Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke

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<tr valign="top"><th style="text-align:right;">Died</th> <td>20 April 1176
Dublin, Ireland</td></tr>

Richard "Strongbow" de Clare
Born	1130 Tonbridge, Kent, England

Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (1130 – 20 April 1176), known as Strongbow, was the son of Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Isabel de Beaumont. De Clare was a Cambro-Norman lord notable for beginning the Norman conquest of Ireland. His father Gilbert died when he was about eighteen years old, and he inherited the title Earl of Pembroke, but had either forfeited or lost them by 1168.

1 Ireland
2 Legacy
3 See also
4 References

[edit] Ireland

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[edit] Legacy

Strongbow was the statesman, whereas Raymond was the soldier, of the conquest. He is vividly described by Giraldus Cambrensis as a tall and fair man, of pleasing appearance, modest in his bearing, delicate in features, of a low voice, but sage in council and the idol of his soldiers. He was buried in Dublin's Christ Church Cathedral where his effigy, and that of his wife, can be viewed . He left a young son Gilbert who died in 1185 while still a minor, and a daughter Isabel. King Henry II promised Isabel in marriage to William the Marshal together with her father's lands and title. Strongbow's widow, Aoife, lived on to 1188, when she is last found in a charter.

Richard also held the title of Lord Marshal of England.

It is as a result of Welsh settlers remaining behind after Strongbow's expedition that certain Irish surnames such as "Walsh" and "Wogan" are said to originate.

Also, Richard de Clare's nickname inspired the naming of the popular cider Strongbow.

Name	Birth	Death	Notes
By Aoife of Leinster (Eva MacMurrough) (1145–1188), married 29 August 1170, daughter of Dermot MacMurrough, King of Leinster, and More O'Toole.
Isabel de Clare	1172	1240	m. Aug 1189, Sir William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, Lord Marshal, son of John Fitz Gilbert, Marshal (Marechal) of England, and Sibylla of Salisbury.
Gilbert de Striguil (Chepstow), 3rd Earl of Pembroke	1173	1185	Inherited title from father but died as a minor. The title then went to his sister's husband on marriage.
By an unknown mistress
Basile de Clare	1156	1203	m. [1], 1172, Robert de Quincy. m. [2] 1173, Raymond Fitz William/Carew, Constable of Leinster. m. [3] 1188, Geoffrey Fitz Robert, Baron of Kells.