Gilbert Fitz Richard de Clare, 2nd Lord of Clare

1066 - 1117  (51 years)

• Name	Gilbert Fitz Richard de Clare
  Suffix	2nd Lord of Clare
  Born	1066	Clare, Suffolk, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	1117
  Buried	Tonbridge Priory, Tonbridge, Kent, England
  	Grave location, biography, and historical drawing of the priory: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=159792533
  Notes	Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_Fitz_Richard Gilbert, born before 1066, was the second son and an heir of Richard Fitz Gilbert of Clare and Rohese Giffard. He succeeded to his father's possessions in England in 1088 when his father retired to a monastery;his brother, Roger Fitz Richard, inherited his father's lands in Normandy. That same year he, along with his brother Roger, fortified his castle at Tonbridge against the forces of King William Rufus. But his castle was stormed, Gilbert was wounded and taken prisoner. However he and his brother were in attendance on King William Rufus at his death in August 1100. He was with Henry I at his Christmas court at Westminster in 1101. In 1110, King Henry I took Cardigan from Owain ap Cadwgan and gave the Lordship of Cardigan, including Cardigan Castle to Gilbert Fitz Richard. Gilbert founded the Clunic priory at Stoke-by-Clare, Suffolk. He died in or before 1117. About 1088, Gilbert married Adeliza/Alice de Claremont, daughter of Hugh, Count of Clermont, and Margaret de Roucy. Gilbert and Adeliza had at least eight children: 1. Richard Fitz Gilbert de Clare, d. 1136. 2. Gilbert Fitz Gilbert de Clare, d. 1148, 1st Earl of Pembroke. 3. Baldwin Fitz Gilbert de Clare, d. 1154, m. Adeline de Rollos. 4. Adelize/Alice de Clare, d. 1163, m. (ca. 1105), Aubrey II de Vere, son of Aubrey I de Vere and Beatrice. She had 9 children and in her widowhood was a paid pensioner at St. Osyth's, Chich, Essex. 5. Hervey de Clare, Lord of Montmorency. 6. Walter de Clare, d. 1149. 7. Margaret de Clare, d. 1185, m. (ca. 1108), Sir William de Montfitchet, Lord of Stansted Mountfitchet. 8. Rohese de Clare, d. 1149, m. (ca. 1130), Baderon of Monmouth
  Person ID	I36245	Master File
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	Richard Fitz Gilbert, 1st Lord of Clare,   b. ca 1035, Brionne, Normandy, France ,   d. 1090, Huntingdonshire, England  (Age ~ 55 years)
  Mother	Rohese de Giffard,   b. ca 1034, Longueville, Île-de-France, France ,   d. 1118, St. Neots, Cambridgeshire, England  (Age ~ 84 years)
  Family ID	F14959	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Adeliza de Clermont,   b. ca 1058, Northamptonshire, England ,   d. ca 1125, England  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Children	1. Richard Fitz Gilbert de Clare,   b. Clare, Suffolk, England ,   d. 15 Apr 1136, Monmouthshire, Wales   2. Adeliza de Clare,   b. ca 1091, Essex, England ,   d. 1163, Essex, England  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2016
  Family ID	F14957	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart