Richard de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford, 6th Earl of Gloucester, 2nd Lord of Glamorgan, 8th Lord of Clare

1222 - 1262  (39 years)

• Name	Richard de Clare
  Suffix	5th Earl of Hertford, 6th Earl of Gloucester, 2nd Lord of Glamorgan, 8th Lord of Clare
  Born	04 Aug 1222	Clare Castle, Clare, Suffolk, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 Jul 1262	Waltham, Kent, England
  Buried	Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
  	Grave location, tomb marker, biography, and photo of cathedral: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=53076868
  Notes	Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_de_Clare,_6th_Earl_of_Gloucester He was son of Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford and Isabel Marshal. On his father's death, when he became Earl of Gloucester and inherited the Lordship of Glamorgan. He was also a powerful Marcher Lord in Wales. Richard's first marriage to Margaret or Megotta de Burgh, as she was also called, ended with either an annulment or with her death in November 1237. They were both approximately fourteen or fifteen. Richard was married secondly, on 2 February 1238 to Maud de Lacy, daughter of John de Lacy, 1st Earl of Lincoln. In August 1252/3 the King crossed over to Gascony with his army, and to his great indignation the Earl refused to accompany him and went to Ireland instead. In August 1255 he and John Maunsel were sent to Edinburgh by the King to find out the truth regarding reports which had reached the King that his son-in-law, Alexander III, King of Scotland, was being coerced by Robert de Roos and John Balliol. If possible, they were to bring the young King and Queen to him. The King of Scotland apparently traveled South with the Earl, for on 24 September they were with King Henry III at Newminster, Northumberland. In July 1258 he fell ill, being poisoned with his brother William, as it was supposed, by his steward, Walter de Scotenay. He recovered but his brother died. Richard died at John de Griol's Manor of Asbenfield in Waltham, near Canterbury, 14 July 1262 at the age of 39, it being rumored that he had been poisoned at the table of Piers of Savoy. Richard had no children by his first wife. By his second wife, Maud de Lacy, he had: 1. Isabel de Clare (c. 1240-1270); m. William VII of Montferrat. 2. Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, 7th Earl of Gloucester (2 September 1243-7 December 1295) 3. Thomas de Clare (c. 1245-1287); seized control of Thomond in 1277; m. Juliana FitzGerald 4. Bovo de Clare (c. 1248-1294) 5. Margaret de Clare (c. 1250-1312); m. Edmund, 2nd Earl of Cornwall 6. Rohese de Clare (c. 1252); m. Roger de Mowbray, 1st Baron Mowbray 7. Eglentina de Clare (d. 1257); died in infancy. His widow Maud, who had the Manor of Clare and the Manor and Castle of Usk and other lands for her dower, erected a splendid tomb for her late husband at Tewkesbury. She arranged for the marriages of her children. She died before 10 March 1288/9.
  Person ID	I36116	Master File
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2016

  
  

  Family	Maude de Lacy, Countess of Hertford and Gloucester,   b. 25 Jan 1223, Lincoln Lincolnshire, England ,   d. 10 Mar 1289, Lincoln Lincolnshire, England  (Age 66 years)
  Children	1. Gilbert (The Red) de la Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford and 3rd Earl of Gloucester,   b. 02 Sep 1243, Christchurch, Hampshire, England ,   d. 07 Dec 1295, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales  (Age 52 years)
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2016
  Family ID	F14893	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart