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  • Name Gilbert de Clare 
    Suffix Earl of Hertford and Gloucester, Surety of the Magna Carta 
    Born 1182 
    Address:
    Hertford
    Hertford, Hertfordshire
    England 
    Christened Hertford, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Christening 1217  acceded as Earl Earl of Hertford. Clare; Tonbridge; St. Hilary; Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening 1217  acceded as Earl Earl of Hertford. Clare; Tonbridge; St. Hilary; Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening 1217  acceded as Earl Earl of Hertford. Clare; Tonbridge; St. Hilary; Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening 1230 
    Occupation 4th Earl of Hertford; 5th Earl of Gloucester, Earl of Gloucester & Hertford, 4th Earl of Gloucester & Earl of hereford and Clare, Earl of Clare, Earl of Hertford, Baron of Clare, Knight of Suffolk 
    Occupation unknown 
    Occupation 7th Earl of Clare Find all individuals with events at this location 
    unknown 
    Occupation unknown 
    Died 25 Oct 1230  Penros or La Grée-Saint-Laurent, Morbihan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Brittany France
    Brittany
    France 
    Buried 10 Nov 1230  Tewkesbury Abbey Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • {geni:about_me} http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_de_Clare,_5th_Earl_of_Gloucester


      '''Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford''' (1180 – October 25, 1230) was the son of Richard de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford, from whom he inherited the Clare estates, from his mother, Amice Fitz William, the estates of Gloucester and the honour of St. Hilary, and from Rohese, an ancestor, the moiety of the Giffard estates. In June 1202, he was entrusted with the lands of Harfleur and Montrevillers.

      In 1215 Gilbert and his father were two of the barons made Magna Carta sureties and championed Louis "le Dauphin" of France in the First Barons' War, fighting at Lincoln under the baronial banner. He was taken prisoner in 1217 by William Marshal, whose daughter Isabel he later married.

      In 1223 he accompanied his brother-in-law, Earl Marshal, in an expedition into Wales. In 1225 he was present at the confirmation of the Magna Carta by Henry III. In 1228 he led an army against the Welsh, capturing Morgan Gam, who was released the next year. He then joined in an expedition to Brittany, but died on his way back to Penrose in that duchy. His body was conveyed home by way of Plymouth and Cranborne to Tewkesbury. His widow Isabel later married Richard Plantagenet, Earl of Cornwall & King of the Romans. His own arms were: Or, three chevronels gules.

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_de_Clare,_5th_Earl_of_Hertford
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      Earl of Gloucester Gilbert de Clare - was born in 1182 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England and died on 25 Oct 1230 in Penrose, Brittany, France . He was the son of Earl Richard de Clare and Amice Fitzrobert.
      Earl of Gloucester Gilbert married Isabel Marshall on 9 Oct 1217. Isabel was born in 1206 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales. She was the daughter of Earl William Marshall and Isabel Fitzgilbert de Clare. She died on 16 Jan 1240 in Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, Lincoln and was buried in Beaulieu, Southampton, England .

      Earl of Gloucester Gilbert - - 5th Earl of Hertford.

      In June 1202 he was entrusted with the lands of Harfleur and Mostrevilliers. He was one of the Barons still opposing the arbitrary proceedings of the Crown. He championed Louis the Dauphin, fighting at Lincoln under the Baronial banner, and was taken prisoner by William Marshall, whose daughter he later married. He led an army against the Welsh in 1228 and captured Morgan Gam, who was released the next year. After an engagement in Brittany, he died on his return at Penros in that Duchy, 25 October 1230. His body was conveyed by way of Plymouth and Cranbourn to Tewkesbury. He was buried there before the High Altar.

      Earl of Gloucester Gilbert de Clare l
      b: 1182 Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
      d: 25 Oct 1230
      married Isabel Marshall 9 Oct 1217
      b: 1206 Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
      d: 16 Jan 1240

      Parents
      Earl Richard de Clare (1162 - 1218) & Amice FitzRobert 1160-1224)
      Earl William Marshall (1144/1146 - 1219) & Isabel Fitzgilbert de Clare (~1172 - 1220)

      Grand Parents
      Earl Roger "The Good" de Clare (<1116 - 1173) & Maude St. Hillary (~1132 - 1195)
      William Fitzrobert (~1110 - 1183) & Hawise de Beaumont (~1134 - 1197)
      John Marshall (~1126 - 1164) & Sybil de Evereaux
      Richard "Strongbow" de Clare (~1130 - ~1176) & Aoife of Leinster ( - >1186)

      Hertford had six children by his wife Isabel, née Marshal:[1]

      Agnes de Clare (b. 1218)
      Amice de Clare (1220–1287), who married the 6th Earl of Devon
      Richard de Clare (1222–1262)
      Isabel de Clare (1226–1264), who married the 5th Lord of Annandale
      William de Clare (1228–1258)
      Gilbert de Clare (b. 12 Sep 1229, Gloucestershire, England)

      References
      ^ Margaret de Burgh and others. thePeerage.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-08.
      Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis, Lines: 54-30, 63-28, 63-29

      Hertford had six children by his wife Isabel, née Marshal.

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      The son of Richard de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford, from whom he inherited the Clare estates, from his mother, Amice Fitz William, the estates of Gloucester and the honour of St. Hilary, and from Rohese, an ancestor, the moiety of the Giffard estates. In June 1202, he was entrusted with the lands of Harfleur and Montrevillers.

      In 1215 Gilbert and his father were two of the barons made Magna Carta sureties and championed Louis "le Dauphin" of France in the First Barons' War, fighting at Lincoln under the baronial banner. He was taken prisoner in 1217 by William Marshal, whose daughter Isabel he later married.

      In 1223 he accompanied his brother-in-law, Earl Marshal, in an expedition into Wales. In 1225 he was present at the confirmation of the Magna Carta by Henry III. In 1228 he led an army against the Welsh, capturing Morgan Gam, who was released the next year. He then joined in an expedition to Brittany, but died on his way back to Penrose in that duchy. His body was conveyed home by way of Plymouth and Cranborne to Tewkesbury.

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      Earl of Gloucester Gilbert - - 5th Earl of Hertford.

      In June 1202 he was entrusted with the lands of Harfleur and Mostrevilliers. He was one of the Barons still opposing the arbitrary proceedings of the Crown.
      He championed Louis the Dauphin, fighting at Lincoln under the Baronial banner, and was taken prisoner by William Marshall, whose daughter he later married!
      He led an army against the Welsh in 1228 and captured Morgan Gam, who was released the next year.
      After an engagement in Brittany, he died on his return at Penros in that Duchy, 25 October 1230. His body was conveyed by way of Plymouth and Cranbourn to Tewkesbury. He is buried there before the High Altar.
      (Source:http://www.renderplus.com/hartgen/htm/de-claire.htm#name5449)
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      Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford
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      Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford
      6th Earl of Gloucester
      7th Earl of Clare
      Born 1180
      Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
      Died 25 October 1230
      Penrose, Brittany, France
      Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford (1180 – October 25, 1230) was the son of Richard de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford, from whom he inherited the Clare estates, from his mother, Amice Fitz Robert, the estates of Gloucester and the honour of St. Hilary, and from Rohese, an ancestor, the moiety of the Giffard estates. In June 1202, he was entrusted with the lands of Harfleur and Montrevillers.

