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Personal data Richard I FitzGilbert de Bienfaite de Clare Lord of Clare and of Tonbridge, seigneur de Bienfaite et d'Orbec 

• He was born in the year 1024 in Saint-Martin-de-Bienfaite-la-Cressonni√®re, Basse-Normandie, France.

  Attention: Was older than 65 years (70) when child (Richard FitzGilbert II de Clare) was born (??-??-1094).

• He died April 1090 in St Neots, Huntingdonshire, England, he was 66 years old.

  Attention: Died 9 months (??-04-1090) prior to the birth (??-??-1094) of child (Richard FitzGilbert II de Clare) .

• He is buried in St Neots, Huntingdonshire, England.
• A child of Gilbert (FitzGilbert) de Brionne and Gunnora of Courcy
• This information was last updated on May 22, 2024.

Household of Richard I FitzGilbert de Bienfaite de Clare Lord of Clare and of Tonbridge, seigneur de Bienfaite et d'Orbec

He is married to Rohese de Clare (Giffard).

They got married.

Child(ren):

1. Avice de Clare  < 1030-> 1129 
2. Richard FitzRichard de Clare  1062-1107 
3. Robert FitzRichard de Clare  ± 1064-1134 
4. Gilbert Fitz Richard de Clare  ± 1065-1114 
5. Rohese FitzRichard de Clare  1067-1121 
6. Richard FitzGilbert II de Clare  1094-1136 
7. Elizabeth de Clare  ± 1074-± 1117 

Notes about Richard I FitzGilbert de Bienfaite de Clare Lord of Clare and of Tonbridge, seigneur de Bienfaite et d'Orbec

Richard FitzGilbert de Bienfaite, Lord of Clare and of Tonbridge
Sir Richard FitzGilbert de Clare, seigneur de Bienfaite et d'Orbec
French: de Mortain, seigneur de Bienfaite et d'Orbec
Gender:
Male
Birth:
1024
Saint-Martin-de-Bienfaite-la-Cressonnière, Basse-Normandie, France
Death:
April 1090 (65-66)
St Neots, Huntingdonshire, England
Place of Burial:
St Neots, Huntingdonshire, England (United Kingdom)

Immediate Family:
Son of Gilbert de Brionne comte d'Eu and Gunnora of Courcy

Husband of Rohese Giffard de Longueville

Father of Avice de Clare; Richard FitzRichard de Clare, Abbot of Ely; Robert FitzRichard de Clare; Walter Fitzrichard; Gilbert Fitz Richard de Clare, Lord of Clare, Tonbridge, and Cardigan; Rohese de Clare; Baroness Adeliza Ann Fitzgilbert DeClare; Elizabeth de Clare; Godfrey FitzRichard de Clare; Unknown de Tonebruge; Unknown FitzGilbert; Roger FitzRichard and Elise de Brionne

Brother of Baldwin de Meules, Viscount of Brionne and Guillaume de Brionne

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her mother ·Üí Richard FitzGilbert de Bienfaite, Lord of Clare and of Tonbridge
her father

Earl Richard "de Tonbridge" FitzGilbert - also known as de Clare - was born about 1024, lived in Bienfaite, Normandy, France and died about 1090 in St. Neots, Huntingdonshire, England . He was the son of Count Gilbert "Crispin" de Brionne and Constance d'Eu.
Earl Richard married Rohese Giffard about 1054 in England. Rohese was born about 1034 in Longueville, Normandy, France, the daughter of Walter Giffard de Bolebec and Agnes Ermentrude Fleitel. She died after 1133 .
Earl Richard was Chief Justice of England and Earl of Buckingham, and accompanied William the Conqueror to England in 1066. He took his new title from the fief of Clare in Suffolk. Richard acquired the earldom of Gloucester by marriage, and became the leading barons of the south-eastern March by early in the 13th century.

