
Richard Clare, 3rd Earl Of Hertford

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Name Richard Clare Title 3rd Earl Of Hertford Birth Abt 1153 Kentshire, England Gender Male Death Bef 28 Nov 1217 Kentshire, England Burial Kentshire, England Person ID I7832 footsteps Last Modified 1 Jul 2025
Father Roger De Clare, 2nd Earl Of Hertford , b. 1116, Kentshire, England d. 1173, Oxfordshire, England
(Age 57 years)
Relationship natural Mother Maud De St. Hilary, b. 1132, Norfolkshire, England d. 24 Dec 1193, Norfolkshire, England
(Age 61 years)
Relationship natural Marriage 1153 Norfolkshire, England Family ID F1047 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Amice Fitzwilliam, 4th Countess Of Gloucester , b. Abt 1160, Gloucestershire, England d. 1 Jan 1225, England, United Kingdom
(Age 65 years)
Marriage 1177 Children + 1. Maud Clare, b. Abt 1175, England, United Kingdom d. Aft 10 Jul 1220, England, United Kingdom
(Age > 45 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
+ 2. Gilbert De Clare, Earl Of Gloucester And Hertford , b. 1182, Herefordshire, England d. 25 Oct 1230, Bretagne, France
(Age 48 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
Family ID F1411 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 1 Jul 2025
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Notes
Richard de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford (but generally styled Earl of Cl a r e ) , h ad the majority of the Giffard estates from his ancestor, Rohese . T h e m o s t substantial of all the additions Earl Richard made to the fa mi l y e s t ate, however, came as a result of his marriage to Amicia, secon d d a u g h ter and eventual sole heiress of William, earl of Gloucester. Th e G l o u c ester inheritance was a vast one, comprising over 260 knights' f ee s i n E n g land and extensive lands in Wales and the Marches.