Gilbert de Clare

Gilbert de Clare may refer to:

  • Gilbert Fitz Richard known also as Gilbert de Clare (died 1117), lord of Clare, Tonbridge and Ceredigion
  • Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1100–1148)
  • Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Hertford (1115–1153), eldest son of the above
  • Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford and 5th Earl of Gloucester (1180–1230)
  • Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford and 7th Earl of Gloucester (1243–1295)
  • Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford and 8th Earl of Gloucester (1291–1314)

Famous quotes containing the words gilbert and/or clare:

    Utopia’s quite another land;
    In her enterprising movements,
    She is England—with improvements,
    —Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)

    Hesperus thy twinkling ray
    Beams in the blue of heaven
    And tells the traveller on his way
    That earth shall be forgiven
    —John Clare (1793–1864)