Walter de Lacy

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11th-century English person 12th-century English person Marcher lord Norman nobleman medieval soldier

Walter de Lacy was a prominent Norman noble and Marcher lord of the late 11th and early 12th centuries, known for his role in consolidating Norman control over the Welsh borderlands.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Walter de Lacy, Lord of Meath 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 11th-century English person ⓘ
12th-century English person ⓘ
Marcher lord ⓘ
Norman nobleman ⓘ
medieval soldier ⓘ
activePeriod early 12th century ⓘ
late 11th century ⓘ
allegiance Norman kings of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
borderRole defence of the Welsh borderlands ⓘ
expansion of Norman influence into Wales ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Norman ⓘ
feudalSystem Norman feudalism in England ⓘ
governedTerritoryType Marcher lordship ⓘ
landholdingsRegion Berkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cheshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cornwall NERFINISHED ⓘ
Devon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gloucestershire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Herefordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lincolnshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Oxfordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shropshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Somerset NERFINISHED ⓘ
Warwickshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Welsh Marches NERFINISHED ⓘ
Worcestershire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
Norman French NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryFunction castle building and garrisoning in the Welsh Marches ⓘ
nobleFamily de Lacy family NERFINISHED ⓘ
nobleRank baron ⓘ
notableFor consolidating Norman control over the Welsh borderlands ⓘ
role in the Norman conquest of the Welsh Marches ⓘ
occupation nobleman ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
participatedIn Norman Conquest of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
position tenant-in-chief of the king of England ⓘ
region England ⓘ
Welsh Marches NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Catholicism
socialClass feudal aristocracy ⓘ
supported William the Conqueror NERFINISHED ⓘ
title Lord of Weobley NERFINISHED ⓘ
Marcher lord ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ludlow Castle → foundedBy → Walter de Lacy ⓘ
Ludlow Castle → builder → Walter de Lacy ⓘ
de Lacy family → hasNotableMember → Walter de Lacy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Walter de Lacy, Lord of Meath