He was imprisoned, and two months later Margaret was sent to Sempringham priory. Margaret remained imprisoned in the Tower until 3 November 1322, when she was released on the strength of a bond from her son-in-law William de Ros and five others. Margaret was styled as Baroness Badlesmere on 26 October 1309 (the date her husband was by writ summoned to Parliament by the title of Baron Badlesmere) and henceforth known by that title.[9]. In 1321, Hugh de Audley joined the other Marcher Barons in looting, burning, and causing general devastation to Despenser's lands which subsequently became the Despenser War. Margaret had one brother: Gilbert De Clare 8th Earl of Gloucester. Margaret was born about 1282 in Thomond, Ireland. Retrieved 8-11-10, Parishes – Leeds|British History Online. Margaret de Clare was the second daughter and third child of Gilbert the Red, earl of Gloucester (1243-1295) and Joan of Acre (1272-1307). Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1950), FHL microfilms 104,349-104,351., book 5 p. C624*. [Thomas B. Costain The Three Edwards ] Family Margaret was born at Bunratty Castle in Thomond Ireland on or… [11] A series of inquisitions post mortem held in response to writs issued on 10 April 1321 established that Margaret, the wife of Bartholomew de Badlesmere and Maud, wife of Sir Robert de Welle (sisters of Richard de Clare and both aged 30 years and above) were the next heirs of Richard's son Thomas. Margaret de Clare (1293-1342) 2. [25] As a result of Margaret's imprisonment, Badlesmere remained firmly aligned with the King's opponents; shortly afterwards he participated in the Earl of Lancaster's rebellion. Margaret died between 22 October 1333[39] and 3 January 1333/4. ?-1305) Below 16 Years (13). This page was last edited on 16 December 2020, at 23:53. Philippa Neville (c1386-c1453) (more) 5. Salt Lake city, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978), FHL book 973 D2aa, volumes 1-5; FHL microfilm1,036., p. 36 line 28:5. It is feasible that Margaret's marriage to Badlesmere had been arranged by her brother-in-law, Baron Clifford; Badlesmere having been one of Clifford's retainers during the Scottish Wars. PM Cameron's 18-Great Grandmother. Her two husbands were Piers Gaveston and Hugh de Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester. Before Margaret had instructed her archers to fire upon Isabella and her escort, she had refused the Queen admittance to Leeds Castle where her husband, Baron Badlesmere held the post of governor, but which was legally the property of Queen Isabella as part of the latter's dowry. He had held the post of Governor of Bristol Castle since 1307, and during his life accumulated many remunerative grants and offices. She died before January 3, 1334 in Aldgate, London, England, United Kingdom. Margaret de Clare. [22], When King Edward heard of the violent reception his consort was given by Margaret, he was predictably outraged and personally mustered a sizeable force of men "aged between sixteen and sixty", including at least six earls,[23] to join him in a military expedition which he promptly led against Margaret and her garrison at Leeds Castle to avenge the grievous insult delivered to the Queen by one of his subjects. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 83. Margaret de Badlesmere (née de Clare), Baroness Badlesmere (ca. [28][n 7] The dominant baronial oligarchy broke up into factions. [41], Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster was the uterine half-uncle of Queen Isabella, being the son of her maternal grandmother, Margaret's daughter, Elizabeth was married to Edmund Mortimer, eldest son of the powerful Marcher Lord Roger Mortimer, the future 1st Earl of March, The Calendar of Fine Rolls names the 13 executed men as Walter Colpepper, Richard Prat, Roger de Coumbe, Richard de Chidecroft, Thomas de Chidecroft, Richard Brisynge, William Colyn, Roger de Rokayle, Simon de Tyerst, Robert de Bromere, Nicholas de Bradefeld, Robert de Cheigny, and Adam le Wayte. Margaret de Clare of Gloucester. On an unrecorded date earlier than 30 June 1308, when the couple were jointly granted the manor of Bourne, Sussex,[8] Margaret married Bartholomew de Badlesmere, an English soldier and court official who was afterwards created 1st Baron Badlesmere by writ of summons. Attention : Age at Marriage (June 14, 1306) Belo... ...reville, Robert Sir Knight Baron de Clifford, Bartholomew de Badlesmere, Hugh Iii The Younger-Earl Winchester le Despencer, Hugh Ledespencer, Oct 12 1292 - Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, Oct 1292 - Caerphilly Castle, Glamorgan, Wales. 1.Margaret de Audley, born between January 1318 and November 1322. (Psychopaths do well for themselves in almost any era, really. The King ordered the arrest and imprisonment of twenty of Margaret's kidnappers; they all, however, were eventually pardoned. Upon their marriage, the Earl of Angus granted Gilbert and Margaret the manors of Hambleton and Market Overton; however, when Gilbert died childless prior to 1307, the manors passed to Margaret. 275. She married twice and had one daughter from each marriage. Margaret de Clare, Baroness Badlesmere (ca. [29] The first sparks to the uprising had been ignited when, prior to his expulsion, the rapacious Hugh le Despenser the Younger had persuaded the infatuated King to grant him lands in the Welsh Marches which rightfully belonged to entrenched Marcher barons such as Roger Mortimer,[30] his uncle Roger Mortimer de Chirk, and Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, a staunch Ordainer albeit the King's brother-in-law. The couple had four children; Gilbert, Eleanor, Margaret, and Elizabeth. Edward's capture of Leeds Castle was the catalyst which led to the Despenser War in the Welsh Marches and the north of England. Calendar of the Close Rolls, 1318–1323, p. 604, Friaries- the Minoresses without Aldgate|British History Online. Source citations are included at the bottom of the page. PARENTS AND SIBLINGS. When Isabella refused her request, for reasons unknown, a quarrel ensued and henceforth Margaret became the Queen's enemy. [Reference:Calendar of Fine Rolls 1319–1327. Margaret was now one of the co-heiresses to the vast Gloucester estate, and King Edward arranged a second marriage for her to another favourite, Hugh de Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester. [36] It appears that after then she lived at Hambleton, Rutland as it was from there that on 27 May 1325 she submitted a petition in connection with property at Chilham.[37]. 17 Audley, Earl of Gloucester, chart no. Margaret de Badlesmere, fourth daughter of Bartholomew de Badlesmere, Knt., 1st Lord Badlesmere, and Margaret de Clare, was born about 1315/16 (aged 22 or 23 in 1338). Edward II had been deposed in January 1327 and allegedly murdered in September by Mortimer's hired assassins. Margaret was born about 1286 in Thomond,Connaught,County Clare,Ireland. [S2420] #11886 The Golden Grove books of pedigrees (filmed 1970), (Manuscript, National Library of Wales manuscript number Castell Gorfod 7. Margaret de Clare. Wife of Piers de Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall and Hugh de Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester [S2] Paget Heraldic Baronage, Paget, Gerald, (Manuscript, filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1957), chart no. They had one daughter: Hugh and Margaret were among the victims of their brother-in-law, Hugh the younger Despenser. These mutinous events, in addition to other incidents which created a tense situation and called for a mobilisation of forces throughout the realm, eventually led to the Ordainers constraining the King to exile the favourites. [33] On 13 February 1322/3, the King granted Margaret a stipend of two shillings a day for her maintenance, which was paid to her by the Sheriff of Essex. In 1272 Margaret married Earl Edmund of Cornwall (3657) , son of Richard Plantagenet Earl of Cornwall (3237) (5 Jan 1209-2 Apr 1272) & Sanchia de Provence (3623) (ca 1225-1261), in Ruislip. Margaret de Clare. Margaret de Clare b. Oct 1292 Caerphilly Castle d. 13 Apr 1342: Geneagraphie - Families all over the world According to the Vita Edwardi Secundi, this marriage was arranged by the King "to strengthen Piers and surround him with friends." Margaret de CLARE was born on April 1, 1287 in Bunratty Castle, County Clare, Ireland, daughter of Thomas de CLARE and Julian FITZMAURICE. Born: 12 October 1293 Tonbridge Castle, Kent, England: Died: She was married on June 30, 1308 in Castle, Badlesmere, Kent, England to Bartholomew de Badlesmere, they had 6 children. Via Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_de_Clare#/media/File:Elizabeth_de_Clare.jpg Public Domain, Tonbridge Priory, Tonbridge, Kent, England, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England (United Kingdom), Edward de Monthermer, 3rd Baron Monthermer, Margaret Countess of Cornwall & Gloucester De Clare, Margaret Countess of Gloucester & Cornwall De Clare, Margaret Countess of Gloucester Countess of Cornwall De Clare. Margaret allegedly told Isabella's marshal, whom she met on the lowered drawbridge, that "the Queen must seek some other lodging, for I would not admit anyone within the castle without an order from my lord [Baron Badlesmere]". [13], Due to her strong dislike of Isabella as well as her own belligerent and quarrelsome character,[14][n 2] Margaret refused the Queen admittance. On 28 April 1317 Margaret de Clare wed Hugh de Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester at Windsor Castle. Gaveston celebrated the marriage with a lavish tournament at Wallingford Castle. She died in the year 1333 in (1365) … [n 8] They had formed a confederation and made devastating raids against Despenser holdings in Wales; and Mortimer led his men in an unsuccessful march on London. Children (1) Edmund de Cornwall. Margaret De Clare was born in October 1293, in England, to Gilbert De Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester and Joan of Acre. 1272-1303. She died in January 1325 at Amesbury Priory.[1]. Thomas de Clare 1st Lord of Thomond. Maud de Lacy Countess of Hertford and Gloucester. HM George I's 13-Great Grandmother. Ralph de Stafford (c1354-1385) 4. In October 1321, nine years after his assumption of the office, the queen consort Isabella went on a pilgrimage to the shrine of St. Thomas at Canterbury. However, Piers Gaveston was executed only six months later, leaving Margaret a widow with a small child. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. [17] After issuing her message, she subsequently ordered her archers to loose their arrows upon Isabella from the battlements when the Queen (having apparently ignored Margaret's communication) approached the outer barbican,[18][19] in an attempt to enter the castle by force. He appeased Hugh and Margaret by creating Hugh Earl of Gloucester. 4, No. [38] The regency of Queen Isabella and Lord Mortimer ended in October 1330 when Edward III now nearly 18 had Mortimer hanged as a traitor and Queen Isabella exiled for the remaining 28 years of her life at Castle Rising in Norfolk. Her dower rights as Countess of Cornwall were disputed, and so King Edward instead assigned her Oakham Castle and other lands. She married Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall (1284-1312) October 1307 JL . Discover the family tree of Margaret De Clare for free, and learn about their family history and their ancestry. Margaret de Clare (12 May 1294 – 9 April 1342) was the second oldest daughter of Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford by his wife Joan Plantagenet, Princess of England (1272-1307). ...gland. Following the death of their brother, Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, Margaret and her sisters, Elizabeth and Eleanor de Clare received a share of the inheritance. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1999), FHL book 973 D2fp., p. 299 RANDOLPH:11. She was held prisoner for one night before being rescued on the following day by the King's favourite, Hugh Despenser the Younger. Retrieved 9-11-10, Calendar of the Close Rolls, 1318–1323, p. 627, Calendar of Close Rolls (Edward II, 1323–1327), pp.46, 48, 120, 236. Margaret de Clare. Children (7) Isabel de Clare. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Family. This information is part of by on Genealogy Online. She was married in the year 1289 to Gilbert de Umfreville. Margaret de Audley (1318-1347) 3. She decided to interrupt her journey by stopping at Leeds Castle which legally belonged to her as the fortress and its demesne were part of her dowry to be retained in widowhood. Following trial at Canterbury, he was executed at Blean on 14 April 1322.[20]. Margaret de Clare Countess of Gloucester Countess of Cornwall. Gilbert "The Red" 7Th Earl of Hertford de Clare,, Joan 'Of Acre' Princess of England Plantagenet, ...Gloucester & Hertford de Clare,, Alianore de Clare, Elizabeth de Clare, Sir Thomas 2Nd Baron Monthermer de Monthermer,, Edward de Monthermer, Sir Piers 1St Earl of Cornwall de Gaveston,, Hugh Baron Audley 1St Earl of Gloucester de Audley, Amy de Gaveston, Baroness Margaret Audley, Apr 9 1342 - Staffordshire, United Kingdom, Joan of Acre,Gilbert De Clare 7th Earl of Gloucester, Eleanor de Clare, Elizabeth de Clare, Gilbert de Clare 8th Earl of Gloucester, Mary de Monthermer, Joan de Clare, Piers Gaveston 1st Earl of Cornwall, Hugh de Audley 1st Earl of Gloucester, Eleanor de Clare, Elizabeth Lady de Clare, Elizabeth de Clare, Piers de Gaveston, Hugh de Audley, Hugh de Audley, Amy de GAVESTON, Margareth de AUDLEY, Margareth Lady de Audley, Via Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_de_Clare#/media/File:Elenor_de_clare.png Public Domain, John Faber, Sr. after unknown artist. Her parents filed a complaint, but King Edward III of England supported Stafford. Oct 1292 - Caerphilly Castle, Kent, England. Joan Gaveston (1312-?) Hereinafter cited as Royal Genealogies Website. [S2511] Plantagenet Ancestry of Seventeenth-century Colonists: the Descent from the Later Plantagenet Kings of England, Henry III, Edward I, Edward II, and Edward III, of Emigrants from England and Wales to the North American Colonies Before 1701 (2nd ed., 1999), Faris, David, (2nd edition. Using the insult against the Queen as a banner, he would then be able to gather the moderate nobles and outraged populace to his side as a means of crushing the Contrariants. Baron Badlesmere excused his wife's bellicose actions at Leeds with his declaration that when he had left Margaret in charge of Leeds, he had given her strict instructions not to admit anyone inside the castle without his specific orders. Geni requires JavaScript! Born ca 1250. Thomas was born circa 1245, in Tonbridge Castle,Tonbridge,Kentshire,England. His cause of death has never been ascertained by historians. By this time Edward III had ascended the throne; however, the de facto rulers of England were Queen Isabella and her lover, Marcher Lord Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March (father-in-law of Margaret's daughter Elizabeth), who jointly held the Office of Regent for the new king. 99 relations. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. [18] This, he had insisted, included the Queen, with the words that "the royal prerogative of the King in the case of refusal of entry should not be assumed to provide a legal right for the Queen, who was merely his wife". 1249–1313. [34] She also received a considerable proportion of her late husband's manors for her dowry. In summer 1336, their only daughter, Margaret Audley, was abducted by Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford. She was married about 1304 in Badlesmere, Kent, England to Bartholomew de BADLESMERE, they had 6 children. Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Baron Badlesmere, Giles de Badlesmere, 2nd Baron Badlesmere, Richard de Clare, Earl of Hertford and Gloucester, Richard de Clare, 1st Lord Clare, Lord of Thomond, Robert de Clifford, 1st Baron de Clifford, Joan de Geneville, 2nd Baroness Geneville, William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton, Isabel de Clare, 4th Countess of Pembroke, Parishes- Badlesmere|British History Online. Her paternal grandparents were Richard De Clare and Maud De Lacy; her maternal grandparents were Maurice FitzMaurice and Emmeline de Longespee. Margaret married John de Tibetot, Knt., 2nd Lord Tibetot, son and heir of Pain de Tibetot, Knt., 1st Lord Tibetot, and