Walter de Clare
Walter de Clare († 1137 or 1138) was an Anglo-Norman nobleman. He was the founder of the Cistercian Tintern Abbey .
Walter de Clare was a younger son of Richard de Bienfaite and his wife Rohese, his older brother was Gilbert de Clare . He is mentioned several times between 1101 and 1131 in King Henry I's entourage . Before 1119 the king gave him the reign of Nether Gwent and Chepstow Castle in the valley of the Wye in Wales . He also owned property in Hertfordshire . On May 9th 1131 he donated Tintern Abbey, the first Cistercian monastery in Wales.
After his death, his possessions fell to his nephew Gilbert .
literature
- John Horace Round : Clare, Walter de . In: Dictionary of National Biography , Vol. 10 . Macmillan, Smith, Elder & Co., New York and London 1887, p. 397.
Web links
- JH Round, C. Warren Hollister: Clare, Walter de (d. 1137/8?). In: Henry Colin Gray Matthew, Brian Harrison (Eds.): Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , from the earliest times to the year 2000 (ODNB). Oxford University Press, Oxford 2004, ISBN 0-19-861411-X , ( oxforddnb.com license required ), as of 2004
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| SURNAME | Walter de Clare |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gautier de Clare; Clare, Walter de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Anglo-Norman nobleman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 11th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1137 or 1138 |