Roger de Lacy, 6th Baron of Pontefract, 7th Lord of Bowland, Lord of Blackburnshire, 7th Baron of Halton

1170 - 1211  (~ 41 years)

• Name	Roger de Lacy
  Suffix	6th Baron of Pontefract, 7th Lord of Bowland, Lord of Blackburnshire, 7th Baron of Halton
  Born	ca 1170	Cheshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	1211	Pontefract West Yorkshire, England
  Buried	Stanlow Abbey, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England
  	Grave location and biography: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=66774116
  Notes	Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_de_Lacy_(1170%E2%80%931211) Roger de Lacy was also known as Roger FitzJohn (son of John, constable of Chester). He was the son of John FitzRichard (son of Richard), Baron of Halton, Lord of Bowland, Lord of Flamborough and Constable of Chester. Roger became Baron of Pontefract on the death of his paternal grandmother Albreda de Lisours. In agreements with his grandmother Roger adopted the name of de Lacy, received the right to inherit the Barony of Pontefract and its lands, and the lands of Bowland, and Blackburnshire. He gave up all claims to his grandmother's de Lisours lands. He failed to support King Henry I during his power struggle with his brother and the King confiscated Pontefract Castle from the family during the 12th century. Roger paid King Richard I 3,000 marks for the Honor of Pontefract, but the King retained possession of the castle. He joined King Richard for the Third Crusade. When John I became king, Roger was a person of great eminence, for we find him shortly after the coronation of that prince, deputed with the Sheriff of Northumberland, and other great men, to conduct William, King of Scotland, to Lincoln, where the English king had fixed to give him an interview. King John gave de Lacy Pontefract Castle in 1199, the year he ascended the throne. Roger joined Richard the Lionheart for the Third Crusade. Roger assisted at the Siege of Acre, in 1192 and clearly earned the favor and the trust of King Richard as a soldier and loyal subject as judged by his subsequent service. Roger, Ranulph, Earl of Chester, having entered Wales at the head of some forces, was compelled, by superior numbers, to shut himself up in the castle of Rothelan (Rhuddlan Castle), where, being closely besieged by the Welsh, he sent for aid. Roger de Lacy, forthwith marched to his relief, at the head of a concourse of people, then collected at the fair of Chester, consisting of minstrels, and loose characters of all description, forming altogether so numerous a body, that the besiegers, at their approach, mistaking them for soldiers, immediately raised the siege.
  Person ID	I36121	Master File
  Last Modified	29 Sep 2016

  
  

  Father	John FitzRichard, Baron of Halton, Lord of Bowland, Lord of Flamborough and Constable of Chester
  Family ID	F14932	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maude de Clere
  Children	1. John de Lacy, 2nd Earl of Lincoln,   b. ca 1192, Lincoln Lincolnshire, England ,   d. 22 Jul 1240, Cheshire, England  (Age ~ 48 years)
  Last Modified	21 Sep 2016
  Family ID	F14895	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart