Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke

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Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke, was a prominent 12th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman and military leader who played a key role in the Norman consolidation of power in Wales and the Welsh Marches.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Earl
military leader
nobleman
allegiance House of Normandy NERFINISHED
Kingdom of England NERFINISHED
associatedWithRegion Wales NERFINISHED
Welsh Marches NERFINISHED
birthDate c. 1100
burialPlace Abbey of Bégard NERFINISHED
child Baldwin fitz Gilbert NERFINISHED
Hervey de Clare NERFINISHED
Margaret de Clare NERFINISHED
Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke NERFINISHED
Walter de Clare NERFINISHED
constructed castle at Striguil (Chepstow Castle) NERFINISHED
fortifications in Pembroke
countryOfOrigin Normandy NERFINISHED
deathDate 6 January 1148
deathPlace Brittany NERFINISHED
era 12th century
ethnicGroup Norman
familyName de Clare NERFINISHED
father Gilbert Fitz Richard NERFINISHED
feudalBarony Barony of Pembroke NERFINISHED
Barony of Striguil NERFINISHED
givenName Gilbert NERFINISHED
heldTitle Lord of Striguil NERFINISHED
languageSpoken Latin
Norman French NERFINISHED
lordship Pembroke NERFINISHED
Striguil NERFINISHED
monarchServed Henry I of England NERFINISHED
Stephen of England NERFINISHED
mother Adeliza de Claremont NERFINISHED
nobleFamily de Clare family NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Earl of Pembroke NERFINISHED
notableFor military campaigns in the Welsh Marches
role in Norman consolidation of power in Wales
ordinalOfTitle 1st Earl of Pembroke NERFINISHED
participatedIn The Anarchy NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
socialClass high nobility
spouse Isabel de Beaumont NERFINISHED
supportedFaction King Stephen during The Anarchy NERFINISHED
territorialControl Welsh Marches NERFINISHED
south Wales NERFINISHED

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Amice FitzRobert hasRelative Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke
Amice FitzRobert hasRelative Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke
this entity surface form: Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Hertford