Online Encyclopedia

Search over 40,000 articles from the original, classic Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Edition.

SEGRAVE

Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume V24, Page 583 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
Spread the word: del.icio.us del.icio.us it!

SEGRAVE , the name of an See also:

English baronial See also:family. See also:Stephen de Segrave, or Sedgrave (d. 1241), the son of a certain See also:Gilbert de Segrave of Segrave in See also:Leicestershire, became a See also:knight and was made See also:constable of the See also:Tower of See also:London in 1203. He obtained lands and held various positions under See also:Henry III., and in 1232 he succeeded See also:Hubert de See also:Burgh as See also:chief See also:justiciar of See also:England. As an active coadjutor of See also:Peter See also:des Roches, See also:bishop of See also:Winchester, Segrave incurred some See also:share of the opprobrium which was lavished on the royal favourites, and in 1234 he was deprived of his See also:office. Soon, however, he was again occupying an influential position at Henry's See also:court, and he retained this until his See also:death on the 9th of See also:November 1241. His son and See also:heir, Gilbert de Segrave (d. 1254), who was also a See also:judge, died in See also:prison at Pons in See also:France, whither he had gone to fight for Henry III. Gilbert was the See also:father of See also:NICHOLAS DE SEGRAVE, 1st See also:Baron Segrave (c. 1238—1295), who was one of the partisans of See also:Simon de See also:Montfort; he led the Londoners at the See also:battle of See also:Lewes, and was a member of See also:Earl Simon's famous See also:parliament of 1265. He was wounded at the battle of See also:Evesham, and was afterwards among those who defied the royal authority in the isle of See also:Ely. Soon, however, he obtained terms of See also:peace, and went to the See also:Holy See also:Land with his future See also:sovereign, See also:Edward I.

In 1283 he was summoned to parliament as a baron, and he served the See also:

king in various ways. He had six sons, three of whom, See also:John (who succeeded him), Nicholas and Gilbert (bishop of London from 1313 until his death in See also:December 1316), were men of See also:note. Nicholas the younger (c. 1260—1322) was summoned to parliament in 1295, and was See also:present at the battle of See also:Falkirk and at the See also:siege of Carlaverock See also:Castle. In 1305 he was found worthy of death for deserting the English See also:army in See also:Scotland and for See also:crossing over to France in See also:order to fight a See also:duel with See also:Sir John de See also:Cromwell; he was, however, pardoned, and again served Edward I. in Scotland. Under Edward II., Nicholas, who was one of Piers See also:Gaveston's few See also:friends, was made See also:marshal of England, but lost this office definitely in 1316. Later he associated himself with See also:Thomas, earl of See also:Lancaster. Through See also:marriage he obtained the See also:manor of See also:Stowe in See also:Northamptonshire, and, he is generally called See also:lord of Stowe.

End of Article: SEGRAVE

Additional information and Comments

There are no comments yet for this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Please link directly to this article:
Highlight the code below, right click, and select "copy." Then paste it into your website, email, or other HTML.
Site content, images, and layout Copyright © 2006 - Net Industries, worldwide.
Do not copy, download, transfer, or otherwise replicate the site content in whole or in part.

Links to articles and home page are always encouraged.

[back]
SEGOVIA
[next]
SEGUR