1. | Gilbert de Clare was born on 2 Sep 1243 in Christchurch, Hampshire, England; died on 7 Dec 1295 in Monmouth Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales; was buried in Tewkesbury Abbey, Gloustershire, England. Notes: Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, 7th Earl of Gloucester (2 Sep 1243 - 7 Dec 1295) was a powerful English noble. He was also known as Gilbert the Red probably because of his hair colour. Gilbert de Clare was born at Christchurch, Hampshire, England, the son of Richard de Clare, Earl of Hertford and Gloucester, and of Maud de Lacy, Countess of Lincoln, daughter of John de Lacy and Margaret de Quincy. Gilbert inherited his father's estates in 1262. He took on the titles, including Lord of Glamorgan, from 1263. He was a Magna Charta Surety. In April 1264, Gilbert de Clare led the massacre of the Jews at Canterbury, as Simon de Montfort had done in Leicester. On 20 October 1264, Gilbert and his associates were excommunicated by Pope Clement IV, and his lands placed under an interdict. In the following month, by which time they had obtained possession of Gloucester and Bristol, the Earl was proclaimed to be a rebel. On 24 June 1268 he took the Cross at Northampton in repentance and contrition for his past misdeeds. He died at Monmouth Castle on 7 December 1295, and was buried at Tewkesbury Abbey, on the left side of his grandfather Gilbert de Clare. His extensive lands were enjoyed by his surviving wife Joan of Acre until her death in 1307. Gilbert married Joan of Acre on 30 Apr 1290 in Westminster Abbey, England. Joan (daughter of Edward I Longshanks Plantagenet and Leanor of Castile) was born about 1272 in Syria; died about 1307. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Alianore de Clare (1.Gilbert1) was born about 1292; died about 1337. Notes: Descendant of Magna Charta Sureties Saher de Quincy and John de Lacy. Alianore married Hugh le Despenser about 1306. Hugh died about 1326. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Isabel le Despenser (2.Alianore2, 1.Gilbert1) was born about 1312 in England; died about 1356 in England. Notes: Descendant of Magna Charta Sureties Saher de Quincy and John de Lacy. Family/Spouse: Richard FitzAlan. Richard was born about 1313; died about 1376. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Mary FitzAlan (3.Isabel3, 2.Alianore2, 1.Gilbert1) died about 1361. Notes: Descendant of Magna Charta Sureties Saher de Quincy and John de Lacy. Mary married John le Strange before 1354. John was born about 1332; died about 1361. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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