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Richard FitzGilbert de Clare, Lord of Clare

Male Abt 1084 - 1136  (52 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Richard FitzGilbert de Clare, Lord of Clare was born about 1084 in Hertford Castle, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England; died on 15 Apr 1136; was buried in Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 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."
    • Title(s): Abt 1117; He succeeded as the 3rd Lord of Clare around 1117.
    • Religion: 1124; 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, Tonbridge Priory, Tonbridge, Kent, England; He was the founder of the Priory of Tonbridge in Kent.
    • Last Full Review: 5 May 2020

    Notes:

    Title: According to Cokayne (1913) "He is often supposed to have been created the EARL OF HERTFORD by King Stephen, if not by Henry I. There appears, however, to be no ground for this belief"

    Died:
    He being surprised and slain by the Welsh, near Abergavenny.

    Richard married Alice de Keveliock in say 1098. Alice (daughter of Hugh de Keveliock, Earl of Chester and Bertrade d'Évreux de Montfort) was born about 1086. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Gilbert FitzRichard de Clare, Earl of Hertford  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1115; died in 1153.
    2. 3. Roger de Clare, Earl of Hertford and Clare  Descendancy chart to this point was born after 1115; died in 1173.
    3. 4. Alice de Tonbridge de Clare  Descendancy chart to this point died after 1148.
    4. 5. Rohese de Clare  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 6. Robert FitzRichard  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1134; was buried in St Neots Priory, Cambridgeshire, England.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Gilbert FitzRichard de Clare, Earl of Hertford Descendancy chart to this point (1.Richard1) was born in 1115; died in 1153.

    Notes:

    Died:
    He died without issue.


  2. 3.  Roger de Clare, Earl of Hertford and Clare Descendancy chart to this point (1.Richard1) was born after 1115; died in 1173.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Title(s): 1153; He became the second Earl of Hertford and Clare succeeding his brother, Gilbert.

    Family/Spouse: Maude de St. Hilaire. Maude (daughter of James de St. Hilaire du Harcorurt, Lord of Field Dalling and Aveline) was born in 1132 in Buckenham, Norfolk County, England; died in 1173; was buried in Carbrooke Preceptory, Great Carbrooke, Norfolk County, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Richard de Clare, Earl of Hertford  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1153; died in 30 Oct 1217 to 28 Nov 1217.
    2. 8. John de Clare  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 9. Mabel de Clare  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 10. Aveline de Clare, Countess of Essex  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1178; died before 4 Jun 1225; was buried in Shouldham Priory, Shouldham, Norfolk, England.

  3. 4.  Alice de Tonbridge de Clare Descendancy chart to this point (1.Richard1) died after 1148.

    Notes:

    Name:
    Her name is also spelt Adeliza.

    Family/Spouse: William de Percy, Baron Percy. William (son of Alan de Percy, Baron Percy and Emma de Gand) was born in 1112; died in 1175; was buried in Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Alan de Percy  Descendancy chart to this point died before 1175.
    2. 12. Maud de Percy  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Stamford Bridge, Yorkshire, England; died about 1203; was buried in Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire, England.
    3. 13. Agnes de Percy  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1134 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England; died about 1205.

  4. 5.  Rohese de Clare Descendancy chart to this point (1.Richard1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: Gilbert de Gant, Earl of Lincoln, the son of Walter de Gant and Maud. Issue: 1. Alice de Gant


  5. 6.  Robert FitzRichard Descendancy chart to this point (1.Richard1) died in 1134; was buried in St Neots Priory, Cambridgeshire, England.


Generation: 3

  1. 7.  Richard de Clare, Earl of HertfordRichard de Clare, Earl of Hertford Descendancy chart to this point (3.Roger2, 1.Richard1) was born about 1153; died in 30 Oct 1217 to 28 Nov 1217.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: birth to death

    Notes:

    History:
    He was the 6th Earl of Clare, Hertford, and Gloucester.

    In 1215, Richard de Clare was one of the 25 Sureties of the Magna Charta.

    Richard married Amicia of Gloucester, Countess of Gloucester about 1180. Amicia (daughter of William FitzRobert, Earl of Gloucester and Hawise de Beaumont) died on 1 Jan 1224/25. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Sir Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Clare  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1180 in Gloucestershire, England; died on 25 Oct 1230 in Penros, Brittany, France (not found).
    2. 15. Richard de Clare  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1228.
    3. 16. Matilda de Clare  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 17. Rose de Clare  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 18. Maud de Clare  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1213 in England.

  2. 8.  John de Clare Descendancy chart to this point (3.Roger2, 1.Richard1)

  3. 9.  Mabel de Clare Descendancy chart to this point (3.Roger2, 1.Richard1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: William Helion.


