father but died as a minor. The title then went to his sister's husband on marriage.
Joan de Clare (1175 - ?) md. Godfrey Gamage, son of William de Gamages and Elizabeth de Miners.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aoife_MacMurrough

Through further lines she is the ancestor of the Scottish Kings Robert the Bruce (and his descendants) and John Balliol, and of Irish magnates such as the Earls of Kildare, Ormond and Desmond.
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She had two sons and a dau. with her husband Richard de Clare, and via their dau., Isabel de Clare, within a few generations their descendants included much of the nobility of Europe including all the monarchs of Scotland since Robert I (1274 - 1329) and all those of England, Great Britain and the United Kingdom since Henry IV (1367 - 1413); and, apart from Anne of Cleves, all the queen consorts of Henry VIII.
Sources:
O Croinin, Daibhi, Early Medieval Ireland 400-1200 London: Longman Press; p. 281
Salmonson, Jessica Amanda. The Encyclopedia of Amazons. Paragon House. Page 160. ISBN 1-55778-420-5
Weis, Frederick Lewis Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700, Lines: 66-26, 175-7, 261-30

She had been promised to Strongbow by her father who had visited England to ask for an invasion army. He was not allowed to give his dau. away, as under Early Irish Law Aoife had the choice of whom she md., but she had to agree to an arranged marriage . Under Anglo-Norman law, this gave Strongbow succession rights to the Kingdom of Leinster. Under Irish Brehon law, the marriage gave her a life interest only, after which any land would normally revert to male cousins; but Brehon law also recognised a transfer of "swordland" following a conquest. Aoife conducted battles on behalf of her husband and is sometimes known as Red Eva (Irish: Aoife Rua).
She had two sons with her husband Richard de Clare the first son she named after her late father, Dermott MacMurrough, King of Leinster. and a dau. Isabel who md. William Marshal 1st Earl of Pembroke A life-size statue of her sits at Carrickfergus Castle, with a plaque describing her as "thinking of home." --------------------

http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/MacMurrough-4ID: I06418

Name: Eva ingen MacMurrough ALIA: /Eva/ Birth: abt. 1141 in Leinster, Ireland Death: aft. 1189 Reference Number: 6418 Note: Aoife MacMurrough was the dau. of Dermot MacMurrough, King of Leinster. She md. Richard FitzGilbert de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, son of Gilbert Strongbow FitzGilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Isabella of Meulan, ca. 26 Aug 1171. She died aft. 1189. Aoife MacMurrough was also known as Eva. Her md. name became de Clare.

Child of Aoife MacMurrough and Richard FitzGilbert de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke Isabella de Clare, Countess Strigoil+ b. bef. 1173

She is the 27th Great-Grandmother of Beverly Jeanne Powell.
She is the 23rd Great-Grandmother of John Russell Powell.

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