Richard de Luci of Egremont explained

Richard de Luci
Baron of Egremont and Copeland
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Noble Family:	Lucy family
Death Date:	1213
Burial Place:	St Bees Priory

Richard de Luci (died 1213), sometimes spelt Lucy, Baron of Egremont and Copeland, was an English noble.

He was the third son of Reginald de Luci and Amabel filias Duncan. Richard inherited Egremont from his mother. He refused service to King John of England in 1201 and paid 15 marks scutage. Richard and his wife Ada were benefactors of the priories of St. Bees, Wetheral and Calder. He died in early 1213 and was buried in the Priory of St. Bees. Thomas de Multon, paid one thousand marks to the crown for the wardship of the daughters and heirs of Richard and married them to his sons.Multon also married Ada, Richard’s widow, without license and was required to pay £100 to the crown.

Marriage and issue

Richard married Ada, daughter of Hugh de Moreville and Helewise de Stuteville, they are known to have had the following issue:

• Amabil de Luci, married Lambert de Multon, had issue.
• Alice de Luci, married of Alan de Multon, had issue.

References

• Book: Burke, John . A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerages of England, Ireland, and Scotland, extinct, dormant, and in abeyance . Henry Colburn . 1846.
• The Register: Burgh-by-Sands, in Register and Records of Holm Cultram, ed. Francis Grainger and W G Collingwood (Kendal, 1929).