Richard de Clare 5th Earl of Hereford

     Richard de was born on Thursday, 4 August 1222 in Herefordshire, England. In May of 1258 while at breakfast with Prince Edward, at the palace of Winchester he and his brother, William, were both poisoned by Richard's steward, Walter de Scotenay. He fell ill, but recovered, losing his hair and nails. His brother, however, died from the poisoning. Richard died on Saturday, 22 July 1262 in Waltham, County Kent, England, at Ashenfield from the poison given to him by Peter of Savoy, the Queen's uncle. On the following Monday, the body was taken to the Cathedral Church of Christ at Canterbury. Here his entrails were buried before the alter of St. Edward the Confessor. Immeditately thereafter his body was taken to the Collegiate Church of Tonbridge, County Kent where his heart was buried. The body was finally moved to Twekesbury, Glouchestershire, England where Richard was laid to rest in the choir at Tewkesbury Abbey at the right hand of his father.