Elizabeth de Clare
Elizabeth de Clare | |
|---|---|
| 11th Lady of Clare Lady de Burgh Baroness d'Amory | |
Mezzotint of Clare by John Faber the Elder, 1714 | |
| Born | 16 September 1295 Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England |
| Died | 4 November 1360 Ware, Hertfordshire, England |
| Noble family | de Clare |
| Spouse(s) | John de Burgh Theobald II de Verdun Roger d'Amory |
| Issue | William de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster Isabel de Verdun Elizabeth d'Amory |
| Father | Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford |
| Mother | Joan of Acre |
Elizabeth de Clare, 11th Lady of Clare (16 September 1295 – 4 November 1360) was a member of the Anglo-Norman family, de Clare, and heiress to the lordships of Clare, Suffolk, in England and Usk in Wales.
She is sometimes referred to as Elizabeth de Burgh (English: /dəˈbɜːr/ də-BUR), due to her first marriage to John de Burgh. Her two successive husbands were Theobald II de Verdun (of the Butler-de Verdun family) and Roger d'Amory.
Later in life, Elizabeth, as a widow, was a religious and educational benefactress, mainly to establishments in East Anglia. These included the second-oldest surviving college of the University of Cambridge, Clare College, which took its name after her.