Henry de Lacy
Modern Standardized Name
Henry de Lacy
Origin
Pontefract (53.691, -1.312)
Expedition Date/s
1159, 1177
Biography
Henry de Lacy was the lord of the Honor of Pontefract and one of the tenants in chief in Yorkshire. He was an active builder of castles and benefactor of religious houses. In 1176-7, he seems to have prepared to set his affairs in order, coming to arrangement with the Exchequer for outstanding debts and confirmed grants to the Templars.
Source
Early Yorkshire Charters, ed. William Farrer (6 vol., Edinburgh: Ballantyne, 1916), 3: 289 no. 1629
Bibliography
W.E. Wightman, The Lacy Family in England and Normandy, 1066-1194 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1966) , pp. 76-86.
Citation
“Henry de Lacy,” Independent Crusaders Project, accessed September 19, 2024, https://independentcrusadersproject.ace.fordham.edu/items/show/2392.