Agnes de Roos, before 24 July 1337. Margaret de Clare, Countess of Cornwall, Countess of Gloucester (October 1293 – April 1342), was an English noblewoman, heiress, and the second eldest of the three daughters of Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford and his wife, Joan of Acre, making her a … Marriage: 25 January 1238. Margaret Countess of Gloucester De Clare, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_de_Clare, ftp://ftp.cac.psu.edu/genealogy/public_html/royal/index.html, Birth of Margaret de Clare, Countess of Gloucester. Margaret retired to the convent house of the Minorite Sisters, outside Aldgate,[32] where the abbess Alice de Sherstede was personally acquainted with Queen Isabella, who took an interest in the convent's business affairs. The Ordinances were repealed at the parliament held in York in May 1322. 1 Margaret's father was Thomas De Clare Sir Knight and her mother was Julian FitzMaurice.Her paternal grandparents were Richard De Clare Earl of Gloucester and Maud Lacy Countess of Gloucester; her maternal grandfather was Maurice FitzMaurice Lord of Offaly Fitzgerald and her maternal grandmother is Emmeline De … In 1302, Humphrey de Bohun married Edward II's youngest sister, Calendar of Documents relating to Ireland 1252–1284, No. Retrieved 22-11-10, Parishes – Leeds|British History Online. U.S. President [WASHINGTON] 's 13-Great Grandmother. 2. [40], In 1328, Margaret's seal displayed three shields, consisting of those of each of her parents and a shield impaling the arms of her two dead husbands. King Edward granted her a stipend to pay for her maintenance. 2210. Following a relentless assault of the fortress, which persisted for more than five days[n 3] and with the King's troops using ballistas, Margaret surrendered at curfew on 31 October having received a "promise of mercy" from Edward. Many of the nobles who had previously been hostile to Edward rushed to his side to quell the insurrection of the Marcher Lords, known as the Despenser War, which had erupted in full force after the King defiantly recalled to England the two Despensers (father and son,) whom the Ordainers had compelled him to banish in August 1321. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 346. Clifford was later killed at the Battle of Bannockburn, where Badlesmere also fought. Hugh de Stafford, 2nd Earl of Stafford (1336-1386) 4. Upon her release from the Tower, Margaret entered a religious life at the convent house of the Minorite Sisters outside Aldgate. [21] Historian Paul C. Doherty suggests that the pilgrimage was a ruse on the part of the King and Queen to create a casus belli. Margaret surrendered the castle on 31 October 1321 after it was besieged by the King's forces using ballistas. [3], From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_de_Clare, http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p368.htm#i11034, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=86204203, http://histfam.familysearch.org/getperson.php?personID=I640&tree=Nixon, http://histfam.familysearch.org/getperson.php?personID=I784&tree=PagetHeraldicBaronag, http://histfam.familysearch.org/getperson.php?personID=I216942&tree=Welsh, http://www.mathematical.com/claremargaret1292.html. Hugh and Margaret were reunited sometime in 1326. Gilbert de Umfreville. Margaret (de) CLARE. 29 Basset of Drayton, FHL microfilm 170063, chart no. Sources 2, 1, 4 Attention : Age at Marriage (??-??? Juliane was born on April 12 1266. When Margaret was visiting Cheshunt Manor in Hertfordshire in 1319, she was taken hostage by a group of sixty people, both men and women. They had one child: King Edward arranged a lavish celebration after the birth of this little girl, complete with minstrels. [15] Once King Edward had gained possession of the castle and the Badlesmere treasure within, the seneschal, Walter Colepepper and 12 of the garrison were hanged from the battlements. 1223–1289. Shortly before, Baron Badlesmere had deposited all of his treasure and goods inside Leeds Castle for safe-keeping. Margaret de Clare was born on 1280-1286 in Limerick, Munster, Ireland // Thomond, Connaught, Clare, Ireland, daughter of Thomas de Clare and Juliane FitzMaurice. 