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John Marshal
d. 1165
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1165
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John FitzGilbert the Marshal held Newbury and Ludgershall through the Anarchy, changing sides between Stephen and Matilda, and famously let the boy William be taken hostage rather than yield, gambling he could beget more sons.
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JOHN FITZGILBERT (the) MARSHAL (d.1165), hereditary Marshal of England; m. (2) Sybilla of Salisbury; father of WILLIAM MARSHAL (I99569, our line). Direct ancestor.