Gilbert Fitz Richard

Gilbert Fitz Richard
2nd feudal baron of Clare
2nd Lord of Tonbridge
Lord of Cardigan
Hereditary
Lord of the Honor of Clare1090–1117
PredecessorRichard fitz Gilbert
SuccessorRichard Fitz Gilbert de Clare
Born1066
Clare, Suffolk, England
Died1117
BuriedTonbridge Priory
Familyde Clare
SpouseAdeliza de Clermont
IssueWalter de Clare
Adelize de Clare
Margaret de Clare
Richard Fitz Gilbert de Clare
Hervey de Clare
Gilbert Fitz Gilbert de Clare
Baldwin Fitz Gilbert de Clare, Lord of Bourne
Rohese de Clare
FatherRichard fitz Gilbert
MotherRohese Giffard
OccupationPeerage of England

Gilbert Fitz Richard (c. 1066c. 1117), 2nd feudal baron of Clare[1] in Suffolk, and styled "de Tonbridge", was a powerful Anglo-Norman baron who was granted the Lordship of Cardigan, in Wales c. 1107–1111.

  1. ^ Sanders, I.J. English Baronies: A Study of their Origin and Descent 1086-1327, Oxford, 1960, p.35