Individual Details

Richard FitzGilbert "Strongbow" de Clare

(Ca 1130 - 20 Apr 1176)

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Richard FitzGilbert de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke1
M, #104656, b. circa 1130, d. 20 April 1176
Last Edited=16 May 2010
Consanguinity Index=0.01%
Richard FitzGilbert de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke was born circa 1130.2 He was the son of Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Isabella of Meulan.2 He married Aoife MacMorrough, daughter of Dermot MacMorrough, King of Leinster, circa 26 August 1171. He died on 20 April 1176, without surviving male issue.3
Richard FitzGilbert de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke also went by the nick-name of Richard 'Strongbow'.3 He was styled as Earl of Buckingham.3 He succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Pembroke [E., c. 1138] in 1149.1 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.4

Children of Richard FitzGilbert de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke and Aoife MacMorrough

Isabella de Clare, Countess of Pembroke+ d. 1220
Alice de Clare5
Gilbert Clare6 b. 1173, d. c 1186

Citations

[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 68. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S106] Royal Genealogies Website (ROYAL92.GED), online http://www.daml.org/2001/01/gedcom/royal92.ged. Hereinafter cited as Royal Genealogies Website.
[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 II, page 387. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[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.
[S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume X, page 357.

Events

BirthCa 1130
Death20 Apr 1176
Title (Nobility)2nd Earl of Pembroke

Families

SpouseAoife MacMorrough ( - 1189)
ChildIsabella de Clare (1173 - 1220)
FatherGilbert de Clare (1100 - 1148)
MotherIsabella of Meulan (1102 - 1172)