De Clare
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The de Clare family of Norman lords were associated with the Welsh Marches
, Suffolk
, Surrey
, Kent
(especially Tonbridge
) and Ireland
. They were descended from Richard fitz Gilbert
, who accompanied William the Conqueror into England
during the Norman conquest of England
.
, whose father Godfrey was the eldest of the illegitimate sons of Richard I, Duke of Normandy. Gilbert was one of the guardians of William II, who became Duke of Normandy
as a child in 1035. When Gilbert was assassinated in 1039 or 1040, his young sons Baldwin de Meules et du Sap
and Richard de Bienfaite et d'Orbec
fled with their guardians to Baldwin of Flanders; they returned to Normandy when William married Baldwin's daughter in 1053, and William took them into high favour.
After the conquest of England Richard received huge estates including Clare
and Tonbridge
, the estate whose name was normally coupled with his. According to Richard Mortimer, writing in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, he was "the founder of the English, Welsh, and Irish baronial family which historians usually call ‘of Clare’."
Historical sources are vague and sometimes contradictory about when the name de Clare came into common usage, but Richard fitz Gilbert (of Tonbridge) is once referred to as Richard of Clare in the Suffolk return of the Domesday Survey. Baldwin de Meules was left in charge of Exeter on its submission (1068) and made sheriff of Devonshire. Large estates in Devonshire and Somersetshire are entered to him in Domesday as "Baldwin of Exeter" or "Baldwin the Sheriff".
On his death, Richard's English estates passed to his son Gilbert Fitz Richard
(died 1114/7). Gilbert's eldest son Richard (died ca. 1136) was the ancestor of the earls of Hertford and Gloucester. Gilbert's younger son Gilbert, establishing himself in Wales, acquired the earldom of Pembroke
or of Striguil
. The elder line obtained (probably from King Stephen
) the earldom of Hertford, and were thenceforth known as earls of Hertford or of Clare. John Horace Round
in the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition
suggested that it was probably because "[Gilbert] and the Clares had no interests in Hertfordshire that they were loosely and usually styled the earls of (de) Clare." In the Dictionary of National Biography
he stated that investigation showed that the claim that they were "styled earls of Clare" before they were earls of Hertford was not true; they were alternately called Hertford or of Clare. On the other hand, Frank Barlow
places Gilbert de Clare as Earl of Hertford in the group of barons given earldoms between 1138 and 1142, and states that they all had "substantial local interests". Ralph Henry Carless Davis
states that Gilbert was a witness as Earl of Hertford at Christmas 1141, and it is generally believed that he had been Earl since 1138; but that there is no prospect of clarifying the matter because of the others of the same name. He notes also that "In a military capacity earls figure largely in the capacity of defenders of their counties in the chronicles of Stephen's reign." He therefore argues against the title as a personal dignity at that period. The general scholarly view is now that the title earl of Clare was self-assumed.
In 1217–20 Gilbert de Clare, earl of Hertford or Clare (died 1230), inherited the estates of William Fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester
(died 1183), including the earldom and honour of Gloucester and the lordship of Glamorgan. Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
(died 1176), known as Strongbow, had no sons and with his death this line came to an end, his many Irish and Welsh possessions passing to his daughter Isabel, who married William Marshal, (c. 1146 – 14 May 1219) who then became known as William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke
.
window above is not earlier than Gilbert I (died 1230), the first de Clare lord to be buried in the chancel of Tewkesbury Abbey
.
The coat of arms can be seen in a modern-day context within the arms of Pontypridd Rugby Football Club
.
│
└>Geoffrey, Count of Eu
(† 1015)
│
└>Gilbert, Count of Brionne
(† 1040), Count of Eu
│
├─>Baldwin fitz Gilbert
(† 1090), Lord of Sap and Meules,
│ Lord of Okehampton, Sheriff of Devon.
