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Sir Thomas "Lord of Thomond" Clare

(Abt 1245 - Abt 29 Aug 1287)

[[Category: Lacy-284 Descendants]] [[Category: Quincy-226 Descendants]] [[Category: Clare-651 Descendants]] [[Category: Clare-673 Descendants]]}
Sir Thomas de Clare of Thomond is a descendant of Magna Carta surety barons
[[Clare-651|Richard de Clare]], [[Clare-673|Gilbert de Clare]], [[Lacy-284|John de Lacy]], and [[Quincy-226|Saher de Quincy]].


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== Biography ==
NOTE: The following article is from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_de_Clare,_Lord_of_Thomond Wikipedia].
'''Thomas de Clare, Lord of Inchiquin and Youghal (c. 1245 – 29 August 1287)''' was a Hiberno-Norman peer and soldier. He was the second son of Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester and his wife Maud de Lacy. On 26 January 1276 he was granted the lordship of Thomond by Edward I of England; he spent the next eight years attempting to conquer it from the O'Brien dynasty, kings of Thomond.
"Thomas was born in about 1245 in Tonbridge, Kent, England, the second eldest son of Richard de Clare and Maud de Lacy. Thomas was a close friend and intimate advisor of Prince Edward of England, who would in 1272 accede to the throne as King Edward I. Together they went on Crusade. He held many important posts such as the Office of the Governor of Clochester Castle (1266), Governor of The City of London (1273). He was made Commander of the English forces in Munster, Ireland and created Lord of Inchiquin and Youghal. On 26 January 1276, he was granted the entire lordship of Thomond by King Edward.
"That same year, he jointly commanded a Norman army along with Sir Geoffrey de Geneville, Justiciar of Ireland against the Irish clans of County Wicklow. They were joined by a contingent of men from Connacht led by his father-in-law Maurice FitzGerald, 3rd Lord of Offaly. Thomas and Justiciar de Geneville's forces attacked the Irish at Glenmalure, but they were soundly defeated and suffered severe losses.
"Civil war raged in Thomond between the rival factions of the O'Brien dynasty. In 1276, Brian Ruad, the deposed King of Thomond appealed to Thomas for support to help him regain his kingdom from his great-nephew Toirrdelbach MacTaidg O' Brien, who had usurped the throne. In return for his aid, Brian Ruad promised that Thomas would be allowed to colonise all the land between Athsollus in Quin and Limerick.[3] Together, Thomas and Brian Ruad expelled Toirrdelbach MacTaidg O'Brien and recaptured Clonroad which the latter had taken from Brian Ruad. O'Brien escaped to Galway where he elicited the help of his cousin William de Burgh, and in 1277 together with the assistance from clans, MacNamara and O'Dea they defeated the combined forces of Thomas and Brian Ruad. The latter fled to Bunratty Castle, but Thomas had his former ally hanged and drawn for treason.The civil war continued for the next seven years, with Thomas supporting Brian Ruad's son Donnchad against Toirrdelbach; however, following the drowning death of Donnchad in 1284, Toirrdelbach emerged the victor. Thereafter until his death in 1306, Toirrdelbach MacTaidg O'Brien ruled as undisputed King of Thomond and Thomas had no choice but to accommodate him. O'Brien rented part of Bunratty Manor at £121 per annum.
"In 1280, Thomas embarked on a castle-building project at Quin, but was disrupted in his efforts by the O'Briens and MacNamaras.
"Thomas was killed in battle on 29 August 1287 leaving behind four children, the youngest, Margaret being not quite five months old. He was succeeded as Lord of Thomond by his eldest son, Gilbert who was six years old. His widow Juliana, aged 24 years, would go on to marry two more times." ''Thomas de Clare, Lord of Thomond''

=== Title ===: Lord of Thomond ''Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families''

=== Name ===: Thomas de Clare Source: [[#S004330]] Birth date: 1245 Birth place: Tonbridge, Kent, England Death date: 29 Aug 1287 Death place: Clare, Ireland Source: [[#S004444]] [http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=13078823&pid=-104405457 Ancestry Family Trees] Source: [[#S2]] Source: [[#S3]]

=== Birth ===
: 1243/1248, Of, Tonbridge, Kent, EnglandSource: [[#S4]] : 1245, Tunbridge, Kent, EnglandSource: [[#S004330]] Birth date: 1245 Birth place: Tonbridge, Kent, England Death date: 29 Aug 1287 Death place: Clare, Ireland ''Thomas de Clare, Lord of Thomond''

=== Education ===: Thomas "studied at Oxford 1257-1259." ''Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families''

=== Knighted ===: "He was knighted by Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester before the Battle of Lewes 14 May 1264." ''Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families''

