Richard FitzGilbert 'De Tonbridge' deClare de Brionne, Régent d'Angleterre

Naissance : ou bien encore vers 1024 (?)
Profession : Seigneur de Bienfaite & Orbec (14), de Turnbridge, et Régent d'Angleterre.



Lord of Clare and Tonbridge (Toneburge)

Naissance : ou bien encore vers 1024 (?)
Profession : Seigneur de Bienfaite & Orbec (14), de Turnbridge, et Régent d'Angleterre.

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B1. Richard FitzGilbert, +ca 1090; m.Rohese Giffard (+after 1113)

(A) Gilbert FitzRichard de Toneburge (b c1065, d 1114/17) m. (by 1090) Adeliza de Clermont

(B) Robert FitzRichard, Lord of Little Dunmow (b c1065, d 1134, steward to King Henry I) m(1?). Judith of Huntingdon (dau of Waltheof, Earl of Huntingdon and Northampton) m2. (1112) Maud de St. Liz (d 1140, dau of Simon de St Liz, Earl of Huntingdon and Northampton)

BE1883 shows 2 unnamed daughters, one married to Ralph de Telgers and the other to Eudo Dapifer. The following 3 daughters are reported by GenEU (Eu).

(C) Rohese (b 1067, d 1121) m. Eudo de Rie

(D) Adelizia (b c1068) m. Sir Walter Ryrrel

(E) Avoye (d c1138) m. Raoul I de Fougeres (d 1124) fzvar01.htm>

(F)+ other issue - Roger (dsp), Walter of Nether-Went (dsp), Richard (abbot of Ely)

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Richard fitz Gilbert de CLARE and Rohese de Giffard Husband: Richard fitz Gilbert de Clare, Lord of Clare and Tonbridge LifeNotes: The bulk of Richard fitz Gilbert's estates lay in Suffolk, Essex, Surrey, and Kent, but comprised holdings in various other counties in the southern and eastern parts of the kingdom as well. Richard tried to consolidate the gains made by his father in Cardigan, but was killed in an ambush in 1136 and the lordship was soon recovered by the Welsh. Born: 1035, Clare, Suffolk, England Married: arranged by King William Died: 1090 Parents: Wife: Rohese de Giffard LifeNotes: She was the sister of Walter Giffard, later Earl of Buckingham. Her dowry consisted of lands in Huntingdon and Hertford. Born: Married: arranged by King William Died: 1113 Parents: Walter Giffard and (-?), daughter of Girard de Clermont Flatel / Fleitel Their children were: * Roger de Clare. Died without issue. His lands were thus granted to his nephew Gilbert fitz Gilbert de Clare. * Gilbert fitz Richard, born ca 1066. See his page. Married Adelize de Clermont, daughter of Hugh de Claremont. Their children: Richard fitz Gilbert II (b. before 1100; m. Adelize de Chester, sister of Ranulf des Gernons, Earl of Chester, and who brought to the marriage lands in Lincoln and Northampton as her marriage portion. Richard tried to consolidate the gains made by his father in Cardigan, but was killed in an ambush in 1136 and the lordship was soon recovered by the Welsh), Gilbert (b. 1100), Baldwin (established himself as an important member of the lesser baronage by obtaining the Lincolnshire barony of Bourne through marriage.; d. 1154), Hervey (King Stephen sent on an expedition to Cardigan abt 1140), Walter (participated in the Second Crusade of 1147), Margaret (m. William de Montifichet, Lord of Stansted in Essex), Alice (m. Aubrey de Vere, Lord of Hedingham in Essex), Rohese (m. Lord Baderon de Monmouth; d. 1136), In 1110 Gilbert fitz Richard was granted the lordship of Ceredigion (Cardigan) in southwestern Wales, and immediately embarked upon an intensive campaign to subjagate the area. Gilbert died 1117. * Walter de Clare Founded Tintern Abbey in 1131. Was given a lordship of Netherwent with the castle of Striguli., lands previously held by William fitz Osborn, Earl of Hereford, who forfeited them in 1075. Died about 1138, without issue. The Lordship was thus granted to his nephew Gilbert fitz Gilbert de Clare. * Richard de Clare. Was a monk at Bec. Made abbot at Ely in 1100. Died 1136. * Avice de Clare. See her page.. Married Robert de Stafford. See his page. * Rohese de Clare, born 1055, Tunbridge, Kent, England. Married Eudo de Rie. Died 1121.

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TITLE: Lord of Bienfaite & Orbec in Normandy Lord of Clare & Tonbridge

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.
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.

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.