2nd Earl of Pembroke, Lord of Leinster, and Justiciar of Ireland Richard FitzGilbert de Clare

1130 - 1176  (45 years)

• Name	Richard FitzGilbert de Clare  [1, 2]
  Title	2nd Earl of Pembroke, Lord of Leinster, and Justiciar of Ireland
  Birth	21 Sep 1130	Tonbridge, Kent, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Notable Quote	a tall and fair man, of pleasing appearance, modest in his bearing, delicate in features, of a low voice, but sage in council and the idol of his soldiers
  Name	Strongbow
  _MILT	He had a leading role in the Norman invasion of Ireland
  Death	20 Apr 1176	Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales   [1]
  	Pembroke Castle
  Person ID	I9585	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	1st Earl of Pembroke Gilbert FitzGilbert de Clare,   b. 21 Sep 1100, Tonbridge, Kent, England d. 6 Jan 1148 (Age 47 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Isabel de Beaumont,   b. 1102, Leicester, Leicestershire, England d. 6 Jan 1147, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales (Age 45 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1130	Tonbridge, Kent, England   [3]
  Family ID	F3382	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Princess of Leinster Aoife 'Eve' MacMurrough,   b. 26 Apr 1145, Ireland d. 26 Aug 1188, Waterford, Waterford, Ireland (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	26 Aug 1171	Waterford County, Ireland   [1]
  	the day after the capture of Waterford by the Cambro-Norman forces led by Strongbow
  		Wedding of Aoife & Strongbow
  Children	1. 4th Countess of Pembroke Isabella de Clare,   b. Feb 1172, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales d. 14 May 1220, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales (Age 48 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F3257	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 Sep 1130 - Tonbridge, Kent, England Marriage - 26 Aug 1171 - Waterford County, Ireland Death - 20 Apr 1176 - Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
  		Wedding of Aoife & Strongbow

  
  

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• Sources

  [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. Record for Richard Fitzgilbert De Clare [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees. [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. Record for Gilbert DeClare