      In 1215 Gilbert and his father were two of the barons made Magna Carta sureties and championed Louis "le Dauphin" of France in the First Barons' War, fighting at Lincoln under the baronial banner. He was taken prisoner in 1217 by William Marshal, whose daughter Isabel he later married.

      In 1223 he accompanied his brother-in-law, Earl Marshal, in an expedition into Wales. In 1225 he was present at the confirmation of the Magna Carta by Henry III. In 1228 he led an army against the Welsh, capturing Morgan Gam, who was released the next year. He then joined in an expedition to Brittany, but died on his way back to Penrose in that duchy. His body was conveyed home by way of Plymouth and Cranborne to Tewkesbury. His widow Isabel later married Richard Plantagenet, Earl of Cornwall & King of the Romans. His own arms were: Or, three chevronels gules.

      Hertford had six children by his wife Isabel, née Marshal:[1]

      Agnes de Clare (b. 1218)
      Amice de Clare (1220–1287), who married the 6th Earl of Devon
      Richard de Clare (1222–1262)
      Isabel de Clare (1226–1264), who married the 5th Lord of Annandale
      William de Clare (1228–1258)
      Gilbert de Clare (b. 1229)

      [edit] References
      ^ Margaret de Burgh and others. thePeerage.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-08.
      Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis, Lines: 54-30, 63-28, 63-29
      Peerage of England
      Preceded by
      Richard de Clare Earl of Hertford
      1217–1230 Succeeded by
      Richard de Clare
      Preceded by
      New Creation Earl of Gloucester
      1217–1230

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      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_de_Clare,_5th_Earl_of_Hertford
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      5th Earl of Hertford
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      Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford (1180 – 25 October 1230) was the son of Richard de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford, from whom he inherited the Clare estates. He also inherited from his mother, Amice Fitz William, the estates of Gloucester and the honour of St. Hilary, and from Rohese, an ancestor, the moiety of the Giffard estates. In June 1202, he was entrusted with the lands of Harfleur and Montrevillers.

      In 1215 Gilbert and his father were two of the barons made Magna Carta sureties and championed Louis "le Dauphin" of France in the First Barons' War, fighting at Lincoln under the baronial banner. He was taken prisoner in 1217 by William Marshal, whose daughter Isabel he later married.

      In 1223 he accompanied his brother-in-law, Earl Marshal, in an expedition into Wales. In 1225 he was present at the confirmation of the Magna Carta by Henry III. In 1228 he led an army against the Welsh, capturing Morgan Gam, who was released the next year. He then joined in an expedition to Brittany, but died on his way back to Penrose in that duchy. His body was conveyed home by way of Plymouth and Cranborne to Tewkesbury. His widow Isabel later married Richard Plantagenet, Earl of Cornwall & King of the Romans. His own arms were: Or, three chevronels gules.
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      Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford
      From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

      Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford (1180 – October 25, 1230) was the son of Richard de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford, from whom he inherited the Clare estates, from his mother, Amice Fitz Robert, the estates of Gloucester and the honour of St. Hilary, and from Rohese, an ancestor, the moiety of the Giffard estates. In June 1202, he was entrusted with the lands of Harfleur and Montrevillers.

      In 1215 Gilbert and his father were two of the barons made Magna Carta sureties and championed Louis "le Dauphin" of France in the First Barons' War, fighting at Lincoln under the baronial banner. He was taken prisoner in 1217 by William Marshal, whose daughter Isabel he later married.

      In 1223 he accompanied his brother-in-law, Earl Marshal, in an expedition into Wales. In 1225 he was present at the confirmation of the Magna Carta by Henry III. In 1228 he led an army against the Welsh, capturing Morgan Gam, who was released the next year. He then joined in an expedition to Brittany, but died on his way back to Penrose in that duchy. His body was conveyed home by way of Plymouth and Cranborne to Tewkesbury. His widow Isabel later married Richard Plantagenet, Earl of Cornwall & King of the Romans. His own arms were: Or, three chevronels gules.

      Hertford had six children by his wife Isabel, née Marshal:[1]

      * Agnes de Clare (b. 1218)
      * Amice de Clare (1220–1287), who married the 6th Earl of Devon
      * Richard de Clare (1222–1262)
      * Isabel de Clare (1226–1264), who married the 5th Lord of Annandale
      * William de Clare (1228–1258)
      * Gilbert de Clare (b. 1229)

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      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_de_Clare,_5th_Earl_of_Hertford
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      • Titles:
      --1st Earl of Gloucester
      --5th Earl of Hertford
      --Lord of Clare

      • Dates & Events:
      -- Gilbert and his father, Richard de Clare, were made Magna Carta Sureties in 1215
      --Gilbert de Clare was taken prisoner by William Marshal, whose dauber, Isabella, he would later marry.
      --He was present at the confirmation of the Great Charter by Henry III in 1225.

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_de_Clare%2C_5th_Earl_of_Hertford

      GILBERT de CLARE, son of Surety Richard de Clare, and himself a Surety, was born about the year 1180. In June 1202 he was entrusted with the lands of Harfleur and Mostrevilliers. He was one of the Barons still opposing the arbitrary proceedings of the Crown. He championed Louis the Dauphin, fighting at Lincoln under the Baronial banner, and was taken prisoner by William Marshall, whose daughter he later married. He led an army against the Welsh in 1228 and captured Morgan Gam, who was released the next year. After an engagement in Brittany, he died on his return at Penros in that Duchy, 25 October 1230. His body was conveyed by way of Plymouth and Cranbourn to Tewkesbury. He was buried there before the High Altar 10 November 1230. He married Isabella, sister of William Marshall, the Surety, and daughter of William Marshall, the Protector, on 9 October 1217. She died 17 January 1239/40.
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      Magna Charta Surety
      Earl of Hertford's heir
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      Earl of Gloucester (thru his mother) & Hertford (thru his father), Magna Charta Surety.

      Sources:
      *The book, 'Pedigrees of some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants'.
      *The book, 'William Marshal, The Flower of Chivalry'.
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      A signer of the Magna Carta.
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      Sources 1.[S265] Colquoun_Cunningham.ged, Jamie Vans


      2.[S284] Oxford University Press, (Oxford University Press)


      3.[S289] Betty and Dick Field's Family History, Richard Field


      4.[S280] Stirnet Genealogy, Peter Barns-Graham, Clare1 (Reliability: 3)


      Earl of Clare, Earl of Hertford, Baron of Clare, Knight of Suffolk.

      Eldest son of Sir Richard de Clare, Earl of Hertford and Amice FitzWilliam of Gloucester, grandson of Sir Roger de Clare and Maud Saint Hilary, William FitzRobert, Earl of Gloucester and Hawise de Beaumont.

