Alice de Lusignan, Countess of Gloucester
Alice de Lusignan (or Alice of Angoulême) (born after October 1236 – May 1290) was the first wife of Marcher baron Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester, and half-niece of King Henry III of England.
Alice de Lusignan | |
|---|---|
| Countess of Hertford Countess of Gloucester | |
| Born | after October 1236 Angoulême, Poitou, France |
| Died | May 1290 |
| Noble family | Lusignan |
| Spouse(s) | Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester, 6th Earl of Hertford |
| Issue | Isabel de Clare Joan de Clare |
| Father | Hugh XI of Lusignan, Count of La Marche and of Angoulême |
| Mother | Yolande de Dreux, Countess of Penthièvre and of Porhoet |
It was rumoured that she became the mistress of her half first cousin Prince Edward, while she was briefly imprisoned on account of her husband's treason.
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