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Richard De Clare Earl 1222–1262 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 August 1222

Birth Location: Mellent, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain

Death Date: 28 Jul 1262

Death Location: Tewkesbury, Gloucs, England

Father: Gilbert Clare

Mother: Isabel Marshall

Spouse(s): Maud Lacy

Children(s): Gilbert Earl, Thomas Clare, Rose Clare, Eglantine Clare

The story of Richard De Clare Earl began in 1222 in Mellent, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain. Richard De Clare Earl married Maud De Lacy, and had children including Eglantine De Clare, Gilbert De Clare Earl, Rose Rohese De Clare, Thomas De Clare. Richard De Clare Earl passed away in 1262 in Tewkesbury, Gloucs, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard De Clare Earl began in 1222 in Mellent, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain.
  • Richard De Clare Earl married Maud De Lacy, and had children including Eglantine De Clare, Gilbert De Clare Earl, Rose Rohese De Clare, Thomas De Clare.
  • Richard De Clare Earl passed away in 1262 in Tewkesbury, Gloucs, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Earl's Ancestors

Self
Richard Earl
1222–1262
Birth Place: Mellent, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain
Parents
Gilbert De Clare
1180–1230
Hertford, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
Isabel Marshall
1200–1240
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Grandparents
Richard (De Clare III) Baron
1162–1217
Tonbridge, Kent, England
Amice (IV Fitz William Countess Of) Gloucester
1160–1224
Tewksbury, Gloucs, England
William ((1st Earl Pembroke)) Marshall
1146–1209
Normandy, France
Isabel (De) Clare
1172–1220
Pembroke, Wales
Great-Grandparents
Roger Clare
1153–1217
John Marshal
1105–1165
Sybilla Salisbury
1126–1176
Richard Clare
1130–1176
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger Hertford
1116–1173
Matilda Hilaire
1132–1193
Gilbert Marshal
–1129
Walter Edward
1091–1147
Sibilla Chaworth
1100–1140
Gilbert Clare
1100–1148

Richard Earl's Descendants

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Richard (De Clare) Earl (4 August 1222–28 Jul 1262) m. Maud (De) Lacy (25 January 1223–10 March 1289)
  1. 1. Gilbert (De Clare) Earl 1243–1295 m. Joan ((of Acre)) Plantagenet 1272–1307
    1. 1. Elizabeth (De) Clare 1295–1360 m. Theobald (II De Verdun Lord Of) Verdun 1278–1316
      1. 1. Isabel (De) Verdun 1315–1349 m. Henry (De) Ferrers 1303–1343
        1. 1. William (Ferrers) Lord 1332–1370 m. Margaretha Ufford 1332–1368
    2. 2. Gilbert (De) Clare 1291–1314
    3. 3. Eleanore (De) Clare 1292–1337 m. Hugh (Le Despenser (I) Lord) 1286–1326
      1. 1. Hugh (Le) Despenser 1308–1349 m. Elizabeth (de) Montagu 1325–1359
      2. 2. Gilbert (Le) Despenser 1309–1381
      3. 3. Edward (Le) Despenser 1310–1342 m. Anne (De) Ferrers 1317–1367
        1. 1. Henry (le) Despencer 1341–1406
        2. 2. Anne (le) Despencer 1346–
        3. 3. Gilbert (le) Despencer 1341–
        4. 4. Edward (Le) Despencer 1336–1375 m. Elisabeth Burghersh 1342–1409
      4. 4. Isabel (Le) Despenser 1314–1356 m. Richard ((10th Earl Arundel)) Fitzalan 1306–1376
        1. 1. Edmund (De Arundel) Sir 1327–1382
      5. 5. John (Le) Despenser 1311–1366
      6. 6. Joan (Le) Despenser 1317–1384
      7. 7. Margaret (Le) Despenser 1319–1337
      8. 8. Elizabeth (Le) Despenser 1322–1389 m. Maurice (Valiant De) Berkeley 1330–1368
        1. 1. James (De) Berkeley 1355–1405 m. Elizabeth Bluet 1380–1420
    4. 4. Isabel (De) Clare 1263–1338
    5. 5. Margaret (De) Clare 1293–1342 m. Piers (Gaveston Earl Of) Cornwall 1284–1312
      1. 1. Margaret Stafford 1310–1347
  2. 2. Thomas (De) Clare 1244–1287 m. Juliane (Fitz) Maurice 1249–1309
    1. 1. Margaretha (van) Clare 1287–1333 m. Bartholemew (I De Badlesmere Baron) Badlesmere 1275–1322
  3. 3. Rose (Rohese De) Clare 1252–1316 m. Roger (De) Mowbray 1254–1297
  4. 4. Eglantine (De) Clare 1247–1247

Richard Earl's Timeline

5 Records

1222
4 August 1222
Birth of Richard De Clare Earl
None
1222
4 August 1222
Birth of Richard De Clare Earl in Mellent, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain
Mellent, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain
1262
15 July 1262
Age 40
Death of Richard De Clare Earl
None
1262
15 July 1262
Age 40
Death of Richard De Clare Earl in Ashenfield Manor, Waltham (Nr Canterbury), Kent, England
Ashenfield Manor, Waltham (Nr Canterbury), Kent, England
1262
28 Jul 1262
Age 40
Burial of Richard De Clare Earl in Tewkesbury, Gloucs, England
Tewkesbury, Gloucs, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 August 1222

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 August 1222
    Event Place: Mellent, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 July 1262

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 July 1262
    Event Place: Ashenfield Manor, Waltham (Nr Canterbury), Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1262
    Event Place: Tewkesbury, Gloucs, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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