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Male Richard "Strongbow" de Clare Click to view Richard "Strongbow" de Clare in the family tree

Richard "Strongbow" was born in 1130 in Turnbridge, Kent, England.  Richard "Strongbow"'s father was Gilbert De Clare and his mother was Elizabeth (Isabel) de Beaumont.  His paternal grandparents were Gilbert FitzRichard De Clare and Adeliza de Clermont; his maternal grandparents were Robert de Beaumont and Elizabeth (Isabel) Capet. He had a brother and two sisters, named Baldwin, Agnes and Basilia.  He was the oldest of the four children.  He died at the age of 46 on April 20th, 1176 in Dublin, Leinster, Ireland.


Richard "Strongbow"'s family with Aoife (Eve) McMurrough

‌Richard "Strongbow" and Aoife (Eve) were married in a religious ceremony on August 26th, 1171 in Waterford, Ireland.  They had two daughters named Isabel FitzGilbert and Joan.

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