Earl Marshal of Ireland
Marshal of Ireland or Earl Marshal of Ireland is a hereditary title originally awarded to William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke in the Lordship of Ireland, which descended to Baron Morley. The title of Marshal, like that of Baron Morley, has been in abeyance since 1697. William Lynch in 1830 described the duties attached to the office before it became ceremonial:
List
Holders of the title include:- William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke
- John Marshal was granted the office by King John 12 November 1207.
- William Marshal 'who joined the Barons against King Henry III and 1264'
- John Marshal, son of the last-mentioned. His son next-mentioned succeeded him in 1284.
- William Marshal, 1st Baron Marshal, son of the last-mentioned, quoting
- John Marshal, 2nd Baron Marshal, son of the last-mentioned
- Robert de Morley, 2nd Baron Morley "having married Hawyse, sister and heir to John le Mareschall, of Hengham, in had livery of the lands of her inheritance, the 10th of Edward II. Which Hawyse held the office of marshal of Ireland by descent."
- William de Morley, 3rd Baron Morley "the 38th of Edward III. had licence to travel beyond sea, as also to grant his office of mareschall of Ireland, to Henry de Ferrers, to hold so long as he behaved himself well therein."
- Thomas de Morley, 4th Baron Morley
- Thomas de Morley, 5th Baron Morley
Abeyance
The representatives are among the issue of the final Baron Morley's aunt or aunts, viz- Elizabeth who Edward Cranfield of whose issue nothing is known; and
- Katharine, who as his first wife John Savage, 2nd Earl Rivers, who died on 10 October 1654, leaving by her three sons and five daughters. The issue of all the sons became extinct, in 1728, while two of the daughters died without issue. Of the three other daughters of the Countess Rivers
- # Lady Jane Savage, is represented by her issue by her third husband George Pitt, of whom were the Barons Rivers, extinct 1880,
- # Lady Catherine, by her second husband, was represented by the Earls of Portmore, extinct 1835; and
- # Lady Mary married, Henry Killigrew, Groom of the Bedchamber, by whom she had a son, James, living March 1682/3, who is said to have died without issue.