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Thomas de Clare | |
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| Lord of Thomond, Lord of Inchiquin and Youghal | |
 Arms of the de Clare Family | |
| Hereditary | |
| Lord of Thomond | 1276–1287 |
| Predecessor | New Creation |
| Successor | Gilbert de Clare, 2nd Lord of Thomond |
| Born | 1245 Tonbridge Castle, Tonbridge, Kent, England |
| Died | 29 August 1287 Thomond, Lordship of Ireland, Ireland |
| Family | de Clare |
| Spouse(s) | Juliana FitzGerald |
| Issue | Maud de Clare, Baroness de Welles Gilbert de Clare, 2nd Lord of Thomond Richard de Clare, Steward of Forest of Essex Margaret de Clare, Baroness Badlesmere |
| Father | Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, 2nd Earl of Gloucester |
| Mother | Maud de Lacy |
| Occupation | Peerage of England |
Thomas de Clare, Lord of Thomond (1244×1247[1] – 29 August 1287) was an Anglo-Norman peer and soldier. He was the second son of Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester and his wife Maud de Lacy, Countess of Gloucester. In 1272 he served a term as Lieutenant of the Duchy of Aquitaine.[1] On 26 January 1276 he was granted the Lordship of Thomond by Edward I of England; he spent the next eight years attempting to conquer it from the O'Brien dynasty, kings of Thomond.
- ^ a b Robin Frame (2005), "Clare, Thomas de (1244x7–1287), magnate and administrator", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 11 November 2018.