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The House of Clare was a prominent Anglo-Norman noble family that ruled the Earldoms of Pembroke, Hertford and Gloucester in England and Wales throughout its history, playing a prominent role in the N
Stained glass window in Tewkesbury Abbey depicting Lord Gilbert de Clare.
Elizabeth de Clare, 11th Lady of Clare, founder of Clare College, Cambridge
Seal of Gilbert Fitz Gilbert, Earl of Pembroke
Richard de Clare, the second Earl of Pembroke, also Lord of Leinster and Justiciar of Ireland, was an Anglo-Norman nobleman notable for his leading role in the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. Like h
Detail of Strongbow from Daniel Maclise's painting below
The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife (1854) by Daniel Maclise, a romanticised depiction of the union in the ruins of Waterford
Strongbow's tomb, Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin