Beresford, David

FitzGerald, Thomas fitz Thomas (c.1458–1487), chancellor, was second son of Thomas fitz Maurice FitzGerald (qv), 7th earl of Kildare, and his wife Joan, daughter of…

fitz Henry, Meiler (a.1157–1220), justiciar, was son of Henry fitz Henry (son of Henry I, king of England) and Nesta, daughter of Rhys ap Tewdwr, king of Deheubarth, Wales. He was orphaned as a child when his father was killed in an ambush while fighting in…

FitzSimons, Walter (a.1455–1511), archbishop of Dublin and deputy chief governor, was son of Robert FitzSimons and his wife Joan Cusack, and was a native of Dublin with a lifelong connection to St Patrick's cathedral, Dublin. He appears as precentor of the cathedral in 1476…

fitz Stephen, Robert (c.1115–c.1185), son of Stephen, constable of Cardigan castle, and Nesta, daughter of Rhys ap Tewdwr, king of Deheubarth, Wales, was one of the prominent figures of the Anglo-Norman conquest of Ireland. He inherited his father's position as…

fitz William, Raymond (‘le Gros’) (c.1140–c.1190), third son of William fitz Gerald (eldest son of Gerald of Windsor, castellan of Pembroke, and Nesta, daughter of Rhys ap Tewdwr, king of Deheubarth, Wales), was the most capable military leader of the Anglo-Norman…

Fox (Foxe), Patrick (c.1380–1421), alias Raggett, bishop of Cork and later of Ossory, appears to have been an Anglo-Irishman from Kilkenny, possibly educated at either Oxford or Cambridge. All that is known for certain is that by 1407, when he appears in the household of…

Foxhals (Foxhalls, Foxholes), John (c.1415–1474), archbishop of Armagh, was an English Franciscan provided to Armagh after the death of Archbishop John Bole (qv), and before his provision had no connection with Ireland. He was…

Grey, John de (c.1170–1214), bishop of Norwich, justiciar, was son of Antishel de Grey, one of the minor nobility of Norfolk; he served as clerk and secretary to John (qv), lord of Ireland, for several years, and is first mentioned as…

Henry II (1133–89), king of England, was son of Geoffrey, count of Anjou, and his wife Matilda, daughter of Henry I, king of England. He inherited the kingdom of England from his cousin Stephen in 1154 (he already held the duchy of Normandy, conquered by his father c.1144)…

Henry of London (c.1170–1228), archbishop of Dublin, justiciar, was second son of Bartholomew Blund, alderman of London during the reign of Richard I. He appears as a royal clerk and archdeacon of Stafford by 1194, and remained a royal clerk for almost two decades, becoming…

Henry of Marlborough (a.1395–p.1421), chronicler and minor cleric, appears to have been a member of the Marlborough family of Co. Dublin, established in Ireland since the early thirteenth century. Sometime before 1395 Henry of Marlborough, clerk, granted lands and…

Howard, Thomas (1473–1554), earl of Surrey and 3rd duke of Norfolk , one of the foremost soldiers and magnates of his generation, was eldest son of Thomas Howard, earl of Surrey, and his wife Elizabeth, widow of Sir Humphrey Bourchier. He married (February 1495) Anne, daughter of…

Inge, Hugh (a. 1470–1528), OP, bishop of Meath, archbishop of Dublin, and chancellor of Ireland, was born in Somerset, England, and was at Oxford as early as 1482 when he was admitted as a scholar of New College.…

Jocelin of Furness (fl. 1185–1200), biographer and hagiographer, was a member of the Cistercian house of Furness in Lancashire. He is said to have been brought to Ireland by John de Courcy (qv) and to have settled in the abbey…

John (1167–1216), lord of Ireland and later king of England, was born at Oxford on 24 December 1167, the fifth and youngest son of Henry II (qv), king of England, and his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine. He was created lord of Ireland by his father…

Jorz (Jorse), Walter (d. 1321) and Roland Jorz (d. p.1332), successive archbishops of Armagh, were scions of a wealthy London family that produced at least six sons who joined the Dominican order; three of these achieved high church office. Their elder brother Thomas was…

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Kite, John (c.1460–1537), archbishop of Armagh, bishop of Carlisle, was a native of London. Educated at Eton, he was admitted to King's College, Cambridge, in 1480; he earned a Bachelor in Canon Law sometime before 1495. He held a variety of benefices in England and was at…

Lacy, Hugh de (c.1176–1242), earl of Ulster , magnate, second son of Hugh de Lacy (qv) (d. 1186), lord of Meath, and his first wife, Rose de Baderon (‘Rose of Monmouth’), emerged on the Irish scene in 1195 as an ally of…

Lacy, Hugh de (I) (a. 1140–1186), lord of Weobley , Herefordshire, and lord of Meath , son of Gilbert de Lacy, was a significant magnate in the Welsh marches centred on Ludlow castle, who came to Ireland with Henry II (qv) in October…

Lacy, Walter de (c.1170–1241), lord of Weobley (Herefordshire) and lord of Meath, magnate, was eldest son of Hugh de Lacy (qv) (d. 1186), lord of Meath , and his first wife Rose de Baderon (‘Rose of Monmouth’). He may still have…

Lacy, William de (p.1180–1233), son of Hugh de Lacy I (qv) and his second wife, a daughter of Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair (qv), king of Connacht, was originally granted lands in…

Larcher (L'Archer), John (a.1310–1349), prior of Kilmainham, chancellor and deputy justiciar of Ireland, had no connection with Ireland before becoming prior of the Hospitallers of Ireland in 1341. His background is unknown, but several Larchers appear in the records of…

Lech, John (d. 1313), archbishop of Dublin, first appears as a clerk of Edward II in 1307, although a later letter by the king indicated that he had served in that position for some time. His connection with Ireland began when the king secured the office of precentor of St Patrick…

Ledrede (Leatherhead), Richard (c.1265–1360/61), bishop of Ossory, was an English Franciscan with no connection to Ireland before his provision to the see by John XXII. His origin is unknown, but some evidence indicates that he was born in Somerset. He was already a…