Gilbert de Clare, 3rd Earl of Pembroke

The de Clare Coat of Arms

Gilbert de Clare (born 1173 – died c.1185/1189), 3rd Earl of Pembroke was an Anglo-Norman and Irish nobleman who died as a minor.[1] He was the son of Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, and Aoife MacMurrough.[2] In 1176, Gilbert inherited the Earl of Pembroke from his father, making him the 3rd Earl of Pembroke.[3] He died in 1185/1189 and passed the title to his sister, Isabel de Clare, making her suo jure 4th Countess of Pembroke.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Flanagan 2023.
  2. ^ Altschul 1965, Table III.
  3. ^ Venning 2020, p. 474.

Sources

  • Altschul, Michael (1965). A Baronial Family in Medieval England: The Clares, 1217-1314. The Johns Hopkins Press.
  • Flanagan, M. T. (2023). "Clare, Isabel de, suo jure countess of Pembroke". Oxford Dictonary of National Biography. Oxford University.
  • Venning, Timothy (2020). A Chronology of Medieval British History, 1066–1307. Routledge.