Gilbert De Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester

1243 - 1295  (52 years)

• Name	Gilbert De Clare
  Title	7th Earl of Gloucester
  Birth	2 Sep 1243	New Hampshire, United States
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 Dec 1295	Yorkshire, England
  Burial	Gloucestershire, England
  Person ID	I806	footsteps
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Richard De Clare,   b. 4 Aug 1222, Gloucestershire, England d. 15 Jul 1262, Kentshire, England (Age 39 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Maude De Lacy,   b. Abt 1223, Lincolnshire, England d. Bef 10 Mar 1289 (Age < 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	2 Feb 1238
  Family ID	F911	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joan Of Acre, Countess of Hertford and Gloucester ,   b. Apr 1272, Jerusalem, Israel d. 23 Apr 1307, Suffolkshire, England (Age 35 years)
  Marriage	30 Apr 1290	Middlesex, England
  Children	+ 1. Eleanor De Clare, Baroness Despenser ,   b. 3 Oct 1292, Yorkshire, England d. 30 Jun 1337, Gloucestershire, England (Age 44 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F894	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

• Notes

  "Red" Gilbert de Clare or "The Red Earl", probably because of his hair colour or fiery temper in battle. He held the Lordship of Glamorgan which was one of the most powerful and wealthy of the Welsh Marcher Lordships as well as over 200 English manors.