[ de Clare Family ]
│
└─>Richard fitz Gilbert
(† 1090), Lord of Bienfaite and of Orbec,
│ also Lord of Clare and of Tonbridge, Joint Chief Justiciar of England
│
├─>Roger († 1131), Lord of Bienfaite and of Orbec
│
├─>Robert († 1134), Lord of Little Dunmow (Essex)
│
├─>Richard, Abbot of Ely
│
├─>Walter († 1138), Lord of Netherwent
│
└─>Gilbert
(† 1117), Lord of Clare, Tonbridge and Cardigan
│
├─>Richard
(† 1136), sometimes designated as Earl of Hertford
│
├─>Gilbert
(† 1148/49), 1st Earl of Pembroke
,
│ successor to his uncles Roger and Walter
│
└─>Baldwin († 1154/1166), Lord of Bourne
│
├─>Richard († 1136), Lord of Clare, Tonbridge and Cardigan
│ │
│ ├─>Gilbert († 1152), 1st Earl of Hertford
│ │
│ ├─>Roger sometimes called the good Earl of Hertford († 1173), 2nd Earl of Hertford
│ │ │
│ │ ├─>Richard († 1217), 3rd Earl of Hertford and 1st of Gloucester
│ │ │ Amicie de Gloucester, countess de jure of Gloucester
│ │ │ │
│ │ │ └─> Table 3
│ │ │
│ │ └─>Aveline († 1164), married Geoffrey fitz Piers, 1st Earl of Essex
│ │
│ ├─>Rohaise, married Gilbert de Gant, Earl of Lincoln
│ │
│ ├─>Alice, married Cadwaladr ap Gruffydd
, prince of Gwynedd
│ │
│ └─>Lucy, married Baldwin de Redvers, 1st Earl of Devon
│
├─>Gilbert
(† 1148/49), 1st Earl of Pembroke
(1138)
│ │ x Isabelle de Beaumont,
│ │ daughter of Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester
│ │
│ └─>Richard
also called Strongbow († 1176), 2nd Earl of Pembroke
│ │ attempted to take control of Ireland
│ │
│ ├─>Gilbert of Striguil (1173–1185), 3rd Earl of Pembroke
│ │
│ └─>Isabelle († 1220)
│ x William Marshal
became the first Earl of Pembroke
│ This branch of the family being extinguished.
│
└─>Baldwin († 1154), Lord of Bourne
│ Amicie of Gloucester, Countess de jure of Gloucester
│
├─>Gilbert († 1230), 4th Hertford and 5th Earl of Gloucester
│ │ x Isabelle, daughter of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke,
│ │ heir of the younger branch of Clare (see table 2)
│ │
│ │
│ ├─>Richard († 1262), 5th Earl of Hertford, 6th Earl of Gloucester
│ │ │
│ │ ├─>Gilbert also known as the Red Earl († 1295), 6th Earl of Hertford, 7th Earl of Gloucester
│ │ │ │ Co-guardian of England
in the death of King Henry III of England
│ │ │ │
│ │ │ └─>Gilbert († 1314), 7th Hertford and 8th Earl of Gloucester
│ │ │
│ │ │
│ │ ├─>Bogo
(1248–1294), member of the clergy
│ │ │
│ │ └─>Thomas († 1287), Lord of Thomond
, Chancellor of Ireland
│ │
│ └─>Isabelle († 1264), married Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale
│ │
│ └─> The Ascendents Kings of Scotland of the House of Bruce.
│
└─>Mathilde, married Rhys ap Rhys
(† 1234), prince of Deheubarth
Welsh Marches
The Welsh Marches is a term which, in modern usage, denotes an imprecisely defined area along and around the border between England and Wales in the United Kingdom. The precise meaning of the term has varied at different periods...
, Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
(especially Tonbridge
Tonbridge
Tonbridge is a market town in the English county of Kent, with a population of 30,340 in 2007. It is located on the River Medway, approximately 4 miles north of Tunbridge Wells, 12 miles south west of Maidstone and 29 miles south east of London...
) and Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. They were descended from Richard fitz Gilbert
Richard Fitz Gilbert
Richard fitz Gilbert , was a Norman lord who participated in the Norman conquest of England in 1066. He was also known as "de Bienfaite", "de Clare", and "de Tonbridge".-Biography:...
, who accompanied William the Conqueror into England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
during the Norman conquest of England
Norman conquest of England
The Norman conquest of England began on 28 September 1066 with the invasion of England by William, Duke of Normandy. William became known as William the Conqueror after his victory at the Battle of Hastings on 14 October 1066, defeating King Harold II of England...
.
Origins
The Clare family descends from Gilbert Crispin, Count of Brionne and EuGilbert, Count of Brionne
Gilbert was a Norman noble, Count of Eu, and Count of Brionne in northern France.-Parentage:Gilbert was son of Geoffrey, Count of Eu who was an illegitimate child of Richard the Fearless.-Life:...
