1000 - 1040 (40 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Gilbert "Crispin" Count De Brionne was born in 1000 in Brienne, Rance, Normandy, France; died in 1040. Notes:
Gilbert (or Giselbert) de Brionne, Count of Eu and of Brionne (c. 1000 – c. 1040), was an influential nobleman in the Duchy of Normandy in Northern France. He was one of the early guardians of Duke William II in his minority, and a first cousin to William's father Duke Robert. Had Lord Brionne not been murdered, the senior house of de Clare would probably have been titled de Brionne. Lord Brionne was the first to be known by the cognomen Crispin because of his hair style which stood up like the branches of a pine tree.
Gilbert de Brionne was son of Geoffrey, Count of Eu (otherwise cited as 'Godfrey'), who was an illegitimate child of Richard I of Normandy. He inherited Brionne, becoming one of the most powerful landowners in Normandy. Gilbert was a generous benefactor to Bec Abbey founded by his former knight Herluin in 1031. When Robert I died in 1035, his illegitimate son William inherited his father's title and several powerful nobles, including Gilbert of Brionne, Osbern the Seneschal and Alan of Brittany, became William's guardians.
A number of Norman barons, including Ralph de Gacé, refused to accept William as their leader. In 1040 an attempt was made to kill William but the plot failed. Gilbert however was murdered while he was peaceably riding near Eschafour. It is believed two of his killers were Ralph of Wacy and Robert de Vitot. This appears to have been an act of vengeance for the wrongs inflicted upon the orphan children of Giroie by Gilbert, and it is not clear what Ralph de Gacé had to do in the business. Fearing they might meet their father's fate, Gilbert's sons Richard and Baldwin were conveyed by their friends to the court of Baldwin V, Count of Flanders. Gilbert's children would accompany Duke William on his conquest of England and his descendants would become one of the most powerful noble families in the British isles. They would rule over vast lands in modern-day Ireland, Scotland, and England and become powerful Marcher Lords.
The name of the wife of Gilbert de Brionne is not known; however, they were known to have the following children:
Sir Richard fitz Gilbert (Richard de Clare) (bef. 1035 – c. 1090), m. Rohese Giffard (1034 – aft. 1113), daughter of Walter Giffard, Lord of Longueville[9]
Baldwin FitzGilbert (d. 1090)[5]
William (died after 29 August 1060)
Adela (died August 1092), m. Neel II, Viscount of Cotentin (fr)
Emma, m. Hugh de Waft[10]
Hesilia, m. William Malet, Honour of Eye[11]
Through his eldest son, Gilbert was ancestor of the English house of de Clare, of the Barons FitzWalter, and the Earls of Gloucester and Hertford. After Gilbert's death, his uncle William I became Count of Eu whereas Brionne reverted to duke.
Gilbert and an unknown woman had the following children:
Osbern of Cailly (c. 1020 – c. 1090), m. Hildeburge of Beaudemont[b]
Gilbert married Gunnora D'aunou, , , England. Gunnora was born about 984 in , , , France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Baldwin Fitzgilbert was born about 1022 in Meules, Normandy, France; was christened in Okehampton, Devonshire, England; died in 1090.
- 3. Richard Fitzgilbert was born in 1024 in Bienfaite, Normandy, France; was christened in Brionne, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France; died in 1090 in Priory, Saint Neots, Huntingdonshire, England; was buried in Priory, Saint Neots, Huntingdonshire, England.
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Generation: 2
2. | Baldwin Fitzgilbert (1.Gilbert1) was born about 1022 in Meules, Normandy, France; was christened in Okehampton, Devonshire, England; died in 1090. |
3. | Richard Fitzgilbert (1.Gilbert1) was born in 1024 in Bienfaite, Normandy, France; was christened in Brionne, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France; died in 1090 in Priory, Saint Neots, Huntingdonshire, England; was buried in Priory, Saint Neots, Huntingdonshire, England. Notes:
Richard fitz Gilbert (bef. 1035–c. 1090), was a Norman lord who participated in the Norman conquest of England in 1066, and was styled "de Bienfaite", "de Clare", and of "Tonbridge" from his holdings.
