Maud de Lacy was born on 25 Jan 1223 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. She was the daughter of John de Lacy, 2nd Earl of Lincoln and Lord of Pontefract Castle and a Magna Charta Baron (1192-1240) and Margaret de (Quincy) de Lacy, 2nd Countess of Lincoln (1206-1266). Her paternal grandparents were Roger de Lacy, Baron of Pontefract and Maud de Clere, and her maternal grandparents were Robert de Quincy and Hawise of Chester, 1st Countess of Lincoln suo jure.
Maud married Richard de Clare (1222-1262) in Lincolnshire County, England on January 25, 1238. Richard was the son of of Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford, 5th Earl of Gloucester and made Magna Carta sureties (1180-1230) and Isabel (Marshal) de Clare (1200-1240).
Richard and Maud de Clare were the parents of the following known children: Isabel de Clare (1240 – before 1271), married as his second wife, William VII of Montferrat, by whom she had one daughter, Margherita. She was allegedly killed by her husband. Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, 7th Earl of Gloucester (2 September 1243 – 7 December 1295), married firstly Alice de Lusignan of Angouleme by whom he had two daughters; he married secondly Joan of Acre, by whom he had issue. Thomas de Clare, Lord of Thomond (1245 – 29 August 1287), married Juliana FitzGerald, daughter of Maurice FitzGerald, 3rd Lord of Offaly and Maud de Prendergast, by whom he had issue including Richard de Clare, 1st Lord Clare and Margaret de Clare, Baroness Badlesmere. Bovo de Clare, Chancellor of Llandaff (21 July 1248 – 1294). Margaret de Clare (1250 – 1312/1313), married Edmund, 2nd Earl of Cornwall. Their marriage was childless. Rohese de Clare (17 October 1252 – after 1316), married Roger de Mowbray, 1st Baron Mowbray, by whom she had issue. Eglantine de Clare (1257 – 1257).
Lady Maud de Lacy, Countess of Hertford and Gloucester was an English noblewoman and became known as one of the most litigious women in the 13th century as she was involved in numerous litigations and lawsuits.
On 15 July 1262, her husband died near Canterbury. Maud designed and commissioned a magnificent tomb for him at Tewkesbury Abbey where he was buried. She also donated the manor of Sydinghowe to the "Priory of Leigh" (i.e. Canonsleigh Abbey, Devon, for the soul of Richard, formerly her husband, Earl of Gloucester and Hertford by charter dated to 1280. Maud carefully arranged the marriages of her daughters. She endowed many religious houses, including the Benedictine Stoke-by-Clare Priory, Suffolk and Canonsleigh Abbey, Devon, which she re-founded as a nunnery. Although not an heiress, Maud herself was most likely the wealthiest widow in 13th century England.
Maud died sometime between 1287 and 10 March 1288/9. Not sure about her burial but her husband was buried at Tewkesbury Abbey in Gloucestershire, England.
For more information, visit this Wikipedia page about Maud and her family:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maud_de_Lacy
Maud married Richard de Clare (1222-1262) in Lincolnshire County, England on January 25, 1238. Richard was the son of of Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford, 5th Earl of Gloucester and made Magna Carta sureties (1180-1230) and Isabel (Marshal) de Clare (1200-1240).
Richard and Maud de Clare were the parents of the following known children: Isabel de Clare (1240 – before 1271), married as his second wife, William VII of Montferrat, by whom she had one daughter, Margherita. She was allegedly killed by her husband. Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, 7th Earl of Gloucester (2 September 1243 – 7 December 1295), married firstly Alice de Lusignan of Angouleme by whom he had two daughters; he married secondly Joan of Acre, by whom he had issue. Thomas de Clare, Lord of Thomond (1245 – 29 August 1287), married Juliana FitzGerald, daughter of Maurice FitzGerald, 3rd Lord of Offaly and Maud de Prendergast, by whom he had issue including Richard de Clare, 1st Lord Clare and Margaret de Clare, Baroness Badlesmere. Bovo de Clare, Chancellor of Llandaff (21 July 1248 – 1294). Margaret de Clare (1250 – 1312/1313), married Edmund, 2nd Earl of Cornwall. Their marriage was childless. Rohese de Clare (17 October 1252 – after 1316), married Roger de Mowbray, 1st Baron Mowbray, by whom she had issue. Eglantine de Clare (1257 – 1257).
Lady Maud de Lacy, Countess of Hertford and Gloucester was an English noblewoman and became known as one of the most litigious women in the 13th century as she was involved in numerous litigations and lawsuits.
On 15 July 1262, her husband died near Canterbury. Maud designed and commissioned a magnificent tomb for him at Tewkesbury Abbey where he was buried. She also donated the manor of Sydinghowe to the "Priory of Leigh" (i.e. Canonsleigh Abbey, Devon, for the soul of Richard, formerly her husband, Earl of Gloucester and Hertford by charter dated to 1280. Maud carefully arranged the marriages of her daughters. She endowed many religious houses, including the Benedictine Stoke-by-Clare Priory, Suffolk and Canonsleigh Abbey, Devon, which she re-founded as a nunnery. Although not an heiress, Maud herself was most likely the wealthiest widow in 13th century England.
Maud died sometime between 1287 and 10 March 1288/9. Not sure about her burial but her husband was buried at Tewkesbury Abbey in Gloucestershire, England.
