Adelize de Clare

F, b. 1092, d. 1163
     Adelize de was born in 1092. She was the daughter of Gilbert fitz Richard de Clare and Adelize de Creil de Clermont. She was often referred to as Alice. Adelize de married Aubrey II de Vere in 1103. Adelize's husband, Aubrey, died on 15 May 1141 in London, County Middlesex, England, leaving her a widow. After which, she moved to St Osyth's Chich, Essex, where she lived as a corrodian.1 Adelize departed this life in 1163 in England.

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  1. [S506] Note: Corrodians were in essence pensioners who lived in monasteries or nunneries. They were usually well-to-do elderly lay people who paid or were sponsored for accommodation and food for the rest of their lives. This payment might be in cash but would more usually be by donating land to the abbey. [dictionary.com]