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Male Gilbert de Clare , Earl of Gloucester 9th Click to view Gilbert de Clare , Earl of Gloucester 9th in the family tree

Gilbert was born on May 10th, 1291.  Gilbert's father was Gilbert "the Red Earl" de Clare Earl of Gloucester & Hertford and his mother was Joan Plantagenet of Acre.  His paternal grandparents were Richard De Clare Earl of Gloucester and Maud Lacy Countess of Gloucester; his maternal grandparents were "Longshanks" King of England Edward I and Princess Of Castile and Leon Eleanor. He had three sisters named Eleanor, Margaret and Elizabeth. He had two half-brothers and three half-sisters, named Thomas, Edward, Isabel, Mary and Joan.  He died  due to Killed in battle at the age of 23 on June 24th, 1314 in battle at Bannockburn, Strilingshire, Scotland.


Gilbert's family with Matilda de Burgh

‌Gilbert and Matilda were married in a religious ceremony on September 29th, 1308 in Waltham Abbey, Essex, England.

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