Alice de Lusignan, Countess of Gloucester
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For other people named Alice de Lusignan, see Alice de Lusignan (disambiguation).
Alice de Lusignan (or Alice of Angoulême) (born after October 1236 – May 1290) was the first wife of Marcher baron Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester, and half-niece of King Henry III of England.[1]
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Alice de Lusignan | |
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Countess of Hertford Countess of Gloucester | |
Born | after October 1236 Angoulême, Poitou, France |
Died | May 1290 |
Noble family | Lusignan |
Spouse(s) | Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester, 6th Earl of Hertford |
Issue | Isabel de Clare Joan de Clare |
Father | Hugh XI of Lusignan, Count of La Marche and of Angoulême |
Mother | Yolande de Dreux, Countess of Penthièvre and of Porhoet |
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It was rumoured that she became the mistress of her half first cousin Prince Edward, while she was briefly imprisoned on account of her husband's treason.