Nicholas Segrave, 1st Baron Segrave

Nicholas Segrave, 1st Baron Segrave (also Seagrave; c. 1238 – bef. 12 November 1295) was an English baronial leader. Nicholas was grandson of Stephen de Segrave.[2]

Arms of Segrave.[1]

Segrave was one of the most prominent baronial leaders during the reign of King Henry III. In 1295 he was summoned to Parliament as Baron Segrave (some sources claim that he was summoned already in 1283). He died by 12 November of the same year and was succeeded in the barony by his son John.

Marriage and issue

Nicholas married Maud de Lucy, daughter of Geoffrey de Lucy, Knt., of Newington in Kent,[3] Cublington, Buckinghamshire, Dallington and Slapton, Northamptonshire, etc., by his wife, Nichole. Nicholas and Maud had the following issue:

References

  1. Some Feudal Coats of Arms and Pedigrees. Joseph Foster. 1902. (p.115)
  2. Stourton, A.J. (1876) 5 papers relating to ... Mowbray and Segrave Oxford University pg 17 (via Google)
  3. There are several places in Kent called Newington. It is unclear, and may never be known, in which one Geoffrey de Lucy had an interest.
  4. J. S. Hamilton, Nicholas Seagrave, Oxford Online Dictionary of National Biography, 2004

Further reading

  • Jewell, Helen M. (2004). "Seagrave [Segrave], Nicholas of, first Lord Seagrave (1238?–1295), baron". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/25039.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  • Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
Peerage of England
New creation Baron Segrave
1295
Succeeded by
John Segrave
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