Ilbert II de Lacy (died 1141),
Baron of Pontefract and
Lord of Bowland
The Lordship of Bowland is a feudal barony associated with the Forest of Bowland in Lancashire, England. The lordship fell into disuse between 1885 and 2008, during which time it was widely believed to have lapsed; it was revived in 2008.
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, was an English noble.
He was the eldest son of Robert de Lacy and Maud de Perche. Ilbert with his father, supported
Robert Curthose
Robert Curthose, or Robert II of Normandy ( 1051 – 3 February 1134, french: Robert Courteheuse / Robert II de Normandie), was the eldest son of William the Conqueror and succeeded his father as Duke of Normandy in 1087, reigning until 1106. ...
against the claims of
Henry I Henry I may refer to:
876–1366
* Henry I the Fowler, King of Germany (876–936)
* Henry I, Duke of Bavaria (died 955)
* Henry I of Austria, Margrave of Austria (died 1018)
* Henry I of France (1008–1060)
* Henry I the Long, Margrave of the ...
to the English crown. Upon Henry’s succession, he dispossessed the Lacy’s of all their estates and banished Robert and Ilbert from England.
Robert and Ilbert were allowed to return after a few years of exile, with their lands and titles returned. He was a supporter of
King Stephen during
the Anarchy
The Anarchy was a civil war in England and Normandy between 1138 and 1153, which resulted in a widespread breakdown in law and order. The conflict was a war of succession precipitated by the accidental death of William Adelin, the only legiti ...
. Ilbert was noted for his valour at the
Battle of the Standard in 1138 and was captured at the
Battle of Lincoln in 1141. He disappears from records shortly afterwards, possibly dying in captivity or from wounds suffered during the battle. Ilbert died without issue and his brother Henry, succeeded to his titles. His widow Alice de Gant, daughter of
Walter de Gant
Walter de Gant (died 1139), Lord of Folkingham was an English nobleman.
Walter was a son of Gilbert de Gant and Alice, Dame de Montfort-sur-Risle. He inherited the English titles of his father, while his younger brother Hugh adopted his mothe ...
and Mathilde de Penthièvre, remarried
Roger de Mowbray. Ilbert was buried at
Pontefract Priory
Pontefract Priory was a Cluniac monastery dedicated to St. John the Evangelist, founded about 1090 by Robert de Lacy, 2nd Baron of Pontefract, and located in Yorkshire, England. It existed until the dissolution of the monasteries. The Church and ...
, next to his mother.
References
*Farrer and Brownbill. ''The Victoria History of the County of Lancaster Vol 1''. London: Victoria County History - Constable & Co, 1906.
*Keats-Rohan, K.S.B. ''Domesday Descendants: A Prosopography of Persons Occurring in English Documents, 1066-1166''. The Boydell Press, 2002.
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1141 deaths
12th-century English people
Year of birth unknown