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Birth:          1186 
Death:          1263 

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_de_Clifford_(died_1263)
Walter de Clifford (died 1263) feudal baron of Clifford in Herefordshire, was a Welsh 
Marcher Lord during the reign of King John (1199-1216).

Family[edit]

Walter de Clifford was born before 1190, the son of Walter de Clifford (died 1221) and 
Agnes Cundy (de Condet). He died before 20 December 1263. He had at least four 
brothers, Roger, Giles, Richard and Simon, as well as sisters, Maud, Basilia and 
Cecilia.

History[edit]

He took over Clifford barony in 1208 on the disgrace of his father, who appeared 
disloyal to King John of England who was then in dispute with Walter's lord for 
Bronllys, William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber.

Walter's first marriage proved barren and he married Margaret, the daughter of Prince 
Llywelyn ab Iorwerth, late in life during 1232 following the accidental death of her first 
husband, John de Braose. During baronial discontent he rebelled against King Henry 
III in 1233 and surrendered after Clifford Castle had been reduced by the king. He 
then joined the king, defending Bronllys Castle in a war against his father-in-law, 
Llywelyn ab Iorwerth who was at the time besieging nearby Brecon. Twenty years later 
he nearly rebelled again in a dispute with the king over his Marcher franchises during 
which he forced a royal messenger to eat a royal writ, which included the wax seal.

He left one daughter Maud as heiress, a granddaughter of Llywelyn ab Iorwerth, who 
married firstly William Longespée, grandson of the 3rd Earl of Salisbury, and secondly 
John Giffard of Brimsfield.

Parents
DE CLIFFORD Walter (ABT 1160 - 17 Jan 1221)
DE CUNDY Agnes (ABT 1150 - )

Siblings
DE CLIFFORD Walter (1186 - 1263)
DE CLIFFORD Roger (ABT 1190 - 1231)

Marriage To VERCH LLYWELYN Margaret (ABT 1210 - AFT 1263)
    m. 1232 Clifford Castle, Hertfordshire, England

Notes

Parents
AP IORWERTH Llewelyn (1173 - 11 Apr 1240)
____ Joan (ABT 1188 - 2 Feb 1237)

Children by VERCH LLYWELYN Margaret ABT 1210 - AFT 1263
DE CLIFFORD Maud (ABT 1240 - )

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