  4. 10.  Aveline de Clare, Countess of Essex Descendancy chart to this point (3.Roger2, 1.Richard1) was born about 1178; died before 4 Jun 1225; was buried in Shouldham Priory, Shouldham, Norfolk, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Miscellaneous: 7 May 1204; King John granted the royal right over her remarriage to her step-brother, William, Earl of Arundel, along with the guardianship of her children by William de Montchesney/Munchanesy, on 7 May 1204.
    • Land/House: say 1206; Soon after her second marriage she paid the crown for the wardship of John de Wahulle and custody of his land.
    • Last Full Review: 9 Jul 2021

    Notes:

    Name:

    Aveline married William de Munchensi, Baron Munchensi on yes date unknown. William (son of Warin de Munchensy and Agnes Fitzjohn) died in 1204. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. William de Munchensy  Descendancy chart to this point died before 1213.
    2. 20. Warin de Munchensi, Lord of Swanscombe  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1192; died in Jul 1255.
    3. 21. Alice de Munchensi  Descendancy chart to this point

    Aveline married Geoffrey FitzPiers, Earl of Essex before 29 May 1205. Geoffrey (son of Piers de Lutegareshale and Maud de Mandeville) was born about 1162; died on 14 Oct 1213; was buried in Shouldham Priory, Shouldham, Norfolk, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. Sir John FitzGeoffrey, Justiciar of Ireland  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1205 in Shere, Surrey, England; died on 23 Nov 1258.
    2. 23. Cecily FitzGeoffrey  Descendancy chart to this point died before 29 Jun 1253.
    3. 24. Hawise FitzGeoffrey, Lady of Steatley  Descendancy chart to this point died before 8 Aug 1247.

  5. 11.  Alan de Percy Descendancy chart to this point (4.Alice2, 1.Richard1) died before 1175.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Miscellaneous: 1166; He rendered the service of one knight to John de Port in 1166.
    • Probate/Proved: 1175; At Easter 1175, his inheritance was partitioned between the husbands of the two daughters and coheirs of William de Percy, that is Maud, wife of William, Earl of Warwick, and Agnes, wife of Jocelin of Louvain.
    • Last Full Review: 11 Aug 2020

    Notes:

    Died:
    He died without heirs.


  6. 12.  Maud de Percy Descendancy chart to this point (4.Alice2, 1.Richard1) was born in Stamford Bridge, Yorkshire, England; died about 1203; was buried in Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: Before 28 Dec 1175; William de Newburgh, Earl of Warwick, the son of Roger de Newburgh, the Earl of Warwick and Grundred de Warren. William died 15 November 1184 in the Holy Land.


  7. 13.  Agnes de Percy Descendancy chart to this point (4.Alice2, 1.Richard1) was born in 1134 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England; died about 1205.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Last Full Review: 4 May 2020

    Agnes married Joscelin of Louvain, Baron Percy about 1154 in Egmanton, Nottinghamshire, England. Joscelin (son of Godfrey I of Brabant "the Beareded", Duke of Brabant and Lower Lorraine and Ida of Namur and Chiny) died before 1180. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. Richard de Percy  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1156; died before 29 Sep 1198.
    2. 26. Sir Henry de Percy  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1198.


Generation: 4

  1. 14.  Sir Gilbert de Clare, Earl of ClareSir Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Clare Descendancy chart to this point (7.Richard3, 3.Roger2, 1.Richard1) was born about 1180 in Gloucestershire, England; died on 25 Oct 1230 in Penros, Brittany, France (not found).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: birth to death

    Notes:

    Name:
    He was also the Earl of Gloucester and Hereford.

    History:
    He was the 7th Earl of Clare. He was also the Earl of Hertford and Gloucester.

    In 1215, Richard de Clare was one of the 25 Sureties of the Magna Charta.

    Gilbert married Lady Isabel Marshal on 9 Oct 1217 in Tewkesbury Abbey, Gloucestershire, England. Isabel (daughter of Sir William the Marshal, Earl of Pembroke and Isabel de Clare, Countess Strigoil) was born on 9 Oct 1200 in Pembroke Castle, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wale; died on 17 Jan 1240 in Berkhamsted Castle, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire., England; was buried in Beaulieu Abbey, Hampshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 27. Amicia de Clare  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 May 1220; died on 21 Jan 1284.
    2. 28. Sir Richard de Clare, Earl of Clare, Hertford, and Gloucester  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Aug 1222; died on 15 Jul 1262 in Ashenfield Manor, Waltham, Kent, England (not found); was buried on 28 Jul 1262 in Tewkesbury Abbey, Gloucestershire, England.
    3. 29. Isabel de Clare  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Nov 1226.
    4. 30. Sir William de Clare  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 May 1228; died in 1258; was buried on 23 Jul 1258 in Dureford Abbey, Sussex, England.
    5. 31. Father Gilbert de Clare, a priest  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Sep 1229.
    6. 32. Agnes de Clare  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 15.  Richard de Clare Descendancy chart to this point (7.Richard3, 3.Roger2, 1.Richard1) died in 1228.

