Roger de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford

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Sir Roger de Clare
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Born 1116
Tonbridge, Kent, England
Died 1173
Oxfordshire, England
Office 3rd Earl of Hertford
1153-1173
Preceded by Gilbert Fitz Richard de Clare
Succeeded by Richard de Clare

Son of Richard Fitz Gilbert de Clare and Alice de Gernon. Succeeded to the earldom when his brother Gilbert died without issue. In 1164 he assisted with the Constitutions of Clarendon. From his munificence to the Church and his numerous acts of piety, was called the "Good Earl of Hertford". He married (ca. 1150), Maud de St. Hilary (1132-24 Dec 1193), daughter of James de St. Hilary and Aveline. Fathered seven children.

Name Birth Death Notes
By Maud de St. Hilary
Mabel de Clare 1160 1204 m. (ca. 1175), Nigel de Mowbray.
Richard de Clare 1162, Tonbridge Castle, Kent, England 1218 6th Earl of Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford
James de Clare 1164, Clare, Suffolk, England.  
Eveline (Aveline) de Clare 1164 4 Jun 1225 m. [1] (ca. 1204), Geoffrey IV Fitz Piers (Fitz Peter), 1st Earl of Essex. m. [2] Sir William Munchensy, (b. ca.1184), son of Warin de Munchensy and Agnes Fitz John.
Roger de Clare 1168 1241, Middleton, Norfolk, England.  
John de Clare 1170, Clare, Suffolk, England. Unknown  
Henry de Clare 1172, Clare, Suffolk, England. Unknown  
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