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Richard de Clare (1130 – 20 April 1176), 2nd Earl of Pembroke, also Lord of Leinster and Justiciar of Ireland (sometimes known as Richard FitzGilbert ), was an Anglo-Norman nobleman notable for his leading role in the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. [1] Like his father, Richard is commonly known by his nickname, Strongbow ( Anglo-Norman ...
- Earl of Pembroke
Earl of Pembroke is a title in the Peerage of England that...
- de Clare
The son of Gilbert Fitz Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Pembroke,...
- Earl of Pembroke
Apr 26, 2022 · About Richard "Strongbow" de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke. "Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (of the first creation), Lord of Leinster, Justiciar of Ireland (1130 – 20 April 1176). Like his father, he was also commonly known by his nickname Strongbow (French: Arc-Fort). He was a Cambro-Norman lord notable for his leading role in the ...
- circa 1125
- Tonbridge, Kent, England
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Jan 14, 2022 · 2nd Earl of Pembroke (Wales) "The earldom of Pembroke was first granted by King Stephen in 1138 to Gilbert de Clare. On the death of the first earl’s infant grandson Gilbert de Clare in [1185/86], the right to the earldom passed to his sister, but it was not until 1199 that her husband William Marshal was invested as Earl of Pembroke."
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- Aoife (Macmurrough) de Clare
Richard de Clare arrived later, in August of 1170. On around 26 August 1171 in Waterford, Richard de Clare married MacMurrough's daughter, Aoife MacMurrough (anglicised as "Eva"). They had two children-. (i) Gilbert de Clare, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, a minor who died in 1185. (ii) Isabel de Clare, 4th Countess of Pembroke, became Countess of ...
Reference entries. (c. 1130–76),commonly known as ‘Strongbow’. A member of the aristocratic Clare family, he inherited his father's earldom of Pembroke in 1148 but, being a supporter of Stephen, forfeited it when Henry II came to the throne. In 1166, still out of favour, he decided to accept Dermot MacMurrough's offer of his daughter Eva ...