Biography
He was the son of Gilbert, Count of Brionne in Normandy (fitz was a variant spelling of filz > French fils, that means "son"). Gilbert was a guardian of the young duke William and when he was killed by Ralph de Wacy in 1040, his two older sons Richard and Gilbert fled to Flanders.[4] On his later return to Normandy Richard was rewarded with the lordship of Bienfaite and Orbec in Normandy. In 1066, Richard came into England with his kinsman William the Conqueror, and received from him great advancement in honour and possessions.
The Dictionary of National Biography and other sources are vague and sometimes contradictory about when the name de Clare came into common usage, but what we do know is that Richard fitz Gilbert (of Tonbridge), the earliest identifiable progenitor of the family, is once referred to as Richard of Clare in the Suffolk return of the Domesday Book.
Rewards
He was rewarded with 176 lordships and large grants of land in England, including the right to build the castles of Clare and of Tonbridge. Richard fitz Gilbert received the lordship of Clare, in Suffolk, where parts of the wall of Clare Castle still stand. He was thus Lord of Clare. Some contemporaneous and later sources called him Earl of Clare, though many modern sources view the title as a "styled title".
He served as Joint Chief Justiciar in William's absence, and played a major part in suppressing the revolt of 1075.
Rebel baron
On the Conqueror's death, Richard and other great Norman barons, including Odo of Bayeux, Robert, Count of Mortain, and Geoffrey of Coutances, led a rebellion against the rule of William Rufus in order to place Robert Curthose on the throne. However, most Normans in England remained loyal. William Rufus and his army successfully attacked the rebel strongholds at Tonbridge, Pevensey and Rochester.
Death and succession
He was buried in St. Neot's Priory in 1091. His widow was still living in 1113. His lands were inherited by his son, Gilbert fitz Richard.
Marriage
Richard married Rohese Giffard, daughter of Walter Giffard, Lord of Longueville and Agnes Flaitel, and they had the following children:
Roger fitz Richard de Clare, received Norman lands and d. 1131, apparently without issue.
Gilbert fitz Richard, d. 1115, succeeded his father as Earl of Clare.
Walter de Clare, Lord of Nether Gwent, d. 1138.
Isabel de Clare, d. 1088, m. Humphrey d'Isle.
Richard fitz Richard de Clare, Abbot of Ely.
Robert fitz Richard, Lord of Little Dunmow, Baron of Baynard, d. 1136.
Alice (or Adeliza) de Clare, d. 1138. m. Walter Tirel.
Rohese de Clare, d. 1121, m. (ca. 1088), Eudo Dapifer.
Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Rohais De Bulles was born in 1046 in Bulles, Oise, France; died in 1081 in , , , France.
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Richard married Rohese Giffard about 1054 in , , , England. Rohese was born in 1034 in Longueville, Normandy, France; died after 1133. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. Roger Fitzrichard was born about 1050 in Bienfaite, Normandy, France; died after Sep 1131.
- 6. Miss (Fitzgilbert) De Clare was born about 1055 in , Normandy, France.
- 7. Walter Fitzrichard was born about 1058 in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England; died on 10 Mar 1138.
- 8. Ronais Fitz Gilbert was born about 1060 in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England.
- 9. Richard De Clare was born in 1062 in Tunbridge, Kent, England; died in 1107 in , , , England.
- 10. Robert (Fitzrichard) De Clare was born in 1064 in Tunbridge, Kent, England; died in 1136 in , , , England; was buried in Priory, Saint Neots, Huntingdonshire, England.
- 11. Gilbert Fitzrichard de Clare was born in 1065 in Clare, Suffolk, England; died in 1117 in , , , England.
- 12. Rohese Fitzrichard De Clare was born in 1067 in Tunbridge, Kent, England; died in 1121 in , , , England.
- 13. Adeliza De Clare was born in 1069 in Tunbridge, Kent, England; died about 1138 in , , , England.
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Generation: 3
4. | Rohais De Bulles (3.Richard2, 1.Gilbert1) was born in 1046 in Bulles, Oise, France; died in 1081 in , , , France. Family/Spouse: Hugh De Dammartin. Hugh (son of Manasses De Dammartin and Constance Capet) was born in 1042 in Dammartin-En-Goele, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France; died in 1103 in Dammartin-En-Goele, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 14. Pierre Ct De Dammartin was born in 1065 in Dammartin-En-Goele, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France; died in 1107.
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11. | Gilbert Fitzrichard de Clare (3.Richard2, 1.Gilbert1) was born in 1065 in Clare, Suffolk, England; died in 1117 in , , , England. Gilbert married Adeliza De Clermont before 1076 in , , , England. Adeliza was born about 1058 in , Northamptonshire, England; died in , , , England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 15. Adeliza (Alice) De Clare was born about 1077 in , Essex, England; was christened in Clare, Suffolk, England; died about 1163 in , , , England.
- 16. Richard De Clare was born in 1084 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England; was christened in Clare, Suffolk, England; died on 15 Apr 1136 in Near Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, England.
- 17. Walter De Clare was born about 1086 in Clare, Suffolk, England; died after 1149 in , , , England.
- 18. Rohesia De Clare was born about 1090 in Clare, Suffolk, England; died in 1149 in , , , England.
- 19. Margaret Fitzgilbert was born about 1090 in Clare, Suffolk, England.
- 20. Baldwin Fitzgilbert De Clare was born in 1092 in , Lincolnshire, England; died in 1171 in , , , England.
- 21. Gilbert De Clare was born on 21 Sep 1100 in Tunbridge, Kent, England; died in 1149 in , , , England; was buried in Tintern Abbey, Chapel Hill, Monmouthshire, England.
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12. | Rohese Fitzrichard De Clare (3.Richard2, 1.Gilbert1) was born in 1067 in Tunbridge, Kent, England; died in 1121 in , , , England. Rohese married Eudo De Rie about 1088 in , , , England. Eudo was born about 1063 in , Normandy, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 22. Margaret De Rie was born about 1088 in Rycott, Oxford, England; died in , , , England.
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Generation: 4
15. | Adeliza (Alice) De Clare (11.Gilbert3, 3.Richard2, 1.Gilbert1) was born about 1077 in , Essex, England; was christened in Clare, Suffolk, England; died about 1163 in , , , England. Adeliza married Aubrey De Vere, II about 1102 in , Suffolk, England. Aubrey was born about 1082 in Hedingham, Essex, England; died on 15 May 1141 in London, London, England; was buried in Colne Priory, Earls Colne, Essex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 24. Adeliza De Vere was born about 1093 in , Essex, England.
- 25. Rohese De Vere was born about 1103 in Hedingham, Essex, England; was christened in Walden, Essex, England; died after 21 Oct 1166 in , , , England; was buried in Priory, Chicksands Prior, Bedfordshire, England.
- 26. Aubrey De Vere, III was born about 1110 in Oxfordshire, England; died on 26 Dec 1194.
- 27. Juliane De Vere was born in 1116 in Hedingham, Essex, England; was christened in Hedingham, Essex, England; died in 1200.
- 28. Adeliza De Vere was born about 1124 in , Essex, England.
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16. | Richard De Clare (11.Gilbert3, 3.Richard2, 1.Gilbert1) was born in 1084 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England; was christened in Clare, Suffolk, England; died on 15 Apr 1136 in Near Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, England. Richard married Alice (Adeliza) De Meschines before 1116. Alice (daughter of Ranulph "De Briquessart" Le Meschin, Earl Of Chester and Lucy Countess Of Chester) was born about 1094 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England; died in 1128. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 29. Alice (Adeliza) De Tunbridge (Clare) was born about 1102 in Tunbridge, Kent, England; died after 1148 in , , , England.
- 30. Gilbert De Clare was born in 1112 in Hertford, Hertford, England; died in 1152 in , , , England; was buried in Clare, Suffolk, England.
- 31. Roger De Clare was born in 1116 in Tunbridge, Kent, England; died in 1173 in Oxfordshire, England; was buried in Eynsham Priory, Oxfordshire, England.