1333. [23][25][n 6] Margaret was arrested and sent as a prisoner, along with her five children and Bartholomew de Burghersh, to the Tower of London;[14][26] she therefore became the first recorded woman imprisoned in the Tower. Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, 7th Earl of Gloucester, 3rd Lord of Glamorgan, 9th Lord of Clare, was a terrible person, greedy and heartless to the point of psychopathy … so he did very well in the Middle Ages. Margaret de Clare Badlesmere, "Find A Grave Index" Family Members. She remained there until 1326, when Hugh escaped prison and she was released from Sempringham. Margaret married Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall on November 1 1307, at age 14. ♂ Richard FitzGilbert (de Clare) birth: 4 August 1222, England, Glouchester marriage : ♀ Margaret de Burgh death: 15 July 1262, Canterbury (Kent), England ♂ Edmund de Lacy She was arrested and subsequently imprisoned in the Tower of London for the duration of a year from November 1321 to November 1322, making her the first recorded female prisoner in the Tower's history. p.76]. Richard de Clare 6th Earl of Gloucester. Born: Clare, Risbridge, Suffolk, England; Marriage: William de Montfíchet Baron of Stanstead 1207,1213; Died: After 1185 1213 Noted events in her life were: • Background Information. Edmund died in 1300 in Ashbridge Abbey. Margaret de Clare was born 1293 to Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester (1243-1295) and Joan of Acre (1272-1307) and died April 1342 of unspecified causes. 1213 Before the Norman Conquest Letchworth was held by Godwin of Souberie (Soulbury), a thegn of King Edward the Confessor. She was High Sheriff of Rutland from 1313 to 1319.[2]. Margaret was henceforth styled Countess of Gloucester. Richardson, Douglas, Everingham, Kimball G. (2004). [23] Baron Badlesmere, although supportive of Margaret's conduct, had only managed to despatch some knights from Witney to augment the garrison troops in the defence of Leeds. [35], Edward demonstrated his good will toward Margaret again on 1 July 1324, by giving her "permission to go to her friends within the realm whither she will, provided that she be always ready to come to the king when summoned". 1 April 1287 – 22 October 1333/3 January 1334, disputed) was a Norman-Irish noblewoman, suo jure heiress, and the wife of Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Baron Badlesmere. Her son Giles obtained a reversal of his father's attainder in 1328, and succeeded by writ to the barony as the 2nd Baron Badlesmere. Margaret de Badlesmere (born 1315), married Sir John Tiptoft, 2nd Lord Tiptoft, by whom she had one son, Robert Tiptoft. 130 Clare, FHL microfilm 170063, 2/2. Between 11 December 1291 and 16 February 1292, Margaret acquired another stepfather when her mother married her third husband, Adam de Cretynges. London: Mitchell, Hughes and Clarke, 1904-1993), FHL book 942.43 H2b., vol. [12] Badlesmere, who by then had become disaffected with King Edward and had joined the swelling ranks of his opponents, was away at a meeting of the Contrariants[n 1] in Oxford at the time and had left Margaret in charge of the castle. Hedwiga (Hathui) of Babenberg is in the 17th generation of the family tree for Margaret de Clare (Ahnentafel #93525). PM Churchill's 17-Great Grandmother. Her father died on 29 August 1287, when she was almost five months of age. Margaret de Clare, Countess of Gloucester, Countess of Cornwall (12 October 1293 – 9 April 1342) was an English noblewoman, heiress, and the second-eldest of the three daughters of Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford and his wife Joan of Acre, making her a granddaughter of King Edward I of England. Margaret de Clare, Baroness Badlesmere (ca. Half sister of Mary de Monthermer, Countess of Fife; Joan de Monthermer, Nun at Amesbury; Thomas, 2nd Baron de Monthermer; Edward de Monthermer, 3rd Baron Monthermer; Stillborn de Monthermer and 2 others; Isabella de Clare, Baroness Berkeley and Johanna MacDuff « less. 1 April 1287 – 22 October 