Elizabeth de Clare

Elizabeth de Clare, born in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, was a noblewoman with significant inheritances in England and Wales. Her marriages to John de Burgh, Theobald II de Verdun, and Roger d’Amory, and the birth of her three children, William de Burgh, Isabel de Verdun, and Elizabeth d’Amory, were pivotal events in her life. She was embroiled in the political turmoil of her time, including the Despenser War and the rebellion against King Edward II. Following her brother’s death, she became one of England’s wealthiest heiresses and faced imprisonment and property loss during the conflicts of her era. She regained her lordships after the execution of Hugh Despenser and lived through the period of the Black Death.