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Gilbert FitzRichard de Clare 1st Earl of Hertford De Clare 1066 – 1117 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Sep 1066

Birth Location: Clare, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 17 Nov 1117

Death Location: Winterbourne Monkton, Wiltshire, England

Father: Richard Clare

Mother: Rohese Giffard

Spouse(s): Adelisa Clérmont

Children(s): Richard Clare

In 1066, Gilbert FitzRichard de Clare 1st Earl of Hertford De Clare entered the world in Clare, Suffolk, England, born to Richard fitz Gilbert De Clare and Rohese Giffard. Gilbert FitzRichard de Clare 1st Earl of Hertford De Clare married Adelisa de Clérmont, and had children including Richard fitz Gilbert De Clare. Gilbert FitzRichard de Clare 1st Earl of Hertford De Clare passed away in 1117 in Winterbourne Monkton, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1066, Gilbert FitzRichard de Clare 1st Earl of Hertford De Clare entered the world in Clare, Suffolk, England, born to Richard fitz Gilbert De Clare and Rohese Giffard.
  • Gilbert FitzRichard de Clare 1st Earl of Hertford De Clare married Adelisa de Clérmont, and had children including Richard fitz Gilbert De Clare.
  • Gilbert FitzRichard de Clare 1st Earl of Hertford De Clare passed away in 1117 in Winterbourne Monkton, Wiltshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Clare
1030 – 1091
Birth Location: Brionne, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France
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Rohese Giffard
1034 – 1113
Birth Location: Longueville, Normandie, France
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Spouses(s)

Adelisa Clérmont
1065 – 1125
Birth Location: Picardie, Aisne, France
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Children(s)

Richard Clare
1090 – 1136
Birth Location: Clare, Suffolk, England
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Gilbert Clare's Ancestors

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Gilbert Clare
1066 – 1117
Birth Place: Clare, Suffolk, England
Parents
Richard fitz Gilbert De Clare
1030 – 1091
Brionne, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France
Rohese Giffard
1034 – 1113
Longueville, Normandie, France
Grandparents
Gilbert (2ème comte d'Eu et de) Brionne
– 1060
Brionne, Normandy, France
Great-Grandparents
Godefroi Brionne
– 1015
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Rouen
Emma Rouen

Gilbert Clare's Descendants

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Gilbert (FitzRichard de Clare 1st Earl of Hertford De) Clare (21 Sep 1066 – 17 Nov 1117) m. Adelisa (de) Clérmont (About 1065 – 1125)
  1. 1. Richard (fitz Gilbert De) Clare (About 1090 – 15 Apr 1136) m. Alice (Of) Chester (About 1099 – After 1139)
    1. 1. Roger (de Clare, 2nd Earl of Hertford De) Clare (1116 – 1173) m. Matilda (De Saint -) Hilaire (1122 – 24 Dec 1193)
      1. 1. Richard (de Clare 3rd Earl of Hertford De) Clare (1153 – Nov 1217) m. Amicia (Fitz) William (About 1150 – 1 Jan 1225)
        1. 1. Gilbert (de Clare 5th Earl of Gloucester De) Clare (1180 – 25 Oct 1230) m. Isabel (Countess of Gloucester Hertford and Cornwall) Marshal (9 Oct 1200 – 17 Jan 1240)

Gilbert Clare's Timeline

2 Records

1066
21 Sep 1066
Birth of Gilbert FitzRichard de Clare 1st Earl of Hertford De Clare in Clare, Suffolk, England
Clare, Suffolk, England
1117
17 Nov 1117
Age 51
Death of Gilbert FitzRichard de Clare 1st Earl of Hertford De Clare in Winterbourne Monkton, Wiltshire, England
Winterbourne Monkton, Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1066
    Event Place: Clare, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1117
    Event Place: Winterbourne Monkton, Wiltshire, England
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