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Hugues de Lacy (lord de Meath)

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HUGH de Lacy, son of GILBERT de Lacy & his wife --- (-killed 25 Jul 1185). A manuscript which narrates the descents of the founders of Lanthony Abbey names “Hugo…et Walterus frater eius” as the sons of “Gilbertus de Lacy”, adding that Hugh died childless[822]. This is contradicted by the Chronicle of Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire which records that "Gilbertus de Lacy" had a son "Hugonem" who had "filium Walterum"[823]. "…Hugoni de Lacy…" subscribed the charter dated [1172/78] under which Henry II King of England confirmed the freedoms of the city of Rouen[824]. “Hugo de Laci et Roes. uxor mea et Robertus filius meus” donated revenue to Monmouth Priory by undated charter witnessed by "Gilberto de Monemue…Roberto de Monemue…"[825]. The Annals of Tigernach (Continuation) record that “the son of the Empress went with Hugo de Lacy from Dublin to Fore and…burnt the town” in 1172[826]. The Annals of Tigernach (Continuation) record that “three fleets of Englishmen arrived in Ireland” in 1177, those of “Hugo de Lacy…William Fitz Audeline and…Philip de Breusa (Pilip de Preis)”, adding that Hugh´s went to Dublin[827]. Lord of Meath. The Annals of Ulster record the death in 1186 of "Ugo de Lacy…killed by O´Miadhaigh of Tebtha”[828].

m firstly ROHESE, daughter of [BADERON de Monmouth & his wife Rohese de Clare] (-[1180]). “Hugo de Laci et Roes. uxor mea et Robertus filius meus” donated revenue to Monmouth Priory by undated charter witnessed by "Gilberto de Monemue…Roberto de Monemue…"[829]. Proof of the parentage of Rohese, first wife of Hugh de Lacy, has not been found in any of the primary sources consulted during the preparation of the present document. However, the charter quoted above suggests a family connection with the Monmouth family, who had founded the priory. Her name suggests that she may have been the daughter of Baderon and his wife of the same name.

m secondly ROSE, daughter of --- Húa Conchobair (-after Aug 1224). The primary source which confirms her parentage has not yet been identified. In his report to King Henry dated 5 Aug 1224 following the capture of castle Trum, William Marshall Earl of Pembroke records that "the wife of William de Lascy, the daughter of Llewllyn, Griffin´s sister, the wife of Thomas Blund, William´s brother, and the mother of William, of Thomas, and of him that was killed" were in the castle, adding that "the mother…will be prisoner unless her nephew the king of Connaught return to the king´s peace through her"[830].

Hugh & his first wife had eight children:

1. WALTER de Lacy ([1172]-before 24 Feb 1241). The Chronicle of Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire records that "Gilbertus de Lacy" had a son "Hugonem" who had "filium Walterum"[831]. “Walterus de Lacy filius Hugonis de Lacy” confirmed his father´s donation to Lanthony Abbey by undated charter[832]. Lord of Meath. - see below.

2. HUGH de Lacy ([1176]-before 26 Dec 1242, bur Carrickfergus, Convent of the Franciscan Friars). He was created Earl of Ulster in 1205. King John addressed letters to "Walter, Hugh and Robert de Lascy…" dated 23 May 1207[833]. The Annals of Dunstable record that “Hugonem de Laci et Walterum fratrem eius” were exiled from Ireland in Aug 1210 by King John[834]. The Annals of Dunstable record that “Hugo de Laci” was expelled “ab Albigensibus” in 1222, returned to England and that his lands in Ireland were restored to him, adding in a later passage that he returned to Ireland in 1223 after the end of the Welsh wars[835]. [836]. A charter dated 27 Dec 1222 records that King Henry III granted "to Hugh de Lascy the land which Walter de Lacy his brother gave to him and the land which formed the marriage of his wife in Ireland"[837]. m firstly LESCELINE de Verdun, daughter of BERTRAM de Verdun Seneschal of Ireland & his second wife Rohese ---. The Annals of Dunstable record that “Hugo de Lasci” repudiated his legitimate wife for adultery in 1225[838]. King Henry III notified William Marshall Earl of Pembroke, by charter dated 12 May 1226, that "he commits to Walter de Lascy the custody of…the land which Hugh de Lascy held in Ulster…with the castles of Rathour and Le Nober which he had in marriage with Leceline his wife of the fee of Nicholas de Verdun"[839]. m secondly as her first husband, EMMELINE de Rydeleford, daughter of WALTER de Rydeleford Lord of Bray & his wife Annora --- (-[18 May 1275/19 Jul 1276]). A charter dated 8 Feb 1243 records that "if A. who was wife of Hugh de Lacy will not take for her husband Stephen Longespee, as the king had requested her, the justiciary shall distrain her to do so in accordance with the custom of Ireland"[840]. A charter dated 25 Apr 1243 mandates "the justiciary of Ireland to cause Emelina, who was the wife of Hugh de Lacy, to have out of his lands in Ulster 40 librates, until he shall otherwise provide for her"[841]. A charter dated 16 May 1244 restored to "Emeline Countess of Ulster…all [her] inheritance from Walter de Rydeleford her father whose heir she is and…dower out of the lands…in Ireland of Hugh late Earl of Ulster her husband"[842]. She married secondly ([16 May/14 Dec] 1244) Stephen Longespee Seneschal of Gascony, Justiciar of Ireland. The Book of Lacock records that “Stephanus Lungespee” married “Emelinam comitissam de Ulton”[843]. A charter dated 16 Dec 1244 orders an enquiry into "what lands Walter de Rideleford, grandfather of Christiana daughter and one of the heirs of Robert de Mariscia, was seised in fee at his death" and "what lands fell to the share of Christiana and what to that of the Countess of Ulster, aunt of Christiana and wife of Stephen Longespee", and to grant seisin of Christiana´s share to "Fulk de Newcastle…[to whom] the king has granted…Christiana´s lands with her marriage"[844]. Hugh [& his first wife] had two children:

a) HUGH de Lacy (-after 1226). m ---. The name of Hugh´s wife is not known. Hugh & his wife had two children:

i) WALTER de Lacy . A charter dated [12 May 1226] records that Walter de Lacy took the property of Hugh de Lacy, as ordered by the king, and that "Walter and Roger, sons of Hugh de Lascy, Hugh´s eldest son" were given as hostages[845].
ii) ROGER de Lacy . A charter dated [12 May 1226] records that Walter de Lacy took the property of Hugh de Lacy, as ordered by the king, and that "Walter and Roger, sons of Hugh de Lascy, Hugh´s eldest son" were given as hostages[846].

b) ROSE de Lacy (-after 1237). Henry III King of England noted that "Waltero de Lascy" had given "Roesiam neptem eius, filiam Hugonis de Lascy" as a hostage, dated 28 Mar 1217[847]. According to Matthew of Paris, the wife of Alan of Galloway "iam defunctus" was the (unnamed) daughter of "Hugonem de Lasey"[848]. The Chronicle of Lanercost records in 1229 that "Alan the lord of Galloway…set out for Ireland and there married the daughter of Hugh de Lacy"[849]. John of Fordun´s Scotichronicon (Continuator) records that "Alanus de Galweia profectus in Hiberniam" married "filiam Hugonis de Lacy" in 1228[850]. If her parentage and marriage is correctly stated in the two sources quoted, the chronology suggests that this daughter must have been born from Hugh´s first marriage, assuming that she was legitimate. She is named "Rose de Lacy" by Keith Stringer, who cites a charter of St Bees which indicates that she was still alive in 1237[851]. m ([1228/29]%29 as his [fifth wife], ALAN Lord of Galloway, son of ROLAND Lord of Galloway & his wife Elena de Moreville (-[2] Feb 1234, bur Dundraynan).

3. ROBERT de Lacy (-[23 May 1207/5 Jul 1215]). “Hugo de Laci et Roes. uxor mea et Robertus filius meus” donated revenue to Monmouth Priory by undated charter witnessed by "Gilberto de Monemue…Roberto de Monemue…"[852]. King John addressed letters to "Walter, Hugh and Robert de Lascy…" dated 23 May 1207[853]. m ---. The name of Robert´s wife is not known. Robert & his wife had [three] children:

a) WALTER de Lacy . An order of King John dated 11 Feb 1204 relating to Ireland names "Walteri de Lascy st filius Rob de Lascy" among hostages[854].
b) HUGH de Lacy . "Hug fil Rob de Lacy q est in custodia Henr Biset" as a hostage 8 Aug 1207[855].
c) [son (-after 5 Jul 1215). A charter dated 5 Jul 1215 records an agreement between King John and "Walter de Lascy" for restoration of his land in Ireland, including a provision that "the fines hereafter to remain to Walter namely the fines for the son of Robert de Lascy…"[856]. It is not known whether this entry relates to one of the other named sons of Robert or to another son whose name is unknown.]

4. GILBERT de Lacy (-after 27 Dec 1222). "Gilbert de Lasci appeared against Walter de Lasci his brother in a plea of trespass in Ireland" dated 27 Jun 1206[857]. King Henry III wrote "to Hugh de Lascy. Sends Gilbert de Lascy his brother in whom Hugh shall place faith regarding the king´s Irish affairs" 27 Dec 1222[858].

5. WILLIAM de Lacy (-after 1210). The Annals of Dunstable record that “Willelmum de Laci” was captured in Ireland in 1210 by King John, adding that he later died in prison[859].

6. ELAINE . m RICHARD de Beaufou, son of ---.

7. ALICE (-[before 1242]). m firstly ROGER Pipard, son of WILLIAM Pipard & his wife --- (-before 12 Apr 1225). m secondly (before 1232) GEOFFREY de Mareys [Marsh] Justiciar of Ireland (-1245).

8. daughter . Her parentage and marriage are referred to by Eyton but he cites no primary source on which this is based[860]. m WILLIAM FitzAlan, son of WILLIAM FitzAlan & his second wife Isabel de Say ([1154]-[1210]). Hugh & his second wife had three children:

9. WILLIAM de Lacy (-killed in battle Monach-cranncain 1233). King John ordered the delivery of "William de Lascy to Walter de Lascy his brother…" after he gave assurances about his loyalty, dated 10 Feb 1215[861]. King Henry III commanded "William de Lacy" to deliver "the castles of Rath and Carlingeford which he had taken" dated [Jan] 1217[862]. A report from William Marshall Earl of Pembroke to Henry III King of England, dated 5 Aug 1224, records that he besieged "the castle of Trum…with William de Lascy its lord…conquered him and he with difficulty escaped, he had a brother killed there…[and] the castle was abandoned"[863]. The Annals of Ulster record in 1233 that "William de Lacy and Charles, son of Cathal Ua Conchobuir and many foreigners were killed by the Muinnter-Raighillaigh in Monach-cranncain”[864]. m GWENLLIAN of Wales, illegitimate daughter of LLYWELYN "Fawr/the Great" Prince of Wales & his mistress --- (-1281). In his report to King Henry dated 5 Aug 1224 following the capture of castle Trum, William Marshall Earl of Pembroke records that "the wife of William de Lascy, the daughter of Llewllyn, Griffin´s sister, the wife of Thomas Blund, William´s brother, and the mother of William, of Thomas, and of him that was killed" were in the castle[865].

10. THOMAS de Lacy (-after 1224). In his report to King Henry dated 5 Aug 1224 following the capture of castle Trum, William Marshall Earl of Pembroke records that "the wife of William de Lascy, the daughter of Llewllyn, Griffin´s sister, the wife of Thomas Blund, William´s brother, and the mother of William, of Thomas, and of him that was killed" were in the castle[866].

11. --- de Lacy (-killed in battle Trum [Jul] 1224). A report from William Marshall Earl of Pembroke to Henry III King of England, dated 5 Aug 1224, records that he besieged "the castle of Trum…with William de Lascy its lord…conquered him and he with difficulty escaped, he had a brother killed there…[and] the castle was abandoned"[867].

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Hugh is possibly Gilbert's brother rather than son.

"Much more is known of the actions of Hugh II than of any previous member of the family. He paid no scutage in 1164-5, so that he was probably present in person on the campaign of 1165 from Shrewsbury into North Cymru. He was in Ireland with the king from October 1171, and remained there after the king returned in April 1172. He was back in England by 29 December 1172, when he distinguished himself at the first public festival of St. Thomas at Canterbury. The archbishop was carried away by the occasion and expressed himself rather too strongly, only to be rebuked firmly by Hugh II. In the summer of 1173 he was in Normandy helping to quell the rising, and with Hugh de Beauchamp held the castle of Verneuil while it was being besieged by Louis VII in July. He spent some time during the year in Ireland, where he had acquired the old kingsom of Meath, so that from now onwards he spent a good deal of time on the west side of St. George's Channel. In the same year he had been given the city of Dublin and its castle, a grant followed five years later by his promotion to Viceroy. That post he held until 1184, although he had been deprived of Dublin castle for a short period in1181-2 as a penalty for marrying the daughter of Rory O'Connor, the last king of Connaught. At Durrow in July 1186 he had his head cut off by an Irishman while he was showing him how to use a pick, according to the graphic description in the chronicle of St. Mary, Dublin -- a commentary on his restless nature, apparently intolerant of inefficiency to the end."

--- W E Wightman, *The Lacy Family in England and Normandy, 1066-1194*, Oxford (Clarendon Press) 1966, p 190-191

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In 1272 [1172?], Hugh de Lacy was granted the Liberty of Meath by Henry II who sought to limit the expansionist policies of Strongbow [Richard de Clare], whom he feared might set up an independent Anglo-Norman kingdom in Ireland. Soon after his arrival at Trim, de Lacy built a wooden castle, the spike stockade mentioned in the "Song of Dermot and the Earl"--a poem of the period.
De Lacy left one of his barons, Hugh Tyrell, in charge, but when O'Connor, King of Connacht, threatened, Tyrell abandoned and burned the castle. By 1176, this wooden fortification had been replaced with a stone keep or tower. When the site was secure, the castle yard was surrounded by curtain walls and moat with a simple gate and bridge to the north. Analyses of samples of surviving structural timbers show that the keep was extended in at least two more phases and remodelled in the lifetime of Walter de Lacy, Hugh's son. Later, fore-buildings were built to protect the entrance to the keep.

[Trim Castle Visitors Guide, Duchas--The Heritage Service of Ireland]
...................................... Hugh was killed in Durrow while overseeing the building of a smaller castle. A man, who had gotten close to Hugh pulled an axe from under his cloak and lopped Hugh's head off. His body was buried at the Bective Abbey about 8 kms. from Trim Castle while his head was buried near his 1st wife in Dublin. The Cistercian Monks of Bective Abbey had hopes that the possession of Hugh's body would give them rights to Trim Castle and the extensive lands associated with it. However the king took the castle and lands until Walter came of age, at which time Richard I gave them to Walter. ...................................... Hugh de Laci was employed in the conquest of Ireland, and for his services there obtained from King Henry II, the whole county of Meath. He was subsequently constituted governor of Dublin and justice of Ireland. But incurring the displeasure of his royal master by marrying without license the king of Connaught's dau., he was divested in 1181 of the custody of the metropolis. In four years afterwards he was murdered by one Malvo Miadaich, a mean person, in revenge for the severity with which he had treated the workmen employed by him in erecting the castle of Lurhedy. He left issue, Walter, his successor; Hugh, constable of Ireland; Elayne, m. to Richard de Beaufo. [Bernard Burke, Dormant and Extinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, Ltd, London, 1883, p. 310, Lacy, Earls of Lincoln] ..................................... Hugh de Lacy, fifth Baron Lacy by tenure, and first Lord of Meath (d 1186), one of the conquerors of Ireland, was no doubt the sone, and not, as sometimes been stated, a younger brother of Gilbert de Lacy.

Hugh de Lacy is said to have had a dispute with Joce de Dinan as to certain lands in Herefordshire in 1154. He was in possession of his father's lands before 1163, and in 1165-6 held fifty-eight and three-quarters knight's fees, and had nine tenants without knight service. In October 1171 he went over to Ireland with Henry II, and early in 1172 was sent to receive the submission of Roderic, king of Connaught. Before Henry's departure about the end of March Lacy was granted Meath by the service of fifty knights and with almost royal authority; he was also put in charge of Dublin Castle. Later in the year Lacy arranged a meeting with Tiernan O'Rourke to take place at Tlachtgha, now called the Hill of Ward, near Athboy in Meath. The meeting ended in a quarrel, which both parties attributed to the treachery of the other; Tiernan was slain, and Hugh only escaped with difficulty. Lacy seems to have left Dublin in charge of Earl Richard de Clare by the king's orders, and to have commenced securing Meath by the erection of castles. Amongh these was the castle of Trim, which was put in charge of Hugh Tyrel. After this, Lacy went back to England. On 29 Dec 1172 he was at Canterbury, where, according to a story preserved by Giraldus, he reproved Archbishop Richard for his boastful langmacge. Next year he was fighting for Henry in France, and held Verneuil against Louis VII for a month; but at the end of that time the town was forced to capitulate. Hugh de Lacy is mentioned as one of those who were sent by the king with his treasure to Jerusalem in May 1177. Another version names Henry de Lacy, and in any case it cannot be our Hugh, who was at the same time sent over to Ireland as procurator-general, Richard de Clare having died shortly before. The grant of Meath was now confirmed, with the addition of Offelana, Offaly, Kildare, and Wicklow. As governor of Ireland Lacy secured Leinster and Meath by building numerous castles, while he maintained peace and good order by making it his first care to preserve the native Irish in possession of their lands. by his liveral and just conduct he won the hearts of the Irish; but his friendly relations with the native chiefs soon led to an accusation that he intended to seize the sovereignty of the island for himself. The author of the 'Gesta Henrich' however, says that Lacy lost his favour with Henry in consequence of complaints of his injustice by the Irish. In 1181, he was recalled from his government for having married the daughter of Roderic, king of Connaught, without leave. But in the following winter Hugh was sent back, though with a condjutor in the person of one of the royal clerks, Robert of Shrewsbury. When, early in 1185, Henry sent his son John over to Ireland, the young earl complained to his father that Hugh would not permit the Irish to pay tribute. This led to fresh disgrace, but Hugh remained in Ireland, and occupied himself as before with castle-building. He had erected a castle at Durrow, in what is now King's County, and on 25 July 1186 had gone out to view it, when 'one of the men of Teffia, a yought named Gilla-gan-inathar O'Meyey, approached him, and with an axe severed his head from his body.' The murderer was a foster-son of Sinnach O'Caharny, or 'the Fox,' chief of Teffia, by whose instigation he is said to have done the deed. A later story described him as one of the labourers on the castle, but there does not appear to be any authority for this older than Holinshed. William of Newburgh says that Henry was very glad at Hugh's death, and repeats the story that he had aspired to obtain the crown of Ireland for himself. Certainly Lacy had made himself formidable to the royal authority, and Earl John was promptly sent over to Ireland to take possession of his lands.

