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Male Gilbert (The Surety) De Clare Click to view Gilbert (The Surety) De Clare in the family tree

Gilbert, known as The Surety, was born in 1180 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England.1   The Surety's father was 4th Earl of Hertford, 6th Earl of Clare Richard (The Surety) De Clare and his mother was Countess of Gloucester Amica Meullent Of Gloucester.  His paternal grandparents were 2nd Earl of Hertford Roger (The Good) de Clare and Maud de St. Hilaire; his maternal grandparents were Earl of Gloucester William FitzRobert de Caen and Hawise de Beaumont. He had a brother and three sisters, named Richard, Aveline, Matilda and Joane.  He was the third oldest of the five children.  He died at the age of 50 on October 25th, 1230 in Penrose, Brittany, France.  He was buried in Tewkesbury Abbey, Gloucester, England.2 3 

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