Countess Of Gloucester

Gloucester. 3 recorded holders. ← all offices

The succession the rolls themselves record for this office, earliest first — a finding aid drawn from the roll text, not an authoritative fasti. Spelling variants of one holder now fold together where the volumes' own printed indexes attest them (“Burghers” and “Burghersh” are one man when the editors say so); the opposite case — one name hiding two men — is proposed from the same indexes and from matched identities, and separates only after human confirmation. Until then a shared name lists as one holder, and the list can be checked against printed succession lists (Fasti / VCH).

1. Matilda de Clare 1259–1329 ×16
   • 1274-11-12 — Memorandum, that on Friday the eve of St. Edmund the Confessor, judgment was rendered between Matilda de Clare, countess of Gloucester, and Isabella de Fortibus…
   • 1287-09-26 — Amicia, late the wife of John de Cormayles, going on pilgrimage to Pontigny, nominating John de Parys and Thomas de Clutton for one year. Matilda de Clare, coun…
   • 1319-05-25 — the mayor and bailiffs of Canterbury. Order to pay to William de and Lapinus atte Chaunge, citizens of that city, their expenses for the said parliament, to wit…
   • 1319-05-25 — The like for the citizens and burgesses of thirteen cities and boroughs. Enrolment of release by Hugh son of William Giffard, knight, to Sir de Badelesmere, kni…
   • 1329-07-07 — Inspeximus and confirmation for the abbess and nuns of Legh of the following : (1) Grant, in frank almoin, at the instance of Matilda de Clare, countess of Glou…
   • undated — Mandate to the archbishop of Canterbury, the prior provincial of England, and John de Derlinton, of the order of Friars Preachers, to carry out the intentions o…
   • undated — Mandate to Master Geoffrey de Vecano, canon of Cambray, clerk of the papal camera, living in England, to ascertain the pats value of the church of Wyvelsforde, …
2. Maud 1265–1289 ×6
   • 1289-03-10 — To the same. Order to deliver to G. de Clare, earl of Gloucester and Hertford all the lands that he took into the king's hands by reason of the death of Maud, c…
3. Joan 1291–1313 ×73
   • 1291-05-21 — Order to cause the yeoman William son of Glay to have 100/. from wardships or or from other issues without delay, as the king has granted this to William for th…
   • 1292-02-28 — Pardon to John Bretun at the instance of Joan, countess of Gloucester, king's daughter, for the death of Philip Nightgale, as it appears by inquisition made by …
   • 1293-06-10 — Alice, late the wife of Adam Oliver, going to Ireland with Joan, countess of Gloucester and Hertford, nominating Master Richard de Clare and Henry le Keng , for…
   • 1294-07-24 — Grant to Joan, countess of Gloucester, the king's daughter, of the custody, during minority of Gilbert, son and heir of Thomas de Clare, tenant in chief, of the…
   • 1294-07-24 — Grant to Joan, countess of Gloucester, the king's daughter, of the custody, during minority of Gilbert, son and heir of Thomas de Clare, tenant in chief, of the…
   • 1295-08-18 — Inspeximus of (1) a charter by Gilbert de Clare, earl of Gloucester and Hertford, to the abbot and convent of St. Augustine, Bristol, granting to them in frank …
   • 1296-01-18 — the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to acquit the of the will of Gilbert de Clare, late earl of Gloucester and Hertof 10,000 marks, in which he mad…
   • 1296-01-18 — at the instance of Joan, countess of Gloucester and Hertford, to of the will of Gilbert de Clare, late earl of Gloucester and her husband, of 10,000 marks, wher…

Ordered by the first date each holder appears with the office — where a holder is undated they sort last. Dates are the roll entries' own, not tenure dates.
Cite: “countess of Gloucester”, Reading the Rolls, https://readingtherolls.com/office/countess-of-gloucester, accessed 2026-07-25. Derived from the printed calendars of the medieval English royal records.