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Lady Egidia (Gille) de Lacy de Burgh

Birth
Trim, County Meath, Ireland
Death
1240 (aged 37–38)
Ireland
Burial
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Birth: c.1205


Egidia de Lacy, Lady of Connacht , 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:
• Richard de Burgh, Lord of Connacht (died 1248)
• Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster (1230 – 28 July 1271), married Aveline FitzJohn, daughter of John FitzGeoffrey, Justiciar of Ireland and Isabel Bigod, by whom he had issue, including Richard Og de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster.
• William de Burgh (died 1270), married and had a son, William Liath.
• Margery de Burgh (died after 1 March 1253), married Theobald le Botiller, son of Theobald le Botiller, chief Butler of Ireland and Joan du Marais, by whom she had issue. They were ancestors of the Butler Earls of Ormond.
• Unnamed daughter who married Gerald de Prendergast, by whom she had issue, including a daughter Maud de Prendergast who in her turn married as his first wife Maurice FitzGerald, 3rd Lord of Offaly. Maurice FitzGerald and Maud de Prendergast were the parents of a daughter, Juliana FitzGerald.
• Unnamed daughter who married Hamon de Valoignes, by whom she had issue.
• Alice de Burgh
Egidia died on an unknown date in Ireland.
Egidia had many notable descendants, including Elizabeth de Burgh, Catherine Parr,[1] Margaret de Clare, the Earls of Ormond, and many Kings and Queens of Scotland and England. She was the ancestor of both Anne Boleyn and King Henry VIII of England, the parents of Elizabeth I. Through the Royal families of England and Scotland, she became the ancestor of Royal houses all over Europe.
Egidia became:
• the ancestor of David II, James V, Mary I, and James VI of Scotland;
• the ancestor of all the Kings and Queens regnant of England from Edward IV to Elizabeth II, with the single exception of Henry VII who was married to her greatx9-granddaughter Elizabeth of York, daughter of Edward IV.
Birth: c.1205


Egidia de Lacy, Lady of Connacht , 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:
• Richard de Burgh, Lord of Connacht (died 1248)
• Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster (1230 – 28 July 1271), married Aveline FitzJohn, daughter of John FitzGeoffrey, Justiciar of Ireland and Isabel Bigod, by whom he had issue, including Richard Og de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster.
• William de Burgh (died 1270), married and had a son, William Liath.
• Margery de Burgh (died after 1 March 1253), married Theobald le Botiller, son of Theobald le Botiller, chief Butler of Ireland and Joan du Marais, by whom she had issue. They were ancestors of the Butler Earls of Ormond.
• Unnamed daughter who married Gerald de Prendergast, by whom she had issue, including a daughter Maud de Prendergast who in her turn married as his first wife Maurice FitzGerald, 3rd Lord of Offaly. Maurice FitzGerald and Maud de Prendergast were the parents of a daughter, Juliana FitzGerald.
• Unnamed daughter who married Hamon de Valoignes, by whom she had issue.
• Alice de Burgh
Egidia died on an unknown date in Ireland.
Egidia had many notable descendants, including Elizabeth de Burgh, Catherine Parr,[1] Margaret de Clare, the Earls of Ormond, and many Kings and Queens of Scotland and England. She was the ancestor of both Anne Boleyn and King Henry VIII of England, the parents of Elizabeth I. Through the Royal families of England and Scotland, she became the ancestor of Royal houses all over Europe.
Egidia became:
• the ancestor of David II, James V, Mary I, and James VI of Scotland;
• the ancestor of all the Kings and Queens regnant of England from Edward IV to Elizabeth II, with the single exception of Henry VII who was married to her greatx9-granddaughter Elizabeth of York, daughter of Edward IV.


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