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Richard FitzGilbert, lord of Clare

Male Abt 1088 - 1136  (48 years)


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  • Name Richard FitzGilbert  [1
    Suffix lord of Clare 
    Birth Abt 1088  Clare, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    AFN 8WKM-46 
    Name Richard "de Clare" fitz Gilbert  [3
    Name Richard fitz Gilbert  [3
    UID EF99CD4060CB482FA5DB151D66057291575D 
    Death 15 Apr 1136  Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I22919  Master
    Last Modified 15 Jan 2015 

    Father Gilbert FitzRichard, lord of Clare,   b. 1066, Clare, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1114 (Age 48 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Adeliz of Clermont   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Relationship Natural 
    Marriage Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F5956  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Adeliz le Meschin   d. Aft 15 Apr 1136 
    Marriage Abt 1114 
    Family ID F5971  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1088 - Clare, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 15 Apr 1136 - Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • IDENTIFIER: Styled "de Clare".

      KINSHIP: Son and heir.

      CHURCH: Property> Founder of the priory of Tonbridge.

      TITLES: Succeeded father, about 1117?, as holder of the Honour of Clare, title created temp. William I.
      TITLES: Often supposed to have been created Earl of Hertford, there appears to be no ground for this belief - see 'The Complete Peerage', vol. 3 p. 243.

      PROPERTY: Lord of Clare {Clare, Suffolk, England}.

      DEATH: Cause> Slain by the Welsh.

  • 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. 3 p. 243; vol. 4 appndx. H chart III, FHL book 942 D5rdm; FHL book 942 D5rdm.

    2. [S707] Weis, Frederick Lewis, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists, (7th edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, c1992), p. 117 line 132D:27, p. 212 line 246B:25, FHL book 974 D2w 1992; FHL book 974 D2w 1992.

    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. 3 p. 243, FHL book 942 D5rdm; FHL book 942 D5rdm.