For more information, visit this Wikipedia page about Maud and her family:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maud_de_Lacy
Maud de Lacy was born on 25 Jan 1223 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. She was the daughter of John de Lacy, 2nd Earl of Lincoln and Lord of Pontefract Castle and a Magna Charta Baron (1192-1240) and Margaret de (Quincy) de Lacy, 2nd Countess of Lincoln (1206-1266). Her paternal grandparents were Roger de Lacy, Baron of Pontefract and Maud de Clere, and her maternal grandparents were Robert de Quincy and Hawise of Chester, 1st Countess of Lincoln suo jure.
Maud married Richard de Clare (1222-1262) in Lincolnshire County, England on January 25, 1238. Richard was the son of of Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford, 5th Earl of Gloucester and made Magna Carta sureties (1180-1230) and Isabel (Marshal) de Clare (1200-1240).
Richard and Maud de Clare were the parents of the following known children: Isabel de Clare (1240 – before 1271), married as his second wife, William VII of Montferrat, by whom she had one daughter, Margherita. She was allegedly killed by her husband. Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, 7th Earl of Gloucester (2 September 1243 – 7 December 1295), married firstly Alice de Lusignan of Angouleme by whom he had two daughters; he married secondly Joan of Acre, by whom he had issue. Thomas de Clare, Lord of Thomond (1245 – 29 August 1287), married Juliana FitzGerald, daughter of Maurice FitzGerald, 3rd Lord of Offaly and Maud de Prendergast, by whom he had issue including Richard de Clare, 1st Lord Clare and Margaret de Clare, Baroness Badlesmere. Bovo de Clare, Chancellor of Llandaff (21 July 1248 – 1294). Margaret de Clare (1250 – 1312/1313), married Edmund, 2nd Earl of Cornwall. Their marriage was childless. Rohese de Clare (17 October 1252 – after 1316), married Roger de Mowbray, 1st Baron Mowbray, by whom she had issue. Eglantine de Clare (1257 – 1257).
Lady Maud de Lacy, Countess of Hertford and Gloucester was an English noblewoman and became known as one of the most litigious women in the 13th century as she was involved in numerous litigations and lawsuits.
On 15 July 1262, her husband died near Canterbury. Maud designed and commissioned a magnificent tomb for him at Tewkesbury Abbey where he was buried. She also donated the manor of Sydinghowe to the "Priory of Leigh" (i.e. Canonsleigh Abbey, Devon, for the soul of Richard, formerly her husband, Earl of Gloucester and Hertford by charter dated to 1280. Maud carefully arranged the marriages of her daughters. She endowed many religious houses, including the Benedictine Stoke-by-Clare Priory, Suffolk and Canonsleigh Abbey, Devon, which she re-founded as a nunnery. Although not an heiress, Maud herself was most likely the wealthiest widow in 13th century England.
Maud died sometime between 1287 and 10 March 1288/9. Not sure about her burial but her husband was buried at Tewkesbury Abbey in Gloucestershire, England.
For more information, visit this Wikipedia page about Maud and her family:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maud_de_Lacy
Maud married Richard de Clare (1222-1262) in Lincolnshire County, England on January 25, 1238. Richard was the son of of Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford, 5th Earl of Gloucester and made Magna Carta sureties (1180-1230) and Isabel (Marshal) de Clare (1200-1240).
Richard and Maud de Clare were the parents of the following known children: Isabel de Clare (1240 – before 1271), married as his second wife, William VII of Montferrat, by whom she had one daughter, Margherita. She was allegedly killed by her husband. Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, 7th Earl of Gloucester (2 September 1243 – 7 December 1295), married firstly Alice de Lusignan of Angouleme by whom he had two daughters; he married secondly Joan of Acre, by whom he had issue. Thomas de Clare, Lord of Thomond (1245 – 29 August 1287), married Juliana FitzGerald, daughter of Maurice FitzGerald, 3rd Lord of Offaly and Maud de Prendergast, by whom he had issue including Richard de Clare, 1st Lord Clare and Margaret de Clare, Baroness Badlesmere. Bovo de Clare, Chancellor of Llandaff (21 July 1248 – 1294). Margaret de Clare (1250 – 1312/1313), married Edmund, 2nd Earl of Cornwall. Their marriage was childless. Rohese de Clare (17 October 1252 – after 1316), married Roger de Mowbray, 1st Baron Mowbray, by whom she had issue. Eglantine de Clare (1257 – 1257).
Lady Maud de Lacy, Countess of Hertford and Gloucester was an English noblewoman and became known as one of the most litigious women in the 13th century as she was involved in numerous litigations and lawsuits.
On 15 July 1262, her husband died near Canterbury. Maud designed and commissioned a magnificent tomb for him at Tewkesbury Abbey where he was buried. She also donated the manor of Sydinghowe to the "Priory of Leigh" (i.e. Canonsleigh Abbey, Devon, for the soul of Richard, formerly her husband, Earl of Gloucester and Hertford by charter dated to 1280. Maud carefully arranged the marriages of her daughters. She endowed many religious houses, including the Benedictine Stoke-by-Clare Priory, Suffolk and Canonsleigh Abbey, Devon, which she re-founded as a nunnery. Although not an heiress, Maud herself was most likely the wealthiest widow in 13th century England.
Maud died sometime between 1287 and 10 March 1288/9. Not sure about her burial but her husband was buried at Tewkesbury Abbey in Gloucestershire, England.
For more information, visit this Wikipedia page about Maud and her family:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maud_de_Lacy
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Possibly buried beside her husband's Tomb in Tewkesbury Abbey (having designed and commissioned it for her husband, Richard de Clare).
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