Biography of Richard Clare 3rd Earl Hertford 1153-1217

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In 1153 [his uncle] Gilbert de Clare 1st Earl Hertford [aged 38] died. He was buried at Clare Priory, Suffolk [Map]. His brother [his father] Roger [aged 37] succeeded 2nd Earl Hertford. Rohese Vere Countess Essex and Hertford [aged 43] by marriage Countess Hertford.

In 1153 Richard Clare 3rd Earl Hertford was born to Roger Clare 2nd Earl Hertford [aged 37] and Maud St Hilary Countess Hertford.

In or before 1156 [his father] Roger Clare 2nd Earl Hertford [aged 39] and [his mother] Maud St Hilary Countess Hertford were married. She by marriage Countess Hertford. He the son of [his grandfather] Richard de Clare and [his grandmother] Alice Gernon.

In 1172 Richard Clare 3rd Earl Hertford [aged 19] and Amice Fitzrobert Countess Hertford were married. She by marriage Countess Hertford. She the daughter of William Fitzrobert 2nd Earl Gloucester and Hawise Beaumont Countess Gloucester. He the son of Roger Clare 2nd Earl Hertford [aged 56] and Maud St Hilary Countess Hertford. They were half fourth cousin once removed. She a great granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

In 1173 [his father] Roger Clare 2nd Earl Hertford [aged 57] died. His son Richard [aged 20] succeeded 3rd Earl Hertford, 6th Lord Clare, 6th Lord Tonbridge, 5th Lord Cardigan.

Around 1175 [his brother-in-law] Nigel Mowbray 5th Baron Thirsk [aged 29] and [his sister] Mabel Clare Baroness Thirsk [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Baroness Thirsk. She the daughter of [his father] Roger Clare 2nd Earl Hertford and [his mother] Maud St Hilary Countess Hertford. They were half fourth cousin once removed.

In 1180 [his son] Gilbert Clare 5th Earl Gloucester 4th Earl Hertford was born to Richard Clare 3rd Earl Hertford [aged 27] and [his wife] Amice Fitzrobert Countess Hertford. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. He married in or before 1218 his third cousin Isabel Marshal Countess Cornwall, Gloucester and Hertford, daughter of William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke and Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke, and had issue.

In 1183 [his father-in-law] William Fitzrobert 2nd Earl Gloucester died. His daughter [his sister-in-law] Isabella [aged 10] succeeded 3rd Countess Gloucester.

In 1184 [his daughter] Maud de Clare was born to Richard Clare 3rd Earl Hertford [aged 31] and [his wife] Amice Fitzrobert Countess Hertford. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She married 1206 William de Braose, son of William de Braose 4th Baron Bramber and Maud "Lady of Hay" St Valery Baroness Bramber, and had issue.

In 1184 [his son] Richard de Clare was born to Richard Clare 3rd Earl Hertford [aged 31] and [his wife] Amice Fitzrobert Countess Hertford. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

On 29th August 1189 King John of England [aged 22] and [his sister-in-law] Isabella Fitzrobert 3rd Countess Gloucester and Essex [aged 16] were married at Marlborough Castle [Map]. He by marriage Earl Gloucester. See Gesta Regis Henrici and Gesta Regis Henrici by Benedict of Peterborough. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] William Fitzrobert 2nd Earl Gloucester and Hawise Beaumont Countess Gloucester. He the son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England [aged 67]. They were half second cousins. She a great granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

Coronation of King Richard I

Gesta Regis Henrici by Benedict of Peterborough. 3rd September 1189. Then Richard [aged 31], Duke of Normandy, came to London, and having gathered there the archbishops and bishops, earls and barons, and a large multitude of knights, on the third day before the Nones of September, on a Sunday, the moon being in its nineteenth phase, on the feast of the ordination of Pope Saint Gregory, an ill-omened day, the aforementioned Richard, Duke of Normandy, was consecrated and crowned as King of England at Westminster in London by Baldwin [aged 64], Archbishop of Canterbury. Assisting him in this office were Walter, Archbishop of Rouen, John, Archbishop of Dublin, Formale, Archbishop of Trier, Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln, Hugh [aged 64], Bishop of Durham, William, Bishop of Worcester, John, Bishop of Exeter, Reginald, Bishop of Bath, John, Bishop of Norwich, Seffrid, Bishop of Chichester, Gilbert, Bishop of Rochester, Peter, Bishop of St. David's in Wales, the Bishop of St. Asaph in Wales, the Bishop of Bangor in Wales, Albinus, Bishop of Ferns in Ireland, and Concors, Bishop of Kildare in Ireland.

Geoffrey, Archbishop-elect of York, John, Bishop-elect of Whithorn in Galloway, the Abbot of Westminster, the Abbot of St. Albans, the Abbot of St. Augustine's in Canterbury, the Abbot of Hyde in Winchester, Benedict, Abbot of Peterborough, the Abbot of St. Edmund's, the Abbot of Crowland, the Abbot of Battle, the Abbot of St. Mary's in York, Arnold, Abbot of Rievaulx, the Abbot of Holm Cultram, the Abbot of Mortemer, and the Abbot of St. Denis, who had come on behalf of the King of France, were present.

Also present were William, Earl of Aumale and Essex, Hamelin [aged 60], brother of King Henry, Earl of Warenne, John [aged 22], brother of King Richard, Earl of Mortain and Gloucester, Robert, Earl of Leicester, Richard [aged 36], Earl of Clare, Waleran [aged 36], Earl of Warwick, William de Aubigny [aged 51], Earl of Sussex, Aubrey [aged 74], Earl of Oxford, William [aged 39], Earl of Salisbury, William Marshal [aged 43], Earl of Striguil, and David [aged 37], brother of the King of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon.

Moreover, these barons were present: Robert de Lacy, [his brother-in-law] Nigel de Mowbray [aged 43], Roger Bigot, Reginald de Lucy, Gervase Paynel, William de Humet, Baldwin Wake, Robert de Stafford, John,²⁰ Constable of Chester, Jollan de Neville, William de Neville, Henry de Putot, Ranulf de Glanville [aged 77], Justiciar of England, Gerard de Glanville, his brother, Gilbert Basset [aged 34], Gerard de Camville, and Richard de Camville.

Deinde Ricardus dux Normanniæ venit Lundonias, et congregatis ibi archiepiscopis et episcopis, comitibus et baronibus et copiosa militum multitudine, tertio nonas Septembris, die Dominica, luna xix., festo ordinationis Sancti Gregorii papa, die mala, prædictus Ricardus dux Normanniæ consecratus et coronatus est in regem Angliæ, apud Lundonias in Westmonasterio, a Baldewino Cantuariensi archiepiscopo, ministrantibus illi in illo officio Waltero Rothomagensi archiepiscopo, Johanne Dublinensi archiepiscopo, Formale¹ Treverensi archiepiscopo, Hugone Lincolniensi episcopo, Hugone Dunelmensi episcopo, Willelmo Wigornensi episcopo, Johanne Exoniensi episcopo, Reginaldo Bathoniensi episcopo, Johanne Norwicensi episcopo, Sefrido Cices- trensi episcopo, Gilleberto Rofensi episcopo, Petro episcopo de Sancto David in Wallia, episcopo² de Asfath in Wallia, episcopo³ de Pangor in Wallia.—Albinus episcopus Fernensis⁴ in Hibernia, Concors episcopus Heghdunensis⁵ in Hibernia;

Gaufridus Eboracensis electus, Johannes electus Candidæ Casæ in Galweia, abbas de Westmonasterio⁶, abbas de Sancto Albano⁷, abbas de Sancto Augustino Cantuariæ⁸, abbas de Hyda Wintoniæ⁹, Benedictus abbas de Burgo¹⁰, abbas de Sancto Eadmundo¹¹, abbas de Croilandia¹², abbas de Bello¹³, abbas Sanctæ Mariæ Eboraci¹⁴, Arnaldus abbas Rievallis, abbas de Holm Cultram¹⁵, abbas de Mortemer¹⁶, et abbas de Sancto Dionysio¹⁷, qui venerant ex parte regis Franciæ.

Willelmus comes Albemarliæ et Essesse, Hamellinus frater regis Henrici comes Warennæ, Johannes frater regis Ricardi, comes Meretonæ et Gloucestriæ, Robertus comes Leicestriæ, Ricardus comes de Clara, Wallerannus comes de Warwic, Willelmus de Aubeni comes de Suthsex, Albricus comes¹⁸, Willelmus¹⁹ comes de Salesbiria, Willelmus Marescallus comes de Strignil, David frater regis Scotiæ comes de Huntendona.

Præterea hi barones interfuerunt, Robertus de Lasci, Nigellus de Mumbray, Rogerus Bigot, Reginaldus Lusci, Gervasius Painel, Willelmus de Humet, Baldewinus Wag, Robertus de Stanford, Johannes constabularius Cestrize, Jollanus de Nevil, Willelmus de Nevil, Henricus de Puteaco, Ranulfus de Glanvil justitiarius Anglize, Gerardus de Glanvilla frater ipsius, Gillebertus Basset, Gerardus de Camvilla, Ricardus de Camvilla.

Note 1. Fulmar, Formalis, or Formator, archdeacon of Treves, was elected archbishop by intrigue in 1183, and consecrated by pope Urban III. on Whit Sunday 1186. He never gained full possession of his see, and was, with his competitor Rodolf, deprived by Clement III. in 1189. He then came to England, where he died.

