Hugh DE LACY , Lord of Meath, 4th Baron Lacy
- Born: 1120, Herefordshire, England
- Marriage (1): Rohese (Rose) OF MONMOUTH before 1155
- Died: 25 Jul 1186, Durrow, Offaly, Ireland aged 66
General Notes:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_de_Lacy,_Lord_of_Meath
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 Joscelin de Dinan as to certain lands in Herefordshire in 1154. He was in possession of his father's lands before 1163, and in 1165\endash 66 held fifty-eight and three-quarters knights' fees, and had nine tenants without knight service.
In October 1171 Lacy went over with Henry II as part of an Anglo-Norman force to invade Ireland, and early in 1172 he was sent to receive the submission of Rory, High King of Ireland. Before Henry's return to England about the end of March 1172, Lacy was granted Meath by the service of fifty knights and with almost royal authority; he was also put in charge of Dublin Castle. As such, it is generally accepted that Lacy was de facto the first Viceroy of Ireland, a position he was to hold three times (in 1172, 1179, and c.?1180), the third time jointly with the Bishop of Salisbury.
Hugh married Rohese (Rose) OF MONMOUTH, daughter of Baderon Fitzwilliam OF MONMOUTH , Lord of Monmouth and Rohese DE CLARE, before 1155. (Rohese (Rose) OF MONMOUTH was born in 1135-1140 and died about 1180.)
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