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Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester

English nobleman · Lived 1243 to 1295 · aged 52

Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, 7th Earl of Gloucester was a powerful English magnate. He was also known as "Red" Gilbert de Clare or "The Red Earl", probably because of his hair colour or fiery temper in battle.

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He held the Lordship of Glamorgan which was one of the most powerful and wealthy of the Welsh Marcher Lordships as well as over 200 English manors.

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Lived 1243 to 1295 · aged 52