Richard de Lucy "The Loyal" , Justiciar of England

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Richard Lucy in Dictionary of National Biography 2nd ed, volume VII [https://books.google.com/books?id=Cys8AAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&...]

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1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Lucy, Richard de
"LUCY, RICHARD D' (d. 1179), called the “loyal,” chief justiciar of England, appears in the latter part of Stephen’s reign as sheriff and justiciar of the county of Essex. He became, on the accession of Henry II., chief justiciar conjointly with Robert de Beaumont, earl of Leicester; and after the death of the latter (1168) held the office without a colleague for twelve years. The chief servant and intimate of the king he was among the first of the royal party to incur excommunication in the Becket controversy. In 1173 he played an important part in suppressing the rebellion of the English barons, and commanded the royalists at the battle of Fornham. He resigned the justiciarship in 1179, though pressed by the king to continue in office, and retired to Lesnes Abbey in Kent, which he had founded and where he died. Lucy’s son, Godfrey de Lucy (d. 1204), was bishop of Winchester from 1189 to his death in September 1204; he took a prominent part in public affairs during the reigns of Henry II., Richard I. and John." (See J. H. Round, Geoffrey de Mandeville (1892); Sir J. H. Ramsay, Angevin Empire (1903); and W. Stubbs, Constitutional History, vol. i.)

• Fact 1: February 1130/31, Henry I in charter for Séez Catherdral mentions Richard de Lucy and his mother Aveline, the niece and heiress of William Goth.
• Fact 2: 1 October 1138, Recorded as Constable of Falaise, Normandy - which he held stoutly against an 18 day siege by Geoffrey, Earl of Anjou, resulting in the Lordship of Dice, Norfolk from Henry I.
• Fact 3: 1140, Recalled to England and replaced by Robert Marmion as Castellan of Falaise
• Fact 4: had at least 2 sons (Godfrey & Geoffrey - a Herbert who died without issue is also mentioned) & 4 daughters. His brother Walter de Lucy was Abbot of Battle Abbey and his second son Godfrey de Lucy, became Bishop of Winchester.
• Fact 5: 1153, Constable of the Tower of London
• Fact 6: Bet. 1153 - 1154, He built his castle at Ongar, Essex, the land recorded in Doomsday as originally given to Count Eustace de Boulogne. Granted Chipping Ongar, Essex by William, son of King Stephen and his wife, Maud of Boulogne. He later became the Sheriff of both Essex and Hertfordshire in 1156.
• Fact 7: 1166, Excommunicated by Becket: 1166 & 1169.
• Fact 8: Richard's English inheritance included Diss & Stowe in E.Anglia, Newington in Kent & Chipping Ongar, Essex
• Fact 9: Richard de Lucy also recorded as Lord of Gouviz & Baron of Cretot
• Fact 10: 11 June 1178, Richard de Lucy laid his foundation stone at Lesnes Abbey
• Fact 11: 1162, appointed Lord Justiciary of England, the highest post of honour that could be held by a subject and in 1173 constituted Lieutenant of England.

Notes for ROESIA OR ROHAISE OR ROYSIA OF BOULOGNE:
Queen Maud, wife of King Stephen of England, was the heiress of the Boulogne family and therefore was closely related to Sir Richard Lucy's wife (providing the gift of Chipping Ongar).

More About RICHARD DE LUCY and ROESIA or ROYSIA:
Marriage: Abt. 1109, possibly at Thorney Green, Suffolk, England

Children of RICHARD DE LUCY and ROESIA or ROYSIA are:

1. AVELINE3 DE LUCY, b. Abt. 1114, Lucé, Near Maine, Normandy, France.
2. DIONISIA DE LUCY, b. Abt. 1118, Lucé, Near Maine, Normandy, France; m. ARNOLD MOUNTENAY, France.
3. GEOFFREY DE LUCY, b. Abt. 1118, Ongar, Essex, England; d. Bet. 1170 - 1173.
4. WALTER DE LUCY, b. Abt. 1123, Lucé, Near Maine, Normandy, France.
5. GODFREY DE LUCY, b. Abt. 1124, Lucé, Near Maine, Normandy, France; d. 11 September 1204, Buried: Outside Winchester lady-chapel which he commissioned..
6. SIR WILLIAM DE LUCY, b. Abt. 1126, Diss, Norfolk, England.
7. ALICE DE LUCY, b. Abt. 1129, Lucé, Near Maine, Normandy, France; d. England.
8. MATILDA DE LUCY, b. Abt. 1136, Diss, Norfolk, England; d. Abt. 1200.