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RICHARD de Brionne, son of GILBERT de Brionne "Crespin" Comte d'Eu & his wife --- (before 1035-[Apr] [1090], bur St Neots, Huntingdonshire). Guillaume de Jumièges names "Richard" as sons of "le comte Gilbert fils du comte Godefroi", recording that he made donations to the church of Bec with his own sons[1712]. He and his brother are named sons of Gilbert de Brionne by Orderic Vitalis, recording that they took refuge in Flanders after their father was murdered[1713]. Seigneur de Bienfaite et d'Orbec, after Guillaume II Duke of Normandy restored these properties to him after being requested to do so by his father-in-law Baudouin V Count of Flanders[1714].
He accompanied William I King of England into England and was rewarded with 176 lordships, mainly in Suffolk (many attached to the honour of Clare) and Kent[1715]. Lord of Clare and Tonbridge. Regent of England 1075. The necrology of Saint-Nicaise de Meulan records the death of "Richardus filius comitis Gilberti monachus nostre congregationis", undated but listed among deaths recorded in late April[1716]. The Genealogia Fundatoris of Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire records that ·ÄúRicardo filio comitis Gisleberti·Äù was buried ·Äúapud sanctum Neotum·Äù[1717].
m [as her first husband,] ROHESE Giffard, daughter of GAUTHIER Giffard & his wife Ermengarde --- (-after 1113, bur [Colchester]). Her father is named by Orderic Vitalis, who does not state her own name[1718]. Guillaume de Jumièges records that "Gautier-Giffard 1er" & his wife had several daughters, of whom Rohais married "Richard fils du comte Gilbert"[1719]. Rohese may have married secondly Eudes de Rie dapifer. According to the Genealogia Fundatoris of Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire, ဝRohesiaဝ married secondly လEudoni dapifero Regis Normanniæဝ after the death of လRicardo filio comitis Gislebertiဝ[1720]. According to the Complete Peerage, this genealogy is လprobably erroneousဝ but it does not explain the basis for the doubts[1721]. From a chronological point of view, the connection would be tight, assuming that the death date of Richard FitzGilbert is correctly estimated to [1090] and the birth of Rohese´s granddaughter by her alleged second marriage, Beatrix, is correctly assessed at [1105]. An alternative perspective is provided by the History of the foundation of St John´s abbey, Colchester which names လEudoniဦmajor domus regiæဝ and လRoasya uxor eiusဦGilbertum comes, Rohaisæ fraterဝ[1722], who would have been the daughter of this Rohese Giffard.
Richard & his wife had nine children:
1. ROGER FitzRichard (-after 1131). Guillaume de Jumièges names (in order) "Gilbert, Roger, Gautier et Robert" as sons of Richard, son of "le comte Gilbert fils du comte Godefroi", recording that they made donations to the church of Bec[1723]. He is named and his parentage given by Orderic Vitalis[1724]. He succeeded his father in [1090] as Seigneur de Bienfaite et d'Orbec. He fought with Henry I King of England between 1111 and 1113, and saved the king's life at the battle of Bremulé in 1119[1725]. "Rogerius filius Ricardi cognatus regis" accompanied Mathilda, daughter of Henry I King of England, to Germany for her marriage to Emperor Heinrich V[1726]. "Comes Ricardus filius comitis Gisleberti" confirmed donations of property to Saint-Victor-en-Caux by "Radulfus de Vuaterivilla et Ansuuidus apud Bosunvillam", with the consent of "Rogerii filii Ricardi et comitis Gisleberti patris mei", by undated charter (a copy of which is attached to a late-12th century transcription of a charter under which Hugh de Mortimer confirmed donations to the monastery), witnessed by "Herveio de Monte Morenciဦ"[1727]. He was succeeded at Bienfaite and Orbec by his nephew Gilbert FitzGilbert de Clare, later Earl of Pembroke. m ---. The name of Roger's wife is not known. Roger & his wife had one child....
