Thomas Darcy (nobleman, around 1166)

No visible remains of the Nocton Priory, which was sponsored by Thomas Darcy, have survived

Thomas Darcy (also D'Arcy ) (* 1166 or 1167; † 1206 ) was an Anglo-Norman nobleman.

Thomas Darcy came from the Darcy family , a noble family from Lincolnshire . He was the son of his father of the same name, Thomas Darcy, and his wife Alelina . After the death of his father in 1180 he inherited the family estates. However, since he was a minor when his father died, his mother offered the Crown £ 200 to maintain the management of the family estates and guardianship of her son. She borrowed this money from Jewish moneylenders in Lincoln and York . However, Aelina Darcy died as early as 1182 or 1183 before her son came of age in 1185 and could take over his inheritance. In order to repurchase properties at Cawkwell in Lincolnshire, Darcy had to go into further debt, as well as the increasing demands of the Crown for vassal service. There is evidence that he paid shield money to the crown in 1190, 1204 and 1205 in order not to have to take part in campaigns. In order to avoid paying shield money, Darcy served the kings Richard I and Johann Ohneland several times as a military man between 1194 and 1203, among other things verifiably in France in 1202 . In 1203 he waived the crown against the position of several knights 225 marks , which he owed Jewish moneylenders.

Darcy insisted on his patronage right over the Nocton Priory founded by his grandfather Robert Darcy . In 1200 he complained that Bishop Eustace of Ely had appointed a new prior without his consent . In 1202 there was a dispute between Darcy and the priory over the amount of pastureland that Robert Darcy had given the priory. However, Thomas Darcy also made donations to the priory, possibly after the dispute was settled. Despite his heavy debts, Thomas Darcy made other donations in favor of Kirkstead Abbey , Newhouse Abbey and Alvingham Priory .

With his wife Joan , Darcy had at least one son, Norman Darcy († 1254), who became his heir.

Web links

Paul Dalton: Thomas (II) Darcy (1166 / 7-1206). 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
Thomas d'Arcy on thepeerage.com , accessed January 2, 2019.

Individual evidence

↑ Houses of Austin canons: The priory of Nocton Park . In: William Page (ed.): A History of the County of Lincoln , Vol. 2, London 1906, pp. 168-170. Retrieved January 2, 2019 .

personal data
SURNAME	Darcy, Thomas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	D'Arcy, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Anglo-Norman nobleman
DATE OF BIRTH	1166 or 1167
DATE OF DEATH	1206

[1] Houses of Austin canons: The priory of Nocton Park . In: William Page (ed.): A History of the County of Lincoln , Vol. 2, London 1906, pp. 168-170. Retrieved January 2, 2019 .