Elizabeth de Clare 
Elizabeth's father was Gilbert "the Red Earl" de Clare Earl of Gloucester & Hertford and her mother was Joan Plantagenet of Acre. Her paternal grandparents were Richard De Clare Earl of Gloucester and Maud Lacy Countess of Gloucester; her maternal grandparents were "Longshanks" King of England Edward I and Princess Of Castile and Leon Eleanor. She had a brother and two sisters, named Gilbert, Eleanor and Margaret. She had two half-brothers and three half-sisters, named Thomas, Edward, Isabel, Mary and Joan.General Notes
Elizabeth de Clare
Elizabeth de Clare was the heiress to the lordships of Clare, Suffolk in England > and in Wales She was one of three daughters of Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford <and Joan of Acre , and sister of the infant fourth earl, also Gilbert de Clare. She accompanied her brother Gilbert to Ireland for their double wedding to two siblings -- the son and daughter of the Earl of Ulster . Elizabeth married John de Burgh on September 30, 1308 He was the heir to the Earl of Ulster, and Elizabeth could expect to be a countess. She gave birth to their only child, a son, in 1312; he would become William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster . Only a year later, her husband John was suddenly killed in a minor skirmish. Now a widow, Elizabeth remained in Ireland until another family tragedy demanded her return.
Her brother Gilbert was killed at the Battle of Bannockburn , and as he left no surviving issue and had no brothers, his property was equally divided between his sisters, Elizabeth, Eleanor and Margaret. Suddenly Elizabeth was one of the greatest heiresses in England. Her uncle, King Edward II of England , recalled her to the land of her birth so he could select a husband for her. She left Ireland in 1316 , leaving behind her son William. Elizabeth never returned.
Edward II placed her in Bristol Castle, but his plans to marry her to one of his supporters were dashed in February 1316, when Elizabeth was abducted from Bristol by Theobald II de Verdun, the former Justiciar of Ireland. He and Elizabeth had been engaged before she was called back to England. She was Lady Verdun for only five months however, for Theobald died in September 1316 of typhoid. He left behind three daughters from a prior marriage and Elizabeth, who was pregnant. She fled to Amesbury Priory, where she stayed under the protection of her aunt Mary, who was a nun there. There she gave birth to her daughter, Isabella de Verdun, named for the queen, in February 1317 Just a few weeks later, Edward II married Elizabeth to Sir Roger D'Amory.
D'Amory had been a knight in her brother's service who rose to prominence as a favorite of Edward II. Now married to him, Elizabeth was caught up in the political upheavals of her uncle's reign. She gave birth to another daughter, Elizabeth D'Amorie , in May 1318. Roger was reckless and violent, and made a deadly enemy of his brother-in-law, Hugh the younger Despenser . He switched sides over to Thomas, Earl of Lancaster , and died in March 1322 , having been captured by royalist forces. He left Elizabeth defenseless, and she was captured and imprisoned at Barking Abbey with her children.
Elizabeth supported her friend, Queen Isabella, when she invaded England and she benefited greatly from the reign of Isabella's son, King Edward III of England . She took a vow of chastity after Roger's death, effectively removing herself from the aristocratic marriage market. She enjoyed a long and fruitful widowhood, becoming patroness of many religious houses. Elizabeth is best remembered for having used much of her fortune to found Clare College, Cambridge
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.1116 in Tunbridge Castle,Kent,England d.1173 in Oxfordshire,England
- b.1125 in Tunbridge Castle, Kent, England d.30 Dec 1218 in Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
- b.ABT 1132/1137 in Buckenham,Field Dalling,Norfolk,England d.24 Dec 1195 in of Arundel,West Sussex,England
- b.~ 1180 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England d.25 Oct 1230 in Penrose, Brittany, France
- b.1160 in Tewkesbury, Gloucester, England d.1 Jan 1224/1225
- b.04 Aug 1222 in ,Gloucestershire,England d.15 Jul 1262 in Ashenfield Manor,Waltham,Kent,England
