79958120. Baron John ‘Fitz Richard’ de Lacy & 79958121. Lady Alice of Essex
12/22/1135, Stephen crowned king of England.
~1142, Alice born in England, d/o 159916242. Robert of
Essex & 39979821. Alice de Vere.
~1143, John born in Lincolnshire, England, younger s/o 159916240.
Richard Fitz Eustace & 159916241. Albreda de Lisours.
12/19/1154, Henry II crowned king of England.
7/1157, John’s grandfather Eustace died fighting the Welsh.
[––John & Alice––]
~1160, John married Alice.
By 1163, John’s father died in Ireland, John a minor; his
older brother Roger the heir. [John would use the name ‘de Lacy’, the family
name of his paternal grandmother.]
1163 at Woodstock, ‘John Constable’ witnessed a royal
charter confirming an agreement between William fitz Gilbert and the monks of
Furness abbey. [John would be 16 or older. “Lancashire Pipe Rolls” dates this
to 1163. Between the dates King Henry was not in England. For some reason his
older brother did not inherit the most lands and constableship.]
9/1166, John paid 100 marks of a fine of 1000 marks for
livery of his lands. (S) Feudal Assessments, Keefe, 1983, P132.
1170, John, constable of Chester to Hugh de Kevelioc, earl
of Chester, notified of the restoration to Humphrey de Bohun of the fee of
Bisley.
1171, John the 6th Baron of Halton.
10/1171, After the English Pope Adrian granted Ireland to
King Henry, Henry landed at Waterford with 400 knights, 4000 men-at-arms, and
400 ships to begin the conquest.
4/1173, John, constable of Chester, sided with King Henry
when the king’s eldest 3 sons rebelled against their father.
1175, Confirmation by John, Constable of Chester, of the
grant by Fulk de Mareis to Nicholas the clerk of Marnham. (S) Manuscripts of
Lord Middleton, 1911, P10.
1175-90, Charter of John the constable of Chester confirming
the benefactions of his grandfather and grandmother, Eustace fitz John and
Agnes, to Watton prior, Yorks. (S) Book of Seals, Hatton, 1950, P358.
1176, John’s mother Albreda married 2nd William
fitz Godric (121698304), who paid £100 “to have the mother of John the
constable to wife with her lands”. (S) Victoria History of the County of
Lancaster, V1, 1966.
1176, John paid a fine of 400 marks to have his mother’s
lands. (S) Pipe Roll Society, V31, 1910, P26.
By 4/1178, John’s older brother died, Roger’s son Roger (19989910)
a minor.
1178, John founded a Cistercian monastery at Stanlow Point
on the Wirral. (S) History of the Count and Palatine of Chester, Hanshall,
1823, P411.
1180-81, Hervey de Stratton renders and account to defray
the cost of passage of John, Constable of Chester, and others to Ireland. (S)
Cal. of Doc.’s Relating to Ireland, 1875, P10.
2/5/1181, John was governor of Dublin in Ireland. (S)
Chartulary of St. John of Pontefract, 1899, P23. [John was sent by the King to
hold Dublin while Hugh de Lacy was recalled to England for marrying without the
King’s licence Rose O’Conner, d/o the King of Connaught. Hugh was reinstated 3
months later.]
1181, Kildare taken from Meiler fitz Henry by John Constable
of Chester, governor of Ireland, for which he was given Leix in exchange. (S)
Journal of the County of Kildare, V2, 1899, P92.
1184, John was quit of his 1000 mark fine of 1166. [John, a
patron of science, maintained an astronomer at Halton Castle. His name was
William, and is attributed with some astrological prophecies in 1184.]
1185, Alice of Essex (39979821) is at the King’s disposal,
and is 60 years old; and is aunt to Earl William (of Essex) and sister to Earl
Aubrey (189118256, of Oxford), and she has 2 sons, knights, and 1 daughter
(79958121, Alice) married to John constable of Chester. Aynho, which is her
manor, and which she holds of Earl William, is worth £30 a year . (S)
Transactions – Essex, 1889, P244.
1186, William, astronomer to John, based on the alignment of
the planets, predicted “If the nobles of the land will serve God, and fly from
the devil, the Lord will avert all impending plagues.” (S) History of England,
V1, 1856, P248.
1187, Newton-juxta-Daresbruy given by John Lacy, constable
of Chester, to Adam de Dutton. (S) Magna Britannia, 1810, P759.
1188, “Be it known … Prior of the Bretheren of the Hospital
of Jerusalem in England, … have confirmed … which we have by the gift of John,
Constable of Chester, … (S) Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancaster,
V54, 1904, P187.
11/3/1189, Richard I crowned king of England. John,
Constable of Chester, attended the coronation. (S) Pontefract, Holmes, 1878,
P102.
1190, John granted the 2nd known charter for a ferry
at Runcorn Gap.
12/12/1189, John departed with King Richard on the 3rd
Crusade.
7/1190, The English and French armies met at Lyons; where
they learned that the German Emperor, leading his forces to the crusade, had
died in an accident.
1191, King Richard captured the city of Messina, Sicily,
after they had refused to let the English ships land.
6/5/1191, King Richard set sail for Acre on the galley
Trenchmere. [The French forces were already besieging the city.]
7/1191, King Richard captured Acre.
9/5/1191, King Richard defeated Saladin at the battle of
Arsuf.
1191,
Many of the forces, especially the Germans, returned home. Duke Leopold V of
Austria, their leader, had been insulted by Richard over the flying of
Leopold’s flag.
12/1191, King Richard arrived at Beit Nuba, 12 miles from
Jerusalem.
Bef. 8/1192, John died at Tyre; buried in Stanlow Abbey.
[––Alicia––]
10/6/1207, ‘Alicia mater constabularii Cestriae’ in a writ
of King John.
(S) Pubs. of the Thoresby Society, V17, 1908, P108. (S)
Transactions – Shropshire, V2, 1908, P31. (S) Court, Household, and Itinerary
of King Henry II, Eyton, 1878.
Children of John and Alice:
i. Richard de Lacy, born ~1160 in England.
Richard was a leper.
ii. Roger de Lacy (39979060), born ~1162 in England.
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