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Richard FitzGilbert, lord of Clare

Male Bef 1035 - Abt 1090  (55 years)


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  • Name Richard FitzGilbert  [1
    Suffix lord of Clare 
    Birth Bef 1035  Clare, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    AFN V9V9-6G 
    Name Richard "de Bienfaite" fitz Gilbert  [2
    Name Richard "de Clare" fitz Gilbert  [2
    Name Richard "de Tonbridge" fitz Gilbert  [2
    Name Richard fitz Gilbert  [3
    UID E4662B73EE5846B581D5B397B8A53EED51AC 
    Death Abt 1090  [4
    Burial Priory, Saint Neots, Huntingdonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I22923  Master
    Last Modified 15 Jan 2015 

    Father Count of Brionne Gilbert Crispin   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Relationship Natural 
    Family ID F6063  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rohese Giffard,   b. Abt 1045   d. Aft 1113 (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Roger FitzRichard   d. Aft 1130  [Father: Natural]
     2. Robert fitz Richard   d. 1134
     3. Rohese fitz Richard   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: Natural]
    +4. Gilbert FitzRichard, lord of Clare,   b. 1066, Clare, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1114 (Age 48 years)
    Family ID F5957  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Bef 1035 - Clare, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Priory, Saint Neots, Huntingdonshire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • 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.

  • Sources 
    1. [S701] Richardson, Douglas, Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, (Royal Ancestry Series. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 2005), vol. 2 p. 387; vol. 3 p. 242; vol. 4 p. 309; vol. 4 appndx. H chart III; vol. 5 p. 114 fn. (b), FHL book 942 D5rdm; FHL book 942 D5rdm.

    2. [S701] Richardson, Douglas, Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, (Royal Ancestry Series. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 2005), vol. 3 p. 242, FHL book 942 D5rdm; FHL book 942 D5rdm.

    3. [S701] Richardson, Douglas, Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, (Royal Ancestry Series. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 2005), vol. 5 p. 472 fn. (f), FHL book 942 D5rdm; FHL book 942 D5rdm.

    4. [S701] Richardson, Douglas, Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, (Royal Ancestry Series. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 2005), vol. 3 p. 242; vol. 4 appndx. H chart III, FHL book 942 D5rdm; FHL book 942 D5rdm.