Richard de Clare
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Richard de Clare may refer to:
- Richard fitz GilbertRichard Fitz GilbertRichard 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:...
(died 1090), lord of Clare and of Tonbridge, ancestor of the Clare family. - Richard fitz Gilbert de Clare (d. 15 April 1136), Anglo-Norman lord
- Richard de Clare, 1st Earl of HertfordRichard de Clare, 1st Earl of HertfordRichard 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...
(1094–1136), Anglo-Norman lord - Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of PembrokeRichard de Clare, 2nd Earl of PembrokeRichard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke , Lord of Leinster, Justiciar of Ireland . Like his father, he was also commonly known as Strongbow...
(1130–1176), Cambro-Norman lord known as "Strongbow" - Richard de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford (1162–1218), known as Earl of Clare, led in negotiations for the Magna Carta
- Richard de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford (1222–1262), also 2nd Earl of Gloucester
- Richard de Clare, Steward of Forest of EssexRichard de Clare, Steward of Forest of EssexRichard de Clare 1st Lord Clare was the son of Thomas de Clare, Lord of Thomond and Juliana FitzGerald.A descendant of Strongbow, he succeeded his older brother, Gilbert, in 1308 as Lord of Thomond. In 1309, and then again between 1312 and 1316, he was sheriff of Cork...
(1278–1318), killed at the Battle of Dysert O'Dea in Ireland