Misc. Notes
From Wikipedia, “Nicholas de Segrave, 1st Baron Segrave”
Nicholas de Segrave (or Seagrave), 1st Baron Segrave (c. 1238 – 1295) was an
English baronial leader. Nicholas was grandson of
Stephen de Segrave.
[2]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
By his wife Matilda (Maud) de Lucy, daughter of Sir Thomas de Lucy of Copeland and Isabel de Bolteby, daughter of
Adam Nicholas de Bolteby. Nicholas and Matilda had;
• John Segrave, 2nd Baron Segrave, married Catherine de Plessy and had descendants
• Simon Segrave
• Gilbert Segrave, Bishop of London
• Eleanor, married to
Alan la Zouche, 1st Baron la Zouche of Ashby and had descendants.
• Nicholas Seagrave, was a soldier and administrator, and lord of
Stowe in
Northamptonshire. From 1308 to 1316 he was
Lord Marshal of England. He died in 1321.
[3] • Henry Segrave
• Geoffrey Segrave
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.
J. S. Hamilton, Nicholas Seagrave, Oxford Online Dictionary of National Biography, 2004
Further reading
• Helen M. Jewell, Nicholas of Seagrave, first Lord Seagrave, Oxford Online Dictionary of National Biography, 2004 • Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.