- 32. Richard De Clare was born about 1120 in Clare, Suffolk, England.
- 33. Rohese De Clare was born in 1120 in Tunbridge, Kent, England; died in , , , England.
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18. | Rohesia De Clare (11.Gilbert3, 3.Richard2, 1.Gilbert1) was born about 1090 in Clare, Suffolk, England; died in 1149 in , , , England. Rohesia married Hugh De Lacy on Yes, date unknown. Hugh was born about 1115 in Ewias Lacy, Herefordshire, England; died on 25 Jul 1186 in Durrow, Ireland; was buried in Saint Thomas Church, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 34. Walter De Lacy was born about 1160 in Ewias Lacy, Herefordshire, England; died on 24 Feb 1241.
- 35. Miss De Lacy was born about 1167 in Ewias Lacy, Herefordshire, England.
- 36. Elaine Lacy was born about 1170 in Ewias Lacy, Herefordshire, England.
- 37. Alice Lacy was born about 1173 in Ewias Lacy, Herefordshire, England.
- 38. Hugh De Lacy was born about 1176 in Ewias Lacy, Herefordshire, England; died before 12 Dec 1242.
- 39. Robert Lacy was born about 1178 in Ewias Lacy, Herefordshire, England.
- 40. Gilbert Lacy was born about 1180 in Ewias Lacy, Herefordshire, England.
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21. | Gilbert De Clare (11.Gilbert3, 3.Richard2, 1.Gilbert1) was born on 21 Sep 1100 in Tunbridge, Kent, England; died in 1149 in , , , England; was buried in Tintern Abbey, Chapel Hill, Monmouthshire, England. Gilbert married Isabel (Elizabeth) De Beaumont before 1130 in Tunbridge, Kent, England. Isabel (daughter of Robert De Beaumont and Isabel (Elizabeth) De Vermandois) was born in 1096 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England; died about 1147. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 41. Agnes De Clare was born about 1112 in Tunbridge, Kent, England; died in , , , England.
- 42. Baldwin De Clare was born about 1114 in Tunbridge, Kent, England; died in , , , England.
- 43. Basilia De Clare was born about 1116 in Tunbridge, Kent, England; died in , , , England.
- 44. Richard "Strongbow" Fitzgilbert De Clare was born about 1125 in Tunbridge, Kent, England; died on 20 Apr 1176 in Dublin, Ireland; was buried in Holy Trinity (Christ Church Cathedrall), Dublin, Leinster, Ireland.
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22. | Margaret De Rie (12.Rohese3, 3.Richard2, 1.Gilbert1) was born about 1088 in Rycott, Oxford, England; died in , , , England. Margaret married William De Mandeville, , , England. William was born about 1054 in Great Waltham, Essex, England; died about 1130 in , , , England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 45. Geoffrey De Mandeville was born about 1082 in Great Waltham, Essex, England; died on 14 Sep 1144 in , Suffolk, England; was buried in New Temple Church, Holborn, Suffolk, England.
- 46. Beatrix De Mandeville was born in 1105 in Mandeville, Normandy, France; died on 19 Apr 1197 in Rickling, Essex, England; was buried in Walden Abbey, Rickling, Essex, England.
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Generation: 5
25. | Rohese De Vere (15.Adeliza4, 11.Gilbert3, 3.Richard2, 1.Gilbert1) was born about 1103 in Hedingham, Essex, England; was christened in Walden, Essex, England; died after 21 Oct 1166 in , , , England; was buried in Priory, Chicksands Prior, Bedfordshire, England. |
30. | Gilbert De Clare (16.Richard4, 11.Gilbert3, 3.Richard2, 1.Gilbert1) was born in 1112 in Hertford, Hertford, England; died in 1152 in , , , England; was buried in Clare, Suffolk, England. |
44. | Richard "Strongbow" Fitzgilbert De Clare (21.Gilbert4, 11.Gilbert3, 3.Richard2, 1.Gilbert1) was born about 1125 in Tunbridge, Kent, England; died on 20 Apr 1176 in Dublin, Ireland; was buried in Holy Trinity (Christ Church Cathedrall), Dublin, Leinster, Ireland. Notes:
Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (of the first creation), Lord of Leinster, Justiciar of Ireland (1130 – 20 April 1176), also known as Richard FitzGilbert, was an Anglo-Norman[1] nobleman notable for his leading role in the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. Like his father, Richard fitz Gilbert has since become commonly known by his nickname Strongbow (Norman French: Arc-Fort), which may be a mistranscription or mistranslation of "Striguil".
