Roger de Clare, 2nd Earl of Hertford
1116 - 1173 (57 years)-
Name Roger de Clare, 2nd Earl of Hertford [1, 2] Suffix 2nd Earl of Hertford Born 1116 Tonbridge, Kent, England 
[1] Gender Male Died 1173 Oxfordshire, England [1] Notes - Roger de Clare (1116-1173) was a son of Richard Fitz Gilbert de Clare and Alice de Gernon. He 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, Roger was called the "Good Earl of Hertford".
He married (c. 1150) Maud de St. Hilary (1132-24 December 1193), daughter of James de St. Hilary and Aveline. Together they had seven children:
Mabel de Clare, d. 1204, m. (c. 1175), Nigel de Mowbray.
Richard de Clare, b. c. 1153, Tonbridge Castle, Kent, England, d. 28 November 1217, 3rd Earl of Hertford
James de Clare
Eveline (Aveline) de Clare, d. 4 June 1225, m. [1] (c. 1204), Geoffrey IV Fitz Piers (Fitz Peter), 1st Earl of Essex. m. [2] Sir William Munchensy, (b. c. 1184), son of Warin de Munchensy and Agnes Fitz John.
Roger de Clare, d. 1241, Middleton, Norfolk, England.
John de Clare
Henry de Clare
There is a first school, Roger de Clare School, in the village of Puckeridge, Hertfordshire, named after Roger de Clare.
Person ID I4986 Bosdet Genealogy Last Modified 16 May 2013
Father Richard FitzGilbert, b. Abt 1084, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England , d. 15 Apr 1136, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales (Age ~ 52 years) Relationship Natural Mother Alice de Meschines, b. 1086, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England Relationship Natural Married Bef 1102 [3] Family ID F1173 Group Sheet
Family Maud de St Hilary, b. 1132, d. 24 Dec 1193 (Age 61 years) Married Abt 1150 [1] Children 1. Richard de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford 4th Earl of Gloucester jure uxoris, b. Abt 1153, Tonbridge, Kent, England , d. 1217, Oxfordshire, England (Age ~ 64 years)2. Aveline de Clare, d. Bef 04 Jun 1225 Family ID F1893 Group Sheet
- Roger de Clare (1116-1173) was a son of Richard Fitz Gilbert de Clare and Alice de Gernon. He 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, Roger was called the "Good Earl of Hertford".
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