Born about in Angoulême, Poitou, France
Ancestors 
Daughter of Hugues (Lusignan) Marche
and Yolande (Dreux) de Dreux
Wife of
Gilbert (Clare) de Clare
— married
about 1253 (to 1285) [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Joan Clare and Isabel (Clare) de Berkeley
Died after
after about age 47
in Warren, Sussex, England
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Biography
Father Sir Hugh XI de Lusignan, 11th Seigneur de Lusignan, Count Ponthieu, 3rd Count de La Marche, Angouleme[1] b. c 1221, d. a 20 Jul 1264
Mother Yolande de Dreux[2] b. b 19 Oct 1216, d. 10 Oct 1272
Alice de Lusignan married Sir Gilbert de Clare, 9th Earl of Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, 3rd Earl of Gloucester, son of Sir Richard de Clare, 8th Earl Clare, 5th Earl Hertford, 2nd Earl Gloucester and Maud de Lacy, circa May 1253; They had 2 daughters (Isabel, wife of Sir Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl Warwick, & of Sir Maurice, 2nd Lord Berkeley; & Joan, wife of Duncan, 9th Earl of Fife, & of Sir Gervase Avenel).[3]
Alice de Lusignan and Sir Gilbert de Clare, 9th Earl of Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, 3rd Earl of Gloucester were divorced on 18 July 1271; Legally separated.2,5,7 Alice de Lusignan and Sir Gilbert de Clare, 9th Earl of Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, 3rd Earl of Gloucester were divorced in 1285.[4]
Alice de Lusignan died in May 1290.[5]
Family[6]
- Sir Gilbert de Clare, 9th Earl of Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, 3rd Earl of Gloucester b. 2 Sep 1243, d. 7 Dec 1295
Children
- Isabel de Clare b. 10 Mar 1263, d. 1333
- Joan de Clare b. 1264, d. a 1324
Sources
- Magna Carta Ancestry 2011 2nd ed. Vol. I p. 466-467
- Royal Ancestry by Douglas Richardson Vol. III. page 678
- ↑ Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 505-507.
- ↑ Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, p. 676.
- ↑ Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 195-198.
- ↑ Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 466-468
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_de_Lusignan_of_Angoul%C3%AAme
- ↑ http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p462.htm#i13888
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"Alice de Valence, lady of Offaly and Balliol, to Edward I: the birth of a son to her."
The date is circa 1277-1291. Reference #SC 1/21/33.
Here is an interesting excerpt from another source regarding Alice & Gilbert's marriage along with a possible relation with Edward:
"Gilbert's first marriage was to Alice de Lusignan , also known as Alice de Valence, the daughter of Hugh XI of Lusignan and of the family that had now succeeded the Marshal family to the title of the Earl of Pembroke in the person of William de Valence, 1st Earl of Pembroke. They were married in 1253, when Gilbert was ten-years-old. She was of high birth, being a niece of King Henry , but the marriage floundered. Gilbert and Alice separated in 1267; allegedly, Alice's affections lay with her cousin, Prince Edward ."
I wonder what happened to the son?
Thought it was an interesting fact to share. Hopefully there is someone who can fill in some more details.