, whose father Godfrey was the eldest of the illegitimate sons of Richard I, Duke of Normandy. Gilbert was one of the guardians of William II, who became Duke of Normandy
Duke of Normandy
The Duke of Normandy is the title of the reigning monarch of the British Crown Dependancies of the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey. The title traces its roots to the Duchy of Normandy . Whether the reigning sovereign is a male or female, they are always titled as the "Duke of...
as a child in 1035. When Gilbert was assassinated in 1039 or 1040, his young sons Baldwin de Meules et du Sap
Baldwin FitzGilbert
Baldwin fitz Gilbert was a Norman nobleman, the son of Gilbert, Count of Brionne who, along with his brother Richard fitz Gilbert, accompanied William, Duke of Normandy and participated in the conquest of England in 1066. He was also known as Baldwin de Meules et du Sap, Baldwin of Exeter, Baldwin...
and Richard de Bienfaite et d'Orbec
Richard Fitz Gilbert
Richard fitz Gilbert , was a Norman lord who participated in the Norman conquest of England in 1066. He was also known as "de Bienfaite", "de Clare", and "de Tonbridge".-Biography:...
fled with their guardians to Baldwin of Flanders; they returned to Normandy when William married Baldwin's daughter in 1053, and William took them into high favour.
After the conquest of England Richard received huge estates including Clare
Clare, Suffolk
Clare is a small town on the north bank of the River Stour in Suffolk, England.Clare is from Bury St Edmunds and from Sudbury. It lies in the 'South and Heart of Suffolk' . As a cloth town, it is one of Suffolk's 'threads'. Clare is the current holder of Village of the Year and has won the...
and Tonbridge
Tonbridge
Tonbridge is a market town in the English county of Kent, with a population of 30,340 in 2007. It is located on the River Medway, approximately 4 miles north of Tunbridge Wells, 12 miles south west of Maidstone and 29 miles south east of London...
, the estate whose name was normally coupled with his. According to Richard Mortimer, writing in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, he was "the founder of the English, Welsh, and Irish baronial family which historians usually call ‘of Clare’."
Historical sources are vague and sometimes contradictory about when the name de Clare came into common usage, but Richard fitz Gilbert (of Tonbridge) is once referred to as Richard of Clare in the Suffolk return of the Domesday Survey. Baldwin de Meules was left in charge of Exeter on its submission (1068) and made sheriff of Devonshire. Large estates in Devonshire and Somersetshire are entered to him in Domesday as "Baldwin of Exeter" or "Baldwin the Sheriff".
On his death, Richard's English estates passed to his son Gilbert Fitz Richard
Gilbert Fitz Richard
Gilbert Fitz Richard was son and eventual heir of Richard Fitz Gilbert of Clare and heiress Rohese Giffard. He succeeded to his father's possessions in England in 1091; his brother, Roger Fitz Richard, inherited his father's lands in Normandy. Gilbert's inheritance made him one of the wealthiest...
(died 1114/7). Gilbert's eldest son Richard (died ca. 1136) was the ancestor of the earls of Hertford and Gloucester. Gilbert's younger son Gilbert, establishing himself in Wales, acquired the earldom of Pembroke
Earl of Pembroke
Earl of Pembroke is a title created ten times, all in the Peerage of England. It was first created in the 12th century by King Stephen of England. The title is associated with Pembroke, Pembrokeshire in West Wales, which is the site of Earldom's original seat Pembroke Castle...
or of Striguil
Striguil
Striguil or Strigoil is the name which was used from the 11th century until the late 14th century, for the port and Norman castle of Chepstow, on the Welsh side of the River Wye which forms the boundary with England...
. The elder line obtained (probably from King Stephen
Stephen of England
Stephen , often referred to as Stephen of Blois , was a grandson of William the Conqueror. He was King of England from 1135 to his death, and also the Count of Boulogne by right of his wife. Stephen's reign was marked by the Anarchy, a civil war with his cousin and rival, the Empress Matilda...
