and his wife, Maud de Saint-Hilaire.

Justiciar of Ireland

He was appointed Justiciar of Ireland, serving from 1245 to 1255. He proved to be a strong, energetic and capable viceroy. The fact that an unusual number of Anglo-Norman lordships at the time were held by minors gave him an opportunity to assert the royal authority more forcefully than previous viceroys, especially

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