      Gilbert married Isabel Marshal, the daughter of Sir William Marshal and Isabel FitzRichard, also the granddaughter of Richard Strongbow FitzGilbert de Clare. They were married 09 Oct 1217 on Isabel's seventeenth birthday, and had three sons and three daughters:
      Sir Richard, Earl of Gloucester
      William, poisoned in 1258
      Gilbert, born 13 Sep 1229, priest
      Amice, wife of Sir Baldwin de Rivers and Sir Robert de Guines
      Agnes, born 1218, nothing else known
      Isabel, wife of Robert de Brus of Scotland

      Gilbert inherited the titles of Earl of Hertford from his father and the Earl of Gloucester from his mother in 1217 within her lifetime, as well as a share of the Giffard estates from a "Tonbridge" relative, Rohese Giffard. Gilbert settled disputes with his cousin, Amaury's wife, Milicent de Cantwlowe, by giving her the manor of Hambledon in Buckinghamshire 1217.

      Gilbert and his father were made Magna Carta Barons in 1215, and ex-communicated by Pope Innocent 16 Dec 1215 as a result. They both were fighting with Louis "le Dauphin" King of France in the First Barons War at Lincoln in May of 1217. Gilbert was taken prisoner by William Marshall, whose daughter he wed the same year, his lands and properties restored. He was ordered in 1222 by King Henry III to stop attacking the castle of Dinaunt in Wales, witnessed the king's confirmation of the Magna Carta in 1225, then sided with the King;s brother, Richard III. Gilbert led the army in Wales who captured Morgan Gam in 1228, also discovering iron, lead and silver mines in Wales.

      In 1230, Gilbert accompanied the king to Brittany where Gilbert died at Penros. His body was taken back to England by way of Plymouth and Cranborne to Tewkesbury where he was buried November 10th. His widow would remarry the following year to Richard, Earl of Cornwall and son of King John Lackland.
      * Updated from [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29376739&ref=wvr Find A Grave Memorial] by [http://www.geni.com/projects/SmartCopy/18783 SmartCopy]: ''Nov 1 2014, 6:44:39 UTC''

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      ID: I08310
      Name: Gilbert de Clare
      Sex: M
      Birth: ABT 1180 in 4th Earl of Gloucester
      Death: 25 OCT 1230
      Reference Number: 8310
      Note:
      Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Gloucester was born circa 1180.1 He was the son of Richard de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford and Amice FitzRobert. He married Lady Isabella Marshal, daughter of William Marshal, 4th Earl of Pembroke and Isabella de Clare, Countess Strigoil, on 9 October 1217 in Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England.1 He was also reported to have been married in 1214. He died on 25 October 1230.
      Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Gloucester gained the title of 4th Earl of Gloucester. He gained the title of 5th Earl of Hertford.1

      Children of Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Gloucester and Lady Isabella Marshal
      Agnes de Clare 1
      Amice de Clare+ b. c 1220, d. 12841
      Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Gloucester+ b. 4 Aug 1222, d. 1262
      Isabella de Clare+ b. 2 Nov 1226, d. a 10 Jul 12642
      William de Clare b. 1228, d. 12581
      Gilbert de Clare b. 12291
      Citations

      [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 68. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Family.
      [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 359. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

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      Earl of Gloucester Gilbert - - 5th Earl of Hertford.

      married Isabel Marshall on 9 Oct 1217. Isabel was born in 1206 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales. She was the daughter of Earl William Marshall and Isabel Fitzgilbert de Clare. She died on 16 Jan 1240 in Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, Lincoln and was buried in Beaulieu, Southampton, England .



      In June 1202 he was entrusted with the lands of Harfleur and Mostrevilliers. He was one of the Barons still opposing the arbitrary proceedings of the Crown. He championed Louis the Dauphin, fighting at Lincoln under the Baronial banner, and was taken prisoner by William Marshall, whose daughter he later married. He led an army against the Welsh in 1228 and captured Morgan Gam, who was released the next year. After an engagement in Brittany, he died on his return at Penros in that Duchy, 25 October 1230. His body was conveyed by way of Plymouth and Cranbourn to Tewkesbury. He was buried there before the High Altar.
    • Earl of Hertford and Bloucester 1217-1230.

      S. Shannon, soc.genealogy.medieval, 17 July 1996.

      S. Shannon, soc.genealogy.medieval, 25 July 1996. 5th Earl of
      Hertford, Surety.

      J. Olar, soc.genealogy.medieval, 22 July 1996. Gilbert de Clare,
      Earl of Gloucester.

      First Earl of Gloucester.

      M. Altschul 1965, A Baronial Family in Medieval England: The Clares,
      1217-1314, Table I; p. 27. Earl of Gloucester and Hertford 1217,
      inheriting the estates and titles upon the death of his father. With
      the addition of Glamorgan and Gwynllwg to this inheritance, the Clare
      family became the most powerful noble families in the thirteenth
      century. First De Clare to have the title Earl of Gloucester. He
      was associated with his father in opposing King John, leading to the
      Magna Carta. Later he became a supported of the new English King.

      Sir Gilbert de Clare. Also Lord of Clare, Tonbridge, Saint Hilary,
      etc.

      Catherine Armstrong, The Children of William Marshal and Isabel de
      Clare, http://www.castlewales.com/mar_child.html, 4 October 2002.
      Seventh Earl of Clare and Fifth Earl of Hertford.

      Died while on a diplomatic mission in Penrose, Brittany.
    • Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford
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    • Magna Carta Surety, 1215.
      Gilbert de Clare controlled some 456 knights fees, far more than any other, and it did not include some 50 fees in Glamorgan and Gwynllwg.
      By a remarkable series of fortuitous marriages and quick deaths, the Clares were left in 1217 in possession of an inheritance which in terms of social prestige, potential revenues, knights' fees, anda lasting position of great importance among the marcher lords of Wales. They were probably the most successful family in developing their lands and power during the 12th century and in many ways the most powerful noble family in 13th century England. By 1317, however the male lines of Clares became extinct and the inheritance was partitioned.
    • !SOURCES:
      1. Complete Peerage Vol. III, 244, VI 695
      2. Bank's Dormant Peerage
      3. Dict. of Nat'l Biog. X, 378
      !HISTORICAL NOTES:
      Gilbert de Clare was a Magna Charta Surety.
    • !BIRTH
      a Surety for the Magna Carta
    • REFN: 1352
    • Earl of Hertford. Clare; Tonbridge; St. Hilary; half ( Gifford, Gloucester,
      Glamorgan, Gwynllwg).
    • _P_CCINFO 1-887
    • !SOURCES:
      1. Complete Peerage Vol. III, 244, VI 695
      2. Bank's Dormant Peerage
      3. Dict. of Nat'l Biog. X, 378
      !HISTORICAL NOTES:
      Gilbert de Clare was a Magna Charta Surety.
    • 1 NAME Gilbert /De Clare/, Earl of Gloucester 1 BIRT 2 DATE 1182 2 PLAC Hertford, Hertfordshire, England 1 DEAT 2 DATE 25 OCT 1230 2 PLAC Penrose, Brittany, France
    • 7TH EARL OF CLARE; 5TH EARL OF HERTFORD; EARL OF TONBRIDGE, ST. HILARY, HALF
      GIFFORD, GLAMORGAN, GWYNLLWG; EARL OF GLOUCESTER IN RIGHT OF HIS MOTHER (AFTER
      HER SISTERS D.S.P.); MAGNA CARTA SURETY
    • Earl of Hereford. [GADD.GED]

