Biography of Joan of Acre Countess Gloucester and Hertford 1272-1307

Paternal Family Tree: Anjou aka Plantagenet

Maternal Family Tree: Etienette Countess Provence and Arles

1254 Wedding of Edward I and Eleanor of Castile

1299 Edward I and Margaret of France Wedding

1307 Marriage of Piers Gaveston and Margaret de Clare

In 1253 [her future husband] Gilbert "Red Earl" Clare 7th Earl Gloucester 6th Earl Hertford (age 9) and Alice or Alix Lusignan Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 16) were married. She the daughter of Hugh Lusignan XI Count Lusignan VI Count La Marche II Count Angoulême and Yolande Capet Countess Lusignan, La Marche and Angoulême (age 34). He the son of Richard de Clare 6th Earl Gloucester 5th Earl Hertford (age 30) and Maud Lacy Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 29). He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

1254 Wedding of Edward I and Eleanor of Castile

On 01 Nov 1254 [her father] King Edward I of England (age 15) and [her mother] Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England (age 13) were married at Abbey of Santa Maria la Real de Huelgas [Map]. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon and [her grandmother] Joan Dammartin Queen Consort Castile and Leon (age 34). He the son of [her grandfather] King Henry III of England (age 47) and [her grandmother] Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England (age 31). They were second cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In Apr 1272 Joan of Acre Countess Gloucester and Hertford was born to King Edward I of England (age 32) and Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England (age 31) at Acre [Map].

On 30 Apr 1290 Gilbert "Red Earl" Clare 7th Earl Gloucester 6th Earl Hertford (age 46) and Joan of Acre Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 18) were married at Clerkenwell [Map]. She by marriage Countess Gloucester, Countess Hertford. The difference in their ages was 28 years. She the daughter of King Edward I of England (age 50) and Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England (age 49). He the son of Richard de Clare 6th Earl Gloucester 5th Earl Hertford and Maud Lacy Countess Gloucester and Hertford. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

Death of Eleanor of Castile

On 28 Nov 1290 [her mother] Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England (age 49) died at Harby Manor. Her viscera were buried at Lincoln Cathedral [Map].

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Arounnd 10 May 1291 [her son] Gilbert de Clare 8th Earl Gloucester 7th Earl Hertford was born to [her husband] Gilbert "Red Earl" Clare 7th Earl Gloucester 6th Earl Hertford (age 47) and Joan of Acre Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 19). He a grandson of King Edward I of England.

On 03 Oct 1292 [her daughter] Eleanor Clare Baroness Zouche Mortimer was born to [her husband] Gilbert "Red Earl" Clare 7th Earl Gloucester 6th Earl Hertford (age 49) and Joan of Acre Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 20) at Caerphilly Castle [Map]. She a granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

On 16 Sep 1295 [her daughter] Elizabeth Clare Lady Verdun was born to [her husband] Gilbert "Red Earl" Clare 7th Earl Gloucester 6th Earl Hertford (age 52) and Joan of Acre Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 23). She a granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

On 07 Dec 1295 [her husband] Gilbert "Red Earl" Clare 7th Earl Gloucester 6th Earl Hertford (age 52) died at Monmouth Castle [Map]. He buried at Tewkesbury Abbey [Map]. His son [her son] Gilbert (age 4) succeeded 8th Earl Gloucester, 7th Earl Hertford, 8th Lord Clare, 4th Lord Glamorgan.

In Jan 1297 Ralph Monthermer 1st Earl of Gloucester and Hertford (age 27) and Joan of Acre Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 24) were married in secret greatly offending her father King Edward I of England (age 57) who had been planning to marry her to Amadeus V "Great" Savoy (age 47) in March. Ralph Monthermer 1st Earl of Gloucester and Hertford was imprisoned at Bristol Castle, Gloucestershire [Map]; he was released in Aug 1297. She the daughter of King Edward I of England and Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England.

