39979496. Viceroy Hugh de Lacy & 39979497. Lady Rohese de Monmouth
~1140, Hugh born in Wales, s/o 79958992. Gilbert de Lacy.
~1150, Rohese born in Wales, d/o 94536968. Baderon de
Monmouth & 94536968. Rohese ?.
12/19/1154, Henry II crowned king of England.
Aft. 1163, Hugh’s father died.
[––Hugh & Rohese––]
~1168, Hugh married to Rohese.
1172 at Wexford, King
Henry granted Hugh de Lacey the kingdom of Meath [about 800,000 acres], for 50
knights’ fees, and left him as justiciar of Ireland and constable in Dublin.
4/17/1172, King Henry departed Ireland leaving Hugh as
justiciar of Ireland, Robert fitz Bernard with custody of Waterford and
Wexford, and the earl of Strigoil in possession of Leinster.
1172, Rohese of Monmouth, married to Hugh de Lacy, makes a
gift of ‘3 solidos’ to Monmouth priory.
1172, Hugh de Lacy and William fitz Adelm de Burgh deputed
by King Henry to treat with Roderic O’Conor, who had gathered troops and taken
up a position on the banks of the Shannon. Unsuccesful, Roderic marched into
Meath and demolished fortifications of Hugh.
1172, Hugh killed Tighearnan O’Ruairc, King of Breifne in
Ireland at the Hill of Ward. His head was sent to King Henry II.
1173, With the outbreak of rebellion in Normandy by his sons,
King Henry summoned Hugh de Lacy from Ireland.
4/15/1173, K. Henry held his Easter court at Alencon.
Notable supporters in attendance: … Hugh de Lacy, … Richard de Luci … Thomas
Bardulf, Humphrey de Bohun. (S) Court Household, and Itinerary of King Henry
II, Eyton, 1878, P172.
7/1173, Hugh de Lacy and Hugh de Beauchamp defend the town
of Verneuil, France, on the river Eure, southwest of Evrux under seige by Louis
VII and young King Henry. (S) Henry II: A Medieval Soldier, Hosler, 2007, P201.
8/8/1173, The seige of Verneuil was lifted by King Henry’s
forces.
9/1173 at Rouen, France, Hugh de Lacy witnessed a charter of
King Henry to the abbey of Jumieges. [King Henry broke King Louis’ seige of
Rouen.]
1174, Hugh’s territory of Meath was devastated by a
coalition of the kings of Leth Cuinn under the leadership of High King RuaidrĂ
Ua Conchobair. Hugh’s steward, Hugh Tyrell, abandoned de Lacy’s principal castle
of Trim and fled.
10/11/1174, Louis VII stopped supporting Henry’s sons,
effectively ending their rebellion.
4/2/1175 at Valognes, France, Hugh de Lacy witnessed a royal
charter to Blanchelande abbey.
1175, King Henry made a treaty with King RuaidrĂ Ua
Conchobair which protected Hugh lands in Ireland.
8/12/1175 at Northampton, Hugh de Lacy witnessed a royal
charter at the request of Richard Peche and Matilda his wife.
Bef. 1177, Hugh de Lacy granted the barony of Delvin to his
kinsman Sir Gilbert de Nugent for the service of 5 knights.
1178, Hugh de Lacy plundered Clonmacnoise, sparing the churches
and the bishop’s house. Hugh was extending his frontier in Meath towards
Shannon.
1179, Hugh reprimanded by King Henry after a delegation of
Irishmen appealed for help against his harsh rule.
Bef. 1180, Rohese died, buried the abbey of St. Thomas,
Dublin.
[––Hugh––]
1180, Hugh married 2nd Rose O’Connor, d/o RuaidrĂ
Ua Conchobair [without King Henry’s consent], as part of a truce between them.
5/1181, King Henry removed Hugh as viceroy of Ireland. [Hugh
3 reinstated months later.]
1182-86, Hugh concentrated on building new castles.
1185, Knighted by his father King Henry II, Prince John, age
17-18, sent to subdue [unsuccessfully] rebellious chieftains in Ireland. [John
blamed his failure on Hugh de Lacy.]
4/1185, Hugh de Lascy, constable, witnessed Prince John’s
charter to the Irish abbey of Valle Salutis.
7/25/1186, Hugh de Laci, King of Meath, Briefny and Oriel, killed
at Motte castle, Durrow, from an axe blow by Gilla Ganinahar O’Meyey. [Body buried
at Bective Abbey; head buried St. Thomas Abbey, Dublin (where the rest of his
body was eventually moved).]
(S) O’Conors of Connaught, O’Donovan, 1891. (S) Legal
Institutions, Honorary Hereditary Offices …, Lynch, 1830. (S) Court, Household,
and Itinerary of King Henry II, Eyton, 1878. (S) ‘Hugh de Lacy in Ireland’,
Hist. of Ireland Mag., Veach, Iss2, 2007, V15.
Children of Hugh and Rohese:
i. Walter de Lacy (19989748),
born ~1170 in Wales, England.
ii. Earl Hugh de Lacy, born ? in Ireland.
Hugh married Lescelina de Verdun, sister of 189118214. Baron
Nicholas de Verdun.
1205, Hugh created earl of Ulster by King John.
4/9/1208, Mandate to Robert de Veerpont to put Hugh de
Lascy, the hostage of Walter de Lascy, out of irons, but to detain him in safe
custody. (S) Excerpta Historica, 1831, P400.
1210, Hugh de Lascy joined the rebellion of William de
Braose. Hugh was forced into exile in France.
6/2/1213, King John recalled Walter de Lacy from exile in
France. [Walter’s brother Hugh refused to return.]
1217, Walter de Lascy received in ward his niece, Roseia,
d/o Hugh de Lascy, his brother. (S) The Register of the Priory of St. Bees,
1915, P-X.
1220-24, Hugh de Lascy returned to Ireland, again in
rebellion.
4/22/1225, Michael Grossus has made fine with the king by £100
for having grace and for having seisin of his lands that were taken into the
king’s hand because he was against the king in Ireland with Hugh de Lacy. (S)
FRsHIII.
1235, Hugh de Lacy, earl of Ulster, … and the English of
Leinster and Munster, crossed the Shannon at Athlone and burnt Roscommon, then
Elphin [in Connaught.]
Aft. 12/26/1242, Hugh died.
i. Isabel de Lacy (189118209), born ~1174 in Ireland.
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