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Male Earl Gilbert FitzRichard de Clare I of Hertford Click to view Earl Gilbert FitzRichard de Clare I of Hertford in the family tree

Gilbert FitzRichard was born about 1066 in Clare, Suffolk, England.  Gilbert FitzRichard's father was Earl Richard FitzGilbert de Clare and his mother was Rohese Giffard.  His paternal grandfather was Count Gilbert ("Crispin") of Brionne and his paternal grandmother is Constance de Eu; his maternal grandparents were Earl Walter Giffard I of Buckingham and Agnes Ermentrude Flaitel. He had four brothers and four sisters, named Robert, Osbern, Richard FitzRichard, Robert FitzRichard, Ronais, Avice, Rohese and Adeliza or Ann.  He was the fourth youngest of the nine children.  He died in Clare, Tonebridge, Cardigan, Wales.


Gilbert FitzRichard's first family with Alice de Claremont

‌Gilbert FitzRichard and Alice were married in a religious ceremony before 1076 in England.  They had four sons and five daughters, named Richard FitzGilbert, "Strongbow", Baldwin FitzGilbert, Hervey, Agnes, Alice, Margaret, Hawise and Rohesia FitzGilbert.


Gilbert FitzRichard's second family with de Venuz

They had a son named John.

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