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From: Mardi Carter <>
Subject: Re: Juliane Fitz Maurice, wife of Thomas de Clare
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 23:11:14 GMT


Another question. Does anyone know how the following fits into the de Clare
family: Eleanor, dau. of Gilbert Strongbow of Caldecot co. Monmouth, m. Edward
Stradling who occurs 1351/2

Thanks.

Mardi


Althea Van Pay wrote:

> Does anyone know how many daughters Richard "Strongbow" de Clare had? I know
> of Isabel, who married William MARSHAL, and (I think) Joan, who married a
> GAMAGE. Were there other children? Who is the daughter of "Strongbow" who
> was the mother of Maud de Quincy?
>
> Althea Van Pay
>
> > >As for Juliane Fitz Maurice's correct maternity, it appears she
> > >was the daughter of her father's first wife, Maud de
> > >Prendergast, born about 1242, widow of David Fitz Maurice (died
> > >1249) and Maurice de Rochford (died 1258), and daughter and
> > >coheiress of Gerald de Prendergast (died 1251), of Beauvoir (or
> > >Carrigaline) and Ballacha in Orrery, co. Cork, Ireland
> > >(References: Orpen, 1 (1911): 390-391; 3 (1920): 118, 198, 209-
> > >210, 4 (1920):128-129 (chart which incorrectly shows Juliane
> > >Fitz Maurice as daughter of Emmeline Longespee); T.W. Moody, et
> > >al., eds., A New History of Ireland, 9 (1984): 167 (chart)].
> > >
> > >Interestingly, Orpen shows that Maud (de Prendergast) Fitz
> > >Maurice's paternal grandmother was Maud, daughter of Robert de
> > >Quincy (died 1172-3), constable of Ireland, by a daughter of
> > >Richard de Clare ("Strongbow"), Earl of Pembroke. So, it would
> > >appear that Maud de Prendegast has some rather illustrious
> > >ancestry in her background, descending from the English Quincy
> > >and Clare families.
> > >
>
> >
>
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