2. ROHESE FitzRichard de Clare (-7 Jan 1121, bur Le Bec, Normandy[1730]). The History of the foundation of St John´s abbey, Colchester names လEudoniဦmajor domus regiæဝ and လRoasya uxor eiusဦGilbertum comes, Rohaisæ fraterဝ, clarifying in a later passage that she was လfilia Ricardiဦfilius Gilberti comitis, [et] Rohaisamဦsoror Willielmi Giffardi episcopi Wintoniæဝ[1731]. According to the Genealogia Fundatoris of Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire, လEudoni dapifero Regis Normanniæဝ married ဝRohesiaဝ widow of လRicardo filio comitis Gislebertiဝ[1732], who would have been the mother of this Rohese (see above). m EUDES de Rie dapifer, of Colchester, Essex, son of HUBERT de Rie & his wife --- (-1 Mar 1120, bur Colchester). The History of the foundation of St John´s abbey, Colchester names လEudoniဦmajor domus regiæဝ, လpaterဦeiusဦHubertus de Ria, qui internuntius et sequester inter ducem Normanniæ et regem Angliæဦဝ, his three brothers လRadulfus...custodia castelli et comitatus Notingehamiæ, Hubertusဦturris NorwiciဦAdamဦin Cantiaဝ, and လRoasya uxor eiusဦGilbertum comes, Rohaisæ fraterဝ[1733]. The History of the foundation of St John´s abbey, Colchester records the death လpridie Kal Mar 1120ဝ of လEudoniဦmajor domus regiæဝ, and that လWaltherius eius neposဝ brought his body for burial[1734].
3. GILBERT FitzRichard de Clare (-1114 or 1117). Guillaume de Jumièges names (in order) "Gilbert, Roger, Gautier et Robert" as sons of Richard, son of "le comte Gilbert fils du comte Godefroi", recording that they made donations to the church of Bec[1735]. He is named and his parentage stated by Orderic Vitalis[1736]. He succeeded his father in [1090] as Lord of Clare and Tonbridge. During the rebellion of 1089 against King William II, he was besieged in Tonbridge by the king, but wounded and forced to surrender[1737]. Lord of Cardigan 1110. "Comes Ricardus filius comitis Gisleberti" confirmed donations of property to Saint-Victor-en-Caux by "Radulfus de Vuaterivilla et Ansuuidus apud Bosunvillam", with the consent of "Rogerii filii Ricardi et comitis Gisleberti patris mei", by undated charter (a copy of which is attached to a late-12th century transcription of a charter under which Hugh de Mortimer confirmed donations to the monastery), witnessed by "Herveio de Monte Morenciဦ"[1738]. The Annales Cambriæ record the death in 1117 of "Gilebertus filius Ricardi"[1739]. m as her first husband, ADELISA de Clermont, daughter of HUGUES Comte de Clermont-en-Beauvaisis & his wife Marguerite de Ramerupt. Guillaume de Jumièges records that the wife of Gilbert was the daughter of the Comte de Clermont[1740]. The Genealogiæ Scriptoris Fusniacensis refers to a sister of "comes Rainaldus" as husband of "Gillebertus, filius Richardi Anglici"[1741]. လAdeliz, uxor Gilberti filii Ricardi, et Gillebertus et Walterus et Baldewinus et Rohaisia pueri Gilbertiဝ donated property လquod Tovi deditဦet in Randaဦquas Turgisius tenebatဝ to Thorney Monastery, by undated charter witnessed by လGilberto filio Gilberti, Galterio, Hervæo, Baldwino fratribus eius et Rohaisia sorore eorumဝ[1742]. "Hadalaidis filia Hugonis de Claromonteဦuxor Gisleberti de Anglia" founded an anniversary at Saint-Leu d´Esserent, like the anniversaries of "patris sui Hugonis et matris sue Margarite", by undated charter[1743]. She married secondly [Herv%C3%A9] de Montmorency. Her second marriage is confirmed by the charter dated under which Robert Bishop of Lincoln confirms previous donations to Thorney, including one by လAdelidæ de