John Segrave, 4th Baron Segrave (4 May 1315 – 1 April 1353) was an English peer and landowner in

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and

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. His family title of

Baron Segrave Baron Segrave (Seagrave) is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created by writ in 1283 for Nicholas de Segrave, and the title is drawn from a village in Leicestershire now spelled Seagrave. The 6th Baron Segrave had previously succeede ...

is drawn from a village now spelled

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, which uses a coat of arms imitated from that of the family. Segrave was the son of Stephen Segrave, 3rd Baron Segrave and Alice Fitzalan. Little is known of his early life. About 1335, Segrave married Margaret of Brotherton, daughter and eventual sole heiress of

Thomas of Brotherton Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk (1 June 13004 August 1338), was the fifth son of King Edward I of England (1239–1307), and the eldest child by his second wife, Margaret of France, the daughter of King Philip III of France. He was, t ...

, son of King

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by his second wife, Margaret of France. Their children were: *John Segrave, who died young. *John Segrave (died before 1 April 1353), a second son of the name, who was contracted to marry

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, younger daughter and coheiress of

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. However, the contract was later declared void. About 1349, a double marriage was solemnised in which John married Blanche Mowbray, while John's sister, Elizabeth Segrave, married Blanche's brother,

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having granted dispensations for the marriages at the request of

Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster Henry, 3rd Earl of Leicester and Lancaster ( – 22 September 1345) was a grandson of King Henry III of England (1216–1272) and was one of the principals behind the deposition of King Edward II of England, Edward II (1307–1327), his first c ...

, in order to prevent 'disputes between the parents', who were neighbours. *Elizabeth Segrave, 5th Baroness Segrave ''

suo jure ''Suo jure'' is a Latin phrase, used in English to mean 'in his own right' or 'in her own right'. In most nobility-related contexts, it means 'in her own right', since in those situations the phrase is normally used of women; in practice, especi ...

'', who married

. *Margaret Segrave, who died young, before 1353. A year after Segrave's marriage to Margaret of Brotherton, his wife inherited her father's title and estates, becoming in her own right

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and

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of England. In 1350, Segrave's wife,

Margaret, Duchess of Norfolk Margaret of Norfolk or Margaret of Brotherton, in her own right Countess of Norfolk (sometimes surnamed as "Margaret Marshal"; –24 March 1399), was the daughter and eventual sole heir of Thomas of Brotherton, eldest son of King Edward I of Engl ...

, sought an

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, arguing that they had been contracted in marriage before Margaret was of age, and that she had never consented to the marriage. The impetus for this was that Margaret wished to marry Lord Manny, with whom she had an understanding.Anne Commire, ''Women in World History'' (vol. 10, 2000) p. 229 However, Segrave died at

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, on 1 April 1353, before the annulment had been granted or refused. He was succeeded in the barony by his daughter, Elizabeth, 5th Baroness Segrave.

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