) the earldom of Hertford, and were thenceforth known as earls of Hertford or of Clare. John Horace Round
John Horace Round
Horace Round was a historian and genealogist of the English medieval period. He translated the Domesday Book for Essex into contemporary English. As an expert in the history of the British peerage he was appointed Honorary Historical Adviser to the Crown.-Family and early life:Round was born on 22...
in the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition
Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition
The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition is a 29-volume reference work, an edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica. It was developed during the encyclopaedia's transition from a British to an American publication. Some of its articles were written by the best-known scholars of the time...
suggested that it was probably because "[Gilbert] and the Clares had no interests in Hertfordshire that they were loosely and usually styled the earls of (de) Clare." In the Dictionary of National Biography
Dictionary of National Biography
The Dictionary of National Biography is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history, published from 1885...
he stated that investigation showed that the claim that they were "styled earls of Clare" before they were earls of Hertford was not true; they were alternately called Hertford or of Clare. On the other hand, Frank Barlow
Frank Barlow (historian)
Frank Barlow CBE FBA FRSL was a British historian, known particularly for biographies of medieval figures.Barlow studied at St John's College, Oxford. He was Professor of History at the University of Exeter from 1953 until he retired in 1976 and became Emeritus Professor...
places Gilbert de Clare as Earl of Hertford in the group of barons given earldoms between 1138 and 1142, and states that they all had "substantial local interests". Ralph Henry Carless Davis
Ralph Henry Carless Davis
Ralph Henry Carless Davis , always known publicly as R. H. C. Davis, was a British historian specialising in the European Middle Ages...
states that Gilbert was a witness as Earl of Hertford at Christmas 1141, and it is generally believed that he had been Earl since 1138; but that there is no prospect of clarifying the matter because of the others of the same name. He notes also that "In a military capacity earls figure largely in the capacity of defenders of their counties in the chronicles of Stephen's reign." He therefore argues against the title as a personal dignity at that period. The general scholarly view is now that the title earl of Clare was self-assumed.
In 1217–20 Gilbert de Clare, earl of Hertford or Clare (died 1230), inherited the estates of William Fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester
William Fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester
William Fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester was the son and heir of Sir Robert de Caen, 1st Earl of Gloucester, and Mabel FitzHamon of Gloucester, daughter of Robert Fitzhamon.- Lineage :...
(died 1183), including the earldom and honour of Gloucester and the lordship of Glamorgan. Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke , Lord of Leinster, Justiciar of Ireland . Like his father, he was also commonly known as Strongbow...
(died 1176), known as Strongbow, had no sons and with his death this line came to an end, his many Irish and Welsh possessions passing to his daughter Isabel, who married William Marshal, (c. 1146 – 14 May 1219) who then became known as William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke
William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke
Sir William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke , also called William the Marshal , was an Anglo-Norman soldier and statesman. He was described as the "greatest knight that ever lived" by Stephen Langton...
.
Coat of arms
The coat and shield with the three chevrons was probably first used at the end of the 12th century. The stained glassStained glass
The term stained glass can refer to coloured glass as a material or to works produced from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant buildings...
window above is not earlier than Gilbert I (died 1230), the first de Clare lord to be buried in the chancel of Tewkesbury Abbey
Tewkesbury Abbey
The Abbey of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Tewkesbury in the English county of Gloucestershire is the second largest parish church in the country and a former Benedictine monastery.-History:...
.
The coat of arms can be seen in a modern-day context within the arms of Pontypridd Rugby Football Club
Pontypridd RFC
Pontypridd Rugby Football Club, known as Ponty, are a rugby union team from Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, currently playing in the British and Irish Cup, Principality Premiership, and are the current SWALEC Cup champions....
.
Main table: the origins
Richard I, Duke of Normandy († 996)│
└>Geoffrey, Count of Eu
Geoffrey, Count of Eu
Geoffrey of Brionne , was Count of Eu and Brionne in the early eleventh century.- Biography :Although he was an illegitimate son of Duke Richard I of Normandy, we know very little of his life. The name of his mother is unknown....
(† 1015)
│
└>Gilbert, Count of Brionne
Gilbert, Count of Brionne
Gilbert was a Norman noble, Count of Eu, and Count of Brionne in northern France.-Parentage:Gilbert was son of Geoffrey, Count of Eu who was an illegitimate child of Richard the Fearless.-Life:...
(† 1040), Count of Eu
│
├─>Baldwin fitz Gilbert
Baldwin FitzGilbert
Baldwin fitz Gilbert was a Norman nobleman, the son of Gilbert, Count of Brionne who, along with his brother Richard fitz Gilbert, accompanied William, Duke of Normandy and participated in the conquest of England in 1066. He was also known as Baldwin de Meules et du Sap, Baldwin of Exeter, Baldwin...
(† 1090), Lord of Sap and Meules,
│ Lord of Okehampton, Sheriff of Devon.
