Gilbert De Clare, Earl of Pembroke^[1]

1100 - 1148  (47 years)

• Name	Gilbert De Clare  [2, 3]
  Suffix	Earl of Pembroke
  Birth	21 Sep 1100	Tonbridge, Kent, England   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Jan 1148	Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales   [2, 3]
  Burial	Monmouth, Monmouthshire, England   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I24570	Master
  Last Modified	28 Sep 2015

  
  

  Father	Gilbert FitzRichard De Clare,   b. 1065, Tonbridge, Kent, England d. 17 Nov 1114, Tonbridge, Kent, England (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Adeliza De Clermont,   b. 1058, , Northamptonshire, England d. 1117, London, London, England (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	1076	Clare, Suffolk, England
  Family ID	F6381	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Isabel Elizabeth de Beaumont,   b. 1102, Leicester, Leicestershire, England d. 1147, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	1130	Tonbridge, Kent, England
  Children	+ 1. Richard Strongbow Fitzgilbert DeClare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke,   b. 1130, Tonbridge, Kent, England d. 20 Apr 1176, Leinster, Dublin, Ireland (Age 46 years)  [Father: Natural]
  Family ID	F6379	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2015

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 Sep 1100 - Tonbridge, Kent, England Marriage - 1130 - Tonbridge, Kent, England Death - 6 Jan 1148 - Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales Burial - - Monmouth, Monmouthshire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Gilbert fitz Gilbert de Clare (c. 1100 – 6 January 1147/8), 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. Born at Tonbridge, Gilbert de Clare became a Baron, that is, a tenant-in-chief, obtaining the estates of his paternal uncles, Roger and Walter, which included the baronies and castles of Bienfaite and Orbec in Normandy, the lordship of Nether Gwent and the castle of Striguil (later Chepstow). King Stephen created him Earl of Pembroke, and gave him the rape and castle of Pevensey. Gilbert de Clare decided to live near the roof in the Great Hall so he could see what was going on at all times. After Stephen's defeat at Lincoln on 2 February 1141, Gilbert was among those who rallied to Empress Matilda when she recovered London in June, but he was at Canterbury when Stephen was recrowned late in 1141. He then joined Geoffrey's plot against Stephen, but when that conspiracy collapsed, he again adhered to Stephen, being with him at the siege of Oxford late in 1142. In 1147 he rebelled when Stephen refused to give him the castles surrendered by his nephew Gilbert, 2nd Earl of Hertford, whereupon the King marched to his nearest castle and nearly captured him. However, the Earl appears to have made his peace with Stephen before his death the following year. He married Isabel de Beaumont (ca. 1102 – ca. 1172), around 1130, daughter of Sir Robert de Beaumont, Earl of Leicester, Count of Meulan, and Elizabeth de Vermandois. Isabel had previously been the mistress of King Henry I of England. By her he had two daughters (Agnes and Basilia) and two sons (Baldwin and Richard. Gilbert fitz Gilbert de Clare (c. 1100 – 6 January 1148), was created Earl of Pembroke in 1138. He was nicknamed Strongbow[a] for his skilled use of the long bow. Life Born at Tonbridge, Gilbert de Clare was a son of Gilbert Fitz Richard de Clare and Alice de Claremont.[1] He started out without land and wealth of his own but was closely related to very powerful men, specifically his uncles Walter de Clare and Roger de Clare.[2] In 1136 Gilbert fitz Gilbert led an expedition against Exmes and burned parts of the town, including the church of Notre Dame, but was interrupted by the forces of William III, Count of Ponthieu and escaped the resulting melee only after suffering heavy losses.[3] Gilbert was a Baron, that is, a tenant-in-chief in England, and inherited the estates of his paternal uncles, Roger and Walter, which included the baronies and castles of Bienfaite and Orbec in Normandy. He held the lordship of Nether Gwent and the castle of Striguil (later Chepstow). King Stephen created him Earl of Pembroke, and gave him the rape and castle of Pevensey. After Stephen's defeat at Lincoln on 2 February 1141, Gilbert was among those who rallied to Empress Matilda when she recovered London in June, but he was at Canterbury when Stephen was recrowned late in 1141.[4] He then joined Geoffrey's plot against Stephen, but when that conspiracy collapsed, he again adhered to Stephen, being with him at the siege of Oxford late in 1142. In 1147 he rebelled when Stephen refused to give him the castles surrendered by his nephew Gilbert, 2nd Earl of Hertford, whereupon the King marched to his nearest castle and nearly captured him. However, the Earl appears to have made his peace with Stephen before his death the following year.[5] Family He married Isabel de Beaumont, before 1130, daughter of Sir Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester, Count of Meulan, and Elizabeth de Vermandois.[6] Isabel had previously been the mistress of King Henry I of England.[7] By her Gilbert had: Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke[b][8] Basilia who married Raymond FitzGerald.[9] a daughter who married William Bloet.[10] Notes[edit] Jump up ^ He was called 'Strongbow' but his son Richard is much more readily associated with that nickname. Jump up ^ William Dugdale had credited Gilbert, the first Earl of Pembroke, with a second son who was named Baldwin fitz Gilbert; but Round showed that this Baldwin was really his brother. See: CP: X, Appendix H, p. 100. References Jump up ^ George Edward Cokayne, The Complete Peerage; or, A History of the House of Lords and All its Members from the Earliest Times, Vol. X, Eds. H. A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, & Howard de Walden (London: The St. Catherine Press, Ltd., 1945), p. 348 Jump up ^ David Walker, Medieval Wales (Cambridge University Press, 1999), p. 40 Jump up ^ George Edward Cokayne, The Complete Peerage; or, A History of the House of Lords and All its Members from the Earliest Times, Vol. X, Eds. H. A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, & Howard de Walden (London: The St. Catherine Press, Ltd., 1945), p. 348, & footnote (a) Jump up ^ J. H. Round, Geoffrey de Mandeville (Longmans, Green, 1892), p. 158 Jump up ^ Paul Dalton, Graeme J. White. King Stephen's Reign (1135-1154)King Stephen's Reign (1135-1154) (Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 2008), pp. 88-89 Jump up ^ George Edward Cokayne, The Complete Peerage; or, A History of the House of Lords and All its Members from the Earliest Times, Vol. X, Eds. H. A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, & Howard de Walden (London: The St. Catherine Press, Ltd., 1945), p. 351 Jump up ^ George Edward Cokayne, The Complete Peerage; or, A History of the House of Lords and All its Members from the Earliest Times, Vol. VII, Eds. H. A. Doubleday & Howard de Walden (London: The St. Catherine Press, Ltd., 1929), p. 526, footnote (c) Jump up ^ George Edward Cokayne, The Complete Peerage; or, A History of the House of Lords and All its Members from the Earliest Times, Vol. X, Eds. H. A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, & Howard de Walden (London: The St. Catherine Press, Ltd., 1945), p. 352-57, Appendix H, pp. 102-04 Jump up ^ George Edward Cokayne, The Complete Peerage; or, A History of the House of Lords and All its Members from the Earliest Times, Vol. X, Eds. H. A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, & Howard de Walden (London: The St. Catherine Press, Ltd., 1945), Appendix H, p. 100 Jump up ^ David Crouch, William Marshal; Court, Career and Chivalry in the Angevin Empire 1147-1219 (London & New York: Longman, 1990), p. 139

  
  

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