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Hugh de Lacy 4th Baron de Lacy | |
|---|---|
 Drawing of de Lacy by Gerald of Wales | |
| 1st Viceroy of Ireland | |
| In office 1172–1173 | |
| Monarch | Henry II |
| Succeeded by | William FitzAldelm |
| In office 1177–1181 | |
| Preceded by | William FitzAldelm |
| Succeeded by | John fitz Richard |
| 1st Lord of Meath | |
| In office March 1172 – 25 July 1186 | |
| Succeeded by | Walter de Lacy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | before 1135 Herefordshire, England |
| Died | 25 July 1186 Durrow, Ireland |
| Spouse(s) | Rohese of Monmouth (d. before 1180); Rose Ní Conchobair |
| Children | 10 |
| Parent(s) | Gilbert de Lacy Agnes de Lacy |
Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath, 4th Baron Lacy (Anglo-Norman: Huge de Laci; before 1135 – 25 July 1186), was an Anglo-Norman landowner and royal office-holder. He had substantial land holdings in Herefordshire and Shropshire. Following his participation in the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland, he was granted, in 1172, the lands of the Kingdom of Meath by the Anglo-Norman King Henry II, but he had to gain control of them. The Lordship of Meath was then the most extensive liberty in Ireland.