Family de Clare Name Walter Robert | Children Robert Fitzwalter | |
Died 1198, Essex, United Kingdom | ||
Walter Fitz Robert of Woodham Walter (c.1124–1198), 2nd Lord of Little Dunmow, Essex, was steward under Stephen of England , having succeeded to that position upon the death of his father, Robert Fitz Richard. Baron Walter died in 1198, and was buried at Little Dunmow, in the choir of the priory of Austin canons.
Marriage and children
Walter Fitz Robert was married twice. Sources conflict as to which of the two wives (Maud de Lucy or Margaret de Bohun, daughter of Humphrey I de Bohun) was the first wife. He and Maud de Lucy, daughter of Richard de Luci, had the following children:
When Robert, and his co-conspirators, fled after being implicated in the 1212 plot against King John, John required that the Barons present hostages to show their loyalty. Alice and Gilbert Peche had the same requirement placed against them; one of their hostages was their daughter, Alice.