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Hugh de Lacy was the son of Gilbert de Lacy (died after 1163) of Ewyas Lacy, Weobley, and Ludlow. He is said to have had a dispute with Josce de Dinan as to certain lands in Herefordshire in 1154. He was in possession of his father's lands before 1163, and in 1165–66 held fifty-eight and three-quarters knight's fees , and had nine tenants ...
Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath; Walter de Lacy, Lord of Meath. Walter's son, Gilbert de Lacy, predeceased his father. Gilbert was married to Isabel Bigod and they had two daughters who were joint heirs to their grandfather. The lordship was split between them; the western part was awarded to Margery while the eastern part, centred on Trim, was ...
De Lacy was the younger son of Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath, a descendant of Walter de Lacy, [4] who went to England after the Norman conquest. Around 1189, he was appointed Viceroy of Ireland, a position previously held by his father. He was replaced in 1190 by Guillaume le Petil. He was later reappointed to serve as viceroy from 1205 to 1210. [5]
Mortimer, by his vigorous action in Ireland, succeeded in re-uniting the two halves of the Lordship of Meath. Hugh de Lacy, 1st Earl of Ulster (before 1179 – after 26 December 1242), younger son of Hugh de Lacy, was created Earl of Ulster in 1205. Rose de Lacy (died after 1237), married Alan, Lord of Galloway (died 1234).
Rohese of Monmouth (Rohese de Monemue in Anglo-Norman; born about 1135/1140; died in or near 1180) was the daughter of Baderon fitzWilliam, lord of Monmouth, and of his wife Rohese de Clare. About the year 1155 Rohese married Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath. They had eight children Walter, born about 1172, who succeeded his father as Lord of Meath
Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, in 1172, the kingdom was awarded to Hugh de Lacy as the Lordship of Meath by Henry II of England in his capacity as Lord of Ireland. De Lacy took possession of the kingdom and the dynasty of the Ua Mael Sechlainn or O Melaghlins were forced west and settled on the east bank of the River Shannon in the ...
After de Lacy's brother Hugh de Lacy, 1st Earl of Ulster, had taken Fitzhenry prisoner, John in March 1208 acquiesced in giving Walter de Lacy a new charter for his lands in Meath. [4] Upon his return to Ireland later in 1208, de Lacy may have acted as Justiciar of Ireland in lieu of the deposed Meiler Fitzhenry. [ 5 ]
Hugh de Lacy may refer to: Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Lassy (c.1020–1085), first recorded member of the Norman noble family de Lacy; Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath (died 1186), 4th Baron Lacy; Hugh de Lacy, Abbot of Shrewsbury (died c. 1215/18) Hugh de Lacy, 1st Earl of Ulster (c. 1176–1242), younger son of Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath