Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
NameRichard fitz Gilbert de Clare
Birth1094, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
Death15 Apr 1136, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales
Occupation1st Earl of Hertford, 1096 - 1136
FatherGilbert fitz Richard (1065-1115)
MotherAdeliza de Claremont
Notes for Richard fitz Gilbert de Clare
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_de_Clare,_1st_Earl_of_Hertford
Lineage
Richard FitzGilbert de Clare. 1st Earl of Hertford was the son of Gilbert Fitz Richard de Clare and Alice de Claremont also known as Adeliza de Claremont.
He founded the priory of Tonbridge.
Welsh Revolt
Richard held the Lordship of Ceredigion in Wales. A Welsh revolt against Norman rule had begun in south Wales, where on 1 January 1136 the Welsh won a victory over the local Norman forces between Loughor and Swansea.
Ambush & Death in Gwent
Richard had been away from his lordship in the early part of the year. Returning to the borders of Wales in April, he ignored warnings of the danger and pressed on towards Ceredigion with only a small force. He had not gone far when he was ambushed and killed by the men of Gwent under Iorwerth ab Owain and his brother Morgan, grandsons of Caradog ap Gruffydd, in a woody tract called "the ill-way of Coed Grano", near Llanthony Abbey, north of Abergavenny.
Spur for Welsh Invasion
The news of Richard's death induced Owain Gwynedd, son of Gruffydd ap Cynan, king of Gwynedd to invade his Lordship. In alliance with Gruffydd ap Rhys of Deheubarth he won a crushing victory over the Normans at the Battle of Crug Mawr, just outside Cardigan. The town of Cardigan was taken and burnt, and Richard's widow, Adelize, took refuge in Cardigan Castle, which was successfully defended by Robert fitz Martin. She was rescued by Miles of Gloucester who led an expedition to bring her to safety in England.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_de_Clare,_1st_Earl_of_Hertford
Lineage
Richard FitzGilbert de Clare. 1st Earl of Hertford was the son of Gilbert Fitz Richard de Clare and Alice de Claremont also known as Adeliza de Claremont.
He founded the priory of Tonbridge.
Welsh Revolt
Richard held the Lordship of Ceredigion in Wales. A Welsh revolt against Norman rule had begun in south Wales, where on 1 January 1136 the Welsh won a victory over the local Norman forces between Loughor and Swansea.
Ambush & Death in Gwent
Richard had been away from his lordship in the early part of the year. Returning to the borders of Wales in April, he ignored warnings of the danger and pressed on towards Ceredigion with only a small force. He had not gone far when he was ambushed and killed by the men of Gwent under Iorwerth ab Owain and his brother Morgan, grandsons of Caradog ap Gruffydd, in a woody tract called "the ill-way of Coed Grano", near Llanthony Abbey, north of Abergavenny.
Spur for Welsh Invasion
The news of Richard's death induced Owain Gwynedd, son of Gruffydd ap Cynan, king of Gwynedd to invade his Lordship. In alliance with Gruffydd ap Rhys of Deheubarth he won a crushing victory over the Normans at the Battle of Crug Mawr, just outside Cardigan. The town of Cardigan was taken and burnt, and Richard's widow, Adelize, took refuge in Cardigan Castle, which was successfully defended by Robert fitz Martin. She was rescued by Miles of Gloucester who led an expedition to bring her to safety in England.