Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln
Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln (c. 1251 – February 1311), Baron of Pontefract, Lord of Bowland, Baron of Halton and hereditary Constable of Chester, was an English nobleman and confidant of King Edward I. He served Edward in Wales, France, and Scotland, both as a soldier and a diplomat. Through his mother he was a great-grandson of Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy. He is the addressee, or joint composer, of a poem (a tenson) by Walter of Bibbesworth about crusading, La pleinte par entre missire Henry de Lacy et sire Wauter de Bybelesworthe pur la croiserie en la terre seinte.
Henry de Lacy | |
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| Earl of Lincoln Baron of Pontefract | |
Arms of Henry de Lacy: Or, a lion rampant purpure | |
| Predecessor | Margaret de Quincy, Countess of Lincoln |
| Successor | Alice de Lacy, 4th Countess of Lincoln |
| Born | 1251 |
| Died | February 1311 (aged around 54) Lincoln's Inn, London, England |
| Buried | St Paul's Cathedral |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Longespée Joan Fitz Martin |
| Issue | Alice de Lacy |
| Father | Edmund de Lacy, Baron of Pontefract |
| Mother | Alésia of Saluzzo |
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