Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameRichard Fitz Gilbert De Clare 3rd Lord Of Clare, 26G Grandfather
BirthClare, Suffolk, England
Death15 Apr 1136, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales
BurialTonbridge Priory
FatherGilbert Fitz Richard De Clare (<1066-<1117)
MotherAdeliza De Cleremont
Spouses
1Alice De Gernon, 26G Grandmother
FatherRanulf Le Meschin 3rd Earl Of Chester (1070-1129)
MotherLucy Of Bolingbroke (-~1138)
ChildrenRoger De Clare (1116-1173)
Notes for Richard Fitz Gilbert De Clare 3rd Lord Of Clare
Marcher Lord of Clare in Wales from 1117.
In 1136 Richard had been away from his lordship. When he returned to the borders of Wales. Even though warned he pressed on toward Ceredigion with a small force. He was ambushed and killed by the men of Gwent under Iorwerth ab Owain near Llanthony Abbey, north of Abergavenny.
In 1136 Richard had been away from his lordship. When he returned to the borders of Wales. Even though warned he pressed on toward Ceredigion with a small force. He was ambushed and killed by the men of Gwent under Iorwerth ab Owain near Llanthony Abbey, north of Abergavenny.