'''Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford and 1st Earl of Gloucester''') ([[1180]] - [[October 25]] [[1230]]) was an [[England|English]] nobleman of the Norman period.
He was the son of [[Richard de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford]] and [[Amice Fitzrobert]]. Both Gilbert and his father both were [[Magna Carta]] sureties.
In June [[1202]], he was entrusted with the lands of [[Harfleur]] and [[Montrevillers]].
He was one of the Barons still opposing the arbitrary proceedings of the crown, who championed [[Louis le Dauphin]], fighting at [[Lincoln, England|Lincoln]] under the baronial banner, and was taken prisoner by [[William Marshal]], whose daughter he later married. He led an army against the Welsh in [[1228]] and captured [[Morgan Gam]], who was released the next year. He joined in an expedition to [[Brittany]], but died on his way back to Penros in that duchy. His body was conveyed home by way of [[Plymouth, England|Plymouth]] and Cranbourgh to [[Tewkesbury]].
He was buried there, before the high altar of [[Tewkesbury Abbey]], on [[November 10]], a monument being erected by his widow, [[Isabel Marshall]], sister of [[William Marshall]], the Surety, and daughter of [[William Marshall]], the Protector. Sir Gilbert de Clare and Isabel Marshall had a son, Sir [[Richard de Clare, Earl of Gloucester]]
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[[Category:1180 births|Clare, Gilbert]]
[[Category:1230 deaths|Clare, Gilbert]]
[[Category:Peers|Hertford, Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of]]
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