GILBERT De Strongbow FITZGILBERT
Earl of Pembroke

BIRTH: 21 Sep 1095 in Tunbridge, Kent, England
DEATH: 1149 in England
FATHER: Gilbert FITZRICHARD De Clare - Abt 1065 in Clare, Suffolk, England
MOTHER: Adeliza verch HUGH De CLERMONT - Abt 1058 in Northamptonshire, England
MARRIAGE: Abt 1123 - Isabel (Elizabeth) verch ROBERT De Leicester in Tunbridge, Kent, England
CHILDREN:
1. Agnes FITZGILBERT De Clare - Abt 1124 in Tunbridge, Kent, England
2. Baldwin RITZGILBERT De Clare - Abt 1126 in Tunbridge, Kent, England
3. Basilia FITZGILBERT De Clare - Abt 1128 in Tunbridge, Kent, England

4. Richard FITZGILBERT De Clare - Abt 1130 in Tunbridge, Kent, England
DEATH: 20 Apr 1176 in Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Gilbert is referred to as 'Strongbow'. His son was perhaps better known by this name. He was Earl of Pembroke from 1138 to 1147. This title was created by King Stephen.
He obtained the estates of his paternal uncles, Roger and Walter. Among these were the baronies and castles of Bienfaite and Orbec in Normandy. He also received the lordship of Nether Gwent and Striguil castle.
Gilbert had an 'on again and off again' relationship with King Stephen. At one time King Stephen almost captured him in one of his castles. The Earl apparently made his peace with Stephen before his death.

Gilbert married Isabel de Beaumont (1112 - 1172), about 1123. She was the daughter of Sir Robert De Beaumont, Earl of Leicester, County of Meulan, and Isabel De Vermandois. Isabel had been the mistress of King Henry I of England.

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