Egidia de Lacy, Lady of Connaught
| Egidia de Lacy | |
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| Lady of Connacht | |
| Spouse(s) | Richard Mor de Burgh |
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Issue
Richard de Burgh, Lord of Connacht, Justiciar of Ireland /Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster William de Burgh Margery de Burgh Unnamed daughter, wife of Gerald de Prendergast Unnamed daughter, wife of Hamon de Valoignes Alice de Burgh |
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| Noble family | de Lacy |
| Father | Walter de Lacy, Lord of Trim Castle and Ludlow Castle |
| Mother | Margaret de Braose |
| Born | c. 1205 Trim Castle, Co. Meath, Ireland |
| Died | Ireland |
Richard de Burgh, Lord of Connacht, Justiciar of Ireland
Egidia de Lacy, Lady of Connacht (born c. 1205), was a Cambro-Norman noblewoman, the wife of Richard Mór de Burgh, 1st Baron of Connaught and Strathearn (c.1194–1242), and the mother of his seven children, including Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster. She was also known as Gille de Lacy. Egidia was the daughter of Walter II de Lacy by his second wife Margaret de Braose.
Egidia de Lacy was born at Trim Castle, (County Meath, Ireland) about 1205, the daughter of Walter de Lacy, Lord of Meath and Margaret de Braose. Egidia, also known as Gille, was one of at least six children. Her brother Gilbert de Lacy (c. 1202 – d. 1230)married Isabel Bigod, by whom he had issue. Her sister Pernel de Lacy (c.1201 – after 25 November 1288), married firstly, William St. Omer, and secondly, Ralph VI de Toeni, by whom she had issue.
Egidia'a paternal grandparents were Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath, and Rohese of Monmouth, and her maternal grandparents were William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber, and Maud de St. Valery.
On 21 April 1225, she married Richard Mor de Burgh (1194 –17 February 1243), Lord of Connacht (May 1227- 1242/1243), Justiciar of Ireland (1228–1232), the son of William de Burgh and More O' Brien, daughter of Donal Mor mac Turlough O' Brien, King of Thomond and Orlachan MacMurrough of Leinster. The marriage produced seven children:
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