1333/January 1334, disputed) was a Norman-Irish noblewoman, suo jure heiress, and the wife of Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Baron Badlesmere. [24] Throughout the siege, she had expected the Earl of Lancaster to arrive with his soldiery to relieve her, but this he had refused to do;[23][n 4] nor had any of the other Contrariants or the Marcher Lords[n 5] come to her assistance, which left her to defend the castle with merely her husband's nephew, Bartholomew de Burghersh, and the garrison troops. [2][3] On her journey to the fortress, she was insulted and jeered at by the citizens of London who, out of loyalty to Isabella, had followed her progression through the streets to vent their fury against the person who had dared maltreat their queen.[27]. She married firstly before the year 1303, Gilbert de Umfraville, son of Gilbert de Umfraville, Earl of Angus, and Elizabeth Comyn. Hugh was captured at the Battle of Boroughbridge in 1322, and was saved from a hanging thanks to the pleas of his wife. Edward would have known beforehand that Baron Badlesmere was with the Contrariants in Oxford and had left Leeds Castle in the hands of the belligerently hostile Baroness Badlesmere; therefore he had given instructions for Isabella to deliberately stop at Leeds aware she would likely be refused admittance. [2][3] She was jailed on account of having ordered an armed assault on Isabella of France, Queen consort of King Edward II of England. Five volumes in 13. 1 April 1287 – 22 October 1333/January 1334, disputed) was a Norman-Irish noblewoman, suo jure heiress, and the wife of Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Baron Badlesmere.[1]. Not to be confused with Margaret de Clare, Baroness Badlesmere. [S673] #1079 A History of Monmouthshire from the Coming of the Normans into Wales down to the Present Time (1904-1993), Bradney, Sir Joseph Alfred, (Publications of the South Wales Record Society, number 8. Mother of Joan Gaveston and Countess Margaret de Stafford Margaret de Clare, the cousin This Margaret was the daughter of Thomas de Clare, lord of Thomond and Juliane Fitzgerald or Fitzmaurice, and was the niece of Gilbert 'the Red' and Margaret de Clare, above, and the first cousin of Margaret de Clare Gaveston. HRH Albert II's 20-Great Grandmother. Attention : Age at Marriage (November 1, 1307) Below 16 Years (15), Gilbert de Clare, Joan D'Acre Plantagenet, ..., Eleanor de Clare, Gilbert de Clare, Elizabeth de Clare, Joan de Monthermer, Edward de Monthermer, Mary de Monthermer, Thomas de Monthermer, Joan Gaveston, Amy Gaveston, Margaret Audley, Gilbert 7Th Earl of Gloucester de Clare, Joan Pf Arc Plantagenet, Eleanor de Clare, Elizabeth de Clare, Thomas 2Nd Baron de Monthermer, Piers Gaveston 1St Earl of Cornwall de Gabaston, Hugh 1St Earl of Gloucester de Audley, Alice de AUDLEY, Margaret 2nd Baroness Audley de AUDLEY. Margaret de Clare, Countess of Cornwall, Countess of Gloucester (October 1293 – April 1342), was an English noblewoman, heiress, and the second eldest of the three daughters of Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford and his wife, Joan of Acre, making her a granddaughter of King Edward I of England. However, subsequent to his capture of Leeds Castle and the harsh sentences he had meted out to the insubordinate Margaret de Clare and her garrison, King Edward defied the Contrariants by persuading the bishops to declare the Despensers' banishment illegal at a convocation of the clergy, and he summoned them home. 1287-1333. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage. Margaret de Clare (c.1 April 1287 1333) was a Norman Irish noblewoman and the wife of Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Lord Badlesmere. The five children of Margaret and Baron Badlesmere were: Margaret's husband, Baron Badlesmere was appointed Governor of the Royal Castle of Leeds in Kent in the fifth year of Edward II's reign (1312). Death of Margaret de Clare, Countess of Gloucester a... Burial of Margaret de Clare, Countess of Gloucester, Joan Gaveston, born 12 January 1312, at York. 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