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 1., yr. s. of Gilbert, who was styled (from his possessions) "," "," &c., by Adeliza, da. of Hugh,, was b. about 1100; was possessed of the Lordship of Strigul(b) or Chepstow, as also of Tintern and Usk, which or certainly the latter of which (the land of Gwent) he apparently inherited from his paternal uncle, Walter otherwise .(c) He, having distinguished himself in the cause of King Stephen, was by him cr. in 1138, EARL OF PEMBROKE, at the same date that Robert de Ferrers was cr. Earl of Derby(d) and about, or shortly before, that on which his nephew and namesake, Gilbert de Clare, was cr. Earl of Hertford.(e) He captured Leeds Castle in Kent;(d) assisted in expelling from Ely the Bishop's forces who were holding it against the King; was at the battle of Lincoln (1141)(d) after which he appears to have joined the party of the Empress Maud. He m. Elizabeth or Isabel(f) sometime Mistress to Henry I., da. of Robert. 1st and, by Isabella, da, of Hugh,. He d. 14 Sep. 1148,(g) and was bur. (by his uncle Walter above-named) in Tintern Abbey. His widow m. Hervey (h)