Biography of Richard de Clare 6th Earl Gloucester 5th Earl Hertford 1222-1262

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In 1217 [his grandfather] Richard Clare 3rd Earl Hertford (age 64) died. His son [his father] Gilbert Clare 5th Earl Gloucester 4th Earl Hertford (age 37) succeeded 5th Earl Gloucester, 4th Earl Hertford, 7th Lord Clare.

In 1217 [his father] Gilbert Clare 5th Earl Gloucester 4th Earl Hertford (age 37) was created 1st Lord Glamorgan.

In or before 1218 [his father] Gilbert Clare 5th Earl Gloucester 4th Earl Hertford (age 38) and [his mother] Isabel Marshal Countess Cornwall, Gloucester and Hertford (age 17) were married. She by marriage Countess Gloucester, Countess Hertford. The difference in their ages was 20 years. She the daughter of William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke (age 71) and Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke (age 45). He the son of Richard Clare 3rd Earl Hertford and Amice Fitzrobert Countess Hertford. They were third cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

On 04 Aug 1222 Richard de Clare 6th Earl Gloucester 5th Earl Hertford was born to Gilbert Clare 5th Earl Gloucester 4th Earl Hertford (age 42) and Isabel Marshal Countess Cornwall, Gloucester and Hertford (age 21). He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

On 25 Oct 1230 [his father] Gilbert Clare 5th Earl Gloucester 4th Earl Hertford (age 50) died. His son Richard de Clare 6th Earl Gloucester 5th Earl Hertford (age 8) succeeded 6th Earl Gloucester, 5th Earl Hertford, 8th Lord Clare, 2nd Lord Glamorgan.

On 30 Mar 1231 [his step-father] Richard of Cornwall 1st Earl Cornwall (age 22) and [his mother] Isabel Marshal Countess Cornwall, Gloucester and Hertford (age 30) were married at Fawley, Lambourn. She by marriage Countess Cornwall. She the daughter of William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke and Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke. He the son of King John "Lackland" of England and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 43).

Chronica Majora. Mar 1237. About the same time, the king's anger was again kindled against the earl of Kent, [his future father-in-law] Hubert de Burgh (age 67), because Richard, earl of Gloucester (age 14), still a boy, under the king's care, secretly married Earl Hubert's (age 67) daughter [his future wife] Margaret (age 15), without his, the king's, permission or connivance. For he had determined (as it was stated) to unite the said youth, the earl of Gloucester, together with his county and all his honours, to a young lady, a near relative of William, bishop elect of Valentia, a native of Provence. The king's anger was, however, at length set at rest by the intercession of a great many people, and on Hubert's declaring that he had not been aware of it, and that it had not been done by him, and on his promising a sum of money to the king. In the same year, by the management of the emperor Frederick (age 42), another senator was created at Rome, in order that, by the united skill and power of two senators, the insolence of the Romans might be checked, and the city be pacified, and governed more safely, and easily ruled by their counsels.

Before Nov 1237 Richard de Clare 6th Earl Gloucester 5th Earl Hertford (age 15) and Margaret Burgh Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 15) were married. She by marriage Countess Gloucester, Countess Hertford. She the daughter of Hubert de Burgh Count Mortain 1st Earl Kent (age 67) and Margaret Dunkeld Countess Kent (age 44). He the son of Gilbert Clare 5th Earl Gloucester 4th Earl Hertford and Isabel Marshal Countess Cornwall, Gloucester and Hertford (age 37). They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

In Nov 1237 [his wife] Margaret Burgh Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 15) died.

After Nov 1237 Richard de Clare 6th Earl Gloucester 5th Earl Hertford (age 15) and Maud Lacy Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 14) were married. She by marriage Countess Gloucester, Countess Hertford. She the daughter of John Lacy Earl Lincoln (age 45) and Margaret Quincy 3rd Countess Lincoln and Pembroke (age 31). He the son of Gilbert Clare 5th Earl Gloucester 4th Earl Hertford and Isabel Marshal Countess Cornwall, Gloucester and Hertford (age 37). They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

Around 1240 [his daughter] Isabel Clare Marchinoness of Montferrat was born to Richard de Clare 6th Earl Gloucester 5th Earl Hertford (age 17) and [his wife] Maud Lacy Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 16).

