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Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, 7th Earl of Gloucester (2 September 1243 – 7 December 1295) was a powerful English magnate. He was also known as "Red" Gilbert de Clare or "The Red Earl", probably because of his hair colour or fiery temper in battle.
Gilbert de Clare, 7th earl of Gloucester (1243–95), Welsh nobleman whose belated support of King Henry III of England was a major factor in the collapse of the baronial rebellion led by Simon de Montfort. He was succeeded by his son, Gilbert de Clare (1291–1314), who died at the Battle of Bannockburn.
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26 de abr. de 2022 · Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford and 3rd Earl of Gloucester (2 September 1243, at Christchurch, Hampshire – 7 December 1295) was a powerful English noble. Also known as "Red" Gilbert de Clare, probably because of his hair colour. Gilbert de Clare was the son of Richard de Clare, Earl of Gloucester and Hertford, and Maud de ...
The Oxford Companion to British History. Gloucester, Gilbert de Clare, 7th earl of (1291–1314). Son of the 6th earl by his second wife, de Clare was therefore nephew to Edward II and was brought up with the young king, who was seven years older. He inherited the title at the age of 4.
Following the death of his father in 1217, Gilbert became Earl of Gloucester and Earl of Hertford, though he is generally known as Earl of Clare. He inherited substantial estates. They included extensive holdings in Gloucestershire, and Glamorgan and Gwynllŵg, Wales.
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Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester. 2 September 1243 - 7 December 1295. House: de Clare, de Lacy, de Quincy. Titles: 6th Earl of Hertford, 7th Earl of Gloucester, Lord of Glamorgan, 9th Lord of Clare, 9th Lord of Tonbridge, 8th Lord of Cardigan.
Richard de Clare's heir, Gilbert (1243-95) - Gilbert "the Red" as he was known after the fiery color of his hair - was to become involved in the turbulent English politics of the 1260s. At the time of his father's death Gilbert was a minor, though he was given possession of the Gloucester estates in 1263.