    • 1. Gilbert was also 1st of Gloucester. Unknown GEDCOM info: MH:N172 Unknown GEDCOM info: A9C0E568-8804-4339-881F-041F4D9F30DD
    • _P_CCINFO 1-2782
    • !SOURCES:
      1. Complete Peerage Vol. III, 244, VI 695
      2. Bank's Dormant Peerage
      3. Dict. of Nat'l Biog. X, 378
      !HISTORICAL NOTES:
      Gilbert de Clare was a Magna Charta Surety.
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    • Richard de clare
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    • Gilbert de Clare,5th Earl of Hertford
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    • He was a surety for the Magna Carta. He was the 5th Earl of Hertford and the 1st Earl of Gloucester.
    • He was a surety for the Magna Carta. He was the 5th Earl of Hertford and the 1st Earl of Gloucester.
    • Pembroke Castle
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    • Caerphilly Castle
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    • Earl of Hertford
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    • Caerphilly Castle
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    • Gilbert de Clare
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    • U.S. PRESIDENT #37 - NIXON ;CLIENT MAT
    • !SOURCES:
      1. Complete Peerage Vol. III, 244, VI 695
      2. Bank's Dormant Peerage
      3. Dict. of Nat'l Biog. X, 378

      !HISTORICAL NOTES:
      Gilbert de Clare was a Magna Charta Surety.
    • Richard de clare
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    • Gilbert de Clare,5th Earl of Hertford
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    • Earl of Gloucester

      Source #2: Marcellus Donald Alexander R. von Redlich, "Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants" (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc, 1988 reprint of 1941 edition),
      p. 125
    • Name Prefix: Sir Name Suffix: Earl Gloucester And Hereford He wasdistrusted by king John in the 1208 fealty oath by offering William de Braosesanctuarary in his estates in Ireland when William left England after initiating many atrocitie s within England and having his estates confiscated by KingJohn. The Earl of Pembroke was steadfast in his support of John.
    • Fifth Earl of Hertford and first Earl of Gloucester, was, like his
      father a surety for the Magna Charta.
    • [beaufort.ged]

      Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford, who, after the decease of Geoffr ey de Mandeville, Earl of Essex, the 2nd wife of Isabel, the divorced wi fe of King John, and in her right Earl of Gloucester, and her own deceas e, s. p., as also the decease of Almarick D'Evereux, son of the Earl of Ev ereux by Mabell, the other co-heiress, who likewise succeeded to the Earld om of Gloucester, became Earl of Gloucester, in right of his mother, Amici a, the other co-heiress. This nobleman was amongst the principal barons w ho took up arms against King John, and was appointed one of the twenty-fi ve chosen to enforce the observance of Magna Carta. In the ensuing reig n, still opposing the arbitrary proceedings of the crown, he fought on t he side of the barons at Lincoln, and was taken prisoner there by Willi am Marshall, Earl of Pembroke; but he soon afterwards made his peace. H is lordship m. Isabel (who m. after his decease, Richard, Earl of Cornwal l, brother of King Henry III), one of the daus., and eventually co-heire ss of William Mareschal, Earl of Pembroke, by whom he had issue, Richar d, his successor; William; Amicia, m. to Baldwin de Redvers, 4th Earl of D evon; Agnes; Isabel, m. to Robert de Brus. The earl d. in 1229 and w as s. by his eldest son, Richard de Clare. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant a nd Extinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, London, 1883, p. 119, Clare, Lor ds of Clare, Earls of Hertford, Earls of Gloucester][2753682.ged]

      !Earl of Clare, Hereford and Gloucester; a Magna Charta Surety. [Ped. of Charlemagne]

      FOSTER, NEWLIN LINE

      !Magna Charta Surety, 1215. 7th Earl of Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford 1217-1230, and of Glouce ster. [Magna Charta Sureties]

      !Earl of Hertford and Gloucester. [Magna Charta Barons, p. 88; Angevin England,p. 78]

      !Granted some Welsh lordships in 1210-11 by King John, and fortified the castle of Buelth, i n Wales, but shortly afterwards, with his father, took arms with the Barons against the kin g in the interests of civil and religious liberty, and was elected one of the celebrated Sure ties for the Magna Charta, and was excommunicated. He was one of the Barons still opposing t he arbitrary proceedings of the crown, who championed Louis, the Dauphin, fought at Lincoln u nder the baronial banner, and was taken prisoner by the Earl of Pembroke, the Protector of En gland, and sent to Gloucester, but soon afterwards made his peace and married one of the 5 da ughters, and coheiresses of her five brothers, of the Protector. After the decease of his fa ther in 1218, he became the 5th Earl of Hertford, and after the decease in 1219 of Geoffrey d e Mandeville, Earl of Essex, the second husband of Isabel, the divorced wife of King John, si ster of his mother, Lady Amicia, daughters and coheiresses of William, Earl of Gloucester, h e became, in right of his aunt and his mother, Earl of Gloucester. [Magna Charta Barons, p. 8 3-4, 221, 308]

      !Earl of Gloucester and Hertford; father of Isabel who married Robert de Brus. [The Bruces an d the Cumyns, p. 515]

      b. 1182 [Judy Martin]

      Son of Amice, Countess of Gloucester, and Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Clare, Hertford and G loucester; m. 1217, Isabel Marshal; father of Sir Richard de Clare. [Ancestral Roots, p. 67]

      Son of Richard III de Clare and Amice Fitz Robert; m. Isabell Marshall; father of Richard I V de Clare. [GRS 3.03, Automated Archives, CD#100]

      7th Earl of Clare, Earl of Hertford and Gloucester died at table of Peter of Savoy by evil do ing. Some sources from Paula Evans 1992;

      By 1216 the lordship and castle of Cardiff came into the possession of the de Clare family. G ilbert was involved in the struggle between King John and the barons. [The Castles of Wales , p. 63]

      The Clare family of Cardiff Castle played a significant part in the 13th century struggle bet ween the King and the barons, as well as having to contend with a most turbulent period in We lsh history.
      The first Gilbert de clare is principally remembered as one of the barons of th Magna Cart a; he died in 1230, leaving, as his heir, a son, Richard. [Cardiff Castle]
    • Additions, corrections and questions invited.
    • Source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_de_Clare,_5th_Earl_of_Hertford
      Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford (1180 ΓÇô October 25, 1230) was the son of Richard de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford , from whom he inherited the Clare estates, from his mother, Amice Fitz Robert, the estates of Gloucester and the honour of St. Hilary, and from Rohese, an ancestor, the moiety of the Giffard estates. In June 1202, he was entrusted with the lands of Harfleur and Montrevillers.
      In 1215 Gilbert and his father were two of the barons made Magna Carta sureties and championed Louis "le Dauphin" of France in the First Barons' War, fighting at Lincoln under the baronial banner. He was taken prisoner in 1217 by William Marshal, whose daughter Isabel he later married.
      In 1223 he accompanied his brother-in-law, Earl Marshal, in an expedition into Wales. In 1 225 he was present at the confirmation of the Magna Carta by Henry III. In 1228 he led an army against the Welsh, capturing Morgan Gam, who was released the next year. He then joined in an expedition to Brittany, but died on his way back to Penrose in that duchy. His body was conveyed home by way of Plymouth and Cranborne to Tewkesbury. His widow Isabel later married Richard Plantagenet, Earl of Cornwall & King of the Romans. His own arms were: Or, three chevronels gules.
      Hertford had six children by his wife Isabel, née Marshal:[1]
      * Agnes de Clare (b. 1218)
      * Amice de Clare (1220ΓÇô1287), who married the 6th Earl of Devon
      * Richard de Clare (1222ΓÇô1262)
      * Isabel de Clare (1226ΓÇô1264), who married the 5th Lord of Annandale
      * William de Clare (1228ΓÇô1258)
      * Gilbert de Clare (b. 1229)
      [edit] References
      1. ^ "Margaret de Burgh and others". thePeerage.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-08.
      * Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis, Lines: 54-30, 63-28, 63-29
    • Basic Life Information

      Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Gloucester1
      b. circa 1180, d. 25 October 1230

      Consanguinity Index=0.03%

      Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Gloucester was born circa 1180. He was the son of Richard de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford and Amice FitzRobert. He married Lady Isabella Marshal, daughter of William Marshal, 4th Earl of Pembroke and Isabella de Clare, Countess Strigoil, on 9 October 1217 at Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England. He was also reported to have been married in 1214. He died on 25 October 1230. He was buried at Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England.

      Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Gloucester gained the title of 4th Earl of Gloucester. He succeeded to the title of 7th Lord of Clare [feudal baron] in November 1217. He gained the title of 5th Earl of Hertford in November 1217. He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.

      Marriage and Children

      Children of Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Gloucester and Lady Isabella Marshal
      Agnes de Clare Amice de Clare+ b. c 1220, d. 1284
      Richard de Clare, 5th Earl of Gloucester+ b. 4 Aug 1222, d. 15 Jul 1262
      Isabella de Clare+ b. 2 Nov 1226, d. a 10 Jul 1264
      William de Clare b. 1228, d. 1258
      Gilbert de Clare b. 1229

      <http://www.thepeerage.com/p10248.htm#i102476>

      Other Source

      Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford (1180 - October 25, 1230) was the son of Richard de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford, from whom he inherited the Clare estates, from his mother, Amice Fitz William, the estates of Gloucester and the honour of St. Hilary, and from Rohese, an ancestor, the moiety of the Giffard estates. In June 1202, he was entrusted with the lands of Harfleur and Montrevillers.

      In 1215 Gilbert and his father were two of the barons made Magna Carta sureties and championed Louis "le Dauphin" of France in the First Barons' War, fighting at Lincoln under the baronial banner. He was taken prisoner in 1217 by William Marshal, whose daughter Isabel he later married.

      In 1223 he accompanied his brother-in-law, Earl Marshal, in an expedition into Wales. In 1225 he was present at the confirmation of the Magna Carta by Henry III. In 1228 he led an army against the Welsh, capturing Morgan Gam, who was released the next year. He then joined in an expedition to Brittany, but died on his way back to Penrose in that duchy. His body was conveyed home by way of Plymouth and Cranborne to Tewkesbury. His widow Isabel later married Richard Plantagenet, Earl of Cornwall & King of the Romans. His own arms were: Or, three chevronels gules.

      Marriage and Children

      Hertford had six children by his wife Isabel, née Marshal:
      Agnes de Clare (b. 1218)
      Amice de Clare (1220-1287), who married the 6th Earl of Devon
      Richard de Clare (1222-1262) [6th Earl of Hertford, see above]
      Isabel de Clare (1226-1264), who married the 5th Lord of Annandale
      William de Clare (1228-1258)
      Gilbert de Clare (b. 1229)

      <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_de_Clare,_5th_Earl_of_Hertford>

      Other Source

      Gilbert de Clare, the son of Richard of Clare, was born in 1180. He married Isabel, the daughter of the Earl of Pembroke.

      In 1200, King John became involved in a long-drawn out war with France. This war was expensive and John was forced to introduce new taxes to pay for his army. This created a great deal of resentment in England, and John's position was not helped when, in 1205, the king's army lost control of Normandy, Brittany, Anjou and Maine.

      In 1215, King John made another desperate attempt to gain control of his lost territory in France. Once again he was defeated and was forced to pay £40,000 to obtain a truce. When John tried to obtain this money by imposing yet another tax, the barons rebelled.

      Gilbert de Clare was one of the leaders of the rebellion. Few barons remained loyal, and in most areas of the country, John had very little support. John had no chance of victory and on 15th June, 1215, at Runnymede in Surrey, he was forced to accept the peace terms of those who had successfully fought against him.

      The document the king was obliged to sign was the Magna Carta. In this charter the king made a long list of promises, including no new taxes without the support of his barons, a reduction in the power of his sheriffs and the right of a fair trial for all freemen.

      The barons had doubts whether King John could be trusted to keep his word. A small group of barons were given the task of making sure that John kept the promises he had made in the Magna Carta. Two of the barons chosen were Gilbert de Clare and Richard of Clare.

      Soon after he signed the charter the king appealed to Pope Innocent III for help. The pope was concerned about this rebellion and decided to excommunicate the barons who had fought against their king. The pope also provided money to help King John recruit foreign mercenaries to fight against his disloyal barons. The civil war resumed. One of King John's main targets was Richard of Clare and in November, 1215, his troops seized his castle at Tonbridge.

      The following year King John died and was succeeded by his son Henry III. A year later Richard of Clare also died and Gilbert became the 7th Earl of Clare and the 5th Earl of Hertford. Although the sons of bitter enemies, Gilbert and Henry became close friends and it was not long before the family were given back Tonbridge Castle.

      In 1225 Gilbert inherited the estates and the title of the Earl of Gloucester. He also inherited the estates of his grandmother, Maud de St. Hilary. Gilbert de Clare was now the most powerful magnate in England. He controlled 456 manors and when requested, had to supply the king with 260 knights. In 1230, Gilbert de Clare agreed to help Henry III win back land that King John had lost in France.

      Gilbert de Clare was killed while fighting in the king's army in Brittany on 25th October, 1230.

      <http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/NORclareG.htm>
    • Basic Life Information

      Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Gloucester1
      b. circa 1180, d. 25 October 1230

      Consanguinity Index=0.03%

      Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Gloucester was born circa 1180. He was the son of Richard de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford and Amice FitzRobert. He married Lady Isabella Marshal, daughter of William Marshal, 4th Earl of Pembroke and Isabella de Clare, Countess Strigoil, on 9 October 1217 at Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England. He was also reported to have been married in 1214. He died on 25 October 1230. He was buried at Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England.

      Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Gloucester gained the title of 4th Earl of Gloucester. He succeeded to the title of 7th Lord of Clare [feudal baron] in November 1217. He gained the title of 5th Earl of Hertford in November 1217. He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.

      Marriage and Children

      Children of Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Gloucester and Lady Isabella Marshal
      Agnes de Clare Amice de Clare+ b. c 1220, d. 1284
      Richard de Clare, 5th Earl of Gloucester+ b. 4 Aug 1222, d. 15 Jul 1262
      Isabella de Clare+ b. 2 Nov 1226, d. a 10 Jul 1264
      William de Clare b. 1228, d. 1258
      Gilbert de Clare b. 1229

      <http://www.thepeerage.com/p10248.htm#i102476>

      Other Source

      Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford (1180 - October 25, 1230) was the son of Richard de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford, from whom he inherited the Clare estates, from his mother, Amice Fitz William, the estates of Gloucester and the honour of St. Hilary, and from Rohese, an ancestor, the moiety of the Giffard estates. In June 1202, he was entrusted with the lands of Harfleur and Montrevillers.

