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Earl Roger Fitzgilbert de Clare 1116–1173 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1116

Birth Location: Tunbridge Castle, Kent, England

Death Date: 4 Jun 1173

Death Location: Eynsham Priory, Oxfordshire, England

Father: Lord Clare

Mother: Alice Chester

Spouse(s): Countess Saint-Hilaire

Children(s): Aveline Clare

In 1116, Earl Roger Fitzgilbert de Clare entered the world in Tunbridge Castle, Kent, England, born to Lord Richard Fitzgilbert De Clare And Alice De Mechines Of Chester. Earl Roger Fitzgilbert de Clare married Countess Matilda Of Sussex De Saint Hilaire, and had children including Aveline De Clare. Earl Roger Fitzgilbert de Clare passed away in 1173 in Eynsham Priory, Oxfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1116, Earl Roger Fitzgilbert de Clare entered the world in Tunbridge Castle, Kent, England, born to Lord Richard Fitzgilbert De Clare And Alice De Mechines Of Chester.
  • Earl Roger Fitzgilbert de Clare married Countess Matilda Of Sussex De Saint Hilaire, and had children including Aveline De Clare.
  • Earl Roger Fitzgilbert de Clare passed away in 1173 in Eynsham Priory, Oxfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Clare
1094–1136
Birth Location: Clare, Suffolk, England
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Alice Chester
1094–1141
Birth Location: Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Countess Saint-Hilaire
1132–1193
Birth Location: Prudroe Castle, Northcumberland, England
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Children(s)

Aveline Clare
1172–1225
Birth Location: Hereford, Herefordshire, England
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Earl Clare's Ancestors

Self
Earl Clare
1116–1173
Birth Place: Tunbridge Castle, Kent, England
Parents
Lord Richard Fitzgilbert de Clare
1094–1136
Clare, Suffolk, England
Alice (de Mechines of) Chester
1094–1141
Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
Grandparents
1st (Earl of Pembroke, Gilbert FitzRichard de) Clare
1065–1114
Clare, Suffolk, England
Adeliza (Bauvais De) Clemont
1058–1117
Northhampshire , England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Clare
1030–1091
Rohese Gifford
1034–1113
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Count Clare
1015–1040

Earl Clare's Descendants

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Earl (Roger Fitzgilbert de) Clare (1116–4 Jun 1173) m. Countess (Matilda of Sussex de) Saint-Hilaire (1132–24 Dec 1193)
  1. 1. Aveline (de) Clare 1172–1225 m. Earl (Geoffry) FitzPiers 1162–1213
    1. 1. Lady (Hawise) Fitzgodfry 1210–1247 m. Sir (Reginald de) Mohun 1206–1258
      1. 1. Lucy (de) Mohun 1232–1297 m. Sir (John De Grey) Knight 1230–1272
        1. 1. Sir (Henry De) Grey 1260–1308 m. Eleanor (de) Courtney 1263–1301

Earl Clare's Timeline

2 Records

1116
1116
Birth of Earl Roger Fitzgilbert de Clare in Tunbridge Castle, Kent, England
Tunbridge Castle, Kent, England
1173
4 Jun 1173
Age 57
Death of Earl Roger Fitzgilbert de Clare in Eynsham Priory, Oxfordshire, England
Eynsham Priory, Oxfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1116
    Event Place: Tunbridge Castle, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jun 1173
    Event Place: Eynsham Priory, Oxfordshire, England
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