Richard Fitz Gilbert de Clare

Richard Fitz Gilbert
Earl of Brionne
Earl of Hertford
3rd feudal baron of Clare, 3rd Lord of Tonbridge
Lord of Cardigan
Hereditary
Lord of the Honor of Clare1117–1136
PredecessorGilbert Fitz Richard
SuccessorGilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Hertford
BornClare, Suffolk, England
Died(1136-04-15)15 April 1136
Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
Familyde Clare
SpouseAlice de Gernon
IssueGilbert Fitz Richard de Clare
Roger de Clare
Alice de Clare
Robert Fitz Richard de Clare
Rohese de Clare
Lucy de Clare
FatherGilbert Fitz Richard
MotherAdeliza de Claremont

Richard fitz Gilbert de Clare (died 15 April 1136) 3rd feudal baron of Clare[1] in Suffolk, was an Anglo-Norman nobleman. A marcher lord in Wales, he was also the founder of Tonbridge Priory in Kent.

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