      In 1215 Gilbert and his father were two of the barons made Magna Carta sureties and championed Louis "le Dauphin" of France in the First Barons' War, fighting at Lincoln under the baronial banner. He was taken prisoner in 1217 by William Marshal, whose daughter Isabel he later married.

      In 1223 he accompanied his brother-in-law, Earl Marshal, in an expedition into Wales. In 1225 he was present at the confirmation of the Magna Carta by Henry III. In 1228 he led an army against the Welsh, capturing Morgan Gam, who was released the next year. He then joined in an expedition to Brittany, but died on his way back to Penrose in that duchy. His body was conveyed home by way of Plymouth and Cranborne to Tewkesbury. His widow Isabel later married Richard Plantagenet, Earl of Cornwall & King of the Romans. His own arms were: Or, three chevronels gules.

      Marriage and Children

      Hertford had six children by his wife Isabel, née Marshal:
      Agnes de Clare (b. 1218)
      Amice de Clare (1220-1287), who married the 6th Earl of Devon
      Richard de Clare (1222-1262) [6th Earl of Hertford, see above]
      Isabel de Clare (1226-1264), who married the 5th Lord of Annandale
      William de Clare (1228-1258)
      Gilbert de Clare (b. 1229)

      <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_de_Clare,_5th_Earl_of_Hertford>

      Other Source

      Gilbert de Clare, the son of Richard of Clare, was born in 1180. He married Isabel, the daughter of the Earl of Pembroke.

      In 1200, King John became involved in a long-drawn out war with France. This war was expensive and John was forced to introduce new taxes to pay for his army. This created a great deal of resentment in England, and John's position was not helped when, in 1205, the king's army lost control of Normandy, Brittany, Anjou and Maine.

      In 1215, King John made another desperate attempt to gain control of his lost territory in France. Once again he was defeated and was forced to pay £40,000 to obtain a truce. When John tried to obtain this money by imposing yet another tax, the barons rebelled.

      Gilbert de Clare was one of the leaders of the rebellion. Few barons remained loyal, and in most areas of the country, John had very little support. John had no chance of victory and on 15th June, 1215, at Runnymede in Surrey, he was forced to accept the peace terms of those who had successfully fought against him.

      The document the king was obliged to sign was the Magna Carta. In this charter the king made a long list of promises, including no new taxes without the support of his barons, a reduction in the power of his sheriffs and the right of a fair trial for all freemen.

      The barons had doubts whether King John could be trusted to keep his word. A small group of barons were given the task of making sure that John kept the promises he had made in the Magna Carta. Two of the barons chosen were Gilbert de Clare and Richard of Clare.

      Soon after he signed the charter the king appealed to Pope Innocent III for help. The pope was concerned about this rebellion and decided to excommunicate the barons who had fought against their king. The pope also provided money to help King John recruit foreign mercenaries to fight against his disloyal barons. The civil war resumed. One of King John's main targets was Richard of Clare and in November, 1215, his troops seized his castle at Tonbridge.

      The following year King John died and was succeeded by his son Henry III. A year later Richard of Clare also died and Gilbert became the 7th Earl of Clare and the 5th Earl of Hertford. Although the sons of bitter enemies, Gilbert and Henry became close friends and it was not long before the family were given back Tonbridge Castle.

      In 1225 Gilbert inherited the estates and the title of the Earl of Gloucester. He also inherited the estates of his grandmother, Maud de St. Hilary. Gilbert de Clare was now the most powerful magnate in England. He controlled 456 manors and when requested, had to supply the king with 260 knights. In 1230, Gilbert de Clare agreed to help Henry III win back land that King John had lost in France.

      Gilbert de Clare was killed while fighting in the king's army in Brittany on 25th October, 1230.

      <http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/NORclareG.htm>
    • Basic Life Information

      Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Gloucester1
      b. circa 1180, d. 25 October 1230

      Consanguinity Index=0.03%

      Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Gloucester was born circa 1180. He was the son of Richard de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford and Amice FitzRobert. He married Lady Isabella Marshal, daughter of William Marshal, 4th Earl of Pembroke and Isabella de Clare, Countess Strigoil, on 9 October 1217 at Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England. He was also reported to have been married in 1214. He died on 25 October 1230. He was buried at Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England.

      Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Gloucester gained the title of 4th Earl of Gloucester. He succeeded to the title of 7th Lord of Clare [feudal baron] in November 1217. He gained the title of 5th Earl of Hertford in November 1217. He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.

      Marriage and Children

      Children of Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Gloucester and Lady Isabella Marshal
      Agnes de Clare Amice de Clare+ b. c 1220, d. 1284
      Richard de Clare, 5th Earl of Gloucester+ b. 4 Aug 1222, d. 15 Jul 1262
      Isabella de Clare+ b. 2 Nov 1226, d. a 10 Jul 1264
      William de Clare b. 1228, d. 1258
      Gilbert de Clare b. 1229

      <http://www.thepeerage.com/p10248.htm#i102476>

      Other Source

      Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford (1180 - October 25, 1230) was the son of Richard de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford, from whom he inherited the Clare estates, from his mother, Amice Fitz William, the estates of Gloucester and the honour of St. Hilary, and from Rohese, an ancestor, the moiety of the Giffard estates. In June 1202, he was entrusted with the lands of Harfleur and Montrevillers.

      In 1215 Gilbert and his father were two of the barons made Magna Carta sureties and championed Louis "le Dauphin" of France in the First Barons' War, fighting at Lincoln under the baronial banner. He was taken prisoner in 1217 by William Marshal, whose daughter Isabel he later married.

      In 1223 he accompanied his brother-in-law, Earl Marshal, in an expedition into Wales. In 1225 he was present at the confirmation of the Magna Carta by Henry III. In 1228 he led an army against the Welsh, capturing Morgan Gam, who was released the next year. He then joined in an expedition to Brittany, but died on his way back to Penrose in that duchy. His body was conveyed home by way of Plymouth and Cranborne to Tewkesbury. His widow Isabel later married Richard Plantagenet, Earl of Cornwall & King of the Romans. His own arms were: Or, three chevronels gules.

      Marriage and Children

      Hertford had six children by his wife Isabel, née Marshal:
      Agnes de Clare (b. 1218)
      Amice de Clare (1220-1287), who married the 6th Earl of Devon
      Richard de Clare (1222-1262) [6th Earl of Hertford, see above]
      Isabel de Clare (1226-1264), who married the 5th Lord of Annandale
      William de Clare (1228-1258)
      Gilbert de Clare (b. 1229)

      <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_de_Clare,_5th_Earl_of_Hertford>

      Other Source

      Gilbert de Clare, the son of Richard of Clare, was born in 1180. He married Isabel, the daughter of the Earl of Pembroke.

      In 1200, King John became involved in a long-drawn out war with France. This war was expensive and John was forced to introduce new taxes to pay for his army. This created a great deal of resentment in England, and John's position was not helped when, in 1205, the king's army lost control of Normandy, Brittany, Anjou and Maine.

      In 1215, King John made another desperate attempt to gain control of his lost territory in France. Once again he was defeated and was forced to pay £40,000 to obtain a truce. When John tried to obtain this money by imposing yet another tax, the barons rebelled.

