Name |
Richard FitzGilbert de Clare |
Relationship | with Robert Alan Roy
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Birth |
Abt 1084 |
Hertford Castle, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England [5, 6, 7] |
General Information |
According to Burke (1866) "Richard de Clare, being one of those, who by power of the sword entered Wales, there planted himself and became lord of vast territories, as also of divers castles in those parts, but requiring other matters of moment from the king, in which he was unsuccessful, he reared the standard of revolt, and soon after fell in an engagement with the Welsh." [2] |
Title(s) |
Abt 1117 (33 years) [5] |
He succeeded as the 3rd Lord of Clare around 1117. |
Religion |
1124 (40 years) [2] |
He removed the monks out of Castle Clare into the church of St. Augustine at Stoke, and bestowed on them a little wood, called Stoke-Ho in 1124. |
Religion |
say 1130 (46 years) |
Tonbridge Priory, Tonbridge, Kent, England [4, 5] |
He was the founder of the Priory of Tonbridge in Kent. |
Death |
15 Apr 1136 [3, 4, 5, 6, 7] |
- He being surprised and slain by the Welsh, near Abergavenny. [4, 5]
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Last Full Review |
5 May 2020 |
Burial |
— |
Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England [4, 5] |
Siblings |
4 brothers and 2 sisters |
+ | 1. Baldwin FitzGilbert de Clare, Lord of Bourne d. 1154 ▻ Aeline de Rullos | + | 2. Gilbert FitzGilbert de Clare, Earl of Pembroke, b. Abt 1100 d. 6 Jan 1147 (Age 47 years) ▻ Isabel de Beaumont | + | 3. Richard FitzGilbert de Clare, Lord of Clare, b. Abt 1084, Hertford Castle, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England d. 15 Apr 1136 (Age 52 years) ▻ Alice de Keveliock, m. say 1098 | | 4. Harvey de Clare | | 5. Walter de Clare | + | 6. Alice de Clare d. 1163 ▻ Aubrey II de Vere, Justiciar of England | + | 7. Rohese de Clare d. 1149, England  ▻ Baderon de Monmouth; Hugh de Lacy | |
Patriarch & Matriarch |
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Person ID |
I2305 |
| Roy Line, Boudreau Line |
Last Modified |
25 Jun 2021 |