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Richard fitz Gilbert
(Ca 1024 - Ca 1090)
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Richard fitz Gilbert1
M, #158424, b. circa 1024, d. circa 1090
Last Edited=5 Sep 2010
Richard fitz Gilbert was born circa 1024 at Bienfaite, Normandy, France.2 He was the son of Gilbert, Comte de Brionne and Gunnora d'Aunou.2,3 He married Rohese Giffard, daughter of Walter Giffard, Seigneur de Longueville and Agnes Ermentrude Fleitel, circa 1054.4 He died circa 1090.4 He was buried at St. Neots, Huntingdonshire, England.4
He was also known as Richard de Clare.4 He gained the title of Lord of Bienfaite [Normandy].4 Richard fitz Gilbert also went by the nick-name of Richard de Bienfaite.4 He gained the title of Lord of Orbec [Normandy].4 Circa 1066 he accompanied William the Conqueror to England.4 He received 176 Lordships, 95 in Suffolk.4 He was created 1st Lord of Clare [feudal baron].5 In 1075 He helped to suppress the revolt.4 He held the office of Joint Chief Justiciar.4 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.6
Children of Richard fitz Gilbert and Rohese Giffard
Robert fitz Richard+3 d. 1134
Roger fitz Richard7
Gilbert fitz Richard+8 b. b 1066, d. 1114
Citations
[S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1441. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
[S125] Richard Glanville-Brown, online, Richard Glanville-Brown (RR 2, Milton, Ontario, Canada), downloaded 17 August 2005.
[S37] BP2003. [S37]
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 242. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume VI, page 498.
[S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995), de Clare, Richard. Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume III, page 243.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 387.
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From Wikipedia
Richard fitz Gilbert
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Richard Fitz Gilbert de Clare.
Richard fitz Gilbert
Lord of Clare, Bienfaite, Orbec, and Tonbridge
Successor Gilbert fitz Richard
Spouse Rohese Giffard
Issue
Walter de Clare, Lord of Nether Gwent
Richard fitz Richard de Clare
Roger fitz Richard de Clare
Gilbert fitz Richard
Robert fitz Richard
Isabel de Clare Rohese de Clare
Adelize de Clare
Noble family de Clare
Father Gilbert, Count of Brionne
Born c. 1035
Normandy, France
Died c. 1090
St. Neot's Priory, Huntingdonshire, England
Richard fitz Gilbert (bef. 1035–c. 1090), was a Norman lord who participated in the Norman conquest of England in 1066, and was styled "de Bienfaite", "de Clare", and of "Tonbridge"[n 1][1] from his holdings.[2][3]
Contents
1 Biography
2 Rewards
3 Rebel Baron
4 Death and succession
5 Marriage
6 Notes and References
Biography
He was the son of Gilbert, Count of Brionne in Normandy.[2] Gilbert was a guardian of the young duke William and when he was killed by Ralph de Wacy in 1040, his two older sons Richard and Gilbert fled to Flanders.[4] On his later return to Normandy Richard was rewarded with the lordship of Bienfaite and Orbec in Normandy.[4] In 1066, Richard came into England with his kinsman William the Conqueror, and received from him great advancement in honour and possessions.[2]
The Dictionary of National Biography and other sources are vague and sometimes contradictory about when the name de Clare came into common usage, but what we do know is that Richard fitz Gilbert (of Tonbridge), the earliest identifiable progenitor of the family, is once referred to as Richard of Clare in the Suffolk return of the Domesday Book.[5]
Rewards
He was rewarded with 176 lordships and large grants of land in England, including the right to build the castles of Clare and of Tonbridge. Richard fitz Gilbert received the lordship of Clare, in Suffolk, where parts of the wall of Clare Castle still stand.[6] He was thus Lord of Clare. Some contemporaneous and later sources called him Earl of Clare, though many modern sources view the title as a "styled title".
He served as Joint Chief Justiciar in William's absence, and played a major part in suppressing the revolt of 1075.
Rebel Baron
On the Conqueror's death, Richard and other great Norman barons, including Odo of Bayeux, Robert, Count of Mortain, William fitz Osbern and Geoffrey of Coutances, led a rebellion against the rule of William Rufus in order to place Robert Curthose on the throne. However, most Normans in England remained loyal. William Rufus and his army successfully attacked the rebel strongholds at Tonbridge, Pevensey and Rochester.[7]
Death and succession
He was buried in St. Neot's Priory in 1091. His widow was still living in 1113. His lands were inherited by his son, Gilbert fitz Richard.
