Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameRichard de Clare , 6th Earl of Hertford, 2nd of Gloucester 
Birth4 Aug 1222, Gloucestershire, England
Death15 Jul 1262, Ashenfield Manor, Waltham, Kent, England
FatherGilbert de Clare , 5th Earl of Hertford, 1st of Gloucester (~1180-1230)
MotherIsabel Marshall , Countess of Cornwall (1200-1240)
Misc. Notes
Married his first wife, Margaret de Burgh, secretly, to the great displeasure of Henry III.
After escaping a first poisoning attempt earlier in his life, he was poisoned again, at the table of Peter de Savoy, the queen's uncle, along with Baldwin, Earl of Devon, and others.
After escaping a first poisoning attempt earlier in his life, he was poisoned again, at the table of Peter de Savoy, the queen's uncle, along with Baldwin, Earl of Devon, and others.
Spouses
Birthabt 1223, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
Death1289
FatherJohn de Lacie 1st Earl of Lincoln (1192-1240)
MotherMargaret de Quincy (1208-1258)
Marriage1237
ChildrenGilbert “The Red Earl” (1243-1295)
Thomas (~1245-1287)