Gilbert de Clare | |
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4th Earl of Hertford 5th Earl of Gloucester 1st Lord of Glamorgan | |
![]() Gilbert de Claire. Illustration taken from a stained glass window at Tewkesbury Abbey. | |
Hereditary | |
Earl of Hertford Earl of Gloucester | 1217–1230 1225–1230 |
Predecessor | Richard de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford |
Successor | Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester |
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Born | 1180 Hertford, Hertfordshire, England |
Died | 25 October 1230 Brittany, France |
Buried | Tonbridge Priory |
Family | de Clare |
Spouse | Isabel Marshal |
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Father | Richard de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford |
Mother | Amice Fitz William, suo jure Countess of Gloucester |
Occupation | Peerage of England |
Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford, 5th Earl of Gloucester, 1st Lord of Glamorgan, 7th Lord of Clare (1180 – 25 October 1230) was the son of Richard de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford (c. 1153–1217), 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.[1]