Stephen de Segrave
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| Stephen de Segrave | |
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Chief Justiciar of England
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| In office 1232 – 1234 |
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| Monarch | Henry III |
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| Preceded by | Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent |
| Succeeded by | vacant until 1258 Hugh Bigod |
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| Born | c 1171 |
| Died | November 9, 1241 |
| Spouse | Rohese le Despenser |
| Relations | parent: Gilbert de Segrave |
Stephen de Segrave (or Stephen Sedgrave or Stephen Segrave) (c.1171-9 November 1241) was a medieval Chief Justiciar of England.
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[edit] Life
In 1232 he succeeded Hubert de Burgh as chief justiciar of England.[1] He officiated at the trial of de Burgh, in November 1232, which has been called the "first state trial" in England[2].
As an active coadjutor of Peter des Roches, bishop of Winchester, Segrave incurred some share of the opprobrium which was lavished on the Poitevin royal favourites of Henry III of England. In 1234 he was deprived of his office as Justiciar.[1] Soon, however, he was again occupying an influential position at Henry's court, and he retained this until his death.
He became a knight and was made constable of the Tower of London in 1203. He obtained lands and held various positions under Henry III. He was given the manor where Caludon Castle was built, at Wyken near Coventry in 1232[3] or earlier,[4] by Ranulph de Blondeville, 4th Earl of Chester. Ranulph also granted him Bretby in 1209.[5]
In 1236 he became castellan of Beeston Castle and Chester Castle, jointly with Hugh de Spencer and Henry de Aldithley.[6]
[edit] Family
He was the son of a certain Gilbert de Segrave of Segrave in Leicestershire. He married Rohese le Despenser, daughter of Thomas le Despenser; and then Ida Hastings, daughter of William de Hastings and Margery Bigod of Norfolk.[7][8]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Powicke Handbook of British Chronology p. 70
- ^ Nicholas Vincent, Peter Des Roches (1996), p. 317.
- ^ Caludon castle accessed on September 7, 2007
- ^ British History Online: Caludon accessed on September 7, 2007
- ^ PDF South Derbyshire site - Grant of Bretby, p.1 accessed on September 7, 2007
- ^ The Saint-Amand Connection Lines accessed on September 7, 2007
- ^ Geneajourney: le Despenser accessed on September 7, 2007
- ^ Foundation for Medieval Genealogy: English Earls Created 1066-1122 accessed on September 7, 2007
[edit] References
- British History Online: Caludon accessed on September 7, 2007
- Caludon castle accessed on September 7, 2007
- Foundation for Medieval Genealogy: English Earls Created 1066-1122 accessed on September 7, 2007
- Geneajourney: le Despenser accessed on September 7, 2007
- Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde Handbook of British Chronology 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961
- The Saint-Amand Connection Lines accessed on September 7, 2007
- PDF South Derbyshire site - Grant of Bretby accessed on September 7, 2007
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| Preceded by Hubert de Burgh |
Chief Justiciar 1232–1234 |
Succeeded by office vacant until 1258 (Hugh Bigod) |
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| NAME | Stephen de Segrave |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stephen Sedgrave, Stephen Segrave |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Chief Justiciar of England |
| DATE OF BIRTH | c1171 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 9, 1241 |
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