Lady of Hay Matilda de Clere

1175 - 1213  (38 years)

• Name	Matilda de Clere  [1]
  Title	Lady of Hay
  Birth	1175	Kent, England
  	Tunbridge Castle
  Gender	Female
  Military - Old World	She was also said to have been extremely tall and often donned armour while leading troops into battle
  Death	1213
  	She would incur the wrath and enmity of the King who caused her to be starved to death in the dungeon of Corfe Castle along with her eldest son
  		Castle-Corfe Corfe Castle, within whose dungeon Maud de Braose and her son William were starved to death
  Person ID	I7815	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Roger de Lacy,   b. 1171, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England d. 1 Oct 1211, Pontefract, Yorkshire, England (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	1192	England
  Children	1. 2nd Earl of Lincoln John de Lacy,   b. 1192, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England d. 22 Jul 1240 (Age 48 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2687	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1175 - Kent, England Marriage - 1192 - England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Arms-CLERE Clere/de Clere Coat of Arms

  
  

  Places		Church - Cathedral at Lincoln Lincoln Castle is a major castle constructed in Lincoln, England during the late 11th century by William the Conqueror on the site of a pre-existing Roman fortress. The castle is unusual in that it has two mottes. It is only one of two such castles in the country, the other being at Lewes in Sussex. Lincoln Castle remained in use as a prison and…
  		Castle-Corfe Corfe Castle, within whose dungeon Maud de Braose and her son William were starved to death

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees.