de Lacy family

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The de Lacy family was a powerful Anglo-Norman noble dynasty prominent in medieval England and Ireland, noted for its extensive landholdings and influential earls.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
de Lacy family canonical 3
the de Lacy family 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Norman dynasty
noble family
associatedPlace Ludlow
County Meath
surface form: Meath

Pontefract Castle
Weobley
coatOfArms Or, a lion rampant purpure
countryOfOrigin Normandy
dynastyDecline late 13th century
ethnicOrigin Norman
feudalStatus tenant-in-chief in England
hasNotableMember Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln
surface form: Henry de Lacy, 3rd Earl of Lincoln

Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath
Ilbert de Lacy
Ilbert de Lacy
surface form: Robert de Lacy

Roger de Lacy
Walter de Lacy
surface form: Walter de Lacy, Lord of Meath
heldFeudalBarony Ludlow
Pontefract
Weobley
landholdings extensive estates in Herefordshire
extensive estates in Yorkshire
extensive estates in the Lordship of Meath
languageOfFamily Anglo-Norman
surface form: Anglo-Norman French
legacy influence on Anglo-Irish aristocracy
toponymic surnames derived from Lacy
nobleTitleHeld Earl of Lincoln
Lord of Meath
Lord of Pontefract
notableFor large landholdings in medieval England
large landholdings in medieval Ireland
role in Norman conquest of England
role in Norman invasion of Ireland
patronOf monasteries in Yorkshire
religious houses in Ireland
politicalRole Anglo-Norman magnates in Ireland
Marcher lords on the Welsh border
prominentPeriod 11th century
12th century
13th century
regionOfActivity England
Ireland
Normandy
religion Roman Catholicism
supportedMonarch Henry I of England
Henry II of England
William the Conqueror
titleExtinction Earl of Lincoln line extinct in male line

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Earl of Lincoln nobleFamilyInvolved de Lacy family
Norman Marcher lords hasNotableMember de Lacy family
this entity surface form: the de Lacy family
Clitheroe Castle controlledBy de Lacy family