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Gilbert de Clare 5th Earl of Gloucester



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Father: Richard de Clare, b. ABT 1153 in Tonbridge, Kent, England   d. NOV 1217 in Tonbridge, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Mother: Amice FitzWilliam, b. FEB 1160 in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England   d. 1 JAN 1225 in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Family 1: Isabel Marshal ,    b. 9 OCT 1200 in Pembroke Castle, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales    d. 17 JAN 1240 in Berkhamsted Castle, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England
  1. Isabella de Clare, b. 2 NOV 1226 in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England     d. 10 JUL 1264 in Cleveland, Yorkshire, Scotland
  2. Richard de Clare 6th Earl of Gloucester, b. 4 AUG 1222 in Clare Castle, Suffolk, England     d. 15 JUL 1262
Sources:
  1. Title: Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Gloucester (1180-1230), Wikipedia
    Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_de_Clare,_5th_Earl_of_Gloucester;
    Note: Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford, 5th Earl of Gloucester, 1st Lord of Glamorgan, 7th Lord of Clare (1180 – 25 October 1230) was the son of Richard de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford (c. 1153–1217), from whom he inherited the Clare estates. In 1215, Gilbert and his father were two of the barons made Magna Carta sureties. He was taken prisoner in 1217 by William Marshal, whose daughter Isabel he later married on 9 October, her 17th birthday. Born 1180 at Hertford, Hertfordshire, England. Died 25 October 1230 at Brittany, France. Buried at Tonbridge Priory. Earl of Hertford (1217-1230) Earl of Gloucester (1225–1230)
  2. Title: Gilbert de Clare (1180-1230), "Find A Grave Index"
    Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV5-4VTD : 16 December 2020), Gilbert de Clare, ; Burial, Tewkesbury, Tewkesbury Borough, Gloucestershire, England, Tewkesbury Abbey; citing record ID 29376739, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
    Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV5-4VTD;
    Note: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29376739/gilbert-de_clare Sir Gilbert de Clare BIRTH 1180 Hertford, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England DEATH 25 Oct 1230 (aged 49–50) Penaroz, Departement du Finistère, Bretagne, France BURIAL Tewkesbury Abbey Tewkesbury, Tewkesbury Borough, Gloucestershire, England PLOT Floor of Abbey in front of altar. MEMORIAL ID 29376739 Eldest son of Sir Richard de Clare, Earl of Hertford and Amice FitzWilliam of Gloucester. Gilbert married Isabel Marshal, the daughter of Sir William Marshal and Isabel FitzRichard. They were married 09 Oct 1217 on Isabel's seventeenth birthday, and had three sons and three daughters.
  3. Title: Gilbert de Clare (1180-1230), The Medieval Lands Project
    Author: Online.
    Publication: Name: http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISH%20NOBILITY%20MEDIEVAL.htm#GilbertHertford4died1230;
    Note: GILBERT de Clare, son of RICHARD de Clare Earl of Hertford & his wife Amice of Gloucester ([1180]-Penros, Brittany 25 Oct 1230, bur Tewkesbury). The Chronica de Fundatoribus et Fundatione of Tewkesbury Abbey names “Gilberto” as son of “Amiciam, Ricardo de Clare nuptam” and his succession as Earl of Gloucester[1812]. He succeeded his father in 1217 as Earl of Hertford. He was recognised as Earl of Gloucester in Nov 1217 soon after the death of his maternal aunt Isabel Ctss of Gloucester. The Annales Cambriæ record the death in 1230 of "Gilbertus comes Gloverniæ"[1813]. The Annales Londonienses record the death in 1230 of "Gilbertus de Clare comes Gloucestriæ"[1814]. The Annals of Dunstable record that “comes Gloucestriæ” died in 1230[1815]. He died while returning from an expedition to Brittany[1816]. The Chronica de Fundatoribus et Fundatione of Tewkesbury Abbey records the death “apud Penros in minori Brytannia” in 1230 of “Gilberto…Gloucestriæ et Hertfordiæ comes” and his burial “in ecclesia nostra de Tewkes”[1817]. The Annals of Tewkesbury record the death “in nocte Sanctorum Crispini et Crispiniani apud Penros in Britannia” of “Gilbertus de Clare comes Gloucestriæ et Hertfordiæ” and his burial in “ecclesiæ beatæ Mariæ Theokesberiæ”[1818]. The Annals of Worcester record the death in 1230 of “Gilbertus comes Gloucestriæ”[1819]. m (9 Oct 1214 or 1217) as her first husband, ISABEL Marshal, daughter of WILLIAM Marshal Earl of Pembroke & his wife Isabel de Clare (Pembroke Castle 9 Oct 1200-Berkhamstead Castle, Hertfordshire 15 or 17 Jan 1240, bur Beaulieu Abbey, Hampshire). The Chronicle of Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire, names (in order) ”Matilda…Johanna…Isabella” as the daughters of “Willielmi Marescalli comitis Penbrochiæ”[1820]. The same source records in a later passage that "tertia filia…Willihelmi Marescalli…Isabella" married "domino Gilberto de Clare comiti Gloverniæ"[1821]. The Chronica de Fundatoribus et Fundatione of Tewkesbury Abbey records the marriage of “Gilberto…Gloucestriæ et Hertfordiæ comes” and “domina Isabella filia Willielmi Marescalli senioris, comitis de Pembroke”[1822]. The Annals of Tewkesbury record the marriage “die sancti Dionisii” in 1214 of “Isabel filia W Marescalli” and “comiti Glocestriæ et Herefordiæ Gileberto de Clare”[1823]. Her marriage is recorded by Matthew Paris, who names her "Ysabellam comitissam Gloverniæ" sister of William Marshall Earl of Pembroke[1824]. She married secondly (Fawley, Buckinghamshire 30 Mar 1231) Richard Earl of Cornwall. The Annals of Tewkesbury record the marriage “III Kal Apr…apud Falle juxta Merlawe” in 1231 of “Ysabel comitissa Gloucestriæ” and “Ricardo comiti Cornubiæ, fratri Henrici regis Angliæ”[1825]. The Annales Cambriæ record the marriage in 1231 of "Ricardus comes Cornubiæ" and "Isabellam cometissam Gloucestriæ"[1826]. The Annales Londonienses record the marriage in 1231 of "Ricardus frater regis" and "Isabellam comitissam Gloverniæ, relictam Gileberti de Clare"[1827]. The Annales Londonienses record the death in 1240 of "comitissa Gloverniæ uxor comitis Ricardi" in childbirth[1828]. The Annals of Tewkesbury record the death “XVI Kal Feb…apud Berkhamstede” in 1239 of “Isabella comitissa Gloucestriæ et Hertfordiæ, Cornubiæ et Pictaviæ” and her burial “apud Bellum Locum Cisterciensis ordinis”[1829]. Matthew Paris records that she died of jaundice contracted in childbirth[1830]. Earl Gilbert & his wife had six children.
  4. Title: Death - Annales Cambriæ
    Author: Rev. John Williams ab Ithel, ed., Annales Cambriæ: The Chronicles and Memorials of Great Britain and Ireland during the Middle Ages (London: Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, 1860), p. 78.
    Note: The Annales Cambriæ record the death in 1230 of "Gilbertus comes Gloverniæ".
  5. Title: Succeeded - Dugdale's Monasticon Anglicanum
    Author: William Dugdale, ed, Monasticon anglicanum: 6 Vols , Roger Dodsworth John Stevens (London: James Bohn, 1846), Monasticon II, Tewkesbury Monastery, Gloucestershire I, Chronica de Fundatoribus et Fundatione Ecclesiæ Theokusburiæ, p. 61.
    Note: The Chronica de Fundatoribus et Fundatione of Tewkesbury Abbey names “Gilberto” as son of “Amiciam, Ricardo de Clare nuptam” and his succession as Earl of Gloucester.
  6. Title: Foundation for Medieval Genealogy: Matilda la Zouche
    Author: Attached 29 April 2016 by TPatin Modified • History 6 May 2016 by TPatin Reason This Source Is Attached • Edit British Isles - England, Untitled Nobility P-S, p. 105:
    Publication: Name: http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISHNOBILITYMEDIEVAL3T-Z.htm#MatildaZoucheMRobertHoland;
    Note: EUSTACE FitzJohn (before 1100-1157). A charter of King Henry I dated 1133 is witnessed by Payn FitzJohn, Eustache and William his brothers. "…Eustachius filius Johannis…" witnessed the charter of Ramsey abbey dated to [1133/37] which records that "Walterus de Bolebeche…Heylenius uxor sua et Hugo filius suus" donated "terram de Waltone." "Walter de Gaunt" founded Bridlington priory, with the assent of Henry I King of England, by undated charter, witnessed by "…Eustace FitzJohn…" An undated charter records the foundation of Alnwick Abbey, Northumberland by ”Eustachius filius Johannis,” for the soul of “Ivonis de Vescy” and the health of “Willielmi de Vescy filii mei.” “Eustachius filius Johannis…et uxor mea Agneta” founded Watton priory by charter dated to [1150]. m firstly Beatrice de Vescy, daughter of Yves de Vescy Lord of Alnwick and Malton, Yorkshire & his wife [Alda Tyson]. m firstly Eustace FitzJohn (before 1100-1157). A manuscript concerning the founders of Watton priory records the marriage of "Eustachius filius Johannis" and "filia et hærede Ivonis de Vescey," adding that she died giving birth to their son William. An undated charter recording the foundation of Alnwick Abbey, Northumberland recites a donation by "Willielmi de Vescy, filii Eustachii, filii Johannis," for the souls of "patris mei Eustachii et matris meæ Beatricis." m secondly as her first husband, Agnès, daughter of William FitzNeel Constable of Chester, Baron of Halton & his wife ---. "Eustachius filius Johannis…et uxor mea Agneta" founded Watton priory by charter dated to [1150]. "Agnes filia Willelmi constabularii Cestrie" confirmed an exchange of property made by "dominus Eustachius vir meus" with the nuns of Watton, for the souls of "Ricardi filii mei et Galfridi," by charter dated to [1150/57], witnessed by "…Rogerus filius Willelmi constabularii…". Agnes married secondly (after 1157) Robert FitzCount.
    Page: British Isles - England, Earls 1067-1122 , p. 245: GILBERT de Clare, son of RICHARD de Clare Earl of Hertford & his wife Amice of Gloucester ([1180]-Penros, Brittany 25 Oct 1230, bur Tewkesbury). The Chronica de Fundatoribus et Fundatione of Tewkesbury Abbey names “Gilberto” as son of “Amiciam, Ricardo de Clare nuptam” and his succession as Earl of Gloucester[1948]. He succeeded his father in 1217 as Earl of Hertford. He was recognised as Earl of Gloucester in Nov 1217 soon after the death of his maternal aunt Isabel Ctss of Gloucester. The Annales Cambriæ record the death in 1230 of "Gilbertus comes Gloverniæ"[1949]. The Annales Londonienses record the death in 1230 of "Gilbertus de Clare comes Gloucestriæ"[1950]. The Annals of Dunstable record that “comes Gloucestriæ” died in 1230[1951]. He died while returning from an expedition to Brittany[1952]. The Chronica de Fundatoribus et Fundatione of Tewkesbury Abbey records the death “apud Penros in minori Brytannia” in 1230 of “Gilberto…Gloucestriæ et Hertfordiæ comes” and his burial “in ecclesia nostra de Tewkes”[1953]. The Annals of Tewkesbury record the death “in nocte Sanctorum Crispini et Crispiniani apud Penros in Britannia” of “Gilbertus de Clare comes Gloucestriæ et Hertfordiæ” and his burial in “ecclesiæ beatæ Mariæ Theokesberiæ”[1954]. The Annals of Worcester record the death in 1230 of “Gilbertus comes Gloucestriæ”[1955]. m (9 Oct 1214 or 1217) as her first husband, ISABEL Marshal, daughter of WILLIAM Marshal Earl of Pembroke & his wife Isabel de Clare (Pembroke Castle 9 Oct 1200-Berkhamstead Castle, Hertfordshire 15 or 17 Jan 1240, bur Beaulieu Abbey, Hampshire). The Chronicle of Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire, names (in order) ”Matilda…Johanna…Isabella” as