expbul1a.gif (699 bytes) Gilbert de Clare ("The Red"), Earl of Hertford and Gloucester

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born:  2 Sepbember 1243 in Christchurch, Hamptonshire, England
died:  7 December 1295 at Monmouth Castle

Father:  Richard de Clare, Earl of Hertford and Gloucester
Mother:  Maud de Lacy, Countess of Lincoln

Spouse:  Joan of Acre, Princess of England
Married:  30 April 1290 at Westminster Abbey

Children:
1.  Margaret de Clare
2. Alianore de Clare

caerphcastle.jpg (12969 bytes) Caerphilly Castle, built by Gilbert de Clare