Richard FitzGilbert Earl De Clare 
Richard FitzGilbert Earl was born about 1024 in Bienfaite, Normandy, France. Richard FitzGilbert Earl's father was Comte De Brionne Gilbert Crispin Comte De Brionne and his mother was Gunnora D'Aunou. His paternal grandparents were Crispin De Bec and Haloise De Guines; his maternal grandparents were Fulk D'Aunou and Beatrice Le Goz. He had two brothers and two sisters, named Baldwin Fitz-Gilbert, Gilbert II, Hesilia (Esilia) and Emma. He had two half-brothers named Baldwin and Osbern. He died about 1090 in Tonbridge, Essex, England. He was buried in St. Neots, Huntingdonshire, England.General Notes
TITLE: Lord of Bienfaite & Orbec in Normandy
Lord of Clare & Tonbridge
BIOGRAPHY: He tried to consolidate gains made by his father in Cardigan but was killed in an ambush in 1136. Soon after his lordship was recovered by the Welsh.
BIOGRAPHY: Richard was kinsman and companion of William the Conqueror. He founded the house of Clare during the conquest and played a major role in suppressing the revolt of 1075.
BIOGRAPHY: Richard was a knight who served in the Norman invasion of England in 1066.
Richard was regent of England jointly with William de Warenne during the Conqueror's absence in 1075 and served in other capacities for the King. King William granted him one of the largest fiefs in the territorial settlement. The lordship centered on Clare and Suffolk. William arranged for Richard's marriage to Rohese, sister of Walter Giffard, and her dowry consisting of lands in Huntingdon and Hertford became absorbed in family inheritance.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.BET. 930 - 965 d.BET. 962 - 1053
- b.~ 1000 in Normandy, France d.1040
- b.BET. 908 - 951 d.0965
- b.~ 0958 d.BET. 962 - 1048
- b.BET. 915 - 953 d.BET. 937 - 1036
- b.~ 1024 in Bienfaite, Normandy, France d.~ 1090 in Tonbridge, Essex, England
- b.BET. 930 - 978 d.BET. 963 - 1056
- b.BET. 945 - 1012 d.BET. 969 - 1088
- d.UNKNOWN
- b.~ 0984 d.> 1024
- b.~ 0963 in Normandy, France
- b.~ 0985 in Normandie, France
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They had three sons and three daughters, named Richard FitzRichard, Robert FitzRichard, Gilbert FitzRichard, Avice, Rohese FitzRichard and Avoye.
Family Notes
Arranged by King William I
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Children
Abbot of Ely Richard FitzRichard De Clare Abbot of Ely
Richard FitzRichard was born in 1062 in Tunbridge, Kent, England. He died at the age of 45 in 1107.
Baron Baynard Robert FitzRichard De Clare Baron Baynard
Robert FitzRichard was born in 1064 in Tunbridge, Kent, England. He died at the age of 72 in 1136. He was buried in St. Neot's Priory, Huntingdonshire, England.
Earl of Lincoln Gilbert FitzRichard De Clare Earl of Lincoln
Gilbert FitzRichard was born about 1065 in Clare, Suffolk, England. He died in England.
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