Sir
Anthony
"1st Lord Lucy,"
Lucy
Knt
Born about in Cockermouth, Cumberland, England
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas (Lucy) de Lucy
and Isabel (Bolteby) de Multon
Brother of
Thomas (Lucy) de Lucy
Husband of
Elizabeth (Tilliol) de Lucy
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at about age 60
[location unknown]
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Sir Anthony Lucy was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.
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Biography
Sir Anthony de Lucy, 1st Lord Lucy, was born between 1281 and 1283 at Papcastle, Cockermouth, Cumberland, England. [1] He was the younger son of Sir Thomas Lucy and Isabel (Bolteby) Lucy
He succeeded to the family title after the death of his father in 1305 and the subsequent death without issue of his older brother Thomas in 1308.
Family
He married Elizabeth Tilliol in about 1307, and their three children were: [2]
- Thomas, his heir
- Lucy who was born in about 1320 and married Baron William Greystoke who repudiated her. [3]
- Joan who was born in about 1320 and married Sir William Melton.
Career
From his accession to the end of his life, he was extensively involved in public service in several distinct arenas:
The Scottish Border
In 1306, Robert the Bruce was crowned King of Scotland and Anthony was involved in various initiatives for the defense of the Scottish border (the Marches). For example in 1313 he was appointed to defend Cumberland against Scots and robbers, [4]
In 1314, Anthony was part of the English Army that engaged the Scottish army at Bannockburn, near Stirling in Scotland, The English were defeated and Anthony was captured, and subsequently ransomed. [1]
The Scottish threat continued after his release, and he was in 1320 and 1323 charged with ensuring that Cumberland did not breach the truce with the Scots. [5]
He was appointed High Sheriff of Cumberland three times, 1318-19, 1323 and 1338-41, [6], and was at various times formally entrusted with responsibility for other Northern towns including, Hexham, Berwick-on-Tweed, Carlisle, Cockermouth and Appleby. [1]
Ireland
Anthony had been attracting attention for his successes and the accession of Edward III in 1327 led to his most important appointment, as Justiciar in Ireland in 1331/2. [7] The Justiciar, later called the Lieutenant, was, in effect, the Governor. He served as Justiciar in Dublin until 1334. [8]
The Administration of Anthony de Lucy as Lord Justiciar in Ireland is detailed by Moore in his History of Ireland, where he is described as a man of high reputation but of severe and unbending character. [9]
England
He was summoned to Parliament by writ from 1321 to 1342/3. The process of summoning by writ is generally considered to have confirmed him as Lord Lucy, the first Baron Lucy of Cockermouth. [1]
In 1336 he was referred to in a Close Roll as Keeper of Berwick and and Justice of London, the latter title perhaps given to him after his retirement from Ireland. [10]
He died on June 10 1343,[11] and was succeeded by his son Thomas.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Cockayne The Complete Peerage 1893. Vol V Page 174 at https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/253595-complete-peerage-of-england-scotland-ireland-great-britain-and-the-united-kingdom-extant-extinct-or-dormant-v-5?viewer=1&offset=0#page=176&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q= (Accessed November 13 2021)
- ↑ Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 350.
- ↑ Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 78
- ↑ Patent Roll 6Edward II Part 2 Membrane 5 at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015008359732&view=2up&seq=624&skin=2021&size=200 (Accessed November 13 2021)
- ↑ Patent Roll 16Edward II Part 2 Membrane 20 at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015031081147&view=2up&seq=285&skin=2021&size=200 (Accessed November 13 2021)
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Sheriff of Cumberland," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sheriff_of_Cumberland&oldid=1029923010 (accessed November 14, 2021).
- ↑ Appt as Justiciar in Ireland. Feb 1331/2. Patent Roll 5 Edward III Part 1 Membrane 26 at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015023267001&view=2up&seq=120&skin=2021&size=175 (Accessed November 13 2021)
- ↑ Patent Roll 6 Edward III Part 2 Membrane 4 at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015023267001&view=2up&seq=412&skin=2021&size=175 (Accessed November 13 2021)
- ↑ The History of Ireland Vol II page 205 - by Thomas Moore pub: Baudry, 1840
- ↑ Close Roll 10 Edward III Membrane 8 at https://archive.org/details/calendarclosero03offigoog/page/n640/mode/2up (Accessed November 13 2021)
- ↑ Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 77.
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