Richard fitz Eustace (died circa 1163) was

Constable of Chester The Constable of Chester was a mediaeval hereditary office held by the Barons of Halton. The functions of the Constable are unclear, possibly they related to the custody of Chester Castle (built in 1070 by Hugh d'Avranches, 1st Earl of Chester), ...

and

Baron of Halton The Barony of Halton, in Cheshire, England, comprised a succession of 15 barons and hereditary Constables of Chester under the overlordship of the Earl of Chester. It was not an English feudal barony granted by the king but a separate class o ...

within the

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ruled by the

Earl of Chester The Earldom of Chester was one of the most powerful earldoms in medieval England, extending principally over the counties of Cheshire and Flintshire. Since 1301 the title has generally been granted to heirs apparent to the English throne, and a ...

. He was a son of

Eustace fitz John Eustace fitz John (died 1157), Constable of Chester, was a powerful magnate in northern England during the reigns of Henry I, Stephen and Henry II. From a relatively humble background in South East England, Eustace made his career serving Henry I ...

(died 1157), hereditary Constable of Chester, by his second wife Agnes, daughter and eventual heiress of William fitz Nigel (died 1134), of

Halton Castle Halton Castle is a castle in the village of Halton, part of the town of Runcorn, Cheshire, England. The castle is on the top of Halton Hill, a sandstone prominence overlooking the village. The original building, a motte-and-bailey castle beg ...

, hereditary Constable of Chester and feudal Baron of Halton. Richard fitz Eustace in turn inherited the barony and constableship. During the reign of King Henry II, Richard held one

knight's fee In feudal Anglo-Norman England and Ireland, a knight's fee was a unit measure of land deemed sufficient to support a knight. Of necessity, it would not only provide sustenance for himself, his family, and servants, but also the means to furnish h ...

in Smathe, Yorkshire. He married Aubrey (or Albreda) de Lissours, daughter of Robert de Lissours by his wife Aubrey (or Albreda) de Lacy, daughter and eventual heiress of Robert de Lacy, baron of

Pontefract Pontefract is a historic market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England, east of Wakefield and south of Castleford. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is one of the towns in the City of Wak ...

in Yorkshire.Sanders, I.J. ''English Baronies: A Study of their Origin and Descent 1086-1327'', Oxford, 1960, p. 138 The de Lacy family took its name from the manor of Lassy in

Calvados Calvados (, , ) is a brandy from Normandy in France, made from apples or pears, or from apples with pears. History In France Apple orchards and brewers are mentioned as far back as the 8th century by Charlemagne. The first known record of Nor ...

, Normandy. Albreda de Lissours survived her husband and remarried to William FitzWilliam, by whom she had further children. With Richard, she had the following children: *

John fitz Richard John fitz Richard (died 11 October 1190) was an Anglo-Norman soldier, Baron of Halton and hereditary Constable of Chester. Historical records refer to him as "John, Constable of Chester". He died at Acre in the Holy Land. Origins He was ...

, died 1190, eldest son and heir, Constable of Chester and feudal baron of Halton. He married Alice of Essex, a daughter of Robert of Essex by his wife, Alice, by whom he had several children. Some of his descendants took the de Lacy surname. *

Roger fitz Richard Roger fitz Richard, Lord of Warkworth and Clavering, was a prominent 12th-century English noble. He was a son of Richard fitz Eustace and Albreda de Lisours. Life Roger was a son of Richard fitz Eustace and Albreda de Lisours. Roger was the ...

('Roger of Warkworth'), died 1177, who was granted

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in Northumberland by King Henry II. He married Adelisa de Vere and had children. *

Robert fitz Richard __NOTOC__ Robert Fitz Richard (1064–1136) was an Anglo-Norman feudal baron of Little Dunmow, Essex and constable of Baynard's Castle in the City of London. His feudal barony, the caput of which was at Little Dunmow in Essex, was granted to hi ...

('Robert the Hospitaller') died circa 1197, Prior of the

Knights Hospitaller The Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem ( la, Ordo Fratrum Hospitalis Sancti Ioannis Hierosolymitani), commonly known as the Knights Hospitaller (), was a medieval and early modern Catholic military order. It was headq ...

in England. *Mary fitz Richard, died c. 1185, married Robert de Aldford. *Aubrey fitz Richard, died c. 1199, married Henry Bisset.

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