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Male Richard  Fitz Gilbert De Clare Click to view Richard  Fitz Gilbert De Clare in the family tree

Richard  Fitz Gilbert was born about 1030 in Bienfaite, Normandy, France.1   Richard  Fitz Gilbert's father was Gilbert Ct de Brienne and his mother was Gunnora Haraldsdottir of Denmark (de Crepon).  His paternal grandfather was Godfrey Ct de Eu & Brienne; his maternal grandfather was Blaatand 'Bluetooth'King of Denmark Harold III and his maternal grandmother is Gyrithe (Cyrid) Olafsdottir Queen of Denmark. He had thirteen half-brothers and eleven half-sisters, named Herbert I, Geoffroy Count D'Eu &, Geoffrey , Count of Eu, The good, 'the Good' 4th Duke of Normandy, of Devereux Bishop of Rouen, Godfrey "of Normandy", Geoffroi of Eu, William 'the Bastard' de Hiesmes Count, Mauger of Corbeil, William, Godrey (Geoffrey) of Bronne and Eu, Roger, Sporta of, Muriella of, Hedwig\hawise of, Hawise Of, Beatrix of Normandy, of Normandy, Beatrix of Normandy, Hawise of, of Normandy Queen of England, Emma of Normandy and Mathilde de.  He died in 1090 in St Neots, Huntingdomshire, England.1 


Richard  Fitz Gilbert's family with Rohese Giffard De Bolebec

‌Richard  Fitz Gilbert and Rohese Giffard were married in a religious ceremony about 1054 in England.1   They had seven sons and five daughters, named Richard FitzRichard de Clare, Robert Fitzrichard, Gilbert  2nd Earl, Robert , Steward to Henry I, Richard , monk of Bec, Roger, Walter, Avice, Rohese, Ronais, Adelize and Avoye.

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