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Sir William de Clare

Male 1228 - 1258  (29 years)


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  • Name William de Clare 
    Relationshipwith Robert Alan Roy
    Birth 18 May 1228  [1, 2
    Death 1258  [1, 2
    Cause: He was poisoned while at breakfast with Prince William. Walter de Scotenay was executed f 
    Burial 23 Jul 1258  Dureford Abbey, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Siblings 5 Siblings 
    Person ID I21832 
    Last Modified 12 Aug 2019 

    Father Sir Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Clare,   b. Abt 1180, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Oct 1230, Penros, Brittany, France (not found) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years) 
    Mother Lady Isabel Marshal,   b. 9 Oct 1200, Pembroke Castle, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wale Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jan 1240, Berkhamsted Castle, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire., England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years) 
    Marriage 9 Oct 1217  Tewkesbury Abbey, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 37 years and 10 months - She : 17 years. 
    Family ID F2932  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Death: The Directory of Royal Genealogy gives his death place as Retherford, England. This is from the Ancestry File, and I cannot find it. It is my believe that this is incorrect information.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 23 Jul 1258 - Dureford Abbey, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S65] Sewell, Robert James. Sewell: A History of the Sewell Family from the Earliest Times, (unknown: manuscript, March 2008).

    2. [S278] Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (web: http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/catalog.html).