Richard FitzGilbert, lord of Clare

Bef 1035 - Abt 1090  (55 years)

• Name	Richard FitzGilbert  [1]
  Suffix	lord of Clare
  Birth	Bef 1035	Clare, Suffolk, England   [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   [2]
  Person ID	I22917	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]  [Mother: Natural]   2. Robert fitz Richard   d. 1134   3. Rohese fitz Richard   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural] + 4. Gilbert FitzRichard, lord of Clare,   b. 1066, Clare, Suffolk, England d. 1114 (Age 48 years)
  Family ID	F5957	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Bef 1035 - Clare, Suffolk, England Burial - - Priory, Saint Neots, Huntingdonshire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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

  [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. [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. [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. [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.