On 17 Jan 1240 [his mother] Isabel Marshal Countess Cornwall, Gloucester and Hertford (age 39) died.

On 22 Jul 1240 [his father-in-law] John Lacy Earl Lincoln (age 48) died. His son [his brother-in-law] Edmund Lacy 8th Baron Pontefract, 9th Baron Halton (age 10) succeeded 8th Baron Pontefract, 9th Baron Halton.

On 02 Sep 1243 [his son] Gilbert "Red Earl" Clare 7th Earl Gloucester 6th Earl Hertford was born to Richard de Clare 6th Earl Gloucester 5th Earl Hertford (age 21) and [his wife] Maud Lacy Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 20).

Around 1245 [his son] Thomas de Clare was born to Richard de Clare 6th Earl Gloucester 5th Earl Hertford (age 22) and [his wife] Maud Lacy Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 21) at Tonbridge, Kent [Map].

On 21 Jul 1247 [his daughter] Bogo de Clare was born to Richard de Clare 6th Earl Gloucester 5th Earl Hertford (age 24) and [his wife] Maud Lacy Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 24).

In 1250 [his daughter] Margaret Clare Countess Cornwall was born to Richard de Clare 6th Earl Gloucester 5th Earl Hertford (age 27) and [his wife] Maud Lacy Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 26).

Before 1251 [his brother-in-law] Edmund Lacy 8th Baron Pontefract, 9th Baron Halton (age 21) and Alice Saluzzo Baroness Lacy (age 14) were married. She by marriage Baroness Pontefract. He the son of John Lacy Earl Lincoln and Margaret Quincy 3rd Countess Lincoln and Pembroke (age 44). He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

In 1253 [his son] Gilbert "Red Earl" Clare 7th Earl Gloucester 6th Earl Hertford (age 9) and [his daughter-in-law] Alice or Alix Lusignan Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 16) were married. She the daughter of Hugh Lusignan XI Count Lusignan VI Count La Marche II Count Angoulême and Yolande Capet Countess Lusignan, La Marche and Angoulême (age 34). He the son of Richard de Clare 6th Earl Gloucester 5th Earl Hertford (age 30) and Maud Lacy Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 29). He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

Around 1255 [his daughter] Rohese Clare Baroness Mowbray was born to Richard de Clare 6th Earl Gloucester 5th Earl Hertford (age 32) and [his wife] Maud Lacy Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 31).

In 1258 [his brother-in-law] Edmund Lacy 8th Baron Pontefract, 9th Baron Halton (age 28) died. His son Henry Lacy 4th Earl Lincoln, Earl Salisbury (age 7) succeeded 9th Baron Pontefract, 10th Baron Halton.

Around Jul 1258 [his son-in-law] William 7th Marquis of Montferrat (age 18) and [his daughter] Isabel Clare Marchinoness of Montferrat (age 18) were married. She the daughter of Richard de Clare 6th Earl Gloucester 5th Earl Hertford (age 35) and Maud Lacy Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 35). She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

On 14 Jul 1262 Richard de Clare 6th Earl Gloucester 5th Earl Hertford (age 39) died. His son [his son] Gilbert "Red Earl" Clare 7th Earl Gloucester 6th Earl Hertford (age 18) succeeded 7th Earl Gloucester, 6th Earl Hertford, 9th Lord Clare, 3rd Lord Glamorgan. [his daughter-in-law] Alice or Alix Lusignan Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 26) by marriage Countess Gloucester, Countess Hertford.

On 10 Mar 1289 [his former wife] Maud Lacy Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 66) died.

[his daughter] Eglentina Clare was born to Richard de Clare 6th Earl Gloucester 5th Earl Hertford and Maud Lacy Countess Gloucester and Hertford.

[his brother] William de de Clare was fatally poisoned by his steward whilst having breakfast with his brother Richard, who was also poisoned but survived, and Prince Edward.