Richard de Clare

Richard de Clare may refer to:

  • Richard fitz Gilbert (died 1090), lord of Clare and of Tonbridge, ancestor of the Clare family.
  • Richard fitz Gilbert de Clare (d. 15 April 1136), Anglo-Norman lord
  • Richard de Clare, 1st Earl of Hertford (1094–1136), Anglo-Norman lord
  • Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (1130–1176), Cambro-Norman lord known as "Strongbow"
  • Richard de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford (1162–1218), known as Earl of Clare, led in negotiations for the Magna Carta
  • Richard de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford (1222–1262), also 2nd Earl of Gloucester
  • Richard de Clare, Steward of Forest of Essex (1278–1318), killed at the Battle of Dysert O'Dea in Ireland

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