Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameGilbert “The Red Earl” de Clare , 7th Earl of Hertford, 3rd of Gloucester 
Birth2 Sep 1243, Christchurch, Hampshire, England
Death7 Dec 1295, Monmouth Castle, Gwent, Wales
BurialTewkesbury Abbey, Gloucestershire, England
FatherRichard de Clare , 6th Earl of Hertford, 2nd of Gloucester (1222-1262)
MotherMatilda (Maud) de Lacie (~1223-1289)
Misc. Notes
NickNames:
The Red
Titles:
Earl of Hertford (c1135 cr - 7th)
Earl of Gloucester (c1220 inh - 3rd)
When Gilbert married Joan of Acre, he gave up the inheritance of all his castles and manors in England and Wales to her father, Edward I, for him to dispose of them as he saw fit. Edward settled them on the issue of the marriage.
Gilbert built Caerphilly Castle, in Glamorgan, which can still be seen and visited.
The Red
Titles:
Earl of Hertford (c1135 cr - 7th)
Earl of Gloucester (c1220 inh - 3rd)
When Gilbert married Joan of Acre, he gave up the inheritance of all his castles and manors in England and Wales to her father, Edward I, for him to dispose of them as he saw fit. Edward settled them on the issue of the marriage.
Gilbert built Caerphilly Castle, in Glamorgan, which can still be seen and visited.
Spouses
Birth1272, Acre, Palestine
Death23 Apr 1307, Clare, Suffolk, England
BurialClare Priory, Suffolk, England
FatherEdward I Plantagenet , King of England (1239-1307)
MotherEleanor of Castile (1244-1290)
Marriage2 May 1290, Westminster Abbey, London, England