Richard FizGilbert DE CLARE 2nd Earl Pembroke, Earl of Buckingham
- Born: 1130
- Marriage (1): Aoife MACMORROUGH in 1154
- Died: 1176 aged 46
General Notes:
Richard FitzGilbert de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke was born circa 1130.2 He was the son of Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Isabella of Meulan.2 He married Aoife MacMorrough, daughter of Dermot MacMorrough, King of Leinster, circa 26 August 1171. He died on 20 April 1176, without surviving male issue.3
Richard FitzGilbert de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke also went by the nick-name of Richard 'Strongbow'.3 He was styled as Earl of Buckingham.3 He succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Pembroke [E., c. 1138] in 1149.1 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.
Richard married Aoife MACMORROUGH, daughter of Dermot MACMURROUGH King of Leinster and More O'TOOLE, in 1154. (Aoife MACMORROUGH was born in 1141 1 and died in 1190 1.)
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