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Giselbert (Gilbert) "Crispin" de Clare (b. Abt. 979, d. Abt. 1023)
Giselbert (Gilbert) "Crispin" de Clare (son of Godfrey et Brionne - (his mother was Papia))4166 was born Abt. 979 in Normandy, France4166, and died Abt. 1023 in France4166. He married Gunnora` d'Annou (Anjou).
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Record Change: March 07, 20054166
Marriage Notes for Giselbert (Gilbert) "Crispin" de Clare and Gunnora` d'Annou (Anjou):
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Gislebert "Crispin" de Clare Comte de Brionne
# Born: Abt 979, Normandy, France
# Married to Gunnora d'Annou (Anjou)
# Died: Abt 1023, France
The magnificent castle of Gilbert de Clare at Caerphilly.
From: http://www.castlewales.com/clares.html
Many modern family names can be spotted drifting in and out of the spot light of British history across time if one looks closely enough. One s uch family name, through a combination of intrigue and diplomacy, rose t o become the wealthiest family in thirteenth century England, and later m embers of the dynasty were to influence the country's future by marryin g into the Plantagenet royal family.
The family in question is that of the de Clares, now remembered through t he surname Clare and it's derivatives. Originally a Norman family, they t ook their name from Clare in Suffolk where their first castle, and the s eat of their barony, was situated. By the thirteenth century, the famil y held vast estates in Wales, Ireland, and twenty two English counties - s o there was little chance of the surname becoming isolated to just one a rea.
The first recorded member of the de Clare dynasty was Godfrey, Count of E u. Godfrey was an illegitimate son of Richard of Normandy, and his son G ilbert was assassinated in 1040 - although as you will see, Gilbert was t o become a confusingly common name for sons of the de Clare dynasty. It h as been suggested that the de Clares were distant relatives of William I o f England, as William himself was the illegitimate son of another Duke o f Normandy.
Distantly related to William or not, Gilbert's sons accompanied William i n his invasion of England in the late eleventh century. They were suita bly rewarded for their support - Baldwin de Clare became Sheriff of Dev onshire, and his brother Richard de Clare was given control of 170 esta tes in Suffolk (95 of which were attached to Clare Castle. Although Bal dwin did not marry, Richard's marriage to Rohais Giffard produced three s ons (Richard, Roger and Gilbert) and two daughters (Rohais and one unkn own). Richard and Rohais de Clare also set about building a priory at S t Neots (now in Cambridgeshire), which was finished around 1100; Richar d never saw the dedication service however, as he died around 1090.
Richard and Rohais' children managed to involve themselves in a great d eal of the intrigue referred to in the introduction - Roger and Gilbert w ere present at the murder of William II in 1100, and the unknown daught er was married to Walter Tyrol, who was William's murderer. Gilbert had a lso been involved in rebellion in 1088 and 1095, so it would seem that t he de Clare family were keen to establish a leading role in British pol itics from an early stage. The third of Richard's sons, named Richard a fter his father, seemed more content with his lot, as he is not believe d to have been involved in any such high level intrigue as his siblings ; saying this however, his son Gilbert kept up family tradition through b eing one of the twenty five barons involved in the administration of th e Magna Carta in 1215. The younger Richard also married Amicia, daughte r of the Earl of Gloucester, inheriting the title and passing it down t hrough an unknown son after his death in 1217.
source page:
http://www.deloriahurst.com/deloriahurst%20page/3306.html
added:
03/07/05
Children of Giselbert (Gilbert) "Crispin" de Clare and Gunnora` d'Annou (Anjou) are:
- +Richard "de Tonbridge" de Clare FitzGilbert, b. Abt. 10244166, d. Abt. 10904166.

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