In Aug 1297 [her husband] Ralph Monthermer 1st Earl of Gloucester and Hertford (age 27) was created 1st Earl Gloucester, 1st Earl Hertford. There is some uncertainty as to whether these creations existed, or were created for life only, since they do appear to have been inherited, or whether there is confusion around his having been married to Joan of Acre Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 25), the widow of the seventh Earl of the first creation [her former husband] Gilbert "Red Earl" Clare 7th Earl Gloucester 6th Earl Hertford.

In Oct 1297 [her daughter] Mary Monthermer was born to [her husband] Ralph Monthermer 1st Earl of Gloucester and Hertford (age 27) and Joan of Acre Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 25). She a granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

Edward I and Margaret of France Wedding

On 10 Sep 1299 [her father] King Edward I of England (age 60) and [her step-mother] Margaret of France Queen Consort England (age 20) were married at Canterbury Cathedral [Map]. She by marriage Queen Consort England. The difference in their ages was 39 years. She the daughter of King Philip III of France and Maria of Brabant Queen Consort France (age 43). He the son of [her grandfather] King Henry III of England and [her grandmother] Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England. They were first cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

Guy Beauchamp 10th Earl Warwick (age 27) was present.

On 04 Oct 1301 [her son] Thomas Monthermer 2nd Baron Monthermer was born to [her husband] Ralph Monthermer 1st Earl of Gloucester and Hertford (age 31) and Joan of Acre Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 29) at Ham Stoke, Wiltshire. He a grandson of King Edward I of England.

In 1304 [her son] Edward Monthermer was born to [her husband] Ralph Monthermer 1st Earl of Gloucester and Hertford (age 34) and Joan of Acre Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 31). He a grandson of King Edward I of England.

After 14 Jul 1306 [her son-in-law] Hugh "Younger" Despencer 1st Baron Despencer (age 20) and [her daughter] Eleanor Clare Baroness Zouche Mortimer (age 13) were married. She the daughter of [her former husband] Gilbert "Red Earl" Clare 7th Earl Gloucester 6th Earl Hertford and Joan of Acre Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 34). He the son of Hugh "Elder" Despencer 1st Earl Winchester (age 45) and Isabella Beauchamp Baroness Monthermer. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She a granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

On 23 Apr 1307 Joan of Acre Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 35) died at Clare, Suffolk [Map].

Marriage of Piers Gaveston and Margaret de Clare

On 02 Nov 1307 [her son-in-law] Piers Gaveston 1st Earl Cornwall (age 23) and [her daughter] Margaret Clare Countess Gloucester were married. Arranged by [her brother] King Edward II of England (age 23). Margaret Clare Countess Gloucester grand-daughter of Edward I through his daughter Joan and, as such, significantly higher than Gaveston in the nobility. She the daughter of [her former husband] Gilbert "Red Earl" Clare 7th Earl Gloucester 6th Earl Hertford and Joan of Acre Countess Gloucester and Hertford. She a granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

                    Life of Edward II by a Monk of Malmesbury. [02 Nov 1307] So much so that, in order to strengthen Peter's faction and surround him with loyal friends, the lord king gave him in marriage the daughter of his sister, who was herself the daughter of the late Gilbert, Earl of Gloucester. Truly, this marriage alliance greatly advanced his cause; for it powerfully increased his favor among friends and helped restrain the hatred of the barons.
                
                    In tantum etiam ut ad partem Petri fortificandam et amicis stipandam, filiam sororis sum, que fuit filia quondam Gilberti comitis Gloucestriæ, dominus rex dicto Petro collocavit [in] matrimoninm. Sane hæc copulatio matrimonialis partem ejus non modicum valebat; favorem namque amicorum sibi vehementer augebat et odium baronum refrænabat.
                
                    [her daughter] Margaret de Clare, daughter of [her former husband] Gilbert de Clare and Joan of Acre