Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Gloucester

Gilbert de Clare
4th Earl of Hertford 5th Earl of Gloucester 1st Lord of Glamorgan
Gilbert de Claire. Illustration taken from a stained glass window at Tewkesbury Abbey.
Hereditary
Earl of Hertford Earl of Gloucester	1217–1230 1225–1230
Predecessor	Richard de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford
Successor	Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester
Other titles	7th Lord of Clare 7th Lord of Tonbridge 6th Lord of Cardigan
Born	1180 Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
Died	25 October 1230 Brittany, France
Buried	Tonbridge Priory
Family	de Clare
Spouse	Isabel Marshal
Issue	Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester Isabel de Clare Agnes de Clare Amice de Clare William de Clare Gilbert de Clare
Father	Richard de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford
Mother	Amice Fitz William, suo jure Countess of Gloucester
Occupation	Peerage of England

Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford, 5th Earl of Gloucester, 1st Lord of Glamorgan, 7th Lord of Clare (1180 – 25 October 1230) was the son of Richard de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford (c. 1153–1217), from whom he inherited the Clare estates. He also inherited from his mother, Amice Fitz William, the estates of Gloucester and the honour of St. Hilary, and from Rohese, an ancestor, the moiety of the Giffard estates. In June 1202, he was entrusted with the lands of Harfleur and Montrevillers.^[1]