predecessor successor nationality wars_and_battles parents spouse issue article_title name
richard de clare , 5th earl of hertford gilbert de clare , 7th earl of hertford english second barons ' war welsh war of 1282 richard de clare maud de lacy alice de lusignan of angoulême joan of acre isabella joan gilbert eleanor margaret elizabeth gilbert de clare , 7th earl of gloucester
 gilbert de clare
gilbert de clare , 7th earl of gloucester

gilbert de clare , 6th earl of hertford , 7th earl of gloucester , 9th lord of clare -lrb- 2 september 1243 -- 7 december 1295 -rrb- was a powerful english noble .
also known as `` red '' gilbert de clare or `` the red earl '' , probably because of his hair colour or fiery temper in battle .
he held the lordship of glamorgan which was one of the most powerful and wealthy of the welsh marcher lordships as well as many other english manors such as the manor of chilton .