Montemoraciဝ of လဦterræ in Randa quas Turgisius tenuit et Toui prius dederatဝ[1744], which clearly refers back to the earlier charter quoted above. According to Duchesne, her second husband was named Hervé and was the son of Bouchard [III] Seigneur de Montmorency and his second wife, but he cites no primary source on which this statement is based[1745]. Given the date of his marriage, the suggestion appears acceptable from a chronological point of view. A charter in the Stoke-by-Clare Priory Cartulary includes the reference "Rogerus coms Clarမ Aelicie de Clermunt ave sue..."[1746]. Gilbert & his wife had eight children....
4. ROBERT FitzRichard de Clare (-[1134], bur Priory of St Neot). Guillaume de Jumièges names (in order) "Gilbert, Roger, Gautier et Robert" as sons of Richard, son of "le comte Gilbert fils du comte Godefroi", recording that they made donations to the church of Bec[1775]. He is named and his parentage given by Orderic Vitalis, who lists him after his brother Walter[1776]. Henry I King of England granted him the fiefdom of Little Dunmow, Essex[1777]. - FITZWALTER.
5. WALTER Fitz Richard de Clare (-1138). Guillaume de Jumièges names (in order) "Gilbert, Roger, Gautier et Robert" as sons of Richard, son of "le comte Gilbert fils du comte Godefroi", recording that they made donations to the church of Bec[1778]. He is named and his parentage stated by Orderic Vitalis, who names him before his brother Robert[1779]. Lord of Netherwent, with the castle of Strigoil, later known as Chepstow. He founded Tintern Abbey in 1131. He was succeeded by his nephew Gilbert FitzGilbert de Clare, later Earl of Pembroke. [m ISABELLE de Tosny, daughter of RALPH de Tosny & his wife Adelisa of Huntingdon (-after [1158]). The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not yet been identified.]
6. AVICE de Clare . The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not yet been identified. "Radulfus Filogerensis et uxor eius Avicia" donated property to Sainte-Trinité de Fougères by undated charter[1780]. m RAOUL [I] de Fougères, son of MEEN [II] de Fougères & his wife Adelaide --- (-1124).
7. RICHARD Fitz Richard de Clare (-16 Jun 1107). He is named and his parentage given by Orderic Vitalis, who specifies that he was a monk at Bec and was appointed abbot of Ely by Henry I King of England[1781]. Robert of Torigny records the death in 1114 of "Ricardo filio Ricardi filii comitis Gisleberti monacho Beccensi" specifying that he was the last abbot of Ely[1782].
8. ADELISA Fitz Richard de Clare (-[1125/35] or after). She is called "Adelidem filiam Ricardi deဦprosapia Gifardorum" by Orderic Vitalis, who also records her marriage[1783]. Her identification as the daughter of Richard de Clare was first made by Round[1784]. "Adelissa [mater Gauterii filii Gauterii Tirelli]" donated property to the abbey of Saint-Martin de Pontoise by charter dated [1125/35] which states that the donation was made after the death of her son and the latter was buried at the abbey. The same charter also records a later donation by "Gauterius Tirellus pater memorati Gauterii iuvenis" witnessed by "Ada uxore Hugonis Tirelli, Gauterius Tirelli et Hugonis filii eius"[1785]. The 1130 Pipe Roll records "Adeliz uxor Walti Tirelli" in Essex in relation to "eisde plac de La Wingeha"[1786]. m GAUTHIER [II] Tirell, son of GODRICH & his wife Aremburgis --- (-Jerusalem after [1140]).
9. daughter . Guillaume de Jumièges records that one of the two unnamed daughters of Richard married "Rodolphe de Tilliers", and that they were parents of "Fransvalon, Henri et Robert Giffard"[1787]. m RAOUL Seigneur de Tillières, son of GILBERT Seigneur de Crespin & his wife ---.

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