Gilbert FitzRichard, lord of Clare: JEM Genealogy

Generation: 1

Gilbert FitzRichard, lord of Clare was born in 1066 in Clare, Suffolk, England (son of Richard FitzGilbert, lord of Clare and Rohese Giffard); died in 1114.

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AFN: 8WKM-FQ
Name: Gilbert "de Clare" fitz Richard
Name: Gilbert de Tonbridge" fitz Richard
Name: Gilbert fitz Richard
UID: BF44838D1C8C49F1A9947D800B3DFB3AACBB

Notes:

IDENTIFIER: Styled "de Clare" or "de Tonbridge"

CHURCH: Property> Founder of the Priory at Clare, 1090.

TITLES: Succeeded father, about 1090, as holder of the Honour of Clare, title created temp. William I.

PROPERTY: Lord of Clare {Clare, Suffolk, England}.
PROPERTY: Lord of Tonbridge {Tonbridge, Kent, England}.
PROPERTY: Succeeded to the English possessions of his father.
PROPERTY: Granted by Henry I, the Lordship of Cardigan, 1107-1111.

DEATH: Date> 1114 or 1117.

Gilbert married Adeliz of Clermont on Yes, date unknown. Adeliz (daughter of Hugh Count of Clermont and Marguerite of Montdidier and Rouci) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Alice fitz Gilbert was born in Clare, Suffolk, England; died about 1163.
Baldwin fitz Gilbert Fitz Gilbert, lord of Bourne was born in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England; died in 1154.
Rohese fitz Gilbert and died.
Margaret fitz Gilbert died after 1185.
Richard FitzGilbert, lord of Clare was born about 1088 in Clare, Suffolk, England; died on 15 Apr 1136 in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, England; was buried in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.
Gilbert FitzGilbert, Earl of Pembroke was born in 1100 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales; died on 6 Jan 1147; was buried in Tintern Abbey, Tintern, Wexford, Ireland.

Generation: 2

Richard FitzGilbert, lord of Clare was born before 1035 in Clare, Suffolk, England (son of Count of Brionne Gilbert Crispin); died about 1090; was buried in Priory, Saint Neots, Huntingdonshire, England.

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AFN: V9V9-6G
Name: Richard "de Bienfaite" fitz Gilbert
Name: Richard "de Clare" fitz Gilbert
Name: Richard "de Tonbridge" fitz Gilbert
Name: Richard fitz Gilbert
UID: E4662B73EE5846B581D5B397B8A53EED51AC

Notes:

IDENTIFIER: Styled "de Bienfaite" or "de Clare" or "de Tonbridge"

MILITARY: Battles and Wars> Accompanied his kinsman William the Conqueror into England.
OFFICE: During the King's absence was Joint Chief Justiciar, and, as such, suppressed the revolt of 1075.

TITLES: Holder of the Honour of Clare, title created temp. William I.

PROPERTY: Lord of Clare {Clare, Suffolk, England} - with the Castle of Clare.
PROPERTY: Lord of Tonbridge, Kent, England (with the Castle of Tonbridge).
PROPERTY: Seigneur of Bienfaite, , France.
PROPERTY: Seigneur of Orbec, Normandy, France.
PROPERTY: Held 176 Lordships, of which 95 were in Suffolk and attached to the hon our of Clare.

LIVING: 1081.

Richard married Rohese Giffard on Yes, date unknown. Rohese (daughter of Walter [the elder] Giffard, lord of Longueville and Ermengarde Flaitel) was born about 1045; died after 1113. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rohese Giffard was born about 1045 (daughter of Walter [the elder] Giffard, lord of Longueville and Ermengarde Flaitel); died after 1113.

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AFN: FSLM-H5
UID: 42C0E75B52F64EE983E34E35AD064D4AF61C

Notes:

KINSHIP: Aunt and heiress of Walter GIFFARD, 2nd Earl of Buckingham - see 'The Complete Peerage', vol. 14 p. 183 [CLARE p. 242 line 28].

BIRTH: Date> Say 1045.

LIVING: 1113.

Children:

Roger FitzRichard died after 1130.
Robert fitz Richard died in 1134; was buried in Priory, Saint Neots, Huntingdonshire, England.
Rohese fitz Richard and died.
1. Gilbert FitzRichard, lord of Clare was born in 1066 in Clare, Suffolk, England; died in 1114.

Generation: 3

Count of Brionne Gilbert Crispin and died.

Other Events and Attributes:

AFN: 9162-C5
Name: Gilbert
UID: C51A5E46E60246519E2CBB6E517F34383108

Notes:

KINSHIP: Son and heir.

TITLES: Count of Brionne in Normandy.

DEATH: Cause> Murdered by the sons of Giroie.

Children:

Seigneur de Meules and du Sap Baldwin fitz Gilbert was born in Okehampton, Devon, England; died in 1090.
2. Richard FitzGilbert, lord of Clare was born before 1035 in Clare, Suffolk, England; died about 1090; was buried in Priory, Saint Neots, Huntingdonshire, England.

Walter [the elder] Giffard, lord of Longueville was born in Longueville-sur-Scie, Seine-Maritime, France; died before 1085.

Other Events and Attributes:

AFN: 9HNQ-CB
Name: Walter Giffard
UID: 73C612F87BD644B5804A0A2AE6CCB5A7997A

Notes:

KINSHIP: Cousin of William the Conqueror.
BIRTH: Date> Say 978.

MILITARY: Battles and Wars> Accompanied William the Conqueror in the Norman invasion of England, 1066.

PROPERTY: Lord of Longueville, Normandy {Longueville-sur-Scie, Normandy, France}.
PROPERTY: Received grants of no less than 107 lordships, of which 48 were in Buckinghamshire.

Walter married Ermengarde Flaitel. Ermengarde and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ermengarde Flaitel and died.

Other Events and Attributes:

AFN: 8WKM-ZH ?
Name: Agnes
UID: 045580CD986F4A0F8F62FDA73E2E45FD4954

Children:

William Gifford and died.
Osbert Gifford, lord of Brimpsfield was born about 1042 in Brimpsfield, Gloucestershire, England; died before 1095.
3. Rohese Giffard was born about 1045; died after 1113.
Walter Giffard, Earl of Buckingham was born about 1051; died on 15 Jul 1102 in , , , England; was buried in Longueville-sur-Scie, Seine-Maritime, France.
Berenger Gifford was born about 1054; and died.