6th Earl of Gloucester and Hertford Sir Gilbert de Clare

1243 - 1295  (52 years)

• Name	Gilbert de Clare
  Relationship	with Marion Murdoch Johnson
  Gender	Male
  Birth	2 Sep 1243	Christchurch, Hampshire, England   [1]
  WWW	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_de_Clare,_7th_Earl_of_Gloucester
  Death	7 Dec 1295	Monmouth Castle, Monmouth, ?, Wales   [1]
  Last Modified	28 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	2nd Earl of Gloucester Sir Richard de Clare           b. 4 Aug 1222             d. Jul 1262 (Age 39 years)
  Mother	Countess of Gloucester and Hertford Maud de Lacy             d. 29 Dec 1288
  Marriage	Abt [J] 25 Jan 1238  [2]

  
  

  Wife	Joan of Acre           b. 1272, Acre, Outremer           d. 8 Apr 1307 (Age 35 years)
  Marriage	23 Apr 1290	Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England   [1]
  	Type: By dispensation
  Age at Marriage	Gilbert was 46 years old - Joan was ~ 18 years old.
  Children	1. Elizabeth de Clare           b. Nov 1295, Caerphilly, South Glamorgan, Wales           d. 4 Nov 1360 (Age ~ 64 years)
  Last Modified	28 Feb 2021

  
  

• Notes

  AKA "The Red Earl". Marriage to Joan of Acre was by dispensation as they were cousins.

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 2 Sep 1243 - Christchurch, Hampshire, England Marriage - Type: By dispensation - 23 Apr 1290 - Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England Death - 7 Dec 1295 - Monmouth Castle, Monmouth, ?, Wales  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S0491] Douglas Richardson, Ed. by Kimball G. Everingham, Magna Carta Ancestry, (2011), Verdun; pages 245-260. [S0491] Douglas Richardson, Ed. by Kimball G. Everingham, Magna Carta Ancestry, (2011), Clare; Vol. 1, pages 446-474.