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Earl Richard de Clare 1162 - 30 DEC 1218
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Earl Richard was born on 1162 in Tunbridge Castle, Kent, England and died on 30 DEC 1218 . He was the son of Earl Roger de Clare (BEF 1116 - 1173) and Maude St. Hillary (de Clare) (ABT 1132 - 24 DEC 1195). Earl Richard was married to Amice Fitzrobert (de Clare) on BEF 1182. Amice was born on 1160 in Tewkesbury, Gloucester, England and died on 1 JAN 1224 . She was the daughter of William Fitzrobert (ABT 1110 - 23 NOV 1183) and Hawise de Beaumont (Fitzrobert) (ABT 1134 - 24 APR 1197). View Family Chart - - -
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S1 National Society Magna Charta Dames and BaronsS2 Lee Valley Online
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was the fourth Earl of Hertford but, like his father and uncle,
was more generally known as Earl of Clare. He was present at the Coronation of King Richard I at
Westminster, 3 September 1189, and of King John, 27 May 1199. He sided with the Barons
against King John, and his Castle at Tonbridge was taken. On 9 November 1215 he was one of the
commissioners who, on the part of the Barons, was to treat of peace with the King. On 4 March
1215/6 his lands in counties Cambridge, Norfolk, Suffolk; and Essex were granted to
Robert de Betun; he and his son were among the Barons excommunicated by the Pope in 1215.
As for the Hertford Castle of the de Clares, it is one of two Castles: A 10th Century ruin or a 17th Century structure. The older Castle retains a wall and part of a Norman tower. The remainder of the building is a Jacobean accretion made of brick and completely modernized.
was more generally known as Earl of Clare. He was present at the Coronation of King Richard I at
Westminster, 3 September 1189, and of King John, 27 May 1199. He sided with the Barons
against King John, and his Castle at Tonbridge was taken. On 9 November 1215 he was one of the
commissioners who, on the part of the Barons, was to treat of peace with the King. On 4 March
1215/6 his lands in counties Cambridge, Norfolk, Suffolk; and Essex were granted to
Robert de Betun; he and his son were among the Barons excommunicated by the Pope in 1215.
As for the Hertford Castle of the de Clares, it is one of two Castles: A 10th Century ruin or a 17th Century structure. The older Castle retains a wall and part of a Norman tower. The remainder of the building is a Jacobean accretion made of brick and completely modernized.
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