John Segrave, 4th Baron Segrave

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John Segrave, 4th Baron Segrave ( May 4, 1315 - April 1, 1353 ) was an English nobleman. With him, the Segrave family died out in the direct male line.

John Seagrave came from the Segrave family, a noble family originally from Leicestershire in Central England, but with extensive holdings in several English counties. He was the eldest son of Stephen Segrave, 3rd Baron Segrave and his wife Alice FitzAlan. He was still a minor when he inherited his father's possessions and the title of Baron Segrave after his father's death in 1325 . King Edward II transferred his guardianship and the right to marry him to his half-brother Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk . This married Segrave around 1335 with his eldest daughter Margaret . After Brotherton's death in 1338, Segrave's wife and her sister Alice inherited their father's estates. She also claimed the title of Countess of Norfolk , which she was never officially granted. Probably around 1350 his wife tried to travel to Rome to get a divorce from Segrave. However, since she had no permission from the king to travel, she was arrested in England. Segrave was able to consolidate the position of the family and the possession of the scattered lands again after the long minority management of his inheritance, but he died in 1353.

He had two children with his wife:

  • John († before 1353)
  • Elizabeth (1338 – before 1368)

Since his only son died early, his daughter Elizabeth became his heir. While she was a minor, Segrave's widow managed the estate, and she was second married to Sir Walter Mauny . Elizabeth Segrave was eventually married to John Mowbray, 4th Baron Mowbray . With that, the ownership of the Segraves and the title of Baron Segrave fell to the Mowbray family.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Rowena E. Archer: Brotherton [Marshal], Margaret, suo jure duchess of Norfolk (c. 1320-1399). 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
  2. ^ AJ Musson: Seagrave, John, second Lord Seagrave (1256-1325). 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
predecessor Office successor
Stephen Segrave Baron Segrave
1325-1353 		Elizabeth Segrave
personal data
SURNAME Segrave, John, 4th Baron Segrave
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English nobleman
DATE OF BIRTH May 4, 1315
DATE OF DEATH April 1, 1353