Gilbert de Clare († 1117)
Gilbert de Clare (also Gilbert FitzRichard or Gilbert de Tonbridge , † 1117 ) was an Anglo-Norman nobleman and Lord of Tonbridge and Clare.
He was the second eldest son of the Norman nobleman Richard de Bienfaite , who had become one of the most powerful landowners in England after the Norman conquest of England . While his older brother Roger inherited his father's possessions in Normandy, Gilbert took over his father's inheritance in England around 1088 and became Lord of Tonbridge and Clare . In 1088 he took part with his brother Roger in the revolt of Wilhelm von Eu and Odo von Aumale against the succession to the throne of Wilhelm Rufus . However, his Tonbridge Castle was conquered and Gilbert was wounded and captured. After that, he was only mentioned in 1095 when he accompanied the king on a trip to northern England.
After the death of William, he is often in the wake of his brother and successor, Henry I called. From 1107 he was involved in the conquest of South West Wales. He conquered Ceredigion from the Welsh prince Cadwgan ap Bleddyn and built the castles Cardigan and Llanbadarn .
On August 29, 1096, together with his sister Rohaise and his brother-in-law Eudo Dapifer, he laid the foundation stone for St. John's Abbey in Colchester . He bequeathed the church of Clare to the Abbey of Le Bec in Normandy.
From his marriage to Adelize, a daughter of Hugues de Clermont , he had several children, including
- Richard FitzGilbert de Clare , Lord of Ceredigion
- Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke
- Adeliza ⚭ Aubrey II. De Vere
literature
- John Horace Round: Clare, Gilbert de , in: Dictionary of National Biography . Volume X . Macmillan, Smith, Elder & Co., London and New York 1887, p. 377
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| SURNAME | Gilbert de Clare |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gilbert FitzRichard; Clare, Gilbert Fitz Richard de; Gilbert de Tonbridge; Clare, Gilbert de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Anglo-Norman nobleman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 11th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1117 |