Roger de Clare | |
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2nd Earl of Hertford 5th Lord of Clare | |
Hereditary | |
Earl of Hereford Lord of Clare | 1152–1173 1152–1173 |
Predecessor | Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Hertford |
Successor | Richard de Clare |
Other titles | 5th Lord of Tonbridge 4th Lord of Cardigan |
Born | 1116 Tonbridge Castle, Kent, England |
Died | 1173 Oxfordshire, England |
Buried | Tonbridge Priory |
Family | de Clare |
Spouse | Maud de St. Hilary |
Issue | Mabel de Clare Richard de Clare James de Clare Eveline (Aveline) de Clare Roger de Clare John de Clare Henry de Clare |
Father | Richard Fitz Gilbert de Clare |
Mother | Alice de Gernon |
Occupation | Peerage of England |
Roger de Clare, 2nd Earl of Hertford, 5th Lord of Clare, 5th Lord of Tonbridge, 5th Lord of Cardigan (1116–1173) was a powerful Anglo-Norman noble in 12th-century England. He succeeded to the Earldom of Hertford and Honor of Clare, Tonbridge and Cardigan when his brother Gilbert died without issue.[1]