1130 - 1176 (45 years)| Name | Richard FitzGilbert de Clare [1] | |
| Title | 2nd Earl of Pembroke, Lord of Leinster, and Justiciar of Ireland | |
| Birth | 21 Sep 1130 | Tonbridge, Kent, England  [1] |
| Gender | Male | |
| Military - Old World | He had a leading role in the Norman invasion of Ireland | |
| Notable Quote | a tall and fair man, of pleasing appearance, modest in his bearing, delicate in features, of a low voice, but sage in council and the idol of his soldiers | |
| Death | 20 Apr 1176 | Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales [1] |
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| Person ID | I9645 | A Tree Called Smith |
| Last Modified | 21 Jul 2025 | |
| Father | 1st Earl of Pembroke Gilbert FitzGilbert de Clare, b. 21 Sep 1100, Tonbridge, Kent, England d. 6 Jan 1148 (Age 47 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Mother | Isabel de Beaumont, b. 1102, Leicester, Leicestershire, England d. 6 Jan 1147, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales (Age 45 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Marriage | 1130 | Tonbridge, Kent, England [2] |
| Family ID | F3390 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Princess of Leinster Aoife 'Eve' MacMurrough, b. 26 Apr 1145, Ireland d. 26 Aug 1188, Waterford, Waterford, Ireland (Age 43 years) | |||
| Marriage | 26 Aug 1171 | Waterford County, Ireland [1] |
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Wedding of Aoife & Strongbow Marriage of Aoife and Strongbow (1854) by Daniel Maclise Marriage of Aoife & Strongbow on the day after the capture of Waterford by the Cambro-Norman forces led by Strongbow. A romanticised depiction of the union between Aoife and Richard de Clare in the ruins of Waterford. |
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| Family ID | F3356 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||
| Last Modified | 21 Jul 2025 | |||
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| Arms Icons & Insignia |  | Arms-CLARE Clare Coat of Arms |
| Old World | | _Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, Lord of Leinster, Justiciar of Ireland (1130 – 20 April 1176), also known as Richard FitzGilbert, was an Anglo-Norman nobleman notable for his leading role in the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. Like his father, Richard fitz Gilbert has since become commonly known by his nickname Strongbow |
| Weddings | | Wedding of Aoife & Strongbow Marriage of Aoife and Strongbow (1854) by Daniel Maclise Marriage of Aoife & Strongbow on the day after the capture of Waterford by the Cambro-Norman forces led by Strongbow. A romanticised depiction of the union between Aoife and Richard de Clare in the ruins of Waterford. |
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