=== Marriage ===: Before 18 February 1275, Thomas married "Juliane Fitz Maurice, daughter and co-heiress of Maurice Fitz Maurice Fitz Gerald, Knight, 4th Baron of Offaly, Justiciar of Ireland, by his his first wife, Maud de Prendergast." ''Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families''

=== Death ===: 29 AUG 1287 ''Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families'': Place: Connaught, Clare, , IrelandSource: [[#S004330]] Birth date: 1245 Birth place: Tonbridge, Kent, England Death date: 29 Aug 1287 Death place: Clare, Ireland

== Sources ==
*Magna Carta Ancestry 2011 2nd ed. Vol. I p. 86-90



:See also:* Richardson, ''[http://amzn.com/1461045207 Magna Carta Ancestry]'', (2011), Douglas Richardson, ''[http://amzn.com/1461045207 Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families]'', Royal Ancestry series, 2nd edition, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham, (Salt Lake City, Utah: the author, 2011), volume I, page 86-87, Thomas de Clare.* ''Plantagenet Ancestry'', 2011 ed., Richardson, Douglas, (Kimball G. Everingham, editor, 2nd edition, 2011.), vol. 3 p. 585.* ''The complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant,'' Cokayne, George Edward, (Gloucester [England] : Alan Sutton Pub. Ltd., 1987), 942 D22cok., vol. 1 p. 149.* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_de_Clare,_Lord_of_Thomond ''Thomas de Clare, Lord of Thomond''], Wikipedia, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
* Hist Blechingly-Lambert vol. 1 p. 42, 43
* Magna Charta Barons-Wurts p. 68
* Eng V vol. 1 p. 372 vol. 3 p. 246, 272, 290-91
* Magna Charta Barons-Browning p. 167-195
* Royal Ancestors, Michel Call, Note: [[#NI0158]]
Edited for January 2014 Style Standards. Gedcoms in Changes.


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[[Category: Lacy-284 Descendants]] [[Category: Quincy-226 Descendants]] [[Category: Clare-651 Descendants]] [[Category: Clare-673 Descendants]]}
Sir Thomas de Clare of Thomond is a descendant of Magna Carta surety barons
[[Clare-651|Richard de Clare]], [[Clare-673|Gilbert de Clare]], [[Lacy-284|John de Lacy]], and [[Quincy-226|Saher de Quincy]].

== Biography == NOTE: The following article is from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_de_Clare,_Lord_of_Thomond Wikipedia]. '''Thomas de Clare, Lord of Inchiquin and Youghal (c. 1245 – 29 August 1287)''' was a Hiberno-Norman peer and soldier. He was the second son of Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester and his wife Maud de Lacy. On 26 January 1276 he was granted the lordship of Thomond by Edward I of England; he spent the next eight years attempting to conquer it from the O'Brien dynasty, kings of Thomond. Thomas was born in about 1245 in Tonbridge, Kent, England, the second eldest son of Richard de Clare and Maud de Lacy. Thomas was a close friend and intimate advisor of Prince Edward of England, who would in 1272 accede to the throne as King Edward I. Together they went on Crusade. He held many important posts such as the Office of the Governor of Clochester Castle (1266), Governor of The City of London (1273). He was made Commander of the English forces in Munster, Ireland and created Lord of Inchiquin and Youghal. On 26 January 1276, he was granted the entire lordship of Thomond by King Edward. That same year, he jointly commanded a Norman army along with Sir Geoffrey de Geneville, Justiciar of Ireland against the Irish clans of County Wicklow. They were joined by a contingent of men from Connacht led by his father-in-law Maurice FitzGerald, 3rd Lord of Offaly. Thomas and Justiciar de Geneville's forces attacked the Irish at Glenmalure, but they were soundly defeated and suffered severe losses. Civil war raged in Thomond between the rival factions of the O'Brien dynasty. In 1276, Brian Ruad, the deposed King of Thomond appealed to Thomas for support to help him regain his kingdom from his great-nephew Toirrdelbach MacTaidg O' Brien, who had usurped the throne. In return for his aid, Brian Ruad promised that Thomas would be allowed to colonise all the land between Athsollus in Quin and Limerick.[3] Together, Thomas and Brian Ruad expelled Toirrdelbach MacTaidg O'Brien and recaptured Clonroad which the latter had taken from Brian Ruad. O'Brien escaped to Galway where he elicited the help of his cousin William de Burgh, and in 1277 together with the assistance from clans, MacNamara and O'Dea they defeated the combined forces of Thomas and Brian Ruad. The latter fled to Bunratty Castle, but Thomas had his former ally hanged and drawn for treason.The civil war continued for the next seven years, with Thomas supporting Brian Ruad's son Donnchad against Toirrdelbach; however, following the drowning death of Donnchad in 1284, Toirrdelbach emerged the victor. Thereafter until his death in 1306, Toirrdelbach MacTaidg O'Brien ruled as undisputed King of Thomond and Thomas had no choice but to accommodate him. O'Brien rented part of Bunratty Manor at £121 per annum. In 1280, Thomas embarked on a castle-building project at Quin, but was disrupted in his efforts by the O'Briens and MacNamaras. Thomas was killed in battle on 29 August 1287 leaving behind four children, the youngest, Margaret being not quite five months old. He was succeeded as Lord of Thomond by his eldest son, Gilbert who was six years old. His widow Juliana, aged 24 years, would go on to marry two more times. ''Thomas de Clare, Lord of Thomond'' === Title ===: Lord of Thomond ''Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families'' === Name ===: Thomas de Clare Source: [[#S004330]] Birth date: 1245 Birth place: Tonbridge, Kent, England Death date: 29 Aug 1287 Death place: Clare, Ireland Source: [[#S004444]] [http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=13078823&pid=-104405457 Ancestry Family Trees] Source: [[#S2]] Source: [[#S3]] === Birth === : 1243/1248, Of, Tonbridge, Kent, EnglandSource: [[#S4]] : 1245, Tunbridge, Kent, EnglandSource: [[#S004330]] Birth date: 1245 Birth place: Tonbridge, Kent, England Death date: 29 Aug 1287 Death place: Clare, Ireland ''Thomas de Clare, Lord of Thomond'' === Education ===: Thomas "studied at Oxford 1257-1259." ''Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families'' === Knighted ===: "He was knighted by Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester before the Battle of Lewes 14 May 1264." ''Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families'' === Marriage ===: Before 18 February 1275, Thomas married "Juliane Fitz Maurice, daughter and co-heiress of Maurice Fitz Maurice Fitz Gerald, Knight, 4th Baron of Offaly, Justiciar of Ireland, by his his first wife, Maud de Prendergast." ''Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families'' === Death ===: 29 AUG 1287 ''Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families'': Place: Connaught, Clare, , IrelandSource: [[#S004330]] Birth date: 1245 Birth place: Tonbridge, Kent, England Death date: 29 Aug 1287 Death place: Clare, Ireland == Sources == *Magna Carta Ancestry 2011 2nd ed. Vol. I p. 86-90 :See also:* Richardson, ''[http://amzn.com/1461045207 Magna Carta Ancestry]'', (2011), Douglas Richardson, ''[http://amzn.com/1461045207 Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families]'', Royal Ancestry series, 2nd edition, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham, (Salt Lake City, Utah: the author, 2011), volume I, page 86-87, Thomas de Clare.* ''Plantagenet Ancestry'', 2011 ed., Richardson, Douglas, (Kimball G. Everingham, editor, 2nd edition, 2011.), vol. 3 p. 585.* ''The complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant,'' Cokayne, George Edward, (Gloucester [England] : Alan Sutton Pub. Ltd., 1987), 942 D22cok., vol. 1 p. 149.* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_de_Clare,_Lord_of_Thomond ''Thomas de Clare, Lord of Thomond''], Wikipedia, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License * Hist Blechingly-Lambert vol. 1 p. 42, 43 * Magna Charta Barons-Wurts p. 68 * Eng V vol. 1 p. 372 vol. 3 p. 246, 272, 290-91 * Magna Charta Barons-Browning p. 167-195 * Royal Ancestors, Michel Call, Note: [[#NI0158]] ----
Edited for January 2014 Style Standards. Gedcoms in Changes.
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    Events

    BirthAbt 1245Tonbridge, Kent, England
    Marriage18 Feb 1275Juliana FitzMaurice
    DeathAbt 29 Aug 1287Thomond, Connaught, Clare, Ireland
    Alt nameThomas Clare Knt
    Title (Nobility)Sir
    Reference No7892910
    Reference No8225968
    Reference No60

    Families

    SpouseJuliana FitzMaurice (1263 - 1300)
    ChildMaud Clare (1279 - 1327)
    ChildGilbert Clare (1281 - 1307)
    ChildRichard Clare (1283 - 1318)
    ChildMargaret Clare (1287 - 1334)
    FatherRichard Clare Knt (1222 - 1262)
    MotherMaud Lacy (1222 - 1289)
    SiblingIsabella Clare (1240 - 1271)
    SiblingGilbert Clare Knt (1243 - 1295)
    SiblingBozo-Bevis-Benet Clare (1248 - 1294)
    SiblingMargaret Clare (1250 - 1312)
    SiblingMaud Clare (1252 - )
    SiblingRose Clare (1255 - 1316)
    SiblingThomas Clare (1300 - )
    FatherSir Richard "6th Earl of Gloucester, 5th Earl of Hertford, High Marshal and Chief Butler to the Archbishop of Canterbury" Clare (1222 - 1262)
    MotherMaud Lacy (1222 - 1289)