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Individual Record for: Gilbert III DE CLARE (male)

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bulkeley.txt

Notes:

MAGNA CARTA Surety

He was also Lord of Tonbridge, St, Hillary, half the Honor of Giffard, a nd the marcher lordships of Glamorgan & Gwynllwg.

Richard outlived Isabel by several weeks and by 28 Nov 1217, he was dea d, leaving Gilbert, aged 38, as the sole heir to the Clare and Gloucest er estates and title. Gilbert de CLARE assumed the title of earl of Glouce ster and Hertford and was charged L350 relief for the honors of Clare, Glo cester, St. Hilary and his half of the old Giffard barony. He controlled s ome 456 knights fees, far more than any other, and it did not include so me 50 fees in Glamorgan and Gwynllwg.

By a remarkable series of fortuitous marriages and quick deaths, the Clar es were left in 1217 in possession of an inheritance which in terms of soc ial prestige, potential revenues, knights' fees, and a lasting positi on of great importance among the marcher lords of Wales. They were probab ly the most successful family in developing their lands and power during t he 12th century and in many ways the most powerful noble family in 13th ce ntury. By 1317, however, the male line of Clares became extinct and the in heritance was partitioned. Between 1217 and 1317 there were four Clare gen erations.

Gilbert de CLARE, b. abt 1180 had a brother Richard/Roger and a sister Mat ilda. Richard accompanied Henry III's brother, Richard of Cornwall, to Gas cony in 1225-26 and was never heard from again.A portion of the informati on concerning Surety Baron GILBERT de CLARE is as follows:

GILBERT de CLARE, son of Surety Richard de Clare, and himself a Surety, w as born about the year 1180. In June 1202 he was entrusted with the lan ds of Harfleur and Mostrevilliers. He was one of the Barons still opposi ng the arbitrary proceedings of the Crown. He championed Louis the Dauphi n, fighting at Lincoln under the Baronial banner, and was taken prison er by William Marshall, whose daughter he later married. He led an army ag ainst the Welsh in 1228 and captured Morgan Gam, who was released the ne xt year. After an engagement in Brittany, he died on his return at Penr os in that Duchy, 25 October 1230. His body was conveyed by way of Plymou th and Cranbourn to Tewkesbury. He was buried there before the High Alt ar 10 November 1230. He married Isabella, sister of William Marshall, t he Surety, and daughter of William Marshall, the Protector, on 9 October 1 217. She died 17 January 1239/40.

Please refer to the Page for Surety Baron Richard de Clare for more inform ation concerning the Clare family.

Appreciation is expressed to Reed M. W. Wurts, one of the Heralds of the S ociety for furnishing the Baron?s Shield on this page.

Notes Source: bulkeley.txt

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