      Gilbert de Clare was one of the leaders of the rebellion. Few barons remained loyal, and in most areas of the country, John had very little support. John had no chance of victory and on 15th June, 1215, at Runnymede in Surrey, he was forced to accept the peace terms of those who had successfully fought against him.

      The document the king was obliged to sign was the Magna Carta. In this charter the king made a long list of promises, including no new taxes without the support of his barons, a reduction in the power of his sheriffs and the right of a fair trial for all freemen.

      The barons had doubts whether King John could be trusted to keep his word. A small group of barons were given the task of making sure that John kept the promises he had made in the Magna Carta. Two of the barons chosen were Gilbert de Clare and Richard of Clare.

      Soon after he signed the charter the king appealed to Pope Innocent III for help. The pope was concerned about this rebellion and decided to excommunicate the barons who had fought against their king. The pope also provided money to help King John recruit foreign mercenaries to fight against his disloyal barons. The civil war resumed. One of King John's main targets was Richard of Clare and in November, 1215, his troops seized his castle at Tonbridge.

      The following year King John died and was succeeded by his son Henry III. A year later Richard of Clare also died and Gilbert became the 7th Earl of Clare and the 5th Earl of Hertford. Although the sons of bitter enemies, Gilbert and Henry became close friends and it was not long before the family were given back Tonbridge Castle.

      In 1225 Gilbert inherited the estates and the title of the Earl of Gloucester. He also inherited the estates of his grandmother, Maud de St. Hilary. Gilbert de Clare was now the most powerful magnate in England. He controlled 456 manors and when requested, had to supply the king with 260 knights. In 1230, Gilbert de Clare agreed to help Henry III win back land that King John had lost in France.

      Gilbert de Clare was killed while fighting in the king's army in Brittany on 25th October, 1230.

      <http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/NORclareG.htm>
    • Fifth Earl of Hertford and first Earl of Gloucester, was, like his
      father a surety for the Magna Charta.
    • Magna Charta Surety, 1215.

      Magna Charta, charter granted by King John of England to the English barons on June 15, 1215, and since considered the basis of English constitutional liberties. The charter is also called the Magna Charta. King John's military failures in France, his stringent taxation, and his abuse of royal and feudal privileges provoked his barons to rebellion. Some of their grievances were personal in nature; others were based on the desire to protect themselves from encroachments of royal authority. In 1215, after considerable discussion, a group of barons drew up a charter, which they sent to the king for confirmation with the royal seal. When John refused, the barons renounced their allegiance to him. They marched on London and captured the city. John, realizing that he must come to terms, met the barons at Runnymede on June 15 and sealed and issued the charter.
    • !DESCENT: Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr., Ancestral Roots
      of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700, 7th ed., at 67
      (1992). Line 63-28.

      TITLE: 7th Earl of Clare, Hertford, and Gloucester.
      VOCATION: Magna Carta Surety, 1215.
    • half (Gifford, Gloucester, Glamorgan, Gwynllwg).
      He was granted some Welsh lordships in 1210-11 by King John, and he fortified the castle of Buelth, in Wales, but shortly afterwards took up arms with the barons against the king in the interest of new laws, and was excommunicated personally. He was one of the barons, still opposing the arbitrary proceedings of the crown, who championed Louis, the Dauphin, and fought at Lincoln under the baronial banner and was taken prisoner by William Marshall and sent to Gloucester.
      He soon after made his peace, and married one of William's daughters.
      He was buried in the choir of Tewksbury Abbey.

      [Weis 67] Magna Charta Surety, 1215.

      [Wikipedia, "Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford", retrieved 24 Dec 07]
      Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford (1180 - October 25, 1230) was the son of Richard de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford, from whom he inherited the Clare estates, from his mother, Amice Fitz Robert, the estates of Gloucester and the honour of St. Hilary, and from Rohese, an ancestor, the moiety of the Giffard estates. In June 1202, he was entrusted with the lands of Harfleur and Montrevillers.

      In 1215 Gilbert and his father were two of the barons made Magna Carta sureties and championed Louis "le Dauphin" of France in the First Barons' War, fighting at Lincoln under the baronial banner. He was taken prisoner in 1217 by William Marshal, whose daughter Isabel he later married.

      In 1223 he accompanied his brother-in-law, Earl Marshal, in an expedition into Wales. In 1225 he was present at the confirmation of the Magna Carta by Henry III. In 1228 he led an army against the Welsh, capturing Morgan Gam, who was released the next year. He then joined in an expedition to Brittany, but died on his way back to Penrose in that duchy. His body was conveyed home by way of Plymouth and Cranborne to Tewkesbury. His widow Isabel later married Richard Plantagenet, Earl of Cornwall & King of the Romans. His own arms were: Or, three chevronels gules.

      Hertford had six children by his wife Isabel, née Marshal:
      - Agnes de Clare (b. 1218)
      - Amice de Clare (1220-1287), who married the 6th Earl of Devon
      - Richard de Clare (1222-1262)
      - Isabel de Clare (1226-1264), who married the 5th Lord of Annandale
      - William de Clare (1228-1258)
      - Gilbert de Clare (b. 1229)
    • 4th Earl of Hertford
    • Richard de Clare and his son Gilbert de Clare were both "Magna Carta Sureties," present at the signing of that document
    • (Research):>Death note: Death Surety:2
    • 5th Earl of Hertford, who, after the decease of Geoffrey de Mandeville, Earl of Essex, the 2nd wife of Isabel, the divorced wife of King John, and in her right Earl of Gloucester, and her own decease, s. p., as also the decease of Almarick D'Evereux, son of the Earl of Evereux by Mabell, the other co-heiress, who likewise succeeded to the Earldom of Gloucester, became Earl of Gloucester, in right of his mother, Amicia, the other co-heiress. This nobleman was amongst the principal barons who took up arms against King John, and was appointed one of the twenty-five chosen to enforce the observance of Magna Carta. In the ensuing reign, still opposing the arbitrary proceedings of the crown, he fought on the side of the barons at Lincoln, and was taken prisoner there by William Marshall, Earl of Pembroke; but he soon afterwards made his peace. His lordship m. Isabel (who m. after his decease, Richard, Earl of Cornwall, brother of King Henry III), one of the daus., and eventually co-heiress of William Mareschal, Earl of Pembroke, by whom he had issue, Richard, his successor; William; Amicia, m. to Baldwin de Redvers, 4th Earl of Devon; Agnes; Isabel, m. to Robert de Brus. The earl d. in 1229 and was s. by his eldest son, Richard de Clare. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant and Extinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, London, 1883, p. 119, Clare, Lords of Clare, Earls of Hertford, Earls of Gloucester]
      EARLDOM OF HERTFORD (IV) 1217

      GILBERT DE CLARE, EARL OF GLOUCESTER AND HERTFORD, son and heir inherited from his father the Clare estates; from his mother those of Gloucester; from his grandmother the honour of St. Hilary, and from his ancestress, Rohese, a moiety of the Giffard estates. See fuller particulars sub GLOUCESTER. [Complete Peerage VI:503, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

