Richard de Lucy

Not to be confused with Richard de Luci or Lucy, first recorded admiral of the Royal Navy in 1223.
Richard de Lucy
Chief Justiciar of England
In office
1154 – 1178 or 1179
MonarchHenry II
Preceded byRobert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester
Succeeded byRanulf de Glanvill
Sheriff of Essex
In office
1156–1157
Personal details
Born1089
Died14 July 1179
Lesnes Abbey, Kent
SpouseRohese
ChildrenGeoffrey de Lucy, Godfrey de Lucy, Maud de Lucy, Alice de Lucy, Aveline de Lucy[1]

Richard de Lucy,[2] Luci,[citation needed] Lucie,[3] or Lusti[3] (1089 – 14 July 1179), also known as Richard the Loyal,[4] was first noted as High Sheriff of Essex, after which he was made Chief Justiciar of England.

  1. ^ Turner "Exercise of the King's Will" Albion p. 400
  2. ^ Amt (2004).
  3. ^ a b Lysons & Lysons (1814).
  4. ^ Enc. Brit. (1911).