Richard de Clare | |
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 Arms of Richard referring to his knighting | |
| Reign | 1230–1262 |
| Predecessor | Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford |
| Successor | Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford |
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| Born | 4 August 1222 Clare Castle, Clare, Suffolk, Kingdom of England |
| Died | 14 July 1262 (aged 39) Waltham, Bridge Hundred, Lathe of Borough, Kent, Kingdom of England |
| Buried | Tewkesbury Abbey |
| Family | de Clare |
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| Father | Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford |
| Mother | Isabel Marshal |
Richard de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford, 6th Earl of Gloucester, 2nd Lord of Glamorgan, 8th Lord of Clare (4 August 1222 – 14 July 1262) was the son of Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford, and Isabel Marshal.[1][2] He was also a powerful Marcher Lord in Wales and inherited the Lordship of Glamorgan upon the death of his father. He played a prominent role in the constitutional crisis of 1258–1263.
- ^ Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1887). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 10. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ History of Tewkesbury by James Bennett 77