      EARLDOM OF GLOUCESTER (IV) 1217

      GILBERT DE CLARE, Earl of Gloucester and Hertford, son and heir of Richard de Clare, Earl of Hertford, more generally known as Earl of Clare, by Amice, 2nd daughter and coheir, and eventually sole heir, of William FitzRobert, Earl of Gloucester, inherited the Clare estates from his father, those of Gloucester from his mother, and a moiety of the Giffard estates from his ancestress Rohese. By the death of Isabel, Countess of Gloucester, 14 Oct 1217, his mother, Amice, became sole heir of her father, William, Earl of Gloucester, abovenamed, and appears to have been recognised as Countess of Gloucester up to her death, circa 1 Jan 1224/5. Gilbert was b. probably circa 1180. In June 1202 he was entrusted with the lands of Harfleur and Mostrevilliers. In 1211 he held 6 1/2 knights' fees in Kent of his mother's maritigium, and she as Amice, Countess of Clare, offered 40 marks for the recovery of certain fees of which she had been disseised by Guy de Chanceaus. In Jun 1215 he was one of the 25 barons made guardians of Magan Carta. In Dec 1216 he was excommunicated by Innocent III, and at that date and in the following March had letters of protection. He fought on the side of Louis of France at the battle of Lincoln, 19 May 1217, and was taken prisoner by William Marshal, whose daughter he married later. In the following July he was at Gloucester. In Nov 1217, shortly after the death of his aunt, Isabel, Countess of Gloucester, he appears to have been recognised as Earl of Gloucester. In the same month as Earl of Gloucester and Hertford he confirmed several benefactions. In Jan 1217/8 he was one of the King's dilecti et fiedeles, and in Oct one of the Council, approving the King's Seal. In July 1222 he was forbidden to attack the castle of Dinas Powys, in Glamorgan. From this time he frequently attests royal grants. He joined the Earl Marshal, his brother-in-law, in an expedition into Wales in 1223. In 1225 he was present at the confirmation of the Great Charter by Henry III, and in that year the sheriff of Gloucester was ordered to pay him 20 pounds "in the name of the county," as previous Earls of Gloucester had had it. He the took part of Richard, Earl of Cornwall, against the King in July 1227 with regard to the forest laws and the misgovernment of Hubert de Burgh, and in Sep was one of the nobles accredited to meet the princes of the Empire at Antwerp. He led an army against the Welsh in 1228 and captured Morgan Gam, who was released next year.
    • Sir Gilbert de Clare, Magna Charta Surety 1215, b. say 1180, d.Penrose, Brittany 25 Oct 1230, Earl of Gloucester and Hertford; m. as1st husband 9 Oct 1217, Isabel Marshal. [Magna Charta Sureties]

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      Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford, who, after the decease ofGeoffrey de Mandeville, Earl of Essex, the 2nd wife of Isabel, thedivorced wife of King John, and in her right Earl of Gloucester, andher own decease, s. p., as also the decease of Almarick D'Evereux, sonof the Earl of Evereux by Mabell, the other co-heiress, who likewisesucceeded to the Earldom of Gloucester, became Earl of Gloucester, inright of his mother, Amicia, the other co-heiress. This nobleman wasamongst the principal barons who took up arms against King John, andwas appointed one of the twenty-five chosen to enforce the observanceof Magna Carta. In the ensuing reign, still opposing the arbitraryproceedings of the crown, he fought on the side of the barons atLincoln, and was taken prisoner there by William Marshall, Earl ofPembroke; but he soon afterwards made his peace. His lordship m.Isabel (who m. after his decease, Richard, Earl of Cornwall, brotherof King Henry III), one of the daus., and eventually co-heiress ofWilliam Mareschal, Earl of Pembroke, by whom he had issue, Richard,his successor; William; Amicia, m. to Baldwin de Redvers, 4th Earl ofDevon; Agnes; Isabel, m. to Robert de Brus. The earl d. in 1229 andwas s. by his eldest son, Richard de Clare. [Sir Bernard Burke,Dormant and Extinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, London, 1883, p. 119,Clare, Lords of Clare, Earls of Hertford, Earls of Gloucester]
    • Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford
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      Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford
      1st Earl of Gloucester
      Born 1180
      Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
      Died 25 October 1230
      Penrose, Brittany, France

      Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford (1180 – October 25, 1230) was the son of Richard de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford, from whom he inherited the Clare estates, from his mother, Amice Fitz Robert, the estates of Gloucester and the honour of St. Hilary, and from Rohese, an ancestor, the moiety of the Giffard estates. In June 1202, he was entrusted with the lands of Harfleur and Montrevillers.
      In 1215 Gilbert and his father were two of the barons made Magna Carta sureties and championed Louis "le Dauphin" of France in the First Barons' War, fighting at Lincoln under the baronial banner. He was taken prisoner in 1217 by William Marshal, whose daughter Isabella he later married. In 1223 he accompanied his brother-in-law, Earl Marshal in an expedition into Wales. In 1225 he was present at the confirmation of the Magna Carta by Henry III. In 1228 he led an army against the Welsh, capturing Morgan Gam, who was released the next year. He then joined in an expedition to Brittany, but died on his way back to Penrose in that duchy. His body was conveyed home by way of Plymouth and Cranbourgh to Tewkesbury. His widow Isabel later married Richard Plantagenet, Earl of Cornwall & King of the Romans. His own arms were: Or, three chevronels gules.




      Name Birth Death Notes
      By Isabella Marshal, married 9 October 1217, Tewkesbury Abbey, Gloucester, England, b. 1200, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, daughter of Sir William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke, Mareschal of England, and Isabel de Clare.
      Amicia de Clare 27 May 1220, Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales 30 November 1287 m. Baldwin de Redvers, 6th Earl of Devon
      Richard de Clare 4 August 1222 15 July 1262, near Canterbury 2nd Earl of Gloucester and Clare
      Isabel de Clare 8 November 1226, Gloucestershire 10 July 1264 m. Sir Robert Bruce, 5th Lord of Annandale, 12 May 1240.
      Peerage of England
      Preceded by:
      Richard de Clare Earl of Hertford
      1217–1230 Succeeded by:
      Richard de Clare
      Preceded by:
      New Creation Earl of Gloucester
      1208–1230

      Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_de_Clare%2C_5th_Earl_of_Hertford"
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    • Earl of Hertford. Clare; Tonbridge; St. Hilary; half ( Gifford, Gloucester,
      Glamorgan, Gwynllwg).
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      Glamorgan, Gwynllwg).
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    Father Richard FitzRoger de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford, Surety of the Magna Carta,   b. 1162,   d. Between 30 Oct 1217 and 28 Nov 1217, Tonbridge Castle, Kent, England OR Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Amice FitzWilliam FitzRobert, 4th Countess of Gloucester,   b. 1160,   d. 1 Jan 1225, shire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married Abt 1153  shire Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    Family Isabel Marshal, Countess of Cornwall,   b. 9 Oct 1200, Pembroke Castle Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1240, Berkhampstead Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Married 9 Oct 1217 
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    Children 
     1. Isabel de Clare,   b. 2 Nov 1226,   d. 10 Jul 1264  (Age 37 years)
     2. Sir Richard de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford, 6th Earl of Gloucester,   b. 4 Aug 1222, Mellent, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jul 1262, Ashenfield Manor, Waltham, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years)
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