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Sir Richard de LUCY Kt. Justiciar of England (1098-1179) [Pedigree]

Son of Adrian LUCY and Avelina

      REF AR7. Justiciar of King Henry II.

   b. ABT 1098

   r. Chipping Ongar, Essex, Eng.

   r. Diss, Norfolk, Eng.

   d. 14 Jul 1179

   d. 1179

Married Rohese (1090-)

Children:
Aveline de LUCY m. Gilbert de MONTFITCHET (-1186)
Maud de LUCY m. Walter FitzRobert Lord of Dunmow Castle (1130-1198)
Alice LUCY (1129-) m. Odonell d' UMFRAVILLE Lord Prudhoe, Otterbourne, Harbottle, & Riddesdale (1125-1182)

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1. Weis, Frederick Lewis. [Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700], 7th ed. 1992.
2. Genealogical Server, www.genserv.com", Cliff Manis.
3. Cokayne. The Complete Peerage
4. Weis, F. L., Sheppard, Walter Lee Jr, Beall, William R. Ancestors of American Presidents: Magna Charta Sureties, 1215", 5th ed. 1999

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Richard de Lucy (b. 1089, d. 14 Jul 1179)

Richard de Lucy (son of Adrian de Lucy and Aveline Goth) was born 1089 in Luce Normandy413, and died 14 Jul 1179. He married Rohaise on 1109 in Thorney Green Suffolk England.

More About Richard de Lucy:

• Ancestral File Number: 9HQ3-HL.
• Burial: Priory of Lesnes Kent England.
• Christening: Thorney Green Suffolk England.
• Record Change: 01 Jan 2003
• More About Richard de Lucy and Rohaise:
• Marriage: 1109, Thorney Green Suffolk England.
• Children of Richard de Lucy and Rohaise are:
• Aveline de Lucy, b. 1110.
• Maud de Lucy, b. 1112.
• +Geoffrey de Lucy, b. Abt. 1120, Luce, Normandy, France.
• Alice de Lucy, b. 1129, France.

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Richard de Luci (1089 - 14. July 1179) (also Richard de Lucy)
was first noted as Sheriff of the County of Essex.

His wife Rohese, who is named in several documents, was a sister of Faramus of Boulogne. When Henry II came to the throne in 1154, he was made Chief Justiciar of England jointly with Robert de Beaumont, Earl of Leicester. When de Beaumont died in 1168, Richard de Luci continued to hold the office in his own right.[1]

He resigned his office between September 1178 and Easter of 1179, and retired to Lesnes Abbey in Kent, where Richard de Luci died and was buried three months later on 14 July 1179.

His brother Walter de Luci was abbot of Battle Abbey.
His second son was Godfrey de Luci (d. 1204), Bishop of Winchester.

His mother was Aveline, the niece and heiress of William Goth. In February 1130/31, Henry I in the charter for Séez Cathedral refers to Richard de Luci and his mother Aveline.

An early reference to the de Luci family refers to the render by Henry I of the Lordship of Dice, Norfolk to Richard de Luci, Governor of Falaise, Normandy, after defending it with great valour and heroic conduct when besieged by Geoffrey, Earl of Anjou.

Later in 1153-4 he was granted Chipping Ongar, Essex by William, son of King Stephen and his wife, Maud of Boulogne where be built Ongar Castle. He later became the Sheriff of both Essex and Hertfordshire in 1156.

One of the members of his household was Roger fitzReinfrid, the brother of Walter de Coutances. Roger became a royal judge and later donated land to Lesnes Abbey, which had been founded by de Luci.

Richard de Lucy is recorded as Lord Gouviz and Baron Cretot and militarily responsible for the Bailiwick of Passeis, near Domfrort, of which Lucé forms a part, in 1172.

He was a Knight of the Realm and served as Chief Justiciar of England. Both his birth country and town of birth are disputed. Some say he was born in Normandy, France and others mention a variety of towns in England, but his heritage is definitely French although he did hold high office in England. As one of King Henry the II's chief counsellors, he was involved with the "Becket Affair", after being ex-communicated twice by Archbishop Thomas Becket, once in 1166, and again in 1169 over his support for Becket's adversary the king. Becket engaged in controversy with King Henry II (once his close friend) over the rights and privileges of the Church, and was assassinated by followers of the King in Canterbury Cathedral.
The King would regret this tragic event to his dying day.

Lesnes Abbey (also known as Westwood Abbey) are the ruins of a former Abbey, in Abbey Wood, in the London Borough of Bexley. It is surrounded by parkland and an ornamental garden. It was originally founded by Richard de Luci, Chief Justiciar of England, in 1178. In 1179, de Luci resigned his office and retired to the Abbey, where he died three months later. He was buried in the chapter house.www.findagrave.com

Sir Richard De Lucy
BIRTH 1089
France
DEATH 14 Jul 1179 (aged 89–90)
Belvedere, London Borough of Bexley, Greater London, England
BURIAL
Lesnes Abbey
Bexley, London Borough of Bexley, Greater London, England
MEMORIAL ID 89091339

Family Members
Spouse
Rohese de Boulogne
1104–1176

Children
Alice de Lucy
1129–1197
Maud de Lucy Fitzrobert
1136–1233
Avelina de Lucy
unknown–1200
Godfrey de Lucy
unknown–1204

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Richard De Lucy was born in Lucé, near Domfront, Normandy, France Abt. 1089 to Adrian De Lucy and Aveline De Goth. He married Rohese de Clare about 1128 in Thorney Green, Suffolk, England. Known children of Richard De Lucy and Rohese de Clare are: 1. Aveline De Lucy, b. Abt. 1114, in Luce, Near Maine, Normandy, France. She maried Odinel II Umfreville of Northumberland, England; 2. Dionisia De Lucy, b. Abt. 1118, Luce, Near Maine, Normandy, France, She married Arnold Mountenay, France; 3. Geoffrey De Lucy, b. Abt. 1118, Ongar, Essex, England; d. Bef. 1179, he became Bishop of Winchester; and 4. Hebert De Lucy, b. 1122, Luce, Near Maine, Normandy, France. He died without issue. In 1153-4 Richard De Lucy was granted Chipping Ongar, Essex by William, son of King Stephen and his wife, Maud of Boulogne, where be built Ongar castle. Ongar Castle was visited by King Henry II in 1157. On 1 October 1138, he is recorded as Constable of Falaise, Normandy which he held stoutly against an 18-day siege by Geoffrey, Earl of Anjou, resulting in the Lordship of Dice, Norfolk from Henry I. In 1153, He was assigned Constable of the Tower of London. He later became the Sheriff of both Essex and Hertfordshire in 1156 and in 1162. He was appointed Lord Justiciary of England, the highest post of honor that could be held by a subject and in 1173 he was constituted Lieutenant of England. Richard de Luci, himself founded Lesnes Abbey. On 11 June 1178, he laid his foundation stone to build the Abbey. He resigned his office between September 1178 and Easter of 1179, at that time he retired and entered the religious life in Lesnes Abbey. Richard de Luci died on 14 Jul 1179 and was buried three months later at his Abbey. (bio by Audrey DeCamp Hoffman)

Epitaph: "Richard the Lucy's light is snatched to shade.
To Justice, Peace &State his court was paid.
Christ with Thy saints & Thee his rest be made.
July's twice seventh on the world did shine,
The yr. eleven hundred seventy-nine."

Source:The Parish of Erith in Ancient&Modern Times ByWmFrancisShaw Publ Mitchell&Hughes,1885;http://books.google.com/books?id=s6YxAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA35&lpg=PA35&dq=R...
(credit for Epitaph to Jo Taylor)