the daughters of “Willielmi Marescalli comitis Penbrochiæ”[1956]. The same source records in a later passage that "tertia filia…Willihelmi Marescalli…Isabella" married "domino Gilberto de Clare comiti Gloverniæ"[1957]. The Chronica de Fundatoribus et Fundatione of Tewkesbury Abbey records the marriage of “Gilberto…Gloucestriæ et Hertfordiæ comes” and “domina Isabella filia Willielmi Marescalli senioris, comitis de Pembroke”[1958]. The Annals of Tewkesbury record the marriage “die sancti Dionisii” in 1214 of “Isabel filia W Marescalli” and “comiti Glocestriæ et Herefordiæ Gileberto de Clare”[1959]. Her marriage is recorded by Matthew Paris, who names her "Ysabellam comitissam Gloverniæ" sister of William Marshall Earl of Pembroke[1960]. She married secondly (Fawley, Buckinghamshire 30 Mar 1231) Richard Earl of Cornwall. The Annals of Tewkesbury record the marriage “III Kal Apr…apud Falle juxta Merlawe” in 1231 of “Ysabel comitissa Gloucestriæ” and “Ricardo comiti Cornubiæ, fratri Henrici regis Angliæ”[1961]. The Annales Cambriæ record the marriage in 1231 of "Ricardus comes Cornubiæ" and "Isabellam cometissam Gloucestriæ"[1962]. The Annales Londonienses record the marriage in 1231 of "Ricardus frater regis" and "Isabellam comitissam Gloverniæ, relictam Gileberti de Clare"[1963]. The Annales Londonienses record the death in 1240 of "comitissa Gloverniæ uxor comitis Ricardi" in childbirth[1964]. The Annals of Tewkesbury record the death “XVI Kal Feb…apud Berkhamstede” in 1239 of “Isabella comitissa Gloucestriæ et Hertfordiæ, Cornubiæ et Pictaviæ” and her burial “apud Bellum Locum Cisterciensis ordinis”[1965]. Matthew Paris records that she died of jaundice contracted in childbirth[1966].
  7. Title: Gilbert de Clare (1180-1230), "Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors"
    Author: https://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p104.htm#i3127 Citations: 1. [S255] Unknown author, Magna Charta Sureties, 1215, by F. L. Weis, 4th Ed., p. 31; Europaische Stammtafeln by Isenburg, chart 156, Vol. 3. 2. [S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 230. 3. [S2] Detlev Schwennicke, Europaische Stammtafeln, New Series, Vol. XVIII, Tafel 23. 4. [S6] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 436-437. 5. [S6] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 566-567. 6. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 587-590. see URL for the rest of the 16 sources
    Publication: Name: https://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p104.htm#i3127;
    Note: Sir Gilbert de Clare, Magna Charta Surety, 3rd Earl Gloucester, 7th Earl of Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10] Last Edited 4 Apr 2020 M, #3127, b. circa 1180, d. 25 October 1230 Father Sir Richard de Clare, Magna Charta Surety, 3rd Earl Hertford, Earl of Clare, Lord of Clare, Tewksbury, & Glamorgan11,12 b. c 1153, d. bt 30 Oct 1217 - 28 Nov 1217 Mother Amicia of Gloucester11,12 b. c 1154, d. 1 Jan 1225 Sir Gilbert de Clare, Magna Charta Surety, 3rd Earl Gloucester, 7th Earl of Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford was born circa 1180 at Hertford, Hertfordshire, England.3,7 He married Isabel Marshal, daughter of Sir William Marshal, 4th Earl of Pembroke, Marshal of England, Sheriff of Gloucestershire & Sussex, Constable of Lillebonne and Isabel de Clare, on 9 October 1217; They had 3 sons (Sir Richard, Earl of Gloucester & Hertford; Sir William; & Gilbert) and 3 daughters (Amice, wife of Sir Baldwin de Reviers, 6th Earl of Devon, & of Robert de Guines; Agnes; & Isabel, wife of Sir Robert de Brus).2,13,5,6,7,8,9 Sir Gilbert de Clare, Magna Charta Surety, 3rd Earl Gloucester, 7th Earl of Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford left a will on 30 April 1230.7 He wrote a codicil on 23 October 1230.7 He died on 25 October 1230 at Penros, Brittany, France; Buried in the choir of Tewkesbury Abbey, Gloucestershire.3,7 He was buried on 11 November 1230 at Tewkesbury Abbey, Gloucestershire, England; Buried before the high altar.3,7 His estate was probated before 29 September 1233; Before Michelmas.7 Family: Isabel Marshal b. 9 Oct 1200, d. 17 Jan 1240 Children: Amicia de Clare+14,13,7 b. 27 May 1220, d. c 21 Jan 1284 Sir Richard de Clare, 8th Earl Clare, 5th Earl Hertford, 2nd Earl Gloucester+13,7 b. 4 Aug 1222, d. 15 Jul 1262 Isabel de Clare+13,15,4,6,7,10 b. 8 Nov 1226, d. a 10 Jul 1264 Sir William de Clare, Constable of Winchester Castle13,7 b. 18 May 1228, d. May 1258 Gilbert de Clare16,7 b. 12 Sep 1229, d. a 1244