Marriage
Richard married Rohese Giffard, daughter of Sir Walter Giffard, Lord of Longueville and Agnes Flaitel,[3] and they had the following children:
Roger fitz Richard de Clare, received Norman lands and d. 1131, apparently without issue.[3]
Gilbert fitz Richard, d. 1115, succeeded his father as Earl of Clare.[3]
Walter de Clare, Lord of Nether Gwent, d. 1138.[3]
Isabel de Clare, d. 1088, m. Humphrey d'Isle.[3]
Richard fitz Richard de Clare, Abbot of Ely.[3]
Robert fitz Richard,[3] Lord of Little Dunmow, Baron of Baynard, d. 1136.[8]
Alice (or Adeliza) de Clare, d. 1138. m. Walter Tirel.[3][9]
Rohese de Clare, d. 1121, m. (ca. 1088), Eudo Dapifer.[3]
Notes and References
Notes
Seen in the Domesday book variously as ""de Tonebridge/Tonebrige/Tonbridge"
References
Domesday Map website - image of Betchworth's entry and transcription in summary retrieved 2012-10-30 Normally de Tonebridge in Surrey
G. E. Cokayne, The Complete Peerage, Vol. III (The St. Catherine Press, London, 1913), p. 242
Detlev Schwennicke, Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, Band III Teilband 1 (Marburg, Germany: J. A. Stargardt, 1984), Tafel 156
J.H. Round, 'The Family of Clare', The Archaeological Journal, Vol. 56 2nd series Vol 6 (1899), p. 224
The Suffolk return of the Domesday Survey (c. 1086) (ed. A. Rumble, Suffolk, 2 vols (Chichester, 1986), 67 ~ 1)
The Royal Ancestry Bible Royal ancestors of 300 American Families By Michel L. Call ISBN 1-933194-22-7 (chart 1696)
A Baronial Family in Medieval England: The Clares, 1217–1314 by Michael Altschul (Baltimore, Johns Hopkins, 1965)
I.J. Sanders, English Baronies; A Study of their Origin and descent 1086-1327 (Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1963), p. 129
C. Warren Hollister, 'The Strange Death of William Rufus', Speculum, Vol. 48, No. 4 (Oct., 1973), pp. 645-46
Richard fitz Gilbert1
M, #158424, b. circa 1024, d. circa 1090
Last Edited=5 Sep 2010
Richard fitz Gilbert was born circa 1024 at Bienfaite, Normandy, France.2 He was the son of Gilbert, Comte de Brionne and Gunnora d'Aunou.2,3 He married Rohese Giffard, daughter of Walter Giffard, Seigneur de Longueville and Agnes Ermentrude Fleitel, circa 1054.4 He died circa 1090.4 He was buried at St. Neots, Huntingdonshire, England.4
He was also known as Richard de Clare.4 He gained the title of Lord of Bienfaite [Normandy].4 Richard fitz Gilbert also went by the nick-name of Richard de Bienfaite.4 He gained the title of Lord of Orbec [Normandy].4 Circa 1066 he accompanied William the Conqueror to England.4 He received 176 Lordships, 95 in Suffolk.4 He was created 1st Lord of Clare [feudal baron].5 In 1075 He helped to suppress the revolt.4 He held the office of Joint Chief Justiciar.4 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.6
Children of Richard fitz Gilbert and Rohese Giffard
Robert fitz Richard+3 d. 1134
Roger fitz Richard7
Gilbert fitz Richard+8 b. b 1066, d. 1114
Citations
[S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1441. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
[S125] Richard Glanville-Brown, online
[S37] BP2003. [S37]
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 242. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume VI, page 498.
[S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995), de Clare, Richard. Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume III, page 243.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 387.
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From Wikipedia
Richard fitz Gilbert
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Richard Fitz Gilbert de Clare.
Richard fitz Gilbert
Lord of Clare, Bienfaite, Orbec, and Tonbridge
Successor Gilbert fitz Richard
Spouse Rohese Giffard
Issue
Walter de Clare, Lord of Nether Gwent
Richard fitz Richard de Clare
Roger fitz Richard de Clare
Gilbert fitz Richard
Robert fitz Richard
Isabel de Clare Rohese de Clare
Adelize de Clare
Noble family de Clare
Father Gilbert, Count of Brionne
Born c. 1035
Normandy, France
Died c. 1090
St. Neot's Priory, Huntingdonshire, England
Richard fitz Gilbert (bef. 1035–c. 1090), was a Norman lord who participated in the Norman conquest of England in 1066, and was styled "de Bienfaite", "de Clare", and of "Tonbridge"[n 1][1] from his holdings.[2][3]
Contents
1 Biography
2 Rewards
3 Rebel Baron
4 Death and succession
5 Marriage
6 Notes and References
Biography
He was the son of Gilbert, Count of Brionne in Normandy.[2] Gilbert was a guardian of the young duke William and when he was killed by Ralph de Wacy in 1040, his two older sons Richard and Gilbert fled to Flanders.[4] On his later return to Normandy Richard was rewarded with the lordship of Bienfaite and Orbec in Normandy.[4] In 1066, Richard came into England with his kinsman William the Conqueror, and received from him great advancement in honour and possessions.[2]
The Dictionary of National Biography and other sources are vague and sometimes contradictory about when the name de Clare came into common usage, but what we do know is that Richard fitz Gilbert (of Tonbridge), the earliest identifiable progenitor of the family, is once referred to as Richard of Clare in the Suffolk return of the Domesday Book.[5]
Rewards
He was rewarded with 176 lordships and large grants of land in England, including the right to build the castles of Clare and of Tonbridge. Richard fitz Gilbert received the lordship of Clare, in Suffolk, where parts of the wall of Clare Castle still stand.[6] He was thus Lord of Clare. Some contemporaneous and later sources called him Earl of Clare, though many modern sources view the title as a "styled title".
