Walter de Lacy

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Walter de Lacy was a prominent Norman noble and Marcher lord of the late 11th and early 12th centuries, known for his role in consolidating Norman control over the Welsh borderlands.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Walter de Lacy canonical 3
Walter de Lacy, Lord of Meath 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 11th-century English person ⓘ
12th-century English person ⓘ
Marcher lord ⓘ
Norman nobleman ⓘ
medieval soldier ⓘ
activePeriod early 12th century ⓘ
late 11th century ⓘ
allegiance Norman kings of England ⓘ
linked to: Norman dynasty
borderRole defence of the Welsh borderlands ⓘ
expansion of Norman influence into Wales ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Norman ⓘ
feudalSystem Norman feudalism in England ⓘ
governedTerritoryType Marcher lordship ⓘ
landholdingsRegion Berkshire ⓘ
Cheshire ⓘ
Cornwall ⓘ
Devon ⓘ
Gloucestershire ⓘ
Herefordshire ⓘ
Lincolnshire ⓘ
Oxfordshire ⓘ
Shropshire ⓘ
Somerset ⓘ
Warwickshire ⓘ
Welsh Marches ⓘ
Worcestershire ⓘ
Yorkshire ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
Norman French ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Norman
militaryFunction castle building and garrisoning in the Welsh Marches ⓘ
nobleFamily de Lacy family ⓘ
nobleRank baron ⓘ
notableFor consolidating Norman control over the Welsh borderlands ⓘ
role in the Norman conquest of the Welsh Marches ⓘ
occupation nobleman ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
participatedIn Norman Conquest of England ⓘ
position tenant-in-chief of the king of England ⓘ
region England ⓘ
Welsh Marches ⓘ
religion Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
socialClass feudal aristocracy ⓘ
supported William the Conqueror ⓘ
title Lord of Weobley ⓘ
Marcher lord ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ludlow Castle → foundedBy → Walter de Lacy ⓘ
Ludlow Castle → builder → Walter de Lacy ⓘ
de Lacy family → hasNotableMember → Walter de Lacy, Lord of Meath ⓘ
linked to: Walter de Lacy
Trim Castle → builder → Walter de Lacy ⓘ