de Lucy or de Luci (alternate spellings: Lucey,

Lucie Lucie is the French and Czech form of the female name Lucia. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Lucie Ahl, British tennis player * Lucie Arnaz, American actress * Lucie Aubrac, member of the French Resistance * Lucie Baltha ...

, Luce,

Luci Luci is an English feminine given name variant of Lucy and an Italian surname derived from the Latin personal name Lucius (from Latin ''Lux'', genitive ''Lucis'', meaning "light"). Luci is also an ancient Norman territorial surname derived from ...

) is the surname of an old Norman noble family originating from Lucé in

Normandy Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...

, one of the great baronial

Anglo-Norman Anglo-Norman may refer to: *Anglo-Normans, the medieval ruling class in England following the Norman conquest of 1066 *Anglo-Norman language **Anglo-Norman literature *Anglo-Norman England, or Norman England, the period in English history from 1066 ...

families which became rooted in England after the

Norman conquest The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Norman, Breton, Flemish, and French troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conq ...

. The first records are about Adrian de Luci (born about 1064 in Lucé, Normandy,

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) who went into England after

William the Conqueror William I; ang, WillelmI (Bates ''William the Conqueror'' p. 33– 9 September 1087), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William the Bastard, was the first Norman king of England, reigning from 1066 until his death in 10 ...

. The rise of this family might have been due to

Henry I of England Henry I (c. 1068 – 1 December 1135), also known as Henry Beauclerc, was King of England from 1100 to his death in 1135. He was the fourth son of William the Conqueror and was educated in Latin and the liberal arts. On William's death in ...

, although there are no historical proofs that all de Lucys belonged to the same family. The family name is

Gallo-Roman Gallo-Roman culture was a consequence of the Romanization of Gauls under the rule of the Roman Empire. It was characterized by the Gaulish adoption or adaptation of Roman culture, language, morals and way of life in a uniquely Gaulish context ...

, mentioned in 616 as ''Luciacus'', ''Lucy, Luci, Lucé'' derive from the Latin cognomen

Lucius Lucius ( el, Λούκιος ''Loukios''; ett, Luvcie) is a male given name derived from '' Lucius'' (abbreviated ''L.''), one of the small group of common Latin forenames ('' praenomina'') found in the culture of ancient Rome. Lucius derives from ...

, meaning "born with the daylight" or Gaulish Lucus, Lucius, Lucco from ''Loco- / Luco-'' possibly "wolf" + suffix ''-(i)acum'' "place, property" of Gaulish origin. Blason Lucy de Cockermouth (selon Gelre)

Blason Lucy de Cockermouth (selon Gelre)

Most notable people from de Lucy (Luci) family

Richard de Luci

Richard de Luci Richard de Luci (or Lucy; 1089 – 14 July 1179) was first noted as High Sheriff of Essex, after which he was made Chief Justiciar of England. Biography His mother was Aveline, the niece and heiress of William Goth. In the charter for Sées Ca ...

(c. 1089–14 July 1179) was Sheriff of the County of Essex, Chief

Justiciar Justiciar is the English form of the medieval Latin term ''justiciarius'' or ''justitiarius'' ("man of justice", i.e. judge). During the Middle Ages in England, the Chief Justiciar (later known simply as the Justiciar) was roughly equivalent ...

of England and excommunicated by

Thomas Becket Thomas Becket (), also known as Saint Thomas of Canterbury, Thomas of London and later Thomas à Becket (21 December 1119 or 1120 – 29 December 1170), was an English nobleman who served as Lord Chancellor from 1155 to 1162, and the ...

in 1166 and 1169. He married Rohese, who might have been a sister of Faramus of Boulogne.

Walter de Luci

Walter de Luci Walter de Luci (also Walter de Lucy), Abbot of Battle Abbey, was the brother of Richard de Luci, who was Chief Justiciar of England. Walter de Luci (or de Lucy) was a Benedictine monk at Lonlay-l'Abbaye in Normandy, before being elected Abbo ...

(''also Walter de Lucy'') was brother of Richard de Luci. He was a monk at Lonlay Abbey in Normandy, then was elected Abbot of

Battle Abbey Battle Abbey is a partially ruined Benedictine abbey in Battle, East Sussex, England. The abbey was built on the site of the Battle of Hastings and dedicated to St Martin of Tours. It is a Scheduled Monument. The Grade I listed site is now ...

in Sussex, England. He died while still abbot on June 21, 1171.

Godfrey de Luci

Godfrey de Luci (''also Godfrey de Lucy'') (c. 1124– 11 September 1204) was son of Richard de Luci. He was nominated Archdeacon of Derby, and

Bishop of Winchester The Bishop of Winchester is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Winchester in the Church of England. The bishop's seat (''cathedra'') is at Winchester Cathedral in Hampshire. The Bishop of Winchester has always held ''ex officio'' (except ...

Reginald de Luci

Reginald de Luci also known as Reynold was an itinerant judge in the Counties of

Nottingham Nottingham ( , locally ) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east of Sheffield and north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham has links to the legend of Robi ...

and

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in 1173. He was governor of Nottingham. He had a son, Richard, who succeeded him.

Robert de Luci

Robert de Luci was sheriff of the County of Worcester in 1175. He was the brother of

, the Chief Justiciar of England.

