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Earl Gilbert de Clare 1240–1298 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Sep 1240

Birth Location: Christchurch, Hampshire, England

Death Date: 7 Dec 1298

Death Location: Monmouth Castle, Monmouthshire, England

Father: Sir Clare

Mother: Countess Lacy

Spouse(s): Joan Plantagenet

Children(s): Margaret Clare, Margaret Clare

Earl Gilbert de Clare was born in 1240 in Christchurch, Hampshire, England, the child of Sir Richard De Clare And Countess Maud Lacy. Earl Gilbert de Clare married Joan D Acre Plantagenet, and had children including Margaret De Clare. Earl Gilbert de Clare passed away in 1298 in Monmouth Castle, Monmouthshire, England.

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Biography

  • Earl Gilbert de Clare was born in 1240 in Christchurch, Hampshire, England, the child of Sir Richard De Clare And Countess Maud Lacy.
  • Earl Gilbert de Clare married Joan D Acre Plantagenet, and had children including Margaret De Clare.
  • Earl Gilbert de Clare passed away in 1298 in Monmouth Castle, Monmouthshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Clare
1222–1262
Birth Location: Tonbridge, Kent, England
SC
Countess Lacy
1223–1304
Birth Location: Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
CL

Spouses(s)

Joan Plantagenet
1272–1307
Birth Location: Akko, Northern, Israel
JP

Children(s)

Margaret Clare
1293–1342
Birth Location: Tonbridge Castle, Kent, England
MC
Margaret Clare
1287–1334
Birth Location: Ireland
MC

Earl Clare's Ancestors

Self
Earl Clare
1240–1298
Birth Place: Christchurch, Hampshire, England
Parents
Sir Richard de Clare
1222–1262
Tonbridge, Kent, England
Countess (Maud) Lacy
1223–1304
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Gilbert (de) Clare
1182–1230
Hertford, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
Isabel Marshal
1200–1240
Pembroke Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales
John (de Lacy 2nd Earl of) Lincoln
1200–1240
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
Margaret (de Quincy Countess of) Lincoln
1206–1266
England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Clare
1153–1217
Amice Fitzwilliam
1160–1225
William Pembroke
1146–1219
Isabel Clare
1172–1220
Roger Lacy
1171–1211
Maud Clare
1172–1213
Robert Quincy
1187–1217
Hawise Lincoln
1180–1241
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger Clare
1116–1173
Maud Hilary
1132–1193
William Gloucester
1109–1183
Hawise Beumont
1134–1197
John Marshal
–1164
Sibilla Salisbury
1126–1176
Richard Pembroke
1125–1176
Princess Leinster
1145–1188
John Halton
1150–1190
Alice Halton
1136–1182
Richard Clare
1153–1217
Amice Fitzwilliam
1160–1225
Saher IV
1150–1219
Margaret Harcourt
1160–1235
Hugh Chester
1146–1181
Comtesse Montfort
1155–1189

Earl Clare's Descendants

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Earl (Gilbert de) Clare (2 Sep 1240–7 Dec 1298) m. Joan (d'Acre) Plantagenet (Apr 1272–26 Apr 1307)
  1. 1. Margaret (de) Clare 1293–1342 m. Hugh (de) Audley 1289–1347
    1. 1. Margaret (de) Audley 1301–1349 m. Sir (Ralph de) Stafford 1301–1372
      1. 1. Hugh (de) Stafford 1336–1386 m. Philippa (de) Beauchamp 1342–1386
        1. 1. Edmund Stafford 1379–1403 m. Ann 1379–
  2. 2. Margaret (De) Clare 1287–1334 m. Bartholomew (de) Badlesmere 1275–1322
    1. 1. Maud (de) Badlesmere 1310–1366 m. John (de Vere, 7th Earl of) Oxford 1312–1359
      1. 1. Aubrey (de Vere 10th Earl of) Oxford 1339–1400 m. Alice (de Clare Fitz) Gilbert 1343–1401
        1. 1. Richard (de Vere 11th Earl of) Oxford 1385–1417 m. Alice Sergeaux 1382–1452
    2. 2. Elizabeth (De) Badlesmere 1313–1356 m. Sir (William de) Bohun 1312–1360
      1. 1. Countess (Elizabeth de) Bohun 1350–1385 m. Earl (Richard) Fitz-Alen 1346–1397
        1. 1. Dutchess (Elizabeth) Fitz-Alen 1366–1425 m. Robert (Goushill) Knight 1364–1403
      2. 2. Earl (Humphrey de) Bohun 1340–1373 m. Countess (Joan) FitzAlan 1347–1419
        1. 1. Lady (Eleanor de) Bohun 1366–1399 m. Prince (Thomas) Plantagenet 1355–1397

Earl Clare's Timeline

7 Records

1240
2 Sep 1240
Birth of Earl Gilbert de Clare in Christchurch, Hampshire, England
Christchurch, Hampshire, England
1243
2 Sep 1243
Age 3
Birth of Earl Gilbert de Clare in Christ Church, Hampshire, England
Christ Church, Hampshire, England
1243
2 Sep 1243
Age 3
Birth of Earl Gilbert de Clare in Christchurch, Hertfordshire, England
Christchurch, Hertfordshire, England
1243
2 Sep 1243
Age 3
Birth of Earl Gilbert de Clare in Christchurch, Hampshire, England
Christchurch, Hampshire, England
1295
7 Dec 1295
Age 55
Death of Earl Gilbert de Clare in Monmouth, Gloucestershire, England
Monmouth, Gloucestershire, England
1295
7 Dec 1295
Age 55
Death of Earl Gilbert de Clare in Monmouth, Wales, United Kingdom
Monmouth, Wales, United Kingdom
1298
7 Dec 1298
Age 58
Death of Earl Gilbert de Clare in Monmouth Castle, Monmouthshire, England
Monmouth Castle, Monmouthshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1243
    Event Place: Christ Church, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1243
    Event Place: Christchurch, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1243
    Event Place: Christchurch, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1240
    Event Place: Christchurch, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1295
    Event Place: Monmouth, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1295
    Event Place: Monmouth, Wales, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1298
    Event Place: Monmouth Castle, Monmouthshire, England
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