de Clare Family - Ourfolk

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- Richard was born on ABT 1130 and died on ABT 20 APR 1176 Show Family

Father - Gilbert de Clare - from a stained glass window at Tewkesbury Abbey - Earl Gilbert was born on BEF 1066 in of Tonebridge and died on 1114/1117 in England Show Family

- Adeliza was born on ABT 1065 in of Northamptonshire, England and died on AFT 1117 in England Show Family

- There has been debate about the name 'Strongbow' ascribed to both
Richard and his father Gilbert. In a charter in The Chronicle of
Melrose issued by Richard's grandson, Richard Marshal, both Richard
and Gilbert de Clare are named as 'Strongbow'. The men of
Netherwent (Gwent) were known for their skill and use of an unusually
long and strong bow; both Gilbert and Richard held the lordship of
Netherwent. Since Gilbert de Clare's seal shows him holding a long
arrow in his right hand, historians assume that the ability and skill to
use this type of bow earned both Richard and his father Gilbert their
nicknames.

Strongbow's father, grandfather, uncles and great-uncles
were men favored by both King Henry I and King Stephen
On the death of
Roger de Clare without legal heirs in 1130, King Henry I granted Gilbert de Clare his lands of Orbec and Bienfaite in Normandy. With the death of
King Henry I in 1135, Strongbow's father, Gilbert, supported Stephen
as king, and was an active military commander for Stephen during the
'anarchy'. When Gilbert's uncle Walter de Clare died in 1138, King
Stephen granted Gilbert the lordship of Netherwent, including the
castles of Chepstow Castle and Usk Castle. Stephen also granted Gilbert the comital
title and lands of the earldom of Pembroke the same year.

was the sister to Robert earl of Leicester and Waleran count of Meulan. Isabel
had been the youngest mistress of King Henry I, and their liaison
resulted in a natural daughter, Isabel (Elizabeth), born c.1129/30.
When Isabelde Beaumont married Gilbert in 1130, she took this
daughter with her.

- Isabel was born on ABT 1172 in Of, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales and died on 1220 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales Show Family

- Countess Maud was born on 1190 in of Pembroke, Wales and died on 27 MAR 1248 Show Family

- William, II was born on ABT 1195 Show Family

- Eve was born on ABT 1194 in Of, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales and died on BEF 1246 in England Show Family

- Isabel was born on 1206 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales and died on 16 JAN 1240 in Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, Lincoln Show Family

- Earl Richard was born on 1084 in Hertford, England and died on 15 APR 1136 in Abergavenny Show Family

- Adeliza was born on ABT 1077 in Essex, England and died on ABT 1163 in England Show Family

- Margaret was born on ABT 1088 in Rycott, Oxford, England and died in England Show Family

- Mathilda was born on ABT 1138 in Ponthieu, Ain, France and died on AFT OCT 1200 Show Family

- Earl Richard was born on ABT 1024 in Of, Bienfaite, Normandy, France and died on ABT 1090 in St. Neots, Huntingdonshire, England Show Family

- Rochese was born on ABT 1034 in Longueville, Normandy, France and died on AFT 1133 Show Family

- Count Hugh was born on 1030 in Of, Clermont, Oise, France and died on 1102 in Of, Picardy, France Show Family

- Marguerita was born on ABT 1035 in of Montdidier, Somme, France and died on AFT 1103 Show Family