Deaths on March 27

Maud Marshal

Died on March 27, 1248

Maud Marshal, English countess (b. 1192)

Maud Marshal, Countess of Norfolk, Countess of Surrey (1192 – 27 March 1248) was an Anglo-Norman noblewoman and a wealthy co-heiress of her father William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, and her mother Isabel de Clare suo jure 4th Countess of Pembroke. Maud was their eldest daughter. She had two husbands: Hugh Bigod, 3rd Earl of Norfolk, and William de Warenne, 5th Earl of Surrey.

Maud was also known as Matilda Marshal.

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20 Jun

Royal charter
The University of Oxford receives its Royal charter.
15 Aug

Shrine of the Three Kings
The foundation stone of Cologne Cathedral, built to house the relics of the Three Wise Men, is laid. (Construction is eventually completed in 1880.)
25 Aug

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht
The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III, the Archbishop of Utrecht.
23 Nov

Ferdinand III of Castile
Conquest of Seville by Christian troops under King Ferdinand III of Castile.

Deaths on March 27

Maud Marshal

Died on March 27, 1248

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