- b.~ 1105 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales d.1164 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
- b.1146 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales d.14 May 1219 in Caversham, England
- b.~ 1126 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales d.> 1155 in of Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
- b.~ 1206 in Pembrokeshire, Wales d.17 Jan 1239/1240 in Berhamstead, Hertfordshire, England
- b.1125 in Tunbridge Castle, Kent, England d.30 Dec 1218 in Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
- b.1173 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales d.1220 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
- b.~ 1145 in Leinster, Ireland d.1177
- b.02 Sep 1243 in , Christchurch, Hampshire, England d.07 Dec 1295 in , Monmouth Castle, Monmouthshire, England
- b.~ 1171 in Lincoln,Lincolnshire,England d.1211
- b.1192 in Lincoln,Lincolnshire,England d.22 Jul 1240 in Stanlaw,Chester,England
- b.1162 in Tunbridge Castle, Kent, England d.30 Dec 1218
- b.~ 1184 in Lincoln,Lincolnshire,England d.1213
- b.1160 in Tewkesbury, Gloucester, England d.1 Jan 1224/1225
- b.~ 1223 in Lincoln,Lincolnshire,England d.<10 Mar 1289
- b.~ 1150 in Winchester,Hampshire,England d.03 Nov 1220 in ,Damietta,Palestine
- b.~ 1188 in Winchester,(Buckley),Hampshire,England d.Aug 1257 in London,Middlesex,England
- b.~ 1160 in ,Hampshire,England d.12 Jan 1235
- b.1208 in Lincoln,Lincolnshire,England d.1258 in Clerkenwell,Middlesex,England
- b.1160 in Chester,Cheshire,England d.>06 Jun 1241
- b.04 Mar 1133 in lLe Mans, Sarthe, France d.06 Jul 1189 in Chinon Castle, Indre-et-Loire, France
- b.24 Dec 1167 in Beaumont Palace, Oxford, England d.18 Oct 1216 in Newark Castle, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England
- b.1122 in Chateau de Belin, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France d.31 Mar 1204 in Mirabell Castle, Tarn-et-Garonne,Poitiers, France
- b.01 Oct 1207 in Winchester, England d.16 Nov 1272 in Westminster Abbey, England
- b.1160 in Angouleme, Charente, France d.16 Jun 1202 in L'Abbey, La Couroun, France
- b.~ 1186 in Angouleme, France d.31 May 1246 in Fontevrand, Anjou, France
- b.~ 1160 in Courtenay,Galinois,France d.1218 in France
- b.1239 in Westminster, England d.07 Jul 1307 in Carlisle, England
- b.1180 in Barcelona, Spain d.Feb 1208/1209 in Palermo, Sicily
- b.1198 in Aix-En-Provence, France d.19 Aug 1245 in France
- b.~ 1180 in Sabran,Gard,France d.> 1209
- b.1217 in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhone, France d.24 Jan 1290/1291 in Amesbury, England
- b.20 Mar 1176/1177 in Carbonierres, Savoy, France d.20 Jan 1232/1233 in Aoste, Isere, France
- b.1201 in Chambery,Savoie,France d.Dec 1266 in France
- b.1180 in Geneva, Switzerland d.08 Apr 1257 in Pierre Chatel, Isere, France
- b.1272 in Acre, Palestine d.23 APR 1307 (AGE 35) in Clare, Suffolk, England
- b.1137 in Toledo, Castile d.22 Jan 1187/1188 in Benavente, Zamora, Castile
- b.1166 in Zamora, Leon, Spain d.1230 in Vallaneuva De Soria, Castilla, Spain
- b.1151 in Coimbra,Coimbra,Portugal d.16 Oct 1188 in Valladolid, Spain
- b.05 Aug 1201 in Leon,Leon,Spain d.30 May 1252 in Sevilla,Sevilla,Spain
- b.05 Aug 1201 in Leon, Spain d.30 May 1252 in Sevilla, Spain
- b.1181 in Segovia,Castile,Spain d.1244 in Burgos,Burgos,Spain
- b.13 Oct 1162 in Domfront, Normandie d.1214 in Las Huelgas, Burgos, Spain
- b.1244 in Castile d.29 Nov 1290 in Herdeby, Lincolnshire, England
- b.1135 in Dammartin, Seine-et-Marne, France d.20 Sep 1200 in London, Middlesex, England
- b.~ 1180 in Dammartin, Seine-et-Marne, France d.21 Sep 1239 in Abbeville, Somme, France
- b. in Ponthieu, Ain, France d.>Oct 1200
- b.~ 1216 in Dammartin, Seine-et-Marne, France d.15 Mar 1278/1279 in Abbeville, Somme, France
- b.1179 in Abbeville, Ponthieu, Picardie, France d.04 Oct 1221 in France
- b.17 Apr 1199 in Aumale, Seine-Maritime, France d.Sep 1250
- b.~ 1170 in France d.1221
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Elizabeth and John were married in a religious ceremony on September 30th, 1308. They had a son named William.
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Children
William de Burgh , Earl of Ulster
William was born in 1312. He died due to Killed at the age of 21 on June 6th, 1333.
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