[ de Clare Family ]
│
└─>Richard fitz Gilbert
Richard Fitz Gilbert
Richard fitz Gilbert , was a Norman lord who participated in the Norman conquest of England in 1066. He was also known as "de Bienfaite", "de Clare", and "de Tonbridge".-Biography:...
(† 1090), Lord of Bienfaite and of Orbec,
│ also Lord of Clare and of Tonbridge, Joint Chief Justiciar of England
│
├─>Roger († 1131), Lord of Bienfaite and of Orbec
│
├─>Robert († 1134), Lord of Little Dunmow (Essex)
│
├─>Richard, Abbot of Ely
Ely, Cambridgeshire
Ely is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, England, 14 miles north-northeast of Cambridge and about by road from London. It is built on a Lower Greensand island, which at a maximum elevation of is the highest land in the Fens...
│
├─>Walter († 1138), Lord of Netherwent
│
└─>Gilbert
Gilbert Fitz Richard
Gilbert Fitz Richard was son and eventual heir of Richard Fitz Gilbert of Clare and heiress Rohese Giffard. He succeeded to his father's possessions in England in 1091; his brother, Roger Fitz Richard, inherited his father's lands in Normandy. Gilbert's inheritance made him one of the wealthiest...
(† 1117), Lord of Clare, Tonbridge and Cardigan
│
├─>Richard
Richard de Clare, 1st Earl of Hertford
Richard fitz Gilbert de Clare was a Norman nobleman, the son of Gilbert Fitz Richard de Clare and Adeliza de Claremont. He founded the priory of St, Mary Magdalene, Tonbridge.-Welsh revolt:Richard held the Lordship of Ceredigion in Wales...
(† 1136), sometimes designated as Earl of Hertford
│
├─>Gilbert
Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke
Gilbert fitz Gilbert de Clare , son of Gilbert Fitz Richard and Alice de Claremont, was sometimes referred to as "Strongbow", although his son is better remembered by this name, was the first Earl of Pembroke from 1138....
(† 1148/49), 1st Earl of Pembroke
Earl of Pembroke
Earl of Pembroke is a title created ten times, all in the Peerage of England. It was first created in the 12th century by King Stephen of England. The title is associated with Pembroke, Pembrokeshire in West Wales, which is the site of Earldom's original seat Pembroke Castle...
,
│ successor to his uncles Roger and Walter
│
└─>Baldwin († 1154/1166), Lord of Bourne
Table 2 : descendants of Richard fitz Gilbert de Clare the second
Gilbert († 1117), Lord of Clare and of Tonbridge and Cardigan│
├─>Richard († 1136), Lord of Clare, Tonbridge and Cardigan
│ │
│ ├─>Gilbert († 1152), 1st Earl of Hertford
│ │
│ ├─>Roger sometimes called the good Earl of Hertford († 1173), 2nd Earl of Hertford
│ │ │
│ │ ├─>Richard († 1217), 3rd Earl of Hertford and 1st of Gloucester
Earl of Gloucester
The title of Earl of Gloucester was created several times in the Peerage of England. A fictional earl is also a character in William Shakespeare's play King Lear. See also Duke of Gloucester.-Earls of Gloucester, 1st Creation :...
│ │ │ Amicie de Gloucester, countess de jure of Gloucester
│ │ │ │
│ │ │ └─> Table 3
│ │ │
│ │ └─>Aveline († 1164), married Geoffrey fitz Piers, 1st Earl of Essex
Earl of Essex
Earl of Essex is a title that has been held by several families and individuals. The earldom was first created in the 12th century for Geoffrey II de Mandeville . Upon the death of the third earl in 1189, the title became dormant or extinct...
│ │
│ ├─>Rohaise, married Gilbert de Gant, Earl of Lincoln
Gilbert de Gant, Earl of Lincoln
Gilbert de Gant, 1st Earl of Lincoln was an English nobleman who fought for King Stephen during The Anarchy.He was the son of Walter de Gant and Maud of Brittany...
│ │
│ ├─>Alice, married Cadwaladr ap Gruffydd
Cadwaladr ap Gruffydd
Cadwaladr ap Gruffydd was the third son of Gruffydd ap Cynan, King of Gwynedd, Wales and younger brother of Owain Gwynedd.-Appearance in history:...
, prince of Gwynedd
Kingdom of Gwynedd
Gwynedd was one petty kingdom of several Welsh successor states which emerged in 5th-century post-Roman Britain in the Early Middle Ages, and later evolved into a principality during the High Middle Ages. It was based on the former Brythonic tribal lands of the Ordovices, Gangani, and the...
