Earl Marshal of the College of Arms, the body concerned with all matters of genealogy and heraldry. In conjunction with the Lord High Constable, he had held a court, known as the Court of Chivalry, for the administration of justice in accordance with the law of arms, which was concerned with many subjects relating to military matters, such as ransom, booty and soldiers' wages, and including the misuse of armorial bearings. In 1672, the office of Marshal of England and the title of Earl Marshal of England were made hereditary in the Howard family. In a declaration made on 16 June 1673
Walter Marshal, 5th Earl of Pembroke who followed him to the grave a month later. Like his four elder brothers, Anselm was also childless. Walter's widow, Margaret received a dower third from the Pembroke earldom and lordships, and as such she controlled most of the extensive Pembroke estates as her third outweighed the individual holdings of the 13 different co-heirs of his five sisters. Walter Marshal was buried at Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire. Walter Marshal, 5th Earl of Pembroke Walter Marshal, 5th Earl of Pembroke (119624 November 1245) was an English peer. He also held the titles of Lord of Striguil and Lord of Leinster. Walter was