Richard "Strongbow" DE CLARE, , Earl of Pembroke

Abt 1130 - Abt 1176  (~ 46 years)

• Name	Richard "Strongbow" DE CLARE
  Suffix	, Earl of Pembroke
  Nickname	Strongbow
  Birth	Abt 1130
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	2nd Earl of Pembroke, Earl of Striguil, Justiciar of Ireland
  Death	Abt 20 Apr 1176
  Notes	He was invited to Ireland by one of the many Irish kings, Dermot MacMurrough, whose lands in Leinster had been seized by the High King, Rory O'Connor. This was, of course, an excuse for an invasion. Strongbow gained a foothold in Wexford and the south-east part of Ireland which was only 40 miles across the sea from his land in Pembroke. He was successful in his military campaigns mainly because of his superior weapons and heavily armoured knights, mounted on horseback.
  Person ID	I4077	Ellingboe
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2011