Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester

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Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, was a powerful 13th-century English nobleman and military leader who played a pivotal role in the conflicts between the crown and the barons, particularly during the reign of Henry III and Edward I.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 13th-century English person
English nobleman
medieval military leader
alliedWith Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester
associatedWith reform movement of the Provisions of Oxford
battle Battle of Evesham
Battle of Lewes
birthYear 1243
burialPlace Tewkesbury Abbey
child Eleanor de Clare
Elizabeth de Clare
Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester
Margaret de Clare
country Kingdom of England
deathDate 1295-12-07
deathYear 1295
familyName de Clare
linked to: de Clare family
father Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester
feudalBarony Lordship of Glamorgan
givenName Gilbert
heldTitleFrom 1262
heldTitleTo 1295
landholdings Glamorgan
Gloucestershire
Hertfordshire
laterSupported Prince Edward (later Edward I of England)
linked to: Edward I of England
militaryRole commander in campaigns against Wales
mother Maud de Lacy, Countess of Gloucester
nobleFamily de Clare family
notableEvent changed sides during the Second Barons' War
helped secure victory for the royalists at the Battle of Evesham
participantIn Second Barons' War
Welsh Wars of Edward I
linked to: Welsh Wars
politicalRole leader of the baronial party at times
mediator between crown and barons
rank leading magnate of 13th-century England
reignMonarch Edward I of England
Henry III of England
religion Roman Catholic
sibling Isabel de Clare
spouse Alice de Lusignan
linked to: Alice of Lusignan

Joan of Acre
Maud de Fiennes
linked to: Margaret de Fiennes
supported baronial opposition to Henry III
title Earl of Gloucester
Earl of Hertford

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Second Barons' War notableFigure Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester
Battle of Lewes commander Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester
Battle of Evesham commanderForRoyalists Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester
Battle of Bannockburn EnglishCommander Gilbert de Clare, 8th Earl of Gloucester
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Joan of Acre spouse Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester
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Joan of Acre child Gilbert de Clare, 8th Earl of Gloucester
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Elizabeth de Clare father Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester
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Elizabeth de Clare sibling Gilbert de Clare, 8th Earl of Gloucester
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Caerphilly Castle builtBy Gilbert de Clare
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Caerphilly Castle builder Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester
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Norman Marcher lords hasNotableMember Gilbert de Clare
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House of Gloucester notableMember Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Gloucester
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House of Gloucester notableMember Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester
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Isabel Marshal spouse Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford
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Isabel Marshal spouse Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Gloucester
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Isabel Marshal child Gilbert de Clare
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Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester child Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester
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Edwardian court hasMember Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester
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