Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke

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Anglo-Norman nobleman Earl of Pembroke Lord of Leinster human medieval military leader

Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke—also known as Strongbow—was a 12th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman and military leader famed for his pivotal role in the Norman invasion of Ireland.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke canonical	3
Richard de Clare	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anglo-Norman nobleman ⓘ Earl of Pembroke ⓘ Lord of Leinster ⓘ human ⓘ medieval military leader ⓘ
ally	Diarmait Mac Murchada NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Anglo-Norman conquest of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ King Henry II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
burialPlace	Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ
child	Gilbert de Clare (died young) NERFINISHED ⓘ Isabel de Clare, 4th Countess of Pembroke NERFINISHED ⓘ
citizenship	Kingdom of England ⓘ
conflict	Norman invasion of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfBirth	Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfDeath	Lordship of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
dateOfBirth	c. 1130 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1176 ⓘ
era	12th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Norman ⓘ
familyName	de Clare NERFINISHED ⓘ
father	Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke NERFINISHED ⓘ
feudalLordOf	Chepstow Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Leinster NERFINISHED ⓘ
givenName	Richard ⓘ
languageSpoken	Latin ⓘ Norman French NERFINISHED ⓘ
memberOfNobleFamily	de Clare family NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryRank	military commander ⓘ
mother	Isabel de Beaumont NERFINISHED ⓘ
nickname	Strongbow NERFINISHED ⓘ
nobleTitle	2nd Earl of Pembroke NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord of Chepstow NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord of Leinster NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEvent	Battle of Baginbun (associated campaign) NERFINISHED ⓘ capture of Dublin (1170) ⓘ invasion of Leinster ⓘ siege of Waterford (1170) NERFINISHED ⓘ siege of Wexford (1169) NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWork	leadership in the Norman invasion of Ireland ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Tonbridge, Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeld	overlord of Leinster ⓘ
relativeByMarriage	Diarmait Mac Murchada NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholicism
residence	Chepstow NERFINISHED ⓘ Leinster NERFINISHED ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
spouse	Aoife MacMurrough NERFINISHED ⓘ
supportedBy	Henry II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Amice FitzRobert → spouse → Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke ⓘ

Amice FitzRobert → hasRelative → Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke ⓘ

Norman invasion of Ireland → commander → Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke ⓘ

Tonbridge Castle → foundedBy → Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke ⓘ

this entity surface form: Richard de Clare