John de Courcy, Lord of Ulster

Also known as: Curcie / John de Curcie / lord of Vlnester · Family: Ireland · Role: lord of Ulster · First appears: King John 6

Life events

1202 · Walter de Lacy attacked John de Courcy, who took refuge in Hugh de Lacy’s castle and was detained.(King John 6)
- With: Walter de Lacy Hugh de Lacy
- “Walter Lacie vnder pretense of a communication that was appointed betwixt him and John de Curcie, lord of Vlnester, meant to haue taken the said Curcie, and for the accomplishment of his purpose set vpon him, slue manie of his men, and for his safegard constreined Curcie in the end to take a castell which belonged vnto Hugh Lacie, vpon faire promises made to him by the same Hugh, to be preserued out of all danger, it came to passe, that when he was once got in, he might no more be suffered to depart.”
1202 · Walter de Lacy and Hugh de Lacy released John de Courcy after retaliatory warfare devastated their lands.(King John 6)
- With: Walter de Lacy Hugh de Lacy
- “the seruants and fréends of the said Curcie made such cruell war, in wasting and destroieng the lands and possessions that belonged vnto the said Walter and Hugh Lacies, that finallie they were constreined to set him againe at libertie whether they would or no.”

enemies with Walter de Lacy “the seruants and fréends of the said Curcie made such cruell war, in wasting and destroieng the lands and possessions that belonged vnto the said Walter and Hugh Lacies”
enemies with Hugh de Lacy “the seruants and fréends of the said Curcie made such cruell war, in wasting and destroieng the lands and possessions that belonged vnto the said Walter and Hugh Lacies”

Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.