Nicholas de Segrave 1st Lord Segrave [14485] 24
- Born: 1238
- Marriage: Matilda de Lucy [17453] in 1255
- Died: Bef 12 Nov 1295
- Buried: Chaucombe Priory, England
 General Notes:
http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal27446
Baron Nicholas de Segrave succeeded his father Gilbert and married Matilda, daughter of Baron de Lucy, a great Leicestershire landowner. He attached himself to Simon de Montfort in his rebellion and in 1263 was knighted by Henry III. He commanded the left flank of Simon de Montfort's army at the Battle of Lewes. The Segrave family were elevated to the Peerage in 1283 when Nicholas was summoned to Parliament as Baron Segrave. Wounded and taken prisoner at the Battle of Evesham, Nicholas died in 1295.
Noted events in his life were:
• Acceded, 24 Jun 1295, Segrave, Leicester.
Nicholas married Matilda de Lucy [17453] [MRIN: 6922], daughter of Thomas de Multon Baron [13237] and Isabel de Bolteby [17454], in 1255. (Matilda de Lucy [17453] was born in 1239 and died in 1337.)
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