First Earl Of Clare Richard Fitzgilbert

Bef 1100 - 1136  (> 36 years)

• Name	Richard Fitzgilbert
  Title	First Earl Of Clare
  Birth	Bef 1100	Herefordshire, England
  Gender	Male
  FSID	G6Q6-XWL
  Burial	1136	Kentshire, England
  Death	15 Apr 1136	Yorkshire, England
  Person ID	I7805	footsteps | Ancestors, Charlamagne
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Gilbert Fitzrichard Clare,   b. 21 Sep 1065   d. Abt 17 Nov 1114, Wiltshire, England (Age 49 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Adelisa Beauvais Clermont,   b. Abt 1065, Picardie, France d. Aft 1124, Suffolkshire, England (Age > 60 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1089	Kentshire, England
  Family ID	F3926	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Adeliz De Keveliock,   b. Abt 1100, Herefordshire, England d. 1128, Herefordshire, England (Age 28 years)
  Children	+ 1. 2nd Earl Of Hertford Roger De Clare,   b. 1116, Kentshire, England d. 1173, Oxfordshire, England (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4577	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2025

  
  

• Notes

  The Clare Family of English nobles was prominent in the 12th and 13th c e n t u r ies. The first earl of Clare, the founder of the family, was Richa r d F i t z gilbert, a knight who accompanied William the Conqueror on the N o r m a n i nvasion of England in 1066. His great-grandson, Richard de Clare , 2 n d E a r l o f Pembroke, known as "Strongbow", laid the foundations for Eng l i s h r u le in Ireland, Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Clare (died 12 17), a n d h i s s o n, Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Clare (flourished 1215- 1280) , w e r e l e aders of the barons who forced King John to sign the Magna Cha rt a i n 1 2 1 5