Hugh de Lacy, 1st Earl of Ulster

Coat of arms of Hugh de Lacy, Or, a lion rampant purpure[1]
Arms of Hugh de Lacy, 1st Earl of Ulster, as recorded by Matthew Paris: Vert, a bordure or[2]

Hugh de Lacy, 1st Earl of Ulster (c. 1176 – after December 26, 1242) was an Anglo-Norman soldier and peer. He was a leading figure in the Norman invasion of Ireland in the 12th century, and was created Earl of Ulster in 1205 by King John of England.[3]

De Lacy was the younger son of Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath, a descendant of Walter de Lacy,[4] who went to England after the Norman conquest. Around 1189, he was appointed Viceroy of Ireland, a position previously held by his father. He was replaced in 1190 by Guillaume le Petil. He was later reappointed to serve as viceroy from 1205 to 1210.[5]

  1. ^ Burke, Bernard (1864). The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. Harrison & sons. p. 274. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  2. ^ Lewis, S (1987), The Art of Matthew Paris in Chronica Majora, California Studies in the History of Art (series vol. 21), Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, p.454
  3. ^ Burke, John (1846). A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerages of England, Ireland, and Scotland, extinct, dormant, and in abeyance. Henry Colburn. p. PA300. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  4. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Ulster, Earls of" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 568–569.
  5. ^ O'Mahony, Charles (1912). The Viceroys of Ireland. p. 19.