  8. Title: Gilbert de Clare, "Find A Grave Index"
    Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV5-4VTD : 16 December 2020), Gilbert de Clare, ; Burial, Tewkesbury, Tewkesbury Borough, Gloucestershire, England, Tewkesbury Abbey; citing record ID 29376739, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
    Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV5-4VTD;
  9. Title: Burial - Dugdale's Monasticon Anglicanum
    Author: William Dugdale, ed, Monasticon anglicanum: Monasticon II, Tewkesbury Monastery, Gloucestershire I, Chronica de Fundatoribus et Fundatione Ecclesiæ Theokusburiæ, p. 61.
    Note: The Chronica de Fundatoribus et Fundatione of Tewkesbury Abbey records the death “apud Penros in minori Brytannia” in 1230 of “Gilberto…Gloucestriæ et Hertfordiæ comes” and his burial “in ecclesia nostra de Tewkes”.
  10. Title: Gilbert de Clare, "Find A Grave Index"
    Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV5-4VTD : 16 December 2020), Gilbert de Clare, ; Burial, Tewkesbury, Tewkesbury Borough, Gloucestershire, England, Tewkesbury Abbey; citing record ID 29376739, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
    Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV5-4VTD;
  11. Title: Death - Annales Londonienses & Annales Paulini
    Author: William Stubbs, ed., Annales Londonienses and Annales Paulini: Vol 1: Chronicles of the Reigns of Edward I and Edward II, 1 Vol (London: L ongman & Co., 1882), Annales Londonienses, p. 29.
    Note: The Annales Londonienses record the death in 1230 of "Gilbertus de Clare comes Gloucestriæ".
  12. Title: Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Gloucester and Hertford (1180-1230), The Peerage
    Author: https://www.thepeerage.com/p10248.htm#i102476 Citations: 1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 68. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families. 2. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 244. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage. 3. [S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995), de Clare, Gilbert. Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography. 4. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 359.
    Publication: Name: https://www.thepeerage.com/p10248.htm#i102476;
    Note: Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Gloucester and Hertford was born circa 1180.1 He was the son of Richard de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford and Amice FitzRobert.2 He married Lady Isabella Marshal, daughter of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Isabella de Clare, Countess of Pembroke, on 9 October 1217 at Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, EnglandG.1 He was also reported to have been married in 1214. He died on 25 October 1230.2 He was buried at Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, EnglandG.2 He gained the title of 4th Earl of Gloucester. He succeeded as the 4th Earl of Hertford [E., c. 1138] in November 1217.1 He succeeded as the 7th Lord of Clare [feudal baron] in November 1217.2 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.3 Children of Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Gloucester and Hertford and Lady Isabella Marshal: Agnes de Clare1 Amice de Clare+1 b. c 1220, d. 1284 Richard de Clare, 5th Earl of Gloucester and Hertford+2 b. 4 Aug 1222, d. 15 Jul 1262 Isabella de Clare+4 b. 2 Nov 1226, d. a 10 Jul 1264 William de Clare1 b. 1228, d. 1258 Gilbert de Clare1 b. 1229
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