Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester

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Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester, was a powerful 13th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman and magnate who played a key role in the politics of the reigns of Henry III and Edward I.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Norman magnate
English nobleman
earl
human
burialPlace Tewkesbury Abbey
causeOfDeath sudden illness
child Bogo de Clare
Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester
Isabel de Clare
Margaret de Clare
Rohese de Clare
Thomas de Clare
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth 1222
dateOfDeath 1262-07-15
era 13th century
ethnicGroup Anglo-Norman
familyName de Clare
linked to: de Clare family
father Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Gloucester
feudalLordOf Glamorgan
Marcher lordships in the Welsh Marches
givenName Richard
hasAncestralHome Clare, Suffolk
hasMottoOrAssociation associated with the arms Or, three chevrons gules
heldTitle 6th Earl of Gloucester
7th Earl of Hertford
laterOpposed Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester
memberOf de Clare family
monarchServed Edward I of England
Henry III of England
mother Isabel Marshal
nobleFamily de Clare
linked to: de Clare family
nobleTitle Earl of Gloucester
Earl of Hertford
notableFor being one of the most powerful English magnates of the mid-13th century
role in baronial opposition to Henry III
participatedIn politics of the reign of Edward I of England
politics of the reign of Henry III of England
placeOfBirth Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Kingdom of England
placeOfDeath Ashenfield Manor, Waltham, Kent, Kingdom of England
positionHeld Lord of Clare
Lord of Glamorgan
Lord of Tonbridge
Lord of Trowbridge
Lord of Usk
religion Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male
spouse Maud de Lacy, Countess of Gloucester
supported Provisions of Oxford (initially)

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House of Gloucester notableMember Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester
Isabel Marshal child Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester
Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester father Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester
Gloucester family notableMember Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester
Council of Fifteen significantFigure Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester
subject linked to: council of fifteen
Maud de Lacy, Countess of Gloucester spouse Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester