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Earl of Clare. Earl of Clare was a title of British nobility created three times: once each in the peerages of England, Great Britain and Ireland . The title derives from Clare, Suffolk, where a prominent Anglo-Norman family was seated since the Norman Conquest, and from which their English surname sprang from possession of the Honour of Clare.
As a Marcher Lord, he built Caerphilly Castle into a fortress and was involved in disputes with Llewelyn the Last and Humphrey de Bohun, which resulted in a private war and a lesson in royal authority. Gilbert married Alice de Lusignan and Joan of Acre, producing several children, including his successor, Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford.
Brief Life History of Gilbert. When Gilbert de Clare 7th Earl of Gloucester was born on 2 September 1243, in Christchurch, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Richard de Clare 6th Earl of Gloucester, was 21 and his mother, Maud de Lacy, was 20. He married Alice de Lusignan in 1253.
Gilbert de Clare, 8th Earl of Gloucester, 7th Earl of Hertford was an English nobleman and military commander in the Scottish Wars. In contrast to most English earls at the time, his main focus lay in the pursuit of war rather than in domestic political strife. He was the son of Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester, and Joan of Acre, daughter of King Edward I. The older Gilbert died when ...
Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, 7th Earl of Gloucester, 3rd Lord of Glamorgan, 9th Lord of Clare (2 September 1243 – 7 December 1295) was a powerful English noble. He was also known as "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 ...
Magna Carta est lex, caveat deinde rex" [Gilbert de Clare, first of that name, 6th Earl of Gloucester and 5th of Hertford, died 25 October A.D. 1230. The Magna Carta is law, let the king henceforth beware." Gilbert's two wills, dated 30 April and 23 October 1330, [1] were proved by Michaelmas 1233.
H. Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Hertford. Roger de Clare, 2nd Earl of Hertford.
