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Gilbert, upon succeeding his uncle, assumed the surname of Laci. T his
feudal lord, in the conflict between Stephen and the Empress, espoused
the cause of the latter. He eventually became a knight Templar, and was
s. by (whether son or brother not known) Hugh De Laci. [Bernard Burke,
Dormant and Extinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, Ltd, London, 1883, p. 310,
Lacy, Earls of Lincoln]