Clare, Margaret de (c. 1293–1342)

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Clare, Margaret de (c. 1293–1342)

Countess of Cornwall and Gloucester. Born around 1293; died in 1342; daughter of Gilbert de Clare, 7th earl of Hertford, 3rd of Gloucester, and Joan of Acre (1272–1307); married Piers Gaveston, earl of Cornwall, in 1307; married Hugh Audley, earl of Gloucester, in 1317; children: (second marriage) Margaret Audley (who married Ralph Stafford, 1st earl of Stafford).

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