Joan "of Acre" Plantagenet, , Princess of England^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]}

1272 - 1307  (35 years)

• Name	Joan "of Acre" Plantagenet
  Suffix	, Princess of England
  Birth	1272	Acre, Hazafon, Palestine   [11, 15, 16, 17, 18]
  Gender	Female
  Death	23 Apr 1307	Clare, Suffolk, England   [11, 15, 16, 17, 18]
  Burial	26 Apr 1307	Austins Friars, Clare, Suffolk, England
  Notes	Joan of Acre, b. 1272, d. 23 Apr 1307, daughter of Edward I, King ofEngland, by Eleanor of Castile; widow of Gilbert de Clare, Earl ofGloucester and Hertford; m. (2) 1297 Sir Ralph de Monthermer, styled Earlof Gloucester and Hertford during the life of his wife, created LordMonthermer 1308, d. 5 Apr 1325. [Magna Charta Sureties] ------------------------------------ Gilbert de Clare was not young when he married the fiery-spirited,sloe-eyed Joanna and took her to live at his country retreat inClerkenwell not far from the Tower, where the king and queen were againin residence. She left for her new home with great fanfare, laden withroyal gifts. After being a widow a year, she secretly married acompletely unknown squire in her husbands retinue, Ralph de Monthermer.Through this marriage he became possessed in his own right of theearldoms of Gloucester & Hertford. The fact that a royal princess haddared to marry this obscure fellow became a cause celebré which for atime separated her from the affection of her father. It proved to be amarriage, however, leading ultimately to a firm friendship between thenew son-in-law and Edward. Joan of Acre, b. 1272, d. 23 Apr 1307, daughter of Edward I, King ofEngland, by Eleanor of Castile; widow of Gilbert de Clare, Earl ofGloucester and Hertford; m. (2) 1297 Sir Ralph de Monthermer, styled Earlof Gloucester and Hertford during the life of his wife, created LordMonthermer 1308, d. 5 Apr 1325. [Magna Charta Sureties] ------------------------------------ Gilbert de Clare was not young when he married the fiery-spirited,sloe-eyed Joanna and took her to live at his country retreat inClerkenwell not far from the Tower, where the king and queen were againin residence. She left for her new home with great fanfare, laden withroyal gifts. After being a widow a year, she secretly married acompletely unknown squire in her husbands retinue, Ralph de Monthermer.Through this marriage he became possessed in his own right of theearldoms of Gloucester & Hertford. The fact that a royal princess haddared to marry this obscure fellow became a cause celebré which for atime separated her from the affection of her father. It proved to be amarriage, however, leading ultimately to a firm friendship between thenew son-in-law and Edward. Joan of Acre, b. 1272, d. 23 Apr 1307, daughter of Edward I, King ofEngland, by Eleanor of Castile; widow of Gilbert de Clare, Earl ofGloucester and Hertford; m. (2) 1297 Sir Ralph de Monthermer, styled Earlof Gloucester and Hertford during the life of his wife, created LordMonthermer 1308, d. 5 Apr 1325. [Magna Charta Sureties] ------------------------------------ Gilbert de Clare was not young when he married the fiery-spirited,sloe-eyed Joanna and took her to live at his country retreat inClerkenwell not far from the Tower, where the king and queen were againin residence. She left for her new home with great fanfare, laden withroyal gifts. After being a widow a year, she secretly married acompletely unknown squire in her husbands retinue, Ralph de Monthermer.Through this marriage he became possessed in his own right of theearldoms of Gloucester & Hertford. The fact that a royal princess haddared to marry this obscure fellow became a cause celebré which for atime separated her from the affection of her father. It proved to be amarriage, however, leading ultimately to a firm friendship between thenew son-in-law and Edward.
  Person ID	I2376	Wilson-Maynard Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2003

  
  

  Father	Edward I Plantagenet "Longshanks" King O England,   b. 17 Jun 1239, Westminster Palace, London, Middlesex, England d. 7 Jul 1307, Burgh-on-The-Sand near Carlisle, Cumberland, England (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Eleanor Princess of Castile,   b. 1244, Burgos, Castile, Spain d. 28 Nov 1290, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	18 Oct 1254	Burgos, Spain   [19, 20, 21, 22]
  Family ID	F906	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ralph 1st Baron de Monthermer, , Earl Gloucester,   b. 1262, Acre, Hazafon, Palestine d. 5 Apr 1325, Grey Friars, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	1297	2nd husband   [23]
  Children	1. Thomas 2nd Baron de Monthermer, , Sir,   b. 14 Oct 1301, Stoke, Ham, Wiltshire, England d. 24 Jun 1340, BATTLE SLUYS (Age 38 years)
  Family ID	F1016	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Gilbert "the-Red-Earl" de Clare, [Earl Of Glouces,   b. 2 Sep 1243, Christchurch, Christchurch, Hampshire, England d. 7 Dec 1295, Monmouth Castle, Monmouth Castle, Monmouthshire, England (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	May 1290
  Children	1. Eleanore De Clare, countess of Angus,   b. Oct 1292, Castle Prudhoe,Northumberland,England d. 31 Mar 1368, Eshott,Northunmberland,England (Age 75 years)   2. Elizabeth de Clare, Baroness,   b. 16 Sep 1295, Tewkesbury,Gloucester,England d. 4 Nov 1360, St Mary's Ware, Hertfordshire, England (Age 65 years)   3. Margaret de Clare, countess of Gloucester,   b. Abt 1294, Caerphilly Castle,Kent,England d. 9 Apr 1342, Tonbridge,Kent,England (Age 48 years)
  Family ID	F1051	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 1272 - Acre, Hazafon, Palestine Marriage - 1297 - 2nd husband Death - 23 Apr 1307 - Clare, Suffolk, England Burial - 26 Apr 1307 - Austins Friars, Clare, Suffolk, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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