Norman Darcy (nobleman, before 1236)

Sir Norman Darcy (* around 1236; † 1295 or 1296) was an English nobleman and military man.

Norman Darcy came from the Darcy family , a noble family from Lincolnshire . He was the eldest son of Philip Darcy and his wife Isabel Bertram . After his father's death in 1264, he inherited the family's estates. However, while his father was a loyal supporter of King Henry III. Norman supported the aristocratic opposition, which openly rebelled against the king in the war of the barons . Together with his brother Roger , he was arrested shortly before June 4, 1264 in Hull, probably for the murder of William Gorham and for rebellion against the king. After the end of the Second War of the Barons , Norman, Roger and their uncle Thomas were pardoned by the king in 1267. Norman Darcy probably had to pay a heavy fine to the king, for which he had to borrow heavily from Jewish moneylenders in London and other cities. He probably had to make additional debts to cover the costs of participating in King Edward I's campaigns to conquer Wales , which he was obliged to do as crown vassal . He took part in the campaigns of 1277 and 1282 as well as the campaign to suppress the rebellion of Rhys ap Maredudd in 1287, to which he served the king of Scotland in 1291, where he should decide on the claims of the aspirants to the Scottish throne . Before February 1284, Darcy was promoted to Knight Banneret . In order to repay his debts, however, he had to sell valuable property, including at Nocton , Dunston and Stallingborough to Queen Eleanor , to the Knights Templar , to Newhouse Abbey and to the Bishops of Ely .

Darcy had married Julian in her first marriage . With her he had at least one son:

• Philip Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy of Nocton (around 1259-1333)

After the death of his first wife, who died before June 15, 1281, Darcy was second married to Margery , the widow of Ralph Rastel . His heir became his son Philip from his first marriage.

Literature and web links

• Paul Dalton: Norman (III) Darcy (c. 1236-1295 / 6). In: Henry Colin Gray Matthew, Brian Harrison (Eds.): Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , from the earliest times to the year 2000 (ODNB). Oxford University Press, Oxford 2004, ISBN 0-19-861411-X , ( oxforddnb.com license required ), as of 2004
• Sir Norman Darcy on thepeerage.com , accessed January 2, 2019.