Gilbert de Clare¹ {M} [P23] = Alice de Claremont {F} [P24]

Gilbert de Clare:

Alias Gilbert FITZRICHARD
Alias Gilbert DE TONBRIDGE
Born 1066
Died 1115
2nd Earl of Clare

Baronial leader, tried to hold Tunbridge Castle against Rufus in 1088, involved with the rebellion in 1088 and 1095, in attendance on William II (Rufus) in 1100 and at his murder the same year, and in attendance on Henry I in 1101. Conquered Cardigan in either 1107 or 1111.

Richard FitzGilbert , Lord of Clare de Clare² {M} [P13] = Adeliz de Keveliock {F} [P12] > Family [F8]

Richard FitzGilbert , Lord of Clare de Clare:

Born BEF 1100
Died 1136
3rd Earl of Clare, 1st Earl of Hertford

Richard was killed in an ambush as he travelled through Abergavenny and Brecknock on his way to Ceredigion in 1136.

Founded Tonbridge Priory

Gilbert Strongbow FitzGilbert , Earl of Pembroke 1 de Clare {M} [P26] = Isabel de Beaumont {F} [P59] > Family [F15]

Gilbert Strongbow FitzGilbert , Earl of Pembroke 1 de Clare:

Born ABT 1100

Isabel de Beaumont:

Alias de Clare
Alias Isabel Beauclerc
Alias Isabel Plantagenet

Baldwin FitzGilbert , Lord of Bourne de Clare {M} [P25] = Alice de Rullos {F} [P94] > Family [F23]

Alice de Rullos:

Alias de Clare

Hervey de Clare {M} [P27]

Walter de Clare {M} [P28]

Margaret de Clare {F} [P29] = William de Monfichet {M} [P119] > Family [F30]

Alice , Nun de Clare {F} [P30] = Aubrey II, Justicar of England de Vere {M} [P75] > Family [F19]

Rohese de Clare {F} [P31] = Baderon de Monmouth {M} [P137] > Family [F39]

In terms of the Norman settlements in Wales, the major consequence of the conflict between Henry I and the rulers of Powys was the introduction to west Wales of one family, the Clares, which was to play a major role in the history of the southern marchlands. Gilbert fitz Richard was already lord of Clare in Tonbridge; he and his family had grown rich in England. Gilbert had frequently asked the king for land in Wales, indicating that there were rich pickings in Wales even for the most powerful Norman families. Exasperated with fighting with Cadwgan and his kin, Henry determined that one part of their territory should be made safe in the hands of an immigrant lord. In a famous phrase, Henry said to Gilbert "Now I will give you the lands of Cadwgan ap Bleddyn. Go and take possession of it." Gilbert was given an area with one major castle at Cardigan already in use, but with the hinterland little explored. He secured Cardigan and established himself at Aberystwyth (not the later Edwardian stronghold) and commissioned a number of castles, some of which bore or came to bear Welsh names, while others were identified by the name of their French Castellans (Walker 1990). They included:
Walter's Castle
Razo's Castle
Lampeter Castle, aka Stephen's Castle: King Stephen built a motte castle here in 1137, now on the grounds of the college.
Humphrey's Castle (later rebuilt as Castell Hywel)
Richard's Castle
Blaenporth, aka Ralph's Castle: A minor Norman motte-and-bailey taken and destroyed by the Welsh in 1215.
Gilbert's eldest son Richard de Clare was killed in an ambush as he travelled through Abergavenny and Brecknock on his way to Ceredigion in 1136

1 : "The Dictionary of National Biography Volume VI"; Page 377; Secondary evidence
2 : "The Dictionary of National Biography Volume VI"; Page 389; Secondary evidence