│ │
│ └─>Lucy, married Baldwin de Redvers, 1st Earl of Devon
Baldwin de Redvers, 1st Earl of Devon
Baldwin de Redvers, 1st Earl of Devon was the son of Richard de Redvers and his wife Adeline Peverel.He was one of the first to rebel against King Stephen, and was the only first rank magnate never to accept the new king. He seized Exeter, and was a pirate out of Carisbrooke, but he was driven out...
│
├─>Gilbert
Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke
Gilbert fitz Gilbert de Clare , son of Gilbert Fitz Richard and Alice de Claremont, was sometimes referred to as "Strongbow", although his son is better remembered by this name, was the first Earl of Pembroke from 1138....
(† 1148/49), 1st Earl of Pembroke
Earl of Pembroke
Earl of Pembroke is a title created ten times, all in the Peerage of England. It was first created in the 12th century by King Stephen of England. The title is associated with Pembroke, Pembrokeshire in West Wales, which is the site of Earldom's original seat Pembroke Castle...
(1138)
│ │ x Isabelle de Beaumont,
│ │ daughter of Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester
Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester
Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester, Count of Meulan was a powerful English and French nobleman, revered as one of the wisest men of his age...
│ │
│ └─>Richard
Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke , Lord of Leinster, Justiciar of Ireland . Like his father, he was also commonly known as Strongbow...
also called Strongbow († 1176), 2nd Earl of Pembroke
│ │ attempted to take control of Ireland
│ │
│ ├─>Gilbert of Striguil (1173–1185), 3rd Earl of Pembroke
│ │
│ └─>Isabelle († 1220)
│ x William Marshal
William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke
Sir William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke , also called William the Marshal , was an Anglo-Norman soldier and statesman. He was described as the "greatest knight that ever lived" by Stephen Langton...
became the first Earl of Pembroke
│ This branch of the family being extinguished.
│
└─>Baldwin († 1154), Lord of Bourne
Table 3 : descendants of Richard, 3rd Earl of Hertford
Richard († 1217), 3rd Earl of Hertford and GloucesterEarl of Gloucester
The title of Earl of Gloucester was created several times in the Peerage of England. A fictional earl is also a character in William Shakespeare's play King Lear. See also Duke of Gloucester.-Earls of Gloucester, 1st Creation :...
│ Amicie of Gloucester, Countess de jure of Gloucester
│
├─>Gilbert († 1230), 4th Hertford and 5th Earl of Gloucester
│ │ x Isabelle, daughter of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke,
│ │ heir of the younger branch of Clare (see table 2)
│ │
│ │
│ ├─>Richard († 1262), 5th Earl of Hertford, 6th Earl of Gloucester
│ │ │
│ │ ├─>Gilbert also known as the Red Earl († 1295), 6th Earl of Hertford, 7th Earl of Gloucester
│ │ │ │ Co-guardian of England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in the death of King Henry III of England
Henry III of England
Henry III was the son and successor of John as King of England, reigning for 56 years from 1216 until his death. His contemporaries knew him as Henry of Winchester. He was the first child king in England since the reign of Æthelred the Unready...
│ │ │ │
│ │ │ └─>Gilbert († 1314), 7th Hertford and 8th Earl of Gloucester
│ │ │
│ │ │
│ │ ├─>Bogo
Bogo de Clare
Bogo de Clare was the third son of Richard de Clare , 5th Earl of Hertford, 6th Earl of Gloucester. He held multiple clerical livings, without apparently, having been ordained priest.-References:...
(1248–1294), member of the clergy
│ │ │
│ │ └─>Thomas († 1287), Lord of Thomond
Thomond
Thomond The region of Ireland associated with the name Thomond is County Clare, County Limerick and north County Tipperary; effectively most of north Munster. The name is used by a variety of establishments and organisations located in , or associated with the region...
, Chancellor of Ireland
│ │
│ └─>Isabelle († 1264), married Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale
│ │
│ └─> The Ascendents Kings of Scotland of the House of Bruce.
│
└─>Mathilde, married Rhys ap Rhys
Rhys Gryg
Rhys Gryg , real name Rhys ap Rhys, also known as Rhys Fychan was a Welsh Prince who ruled part of the Kingdom of Deheubarth.- Lineage :...
(† 1234), prince of Deheubarth