Marshal family

Marshal li Mareschal (Norman), le Marechal (French)
Family of Earls and Marshals
Arms of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke
Country	England
Etymology	Marshal, Frankish: “a person who tended horses”
Place of origin	England
Founded	12th century (first known member)
Founder	Gilbert Giffard
Final ruler	Ansel Marshal (as Earl of Pembroke), John Marshal (as Baron Marshal)
Final head	Hawyse, daughter of William Marshal
Titles	List Lord Marshal Earl of Pembroke Earl Marshal of Ireland Baron Marshal

The Marshal family was a noble family of Anglo-Norman origins. Their name, Marshal, derives from the Frankish term for “a person who tended horses”. By 1066 the term was used for a position in royal and aristocratic households.