The De Lucy family took its surname from Lucé in southern Normandy, then still held by the English kings. Richard inherited from his father estates in Norfolk, Suffolk, Kent, and Normandy.[5] His mother was Aveline, the niece and heiress of William Goth. In the charter for Sées Cathedral in February 1130–31 Henry I refers to Richard de Lucy and his mother, Aveline. His brother, Walter de Luci, was abbot of Battle Abbey.[6] De Lucy's wife, Rohese, who is named in several documents, was possibly a sister of Faramus de Boulogne.[7] Rohese and Faramus were children of William de Boulogne who was the son of Geoffrey fitz Eustace (son of Eustace II, Count of Boulogne) and Beatrice, daughter of Norman magnate Geoffrey de Mandeville.
An early reference to the family refers to the render by Henry I of the lordship of Diss, Norfolk to Richard de Lucy, Governor of Falaise, Normandy, after defending it with great valour and heroic conduct when besieged by Geoffrey, Earl of Anjou.
He resigned his office between September 1178 and Easter of 1179,[8] and retired to Lesnes Abbey, where, three months later on 14 July 1179, he died and was buried.
Legacy
Richard's son Godfrey de Lucy entered the clergy and became bishop of Winchester (1189–1204). Richard's eldest son Geoffrey de Lucy predeceased him and Geoffrey's two sons Geoffrey and Richard died without children early in the reign of RichardI (r.1189–1199).[5] This led to protracted litigation over his estate between Richard and Geoffrey's daughters that lasted until the reign of HenryIII (r.1216–1272).[5]
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"Richard de Lucy", Encyclopaedia Britannica, vol. XVII (11th ed.), New York: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1911, p. 111.
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