 Richard Fitz Gilbert, Nickname: Richard , son of Gilbert "Crispin" Count of Brionne and Countess Gunnore d'Aunou.BORN_SHORT 1035 Clare, Suffolk, England, DIED_SHORT 1090 St. Neots, Huntingdonshire, England, 54 or 55 years, BURIED_SHORT St. Neots, Huntingdonshire, England IDENTIFIER: Styled "de Bienfaite" or "de Clare" or "de Tonbridge" Richard fitz Gilbert, Lord de Bienfaite Richard "de Tonbridge" "de Clare" Fitz Gilbert MILITARY: Battles and Wars> Accompanied his kinsman William the Conqueror into England. OFFICE: During the King's absence was Joint Chief Justiciar, and, as such, suppressed the revolt of 1075. TITLES: Holder of the Honour of Clare, title created temp. William I. PROPERTY: Lord of Clare {Clare, Suffolk, England} - with the Castle of Clare. PROPERTY: Lord of Tonbridge, Kent, England (with the Castle of Tonbridge). PROPERTY: Seigneur of Bienfaite, , France. PROPERTY: Seigneur of Orbec, Normandy, France. PROPERTY: Held 176 Lordships, of which 95 were in Suffolk and attached to the hon our of Clare. Companion of the Conqueror, who received 176 manors. LIVING: 1081. Married STATUS: 1st marriage for husband. to:  Rohese Giffard, daughter of Walter I Giffard and Ermengarde / Agnes Flaitel.BORN_SHORT 1036 Longueville, Seine-et-Marne, France, DIED_SHORT after 1133, at least 97 years KINSHIP: Aunt and heiress of Walter GIFFARD, 2nd Earl of Buckingham - see 'The Complete Peerage', vol. 14 p. 183 [CLARE p. 242 line 28]. BIRTH: Date> Say 1045. LIVING: 1113. Children: | |||
1) [Unknown] de Clare | |||
2) Avice de ClareBORN_SHORT 1055 | |||
3) Roger Fitz Richard, Nickname: Roger fitz RichardBORN_SHORT 1057 Bienfaite, Calvados, France, DIED_SHORT after sep 1131 , at least -926 years Lord of Bienfaite KINSHIP: Possibly the eldest son. PROPERTY: Inherited the lands in Normandy. LIVING: 1130. CONDITION: sp> Died without issue. | |||
4) Walter Fitz Richard, Lord of Nether GwentBORN_SHORT ± 1059 Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England, DIED_SHORT between 10 mar 1137-1138, 78 or 79 years Lord of Nether Gwent AKA: Gauthier de Clare Died without issue. | |||
5) [Unknown] de ClareBORN_SHORT 1061 Normandie, France Miss (Fitzgilbert) De Clare | |||
6) Ronais Fitz GilbertBORN_SHORT 1063 Clare, Suffolk, England | |||
7) Gilbert FitzRichard, lord of Clare, Nickname: Gilbert BORN_SHORT 1066 Brienne, Champagne, France, DIED_SHORT 1114-1117, 50 or 51 years "Earl of Clare" and Lord of Tunbridge, founder of the Priory of Clare, 1090, Lord of Cardigan, 1107-1111. IDENTIFIER: Styled "de Clare" or "de Tonbridge" CHURCH: Property> Founder of the Priory at Clare, 1090. TITLES: Succeeded father, about 1090, as holder of the Honour of Clare, title created temp. William I. PROPERTY: Lord of Clare {Clare, Suffolk, England}. PROPERTY: Lord of Tonbridge {Tonbridge, Kent, England}. PROPERTY: Succeeded to the English possessions of his father. PROPERTY: Granted by Henry I, the Lordship of Cardigan, 1107-1111. DEATH: Date> 1114 or 1117. From the Wiki: Gilbert, born before 1066, was the second son and an heir of Richard Fitz Gilbert of Clare and Rohese Giffard. He succeeded to his father's possessions in England in 1088 when his father retired to a monastery; his brother, Roger Fitz Richard, inherited his father's lands in Normandy. That same year he, along with his brother Roger, fortified his castle at Tonbridge against the forces of William Rufus. But his castle was stormed, Gilbert was wounded and taken prisoner. However he and his brother were in attendance on king William Rufus at his death in August 1100. He was with Henry I at his Christmas court at Westminster in 1101. In 1110, King Henry I took Cardigan from Owain ap Cadwgan, son of Cadwgan ap Bleddyn as punishment for a number of crimes including that of the abduction of Nest, wife of Gerald de Windsor. In turn Henry gave the Lordship of Cardigan, including Cardigan Castle to Gilbert Fitz Richard. He founded the Clunic priory at Stoke-by-Clare, Suffolk. Gilbert died in or before 1117. | |||
8) Richard de ClareBORN_SHORT 1068 Tunbridge, Kent, England, DIED_SHORT 16 jun 1107, 38 or 39 years Richard de Clare, religieux de l'abbaye de Bec et Ely en Angleterre | |||
9) Robert fitz Richard lord of Little Dunmow , Nickname: Robert de ClareBORN_SHORT 1070 Tunbridge, Kent, England, DIED_SHORT 1137 Little Dunmow, Essex, England, 66 or 67 years, BURIED_SHORT St. Neots Priory, St. Neots, Huntingdonshire, England AFN: Alternate> 158Q-503. KINSHIP: Younger son. OFFICE: Steward of Henry II. PROPERTY: Of Little Dunmow, Essex, England. | |||
10) Rohese fitz Richard de ClareBORN_SHORT 1072 Tunbridge, Kent, England, DIED_SHORT 1121, 48 or 49 years | |||
11) Adeliza de ClareBORN_SHORT 1075 Tunbridge, Kent, England, DIED_SHORT 1138, 62 or 63 years | |||
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