His son Gilbert de Striguil (or de Strigoil) died unmarried before 1189 and the earldom passed via Richard's daughter Isabel to her spouse William Marshall.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_de_Clare,_2nd_Earl_of_Pembroke
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45. | Geoffrey De Mandeville (22.Margaret4, 12.Rohese3, 3.Richard2, 1.Gilbert1) was born about 1082 in Great Waltham, Essex, England; died on 14 Sep 1144 in , Suffolk, England; was buried in New Temple Church, Holborn, Suffolk, England. |
46. | Beatrix De Mandeville (22.Margaret4, 12.Rohese3, 3.Richard2, 1.Gilbert1) was born in 1105 in Mandeville, Normandy, France; died on 19 Apr 1197 in Rickling, Essex, England; was buried in Walden Abbey, Rickling, Essex, England. |
Generation: 6
Generation: 7
Generation: 8
Generation: 9
52. | Baudoin De Jeneffe (50.Libert8, 48.Breton7, 47.Hugues6, 23.Raes5, 14.Pierre4, 4.Rohais3, 3.Richard2, 1.Gilbert1) was born in 1187; and died. Baudoin married Ermentrude De Montferrant in 1210. Ermentrude (daughter of Ouwen De Montferrant) was born in 1187; died in 1257 in Jeneffe, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 10
54. | Libert Butoir (52.Baudoin9, 50.Libert8, 48.Breton7, 47.Hugues6, 23.Raes5, 14.Pierre4, 4.Rohais3, 3.Richard2, 1.Gilbert1) was born in 1215; and died. Libert married Marie in 1233. Marie was born in 1212; died on 30 Nov 1279 in Jeneffe, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 11
56. | Marie De Jeneffe (54.Libert10, 52.Baudoin9, 50.Libert8, 48.Breton7, 47.Hugues6, 23.Raes5, 14.Pierre4, 4.Rohais3, 3.Richard2, 1.Gilbert1) was born in 1235; died in 1311. Marie married Jacques De Clermont in 1257. Jacques (son of Jacques De Clermont and Ida De Velpen) was born in 1232; died on 17 May 1295 in Jeneffe, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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57. | Henri Le Vieux Damoiseau (55.Guillaume10, 53.N9, 51.N8, 49.Otton7, 47.Hugues6, 23.Raes5, 14.Pierre4, 4.Rohais3, 3.Richard2, 1.Gilbert1) was born in 1240; died on 1 Jun 1298 in Loncin, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium. Henri married N De Preit in 1264. N was born in 1242; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 59. Beaudoin De Flemalle was born in 1268; died on 30 Dec 1365 in Liège, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium.
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Generation: 12
58. | Marie De Clermont (56.Marie11, 54.Libert10, 52.Baudoin9, 50.Libert8, 48.Breton7, 47.Hugues6, 23.Raes5, 14.Pierre4, 4.Rohais3, 3.Richard2, 1.Gilbert1) was born in 1262; and died. Marie married Franck Delle Roche in 1287. Franck was born in 1260; died in 1315. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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59. | Beaudoin De Flemalle (57.Henri11, 55.Guillaume10, 53.N9, 51.N8, 49.Otton7, 47.Hugues6, 23.Raes5, 14.Pierre4, 4.Rohais3, 3.Richard2, 1.Gilbert1) was born in 1268; died on 30 Dec 1365 in Liège, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium. Beaudoin married Isabelle De Saint Servais in 1296. Isabelle was born in 1269; died on 26 Nov 1338 in Liège, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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