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Isabella, Countess of Gloucester was the first wife of King John, then John, Earl of Gloucester.
When Isabella FitzWilliam Countess of Gloucester was born about 1173, in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, her father, William FitzRobert 2nd Earl of Gloucester, was 58 and her mother, Hawise de Beaumont, was 60. She married John King of England on 24 August 1188.
Isabella de Clare (2 November 1226 – 10 July 1264) was the daughter of Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford and 5th Earl of Gloucester and Isabel Marshal.She is also known as Isabel de Clare, but this is however, the name of many women in her family.
In 1214, John gave her and the earldom of Gloucester to Geoffrey de Mandeville in a straightforward cash deal. On Geoffrey's death in a tournament in 1216, Isabella was placed in the charge of Hubert de Burgh, earl of Kent, who married her a few days before her death. All three marriages seem to have been commercial transactions.
Isabel Marshal (9 October 1200 – 17 January 1240) was a medieval English countess. She was the wife of both Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford and 5th Earl of Gloucester and Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall (son of King John of England ).
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Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, [1] 7th Earl of Gloucester (2 September 1243 – 7 December 1295) was a powerful English magnate. He was also known as "Red" Gilbert de Clare or "The Red Earl", probably because of his hair colour or fiery temper in battle.