Note 2. [episcopo] Reiner, 1186-1224.

Note 3. [episcopo] Guy, 1177-1190.

Note 4. [Fernensis] Albinus, 1185-1122.

Note 5. [Heghdunensis] Concord, bishop of Euaghduu.

Note 6. Walter, 1176-1190.

Note 7. Warin, 1188-1195.

Note 8. Roger, abbot 1178-1212.

Note 9. John Suthill, abbot 1181-1222.

Note 10. Benedict, abbot 1181-1193.

Note 12. Sampson de Totington, 11821211.

Note 12. Robert of Reading, abbot of Croyland, 1175-1190.

Note 13. Odo, abbot of Battle 1175-1200.

Note 14. Robert Harpham, 1184-1189, was dead. The abbey was represented by William the prior.

Note 15. Everard, 1175-1192.

Note 16. Mortemer-en-Lions. William Tholomeus, 1179-1200.

Note 17. Hugh Foucaut, 1186-1197.

Note 18. De Vere, earl of Oxford.

Note 19. William of Evreux, son of Patrick, 1168-1196.

Note 20. De Lacy.

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Around April 1200 King John of England [aged 33] and [his sister-in-law] Isabella Fitzrobert 3rd Countess Gloucester and Essex [aged 27] marriage annulled due to consanuinity but more likely because John's new status as heir to the English throne mean't he had better prospects. He may have already decided to marry Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England [aged 12] who he married on 24th August 1200.

In 1204 [his sister] Mabel Clare Baroness Thirsk [aged 48] died at Axeholme.

In 1206 [his son-in-law] William de Braose and Maud de Clare [aged 22] were married. She the daughter of Richard Clare 3rd Earl Hertford [aged 53] and Amice Fitzrobert Countess Hertford.

In 1213 [his daughter] Maud de Clare [aged 29] starved to death.

On 20th January 1214 Geoffrey Mandeville 2nd Earl Essex [aged 23] and [his sister-in-law] Isabella Fitzrobert 3rd Countess Gloucester and Essex [aged 41] were married. She by marriage Countess Essex, Countess Gloucester. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] William Fitzrobert 2nd Earl Gloucester and Hawise Beaumont Countess Gloucester. He the son of [his former brother-in-law] Geoffrey Fitzpeter 1st Earl Essex and Beatrice Saye.

Magna Carta

                    On 15th June 1215 King John of England [aged 48] met with his Baron's at Runnymede [Map] where he agreed to the terms of the Magna Carta which attempted to reduce the King's authority through political reform. Those who signed as surety included:
                
                    Roger Bigod 2nd Earl Norfolk [aged 71]
                
                    his son Hugh Bigod 3rd Earl Norfolk [aged 33]
                
                    Henry Bohun 1st Earl Hereford [aged 39]
                
                    Richard Clare 3rd Earl Hertford [aged 62]
                
                    his son Gilbert Clare 5th Earl Gloucester 4th Earl Hertford [aged 35]
                
                    William "The Younger" Marshal 2nd Earl Pembroke [aged 25]
                
                    William Mowbray 6th Baron Thirsk [aged 42]
                
                    Saer Quincy 1st Earl Winchester [aged 45]
                
                    Robert Ros [aged 43], Richard Percy 5th Baron Percy Topcliffe [aged 45]
                
                    Robert de Vere 3rd Earl of Oxford [aged 50]
                
                    Eustace Vesci [aged 46]
                
                    John Fitzrobert 3rd Baron Warkworth [aged 25]
                
                    John Lacy Earl Lincoln [aged 23].
                
                    William de Albini [aged 64], Geoffrey Mandeville 2nd Earl Essex [aged 24]
                
                    Robert Clare Fitzwalter                

                    William Forz 3rd Earl Albemarle                

                    William Hardell
                
                    William Huntingfield
                
                    William Llanvallei
                
                    William Malet 1st Baron Curry Mallet
                
                    Roger Montbegon, Richard Montfichet
                
                    Geoffrey Saye [aged 60] signed as surety the Magna Carta.
                
                    Ranulf de Blondeville Gernon 6th Earl Chester 1st Earl Lincoln [aged 45] witnessed.

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In 1217 Richard Clare 3rd Earl Hertford [aged 64] died. His son Gilbert [aged 37] succeeded 5th Earl Gloucester, 4th Earl Hertford, 7th Lord Clare.

In 1220 [his former wife] Amice Fitzrobert Countess Hertford died.

[his daughter] Mathilde Clare was born to Richard Clare 3rd Earl Hertford and Amice Fitzrobert Countess Hertford. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She married Rhys Gryg ap Rhys Dinefwr and had issue.

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