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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_de_Clare,_4th_Earl_of_Hertford4th Earl of Clare, Hertford and Gloucester
Richard de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford was the son of
Roger de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford and Maud de St. Hilary. More commonly known as the Earl of Clare, he had the moiety of the Giffard estates from his ancestor Rohese. He was present at the coronation of
King Richard I at
Westminster,
3 September 1189, and
King John on
27 May 1199. He was also present at the homeage of
King William of Scotland at Lincoln.
He married Amice FitzRobert, Countess of Gloucester , second daughter, and co-heiress, of
William Fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester, and Hawise de Beaumont.
He sided with the Barons against
King John, even though he had previously sworn peace with the King at
Northampton, and his castle of
Tonbridge was taken. He played a leading part in the negotiations for
Magna Carta, being one of the twenty five Barons appointed as guardians. On
9 November 1215, he was one of the commissioners on the part of the Barons to negotiate the peace with the King. In 1215, his lands in counties
Cambridge,
Norfolk,
Suffolk and
Essex were granted to
Robert de Betun. He and his son were among the Barons excommunicated by the
Pope in 1215. Sometime before 1198 Earl Richard and his wife Amice were ordered to separate by the Pope on grounds of
consanguinity. They separated for a time because of this order but apparently they reconciled their marriage with the Pope later on.
His own arms were: Or, three chevronels gules.