He served as Joint Chief Justiciar in William's absence, and played a major part in suppressing the revolt of 1075.
Rebel Baron
On the Conqueror's death, Richard and other great Norman barons, including Odo of Bayeux, Robert, Count of Mortain, William fitz Osbern and Geoffrey of Coutances, led a rebellion against the rule of William Rufus in order to place Robert Curthose on the throne. However, most Normans in England remained loyal. William Rufus and his army successfully attacked the rebel strongholds at Tonbridge, Pevensey and Rochester.[7]
Death and succession
He was buried in St. Neot's Priory in 1091. His widow was still living in 1113. His lands were inherited by his son, Gilbert fitz Richard.
Marriage
Richard married Rohese Giffard, daughter of Sir Walter Giffard, Lord of Longueville and Agnes Flaitel,[3] and they had the following children:
Roger fitz Richard de Clare, received Norman lands and d. 1131, apparently without issue.[3]
Gilbert fitz Richard, d. 1115, succeeded his father as Earl of Clare.[3]
Walter de Clare, Lord of Nether Gwent, d. 1138.[3]
Isabel de Clare, d. 1088, m. Humphrey d'Isle.[3]
Richard fitz Richard de Clare, Abbot of Ely.[3]
Robert fitz Richard,[3] Lord of Little Dunmow, Baron of Baynard, d. 1136.[8]
Alice (or Adeliza) de Clare, d. 1138. m. Walter Tirel.[3][9]
Rohese de Clare, d. 1121, m. (ca. 1088), Eudo Dapifer.[3]
Notes and References
Notes
Seen in the Domesday book variously as ""de Tonebridge/Tonebrige/Tonbridge"
References
Domesday Map website - image of Betchworth's entry and transcription in summary retrieved 2012-10-30 Normally de Tonebridge in Surrey
G. E. Cokayne, The Complete Peerage, Vol. III (The St. Catherine Press, London, 1913), p. 242
Detlev Schwennicke, Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, Band III Teilband 1 (Marburg, Germany: J. A. Stargardt, 1984), Tafel 156
J.H. Round, 'The Family of Clare', The Archaeological Journal, Vol. 56 2nd series Vol 6 (1899), p. 224
The Suffolk return of the Domesday Survey (c. 1086) (ed. A. Rumble, Suffolk, 2 vols (Chichester, 1986), 67 ~ 1)
The Royal Ancestry Bible Royal ancestors of 300 American Families By Michel L. Call ISBN 1-933194-22-7 (chart 1696)
A Baronial Family in Medieval England: The Clares, 1217–1314 by Michael Altschul (Baltimore, Johns Hopkins, 1965)
I.J. Sanders, English Baronies; A Study of their Origin and descent 1086-1327 (Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1963), p. 129
C. Warren Hollister, 'The Strange Death of William Rufus', Speculum, Vol. 48, No. 4 (Oct., 1973), pp. 645-46
Events
| Birth | Ca 1024 | Bienfaite, Normandy, France | |||
| Death | Ca 1090 | St. Neot's Priory, Huntingdonshire, England | |||
| Alt name | Richard de Clare | ||||
| Alt name | Richard de Bienfaite | ||||
| Title (Nobility) | Lord of Bienfaite, France | ||||
| Title (Nobility) | Lord of Orbec | ||||
| Title (Nobility) | Lord of Clare |
Families
| Spouse | Rohese "Rose" Giffard (1034 - 1113) |
| Child | Gilbert Fitz Richard (1066 - 1114) |
| Child | Robert fitz Richard ( - 1134) |
| Father | Gilbert, Comte de Brionne (1000 - 1040) |
| Mother | Gunnora d'Aunou (984 - ) |