Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke

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Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke—also known as Strongbow—was a 12th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman and military leader famed for his pivotal role in the Norman invasion of Ireland.

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Label Occurrences
Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke canonical 17
Richard de Clare 2

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Norman nobleman ⓘ
Earl of Pembroke ⓘ
Lord of Leinster ⓘ
human ⓘ
medieval military leader ⓘ
ally Diarmait Mac Murchada ⓘ
associatedWith Anglo-Norman conquest of Ireland ⓘ
King Henry II of England ⓘ
linked to: Henry II of England
burialPlace Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin ⓘ
child Gilbert de Clare (died young) ⓘ
Isabel de Clare, 4th Countess of Pembroke ⓘ
citizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
conflict Norman invasion of Ireland ⓘ
countryOfBirth Kingdom of England ⓘ
countryOfDeath Lordship of Ireland ⓘ
dateOfBirth c. 1130 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1176 ⓘ
era 12th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup Norman ⓘ
familyName de Clare ⓘ
linked to: de Clare family
father Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke ⓘ
feudalLordOf Chepstow Castle ⓘ
Leinster ⓘ
givenName Richard ⓘ
languageSpoken Latin ⓘ
Norman French ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Norman
memberOfNobleFamily de Clare family ⓘ
militaryRank military commander ⓘ
mother Isabel de Beaumont ⓘ
nickname Strongbow ⓘ
nobleTitle 2nd Earl of Pembroke ⓘ
Lord of Chepstow ⓘ
Lord of Leinster ⓘ
notableEvent Battle of Baginbun (associated campaign) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Baginbun

capture of Dublin (1170) ⓘ
invasion of Leinster ⓘ
siege of Waterford (1170) ⓘ
siege of Wexford (1169) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Wexford
notableWork leadership in the Norman invasion of Ireland ⓘ
placeOfBirth Tonbridge, Kent ⓘ
placeOfDeath Dublin ⓘ
positionHeld overlord of Leinster ⓘ
relativeByMarriage Diarmait Mac Murchada ⓘ
religion Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Chepstow ⓘ
Leinster ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Aoife MacMurrough ⓘ
supportedBy Henry II of England ⓘ

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Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Amice FitzRobert → spouse → Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke ⓘ
Amice FitzRobert → hasRelative → Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke ⓘ
Norman invasion of Ireland → commander → Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke ⓘ
Tonbridge Castle → foundedBy → Richard de Clare ⓘ
linked to: Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
Isabel de Clare, 4th Countess of Pembroke → father → Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke ⓘ
Isabel de Clare, 4th Countess of Pembroke → inheritedFrom → Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke ⓘ
Richard Fitz Gilbert → alsoKnownAs → Richard de Clare ⓘ
subject linked to: de Clare family
linked to: Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
de Clare family → member → Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke ⓘ
Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke → child → Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke ⓘ
capture of Waterford → hasParticipant → Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke ⓘ
Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Lanstephan → servedUnder → Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke ⓘ
Cambro-Normans → notableMember → Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke ⓘ
Diarmait Mac Murchada → soughtAssistanceFrom → Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke ⓘ
Diarmait Mac Murchada → alliedWith → Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke ⓘ
Diarmait Mac Murchada → successor → Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke ⓘ
Raymond FitzGerald → brotherInLaw → Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke ⓘ
Raymond FitzGerald → servedUnder → Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke ⓘ
Expugnatio Hibernica → mentionsPerson → Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke ⓘ
House of Clare → notableMember → Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke ⓘ