Roger de Lacy (died after 1106) was an Anglo-Norman nobleman, a

Marcher Lord A marcher lord () was a noble appointed by the king of England to guard the border (known as the Welsh Marches) between England and Wales. A marcher lord was the English equivalent of a margrave (in the Holy Roman Empire) or a marquis (in Fra ...

on the

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border. Roger was a castle builder, especially at

Ludlow Castle Ludlow Castle is a ruined medieval fortification in the Ludlow, town of the same name in the English county of Shropshire, standing on a promontory overlooking the River Teme. The castle was probably founded by Walter de Lacy (died 1085), Wal ...

Lands and titles

From his father, Walter de Lacy, he inherited

Castle Frome Castle Frome is a village and civil parish in the county of Herefordshire, England, and is north-east from the city and county town of Hereford. The closest large town is the market town of Bromyard, to the north. The Norman architecture, No ...

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. The

Domesday Survey Domesday Book ( ; the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book") is a manuscript record of the Great Survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 at the behest of William the Conqueror. The manuscript was originally known by ...

(1086) shows Roger holding also Ocle Pychard,

Almeley Almeley (pronounced ) is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in Herefordshire, England. The civil parish includes the hamlet (place), hamlets of Almeley Wootton, Lower Wootton, Woonton and Upcott. The 2021 census recorded the p ...

Castle,

Eardisley Castle Eardisley Castle was in the village of Eardisley in Herefordshire, England, 11 km north-east of Hay-on-Wye (). The site of the castle is a scheduled monument. This was an 11th-century motte and bailey castle with a moat around the bailey fil ...

Icomb Place Icomb Place (pronounced "Ickum") is a medieval manor house on the edge of the village of Icomb, near Stow on the Wold in Gloucestershire. The word "place" in this context is thought to be a precursor of "palace". Description The house is a Grad ...

and Edgeworth Manor. He had an insecure lordship at Ewias Lacy now known as

Longtown Castle Longtown Castle, also termed Ewias Lacey Castle in early accounts, is a ruined Norman motte-and-bailey fortification in Longtown, Herefordshire. It was established in the 11th century by Walter de Lacy, reusing former Roman earthworks. The cas ...

on the modern day Welsh border., in Longtown,

;

Stanton Lacy Stanton Lacy is a small village and geographically large civil parish located in south Shropshire, England, north of Ludlow. The River Corve flows through the parish, on its way south towards the River Teme, and passes immediately to the wes ...

was probably also his after Walter. His main stronghold was

Weobley Weobley ( ) is an ancient settlement and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in Herefordshire, England. Formerly a market town, the market is long defunct and the settlement is today promoted as one of the county's black and white village ...

. He held directly from the King. De Lacy also held 1.5 salthouses in

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Rebel Baron

He took part in the

rebellion of 1088 The Rebellion of 1088 occurred after the death of William the Conqueror and concerned the division of lands in the Kingdom of England and the Duchy of Normandy between his two sons William Rufus and Robert Curthose. Hostilities lasted from thre ...

against

William Rufus William II (; – 2 August 1100) was King of England from 26 September 1087 until his death in 1100, with powers over Normandy and influence in Scotland. He was less successful in extending control into Wales. The third son of William the Co ...

, with the other local lords

Osbern fitzRichard Osbern fitzRichard (sometimes Osbern fitz Richard Scrob;Baxter ''Earls of Mercia'' p. 122 died after 1088) was a Frenchman, perhaps Norman, who was a landowner and tenant-in-chief in England. Osbern served as a royal judge and sided with the baroni ...

Richard's Castle Richard's Castle is a village, castle and two civil parishes on the border of the counties of Herefordshire and Shropshire in England. The Herefordshire part of the parish had a population of 250 at the 2011 United Kingdom census, 2011 census, ...

Ralf of Mortemer Ranulph I de Mortimer (''Ralf'', ''Ralph'', ''Raoul de Mortemer'') (born before –died in/after 1104) was a Marcher Lord from the Montgomery lands in the Welsh Marches (border lands between Wales and England). In England, he was Lord of Wigmore ...

, and

Bernard of Neufmarche Bernard (''Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It has West Germanic origin and is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern ...

. He was later implicated in the conspiracy of 1095 against William, and was exiled.

Legacy of family conflict

passed to his brother Hugh de Lacy who died before 1115 when the de Lacy lands passed to

Pain fitzJohn Pain fitzJohn (before 110010 July 1137) was an Anglo-Norman nobleman and administrator, one of King Henry I of England's " new men", who owed their positions and wealth to the king. Pain's family originated in Normandy, but there is little to ...

. Roger's son

Gilbert de Lacy Gilbert de Lacy (died after 1163) was a medieval Anglo-Normans, Anglo-Norman baron in England, the grandson of Walter de Lacy (died 1085), Walter de Lacy who died in 1085. Gilbert's father forfeited his English lands in 1096, and Gilbert initially ...

spent much effort recovering the Longtown and

Ludlow Ludlow ( ) is a market town and civil parish in Shropshire (district), Shropshire, England. It is located south of Shrewsbury and north of Hereford, on the A49 road (Great Britain), A49 road which bypasses the town. The town is near the conf ...

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References

Bibliography

* *Remfry, P.M., ''Longtown Castle, 1048 to 1241'' () *Remfry, P.M., ''The Castles of Ewias Lacy, 1048 to 1403'' () {{DEFAULTSORT:Lacy, Roger De

Roger Roger is a masculine given name, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic languages">Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") ...

Anglo-Normans History of Ludlow 11th-century English landowners William II of England English rebels