Stephen de Luci

Stephen de Luci (13th century), one of the sons of Walter de Charlecotte, the first with his brother William de Luci to use the surname Luci. His brother, William de Luci, was the

ancestor An ancestor, also known as a forefather, fore-elder or a forebear, is a parent or ( recursively) the parent of an antecedent (i.e., a grandparent, great-grandparent, great-great-grandparent and so forth). ''Ancestor'' is "any person from w ...

of Thomas de Luci (also known as Thomas Lucy de Charlecotte). Stephen de Luci was nominated one of justice itinerant by

Henry III of England Henry III (1 October 1207 – 16 November 1272), also known as Henry of Winchester, was King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine from 1216 until his death in 1272. The son of King John and Isabella of Angoulême, Henry ...

in 1228.

Anthony de Lucy, 1st Baron Lucy of
Cockermouth Cockermouth is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Allerdale in Cumbria, England, so named because it is at the confluence of the River Cocker as it flows into the River Derwent. The mid-2010 census estimates state that Cocke ...

Anthony de Lucy Anthony de Lucy, 1st Baron Lucy (also spelt Luci; 1283–10 June 1343) was an English nobleman who served as warden of Carlisle Castle and Chief Justiciar of Ireland. Biography Lord Lucy's coat of arms. The fish are pikes, and thus form a ...

(1283– 10 June 1343) fought at the

Battle of Bannockburn The Battle of Bannockburn ( gd, Blàr Allt nam Bànag or ) fought on June 23–24, 1314, was a victory of the army of King of Scots Robert the Bruce over the army of King Edward II of England in the First War of Scottish Independence. It wa ...

, 1314, under Lord Clifford; became Warden of the West March in 1318; arrested and put on trial

Andrew Harclay, 1st Earl of Carlisle Andrew Harclay, 1st Earl of Carlisle (c. 1270 – 3 March 1323), alternatively Andreas de Harcla, was an important English military leader in the borderlands with Scotland during the reign of Edward II. Coming from a knightly family in Wes ...

, 1323, and was made Lord of Cockermouth in that year; made Chief

of Ireland in 1331; was keeper of Berwick and justiciar of English-held Scotland, 1334-37. The "predominant magnate in the far North-West, superseding the Cliffords..."

Anthony de Lucy, 3rd Baron Lucy

Anthony de Lucy, 3rd Baron Lucy was the second son of Thomas de Lucy, 2nd Baron Lucy (died 1365) and grandson of the Anthony de Lucy mentioned above. He was born around 1332/33, and was probably killed in 1368, at New

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, Lithuania, while on crusade fighting for the

Teutonic Knights The Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem, commonly known as the Teutonic Order, is a Catholic religious institution founded as a military society in Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem. It was formed to aid Christians o ...

. It is widely accepted that the well-preserved body of a knight found at

St Bees Priory St Bees Priory is the parish church of St Bees, Cumbria, England. There is evidence for a pre-Norman religious site, and on this a Benedictine priory was founded by the first Norman Lord of Egremont William Meschin, and was dedicated by Archb ...

is that of Anthony de Lucy, known, prior to his identification, as St Bees Man.

Thomas Lucy de Charlecotte

Sir

Thomas Lucy Sir Thomas Lucy (24 April 15327 July 1600) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1571 and 1585. He was a magistrate in Warwickshire, but is best known for his links to William Shakespeare. As a Protestant activist, he cam ...

(24 April 1532 – 7 July 1600) was a magistrate and an evangelical living in

Charlecote Charlecote is a village and civil parish south of Warwick, on the River Avon, in the Stratford-on-Avon district, in the county of Warwickshire, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 194. The parish touches Wasperton, Newbold Pacey ...

near Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire. He persecuted recusant Catholic families in the area, including

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

's maternal relatives. He assumed the surname Lucy, probably descended from the Norman de Luci family by his mother's line.John Burke, ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland enjoying territorial possessions or high official rank: but uninvested with heritable honours'', Henry Colburn, 1836, V.3, p. 97

Notes and references

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George Edward Cokayne George Edward Cokayne, (29 April 1825 – 6 August 1911), was an English genealogist and long-serving herald at the College of Arms in London, who eventually rose to the rank of Clarenceux King of Arms. He wrote such authoritative and standa ...

, ''The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom Extant, Extinct, or Dormant''; first edition by George Edward Cokayne, Clarenceux King of Arms; 2nd edition revised by the Hon. Vicary Gibbs et al., 1959; {{ISBN, 0-7509-0154-3. * Edward Foss, ''Biographia Juridica: A Biographical Dictionary of the Judges of England from the Conquest to the Present Time, 1066-1870'', The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 1999 * Edward Foss, ''The Judges of England: with sketches of their lives, and miscellaneous notices connected with the Courts at Westminster, from the ime of the Conquest'', Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1848 * Lewis Christopher Loyd, Charles Travis Clay, David Charles Douglas, ''The Origins of Some Anglo-Norman Families'', Genealogical Publishing Com, 1975 * Mark Antony Lower, ''Patronymica Britannica: A Dictionary of the Family Names of the United Kingdom'', J.R. Smith, 1860 * Lucey & Lucy Family History by Norman Lucey - full genealogy for deLuci at http://www.rickmansworthherts.com/webpage10.htm Lucy, de Lucy, de English people of French descent