Hugh de Lacy 5th Baron de Lacy

  General Notes:

Gilbert's son Hugh de Lacy, born c 1125 [1138?] in Ewias Lacy, became the 5^th Baron de Lacy, Lord of Ludlow, on his father's death in 1163. In October 1171 he accompanied Henry II to Ireland and attained a prominent position in the king's entourage. Before the king left Ireland in April 1172 he had granted Hugh de Lacy the kingdom of Mide [as Earl of Meath] as well as custody of the City of Dublin. De Lacy himself returned to England by the end of December 1172, but seems to have spent little time in his Herefordshire estates. In 1173 he was in Normandy fighting on behalf of Henry II against Louis VII of France and subsequently seems to have spent much of his time in Ireland. In later years his relationships with the king over the domains there were often strained as suspicions arose over his actions in treating with his Irish opponents and collecting tribute, and he was recalled by the king on several occasions. Hugh de Lacy was assassinated on 26^th July 1185 [1186?] in Ireland, beheaded with an axe by the Irish, although Henry II is reported to have welcomed his death.

Hugh de Lacy had married Rose [Rohese] de Monmouth, the daughter of Badion (Baderon) de Monmouth and Rohese de Clare, in about 1170 [1163?]. Their eldest surviving son and heir was Walter [II] de Lacy, and their other children were Hugh [died 1242], Gilbert and Robert. After the death of Rose sometime before 1180, Hugh married the daughter of the Irish King of Connacht [Connaught], apparently to the displeasure of Henry II, and had another son, William Gorm, who was later deemed illegitimate.

Hugh de Lacy, like his earlier namesake, was a substantial benefactor of Llanthony [Prima] Abbey and is credited with endowing the monastery with lands in Ewyas including the Honddu valley, Walterstone, Llancillo and Rowlestone and beginning a lavish rebuilding project. After Hugh's death in 1186, his son Walter II de Lacy continued the patronage, and the church at Llanthony - 'one of the largest and finest in Wales' - was completed between 1200 and 1230.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Address: Ewyas Lacy, Longtown, Herefordshire.

Hugh married Rohese de Monmouth.