Nicholas Audley, 4th Baron Audley of Heleigh
Nicholas Audley, 4th Baron Audley of Heleigh (after another count also 3rd Baron Audley ) (* around 1328, † July 22, 1391 ) was an English nobleman.
Nicholas Audley came from the noble Audley family . He was a son of James Audley, 3rd Baron Audley of Heleigh and his first wife, Joan Mortimer . He was knighted before 1352 , in that year he and his brother Roger plundered the seat of Heighley Castle in Staffordshire in a revolt against their father . He remained deeply at odds with his father until the late 1370s. In the Hundred Years War he took part in campaigns in France in 1359 and 1373. From 1381 to 1382 he served as justiciarin south wales. Only shortly before his death, James Audley seems to have come to an understanding with Nicholas, as he was his only surviving son. After his father's death in 1386, he inherited his property and the title of Baron Audley of Heleigh .
Nicholas had already been married as a child around 1331 to Elizabeth Beaumont , the eldest daughter of Henry de Beaumont, 1st Baron Beaumont and his wife Alicia Comyn . However, the marriage remained childless. He was buried in Hulton Abbey . His heirs became his sisters, the title Baron Audley of Heleigh fell in Abeyance and finally in 1405 to his nephew John Tuchet .
Web links
- Philip Morgan: Audley, Nicholas, fourth Lord Audley (1329-1391). 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
- Cracroft's Peerage: Audley of Heleigh, Baron (E, 1313 - abeyant 1997)
- Sir Nicholas Audley, 3rd Lord Audley (of Heleigh) on thepeerage.com , accessed April 16, 2016.
Individual evidence
- ^ Thelma W. Lancaster: The barons Audley of Heley Castle and Hulton Abbey . In: Transactions of the North Staffordshire Field Club, new ser., 19 (1993/1994), p. 29
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| James Audley |
Baron Audley of Heleigh 1386-1391 |
Title abeyant (from 1405: John Tuchet ) |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Audley, Nicholas, 4th Baron Audley of Heleigh |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Audley, Nicholas, 3rd Baron Audley of Heleigh; Audley of Heleigh, Nicholas Audley, 4th Baron |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English nobleman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1328 |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 22, 1391 |