Lacy was buried at Durrow, but in 1195 his body was removed to the abbey of Bective in Meath, and his head to St Thomas's Church at Dublin. Afterwards a controversy arose between the canons of St Thomas and the monks of Bective, with ended in 1205 in the removal of the body to Dublin, where it was interred, together with the head, in the tomb of De Lacy's first wife. Giraldus describes Lacy as a swarth man, with small black sunken eyes, a flat nose, and an ugly scar on his check; muscular in body, but small and ill-made. he was a man of resolute character; for temperance a very Frenchman, careful in private affairs, and vigilant in public business. Despite his experience in military matters he sustained many reverses in his campaigns. He was lax in his morality, and avarisious, but eager beyond measure for honour and renown. Hugh was a benefactor of Lanthony Abbey, and also of many churches in Ireland, including the abbey of Trim. Hugh's first wife was Rose or Roysya de Monemne (Monmouth); by her he had two sons, Walter (d 1241) and Hugh, both of whom are noticed separately, and also a daughter, Elayne, who married Richard de Beaufo. By the daughter of Roderic O'Connor whose name is also given as Rose, he had a son William (called Gorm or 'Blue'), who acted in close connection with his half-borthers. William de Lacy took a prominent part in the resistance to William Marshal in 1224, and was killed fighting against Cathal O'Reilly in 1233. He married a daughter of Llewelyn, prince of North Cymru. Pierce Oge Lacy, the famous rebel of Elizabeth's time, was eighteenth in descent from him, and from him also descend the Lynches of Galway. Hugh had another son, Gilbert, who was alive in 1222, and two daughters, one married ot Geoffrey de Marisco, and the other to William FitzAlan, but by which wife is not clear. The daughter of the king of Connaught was alive in 1224; whe had at least two other sons, Thomas and Henry, whose surname is given as Blund. Since William de Lacy is also sometimes called LeBlund, they may have been brothers of the whole blood. [Dictionary of National Biography XI: 376-7]

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Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath (died 25 July 1186, Durrow, Leinster) was granted the lands of the Kingdom of Meath by Henry II in 1172 under the Norman Invasion of Ireland. He began construction on Castle Kileen in County Meath in 1181.

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Hugh de Lacy (before 1135 – July 25, 1186, Durrow, Leinster) was the great-grandson of Walter de Lacy of the Norman Conquest. In 1172, County Meath was granted by Henry II of England to Hugh de Lacy. He was the 1st Lord of Meath. You can follow the pedigree up to the Earls of Meath. Hugh de Lacy and his son Walter de Lacy (before 1170 – 1241) built Trim Castle and Kilkea Castle. Hugh de Lacy was killed while supervising the construction of a Motte castle at Durrow, Co. Offaly in 1186 at the instigation of Sinnagh (the Fox) and O'Breen (see Annals of the Four Masters, 1186.5). De Lacy was initially buried at Durrow Abbey. In 1195, the archbishops of Cashel and Dublin disinterred him and buried his body in Bective Abbey in County Meath and his head in St. Thomas’s Abbey in Dublin. In 1205, his body was also interred in St. Thomas's Abbey.

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Hugh de Lacy (before 1135 – July 25, 1186, Durrow, Leinster) was the great-grandson of Walter de Lacy of the Norman Conquest. In 1172, County Meath was granted by Henry II of England to Hugh de Lacy. He was the 1st Lord of Meath.
Hugh de Lacy and his son Walter de Lacy (before 1170 – 1241) built Trim Castle and Kilkea Castle. Hugh de Lacy was killed while supervising the construction of a Motte castle at Durrow, Co. Offaly in 1186 at the instigation of Sinnagh (the Fox) and O'Breen (see Annals of the Four Masters, 1186.5). De Lacy was initially buried at Durrow Abbey. In 1195, the archbishops of Cashel and Dublin disinterred him and buried his body in Bective Abbey in County Meath and his head in St. Thomas’s Abbey in Dublin. In 1205, his body was also interred in St. Thomas's Abbey.

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