  3. 16.  Matilda de Clare Descendancy chart to this point (7.Richard3, 3.Roger2, 1.Richard1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: (1) William de Braose. [William, married Matilda de Clare] He was murdered in 1210 in Corfe or Windsor Castle, England, by being staved to death by King John.
    • Married: (2) Rhys Gryg. [Rhys, married Matilda de Clare] He died in 1233.


  4. 17.  Rose de Clare Descendancy chart to this point (7.Richard3, 3.Roger2, 1.Richard1)

  5. 18.  Maud de Clare Descendancy chart to this point (7.Richard3, 3.Roger2, 1.Richard1) died in 1213 in England.

    Maud married Roger de Lacy about 1191 in England. Roger (son of John FitzRichard and Alice de Mandeville) died in 1211 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 33. John de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1192 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England; died on 22 Jul 1240 in Stanlow Abbey, Chester, England.

  6. 19.  William de Munchensy Descendancy chart to this point (10.Aveline3, 3.Roger2, 1.Richard1) died before 1213.

    Notes:

    Died:
    He died without heirs.


  7. 20.  Warin de Munchensi, Lord of Swanscombe Descendancy chart to this point (10.Aveline3, 3.Roger2, 1.Richard1) was born in 1192; died in Jul 1255.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Title(s): Dec 1213; When his brother died, he inherited the titles in December 1213.

    Family/Spouse: Joan Marshal. Joan (daughter of Sir William the Marshal, Earl of Pembroke and Isabel de Clare, Countess Strigoil) died after 1234. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 34. Joan de Munchensy, Countess of Pembroke  Descendancy chart to this point died before 30 Sep 1307.
    2. 35. John de Munchensy  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1247.

  8. 21.  Alice de Munchensi Descendancy chart to this point (10.Aveline3, 3.Roger2, 1.Richard1)

    Alice married John de Wahulle on yes date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Alice married William de Breauté on yes date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 22.  Sir John FitzGeoffrey, Justiciar of Ireland Descendancy chart to this point (10.Aveline3, 3.Roger2, 1.Richard1) was born in 1205 in Shere, Surrey, England; died on 23 Nov 1258.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • General Information: He was the Lord of Shere.
    • History: birth to death

    Notes:

    History:
    From 1245 to 1256, he was Justiciar of Ireland.

    John married Isabel de Bigod after 1230. Isabel (daughter of Hugh Bigod, Earl of Norfolk and Maud Marshall, Countess of Norfolk ) died in 1239 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 36. Isabel FitzJohn  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 37. Sir John FitzJohn  Descendancy chart to this point died about 6 Nov 1275 in Lambeth, London, England.
    3. 38. Richard FitzJohn, Lord Fitzjohn  Descendancy chart to this point died before 05 Aug 1297 in France.
    4. 39. Maud FitzJohn  Descendancy chart to this point died about 18 Apr 1301; was buried on 7 May 1301 in Greyfriars, Worcester, Worcestershire, England.
    5. 40. Aveline FitzJohn  Descendancy chart to this point died about 20 May 1274; was buried in Little Dunmow Priory, Little Dunmow, Essex, England.
    6. 41. Joan FitzJohn  Descendancy chart to this point died about 28 May 1303.

  10. 23.  Cecily FitzGeoffrey Descendancy chart to this point (10.Aveline3, 3.Roger2, 1.Richard1) died before 29 Jun 1253.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: Savary de Bohun. [Savary, married Cecily FitzGeoffrey] He died before 11 April 1246.


  11. 24.  Hawise FitzGeoffrey, Lady of Steatley Descendancy chart to this point (10.Aveline3, 3.Roger2, 1.Richard1) died before 8 Aug 1247.

    Family/Spouse: Sir Reynold de Mohun. Reynold died on 20 Jan 1257 in Torre, Nettlecombe, Somerset, England; was buried in Newenham Abbey, Devonshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 42. Alice de Mohun  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1222.
    2. 43. Lucy de Mohun  Descendancy chart to this point

  12. 25.  Richard de Percy Descendancy chart to this point (13.Agnes3, 4.Alice2, 1.Richard1) was born about 1156; died before 29 Sep 1198.

  13. 26.  Sir Henry de Percy Descendancy chart to this point (13.Agnes3, 4.Alice2, 1.Richard1) died in 1198.

    Family/Spouse: Isabel de Brus. Isabel (daughter of Adam de Brus and Joanna de Meschines) was buried in Whitby Abbey, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 44. William de Percy, Baron of Topcliffe  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1193; died about 28 Jul 1245.


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