Sir Gilbert de Clare

1243 - 1295  (52 years)

• Name	Sir Gilbert de Clare  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Born	2 Sep 1243	Christ Church, Hampshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1262
  	6th Earl of Gloucester and Hertford
  Occupation	1262
  	9th Lord of Clare
  Occupation	14 May 1264
  	Knighted by Simon de Montfort
  Occupation	14 May 1274
  	Commanded the second line center column on the battlefield the Battle of Lewes
  Occupation	14 May 1274
  	Took the King prisoner after having hamstrung his horse
  Died	7 Dec 1295	Monmouth Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales
  Buried	Tewkesbury Abbey, Gloucestershire, England
  Person ID	I4458	Godbout
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2017

  
  

  Father	Sir Richard de Clare,   b. 4 Aug 1222, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England ,   d. 15 Jul 1262, Ashenfield Manor, Waltham, Kent, England  (Age 39 years)
  Mother	Maud de Lacy,   b. 25 Jan 1227, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England ,   d. Bef 10 Mar 1288, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England  (Age 61 years)
  Married	25 Jan 1238	Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
  Family ID	F1972	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joan of Acre Plantagenêt,   b. May 1272, Acre (Akko), Palestine ,   d. 23 Apr 1307, Clare, Risbridge, Suffolk, England  (Age ~ 34 years)
  Married	Nov 1289	Papal dispensation
  Marriage Info.	30 Apr 1290	Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England
  Children	1. Alianore de Clare,   b. 12 Oct 1292, Caerphilly Castle, Glamorganshire, Wales ,   d. 30 Jun 1337, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England  (Age 44 years)   2. Margaret de Clare,   b. 12 Oct 1292, Caerphilly Castle, Glamorganshire, Wales ,   d. Apr 1342  (Age 49 years)   3. Elizabeth de Clare,   b. 16 Sep 1295, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England ,   d. 4 Nov 1360, St. Mary's Ware, Hertfordshire, England  (Age 65 years)
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2017
  Family ID	F2259	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

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