Richard fitz Gilbert 1st Lord of Clare | |
|---|---|
| Hereditary | |
| Lord of the Honor of Clare | 1066-1090 |
| Successor | Gilbert fitz Richard |
| Born | 1035 Duchy of Normandy, France |
| Died | 1090 (aged 54–55) |
| Buried | St. Neot's Priory, Huntingdonshire, England |
| Family | de Clare |
| 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 |
| Father | Gilbert, Count of Brionne |
Richard fitz Gilbert (before 1035–c. 1090), 1st feudal baron of Clare[1] in Suffolk, 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][2] from his holdings.[3]
- ^ Sanders, I.J. English Baronies: A Study of their Origin and Descent 1086-1327, Oxford, 1960, p.35
- ^ Domesday Map website - image of Betchworth's entry and transcription in summary Archived 2014-09-24 at the Wayback Machine 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
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