Person:Richard de Clare (8)

Richard fitz Gilbert de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke

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m. 26 Aug 1171

Facts and Events

Name	Richard fitz Gilbert de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]	1130	Tonbridge, Kent, England
Marriage	26 Aug 1171	to Aoife MacMurrough, aka "Eva of Leinster"
Death^[1]	20 Apr 1176	Dublin, Ireland

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
last accessed Jul 2016.

Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (of the first creation), Lord of Leinster, Justiciar of Ireland (1130 – 20 April 1176) was a Cambro-Norman lord notable for his leading role in the Norman invasion of Ireland. Like his father, Richard fitz Gilbert was also commonly known by his nickname Strongbow (Norman French: Arc-Fort). ...