Nicholas de Audley, 1st Baron Audley

NICHOLAS de Audley (before 1258-28 Aug 1299). The Book of Lacock names “Guillelmum de Audele…Nich’um de Audele” as the children of “Jacobus de Audele” and his wife Ela, adding that William was drowned “apud Snowdoun in guerra Walliæ”[33]. Inquisitions after a writ dated 25 Dec "11 Edw I" following the death of "William de Auditheleye...” name “Nicholas his brother is his next heir and of full age...Ela his mother...Lucy late the wife of Henry de Audethele”[34]. m (1299 or before) CATHERINE Giffard, daughter of JOHN Giffard Lord Giffard of Brimpsfield & his [first/second] wife Matilda de Clifford (1272-after 1322). The Book of Lacock names “Catharinam filiam Johannis Giffard” as wife of “Nich’um de Audele”, son of “Jacobus de Audele”[35]. Inquisitions following a writ dated 12 Feb "1 Edw III", after the death of "John Giffard…of Brimmesfeld…", record that John "married Maud de Longespeye, of whom he begat Katherine de Audele, afterwards espoused to Nicholas de Audele…"[36]. She became a nun at Ledbury[37]. Nicholas & his wife had four children:

5. NICHOLAS Audley (11 Nov 1289-1316 before 6 Dec). Inquisitions following a writ dated 12 Feb "1 Edw III", after the death of "John Giffard…of Brimmesfeld…", record that John "married Maud de Longespeye, of whom he begat Katherine de Audele, afterwards espoused to Nicholas de Audele…[who] begat Nicholas de Audele…"[39]. He was summoned to Parliament 8 Jan 1313, whereby he is held to have become Lord Audley. m (1312) as her second husband, JOAN Martin, widow of HENRY de Lacy Earl of Lincoln, daughter of WILLIAM Martin Lord Martin & his wife Eleanor de Mohun née FitzPiers (-[1 Aug] 1322). Her second marriage is confirmed by inquisitions dated 23 Nov 1392 relating to the manor of Tawstok which name "Philip de Columbariis and Eleanor his wife" and "Johanna sister of the said Eleanor", who was mother of "James d’Audelee", as daughters and heiresses of "William Martyn chevalier"[40]. An entry in the Close Rolls dated 4 Jul 1321 ordered “Joan late the wife of Nicholas Daudeleye” to pay yearly pension to “Nicholas de Wedergrave...from the manor of Forde...part of her dower”, while another entry dated 27 Jul 1329, dealing with Smallwood manor, Cheshire, records that “Joan” (indicating Nicholas’s widow) died “about the feast of St Peter ad Vincula, 16 Edward II” after which the manor was taken into the king’s hands[41]. Lord Nicholas & his wife had one child:

i) JAMES Audley (Knesale, Nottinghamshire 8 Jan 1313-Heleigh 1 Apr 1386, bur Hulton Abbey). Inquisitions following a writ dated 12 Feb "1 Edw III", after the death of "John Giffard…of Brimmesfeld…", record that John "married Maud de Longespeye, of whom he begat Katherine de Audele, afterwards espoused to Nicholas de Audele…[who] begat Nicholas de Audele, who begat James de Audele, now aged 15 years and in the king’s wardship"[42]. Inquisitions dated 23 Nov 1392 relating to the manor of Tawstok name "Philip de Columbariis and Eleanor his wife" and "Johanna sister of the said Eleanor" who was mother of "James d’Audelee"[43]. He succeeded his father in 1316 as Lord Audley. The will of "James Audley Lord of Rony Castle and of Heleigh", dated 1385, chose burial “in the quire of my abbey at Hilton...if I die in the Marches...”, bequeathed property to “Nicholas my son...Foulk Fitzwarren and Philip his uncle...Margaret Hillary my daughter...”[44]. m firstly (before 13 Jun 1330) JOAN Mortimer, daughter of ROGER [V] de Mortimer Earl of March & his wife Joan de Geneville (-[1337/51]). A manuscript narrating the foundation of Wigmore Abbey names “Edmundum primogenitum…Rogerum militem, Galfridum…Johannem…Katherinam…Johannam…Agnetam…Margaretam…Matildam… Blanchiam… et Beatricem” as children of “Roger comes et Johanna uxor eius”, adding that Joan married “domino Jacobo de Audeley”[45]. m secondly (before Dec 1351) ISABEL, daughter of [ROGER Le Strange Lord Strange of Knokyn & his wife ---] (-after 1366). Lord James & his first wife had four children

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CP 25/1/285/30, number 136.
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County: Staffordshire. Derbyshire.
Place: Westminster.
Date: One week from St Martin, 10 Edward II [18 November 1316].
Parties: James de Perers and Ela, his wife, querents, and Nicholas de Audeleye and Joan, his wife, deforciants.
Property: 5 marks, 11 shillings and 8 pence of rent in Onecote and Enedon' and 2 parts of the manors of Ou[er]e Longesdon' and Nethere Longesdon' and a third part of the manor of Alstanesfeld' in the county of Stafford and a moiety of the manor of Tyssynton' in the county of Derby.
Action: Plea of covenant.
Agreement: James has acknowledged the tenements to be the right of Nicholas. For this, Nicholas and Joan have granted to James and Ela the tenements and have rendered them to them in the court, to hold to James and Ela, of Nicholas and Joan and the heirs of Nicholas for the lives of James and Ela, rendering yearly 1 rose at the feast of the Nativity of St John the Baptist, and doing to the chief lords all other services. And after the decease of James and Ela the tenements shall revert to Nicholas and Joan and the heirs of Nicholas, quit of the heirs of James and Ela, to hold of the chief lords for ever.
Warranty: Warranty by Nicholas and Joan and the heirs of Nicholas.
Source: Abstracts of Feet of Fines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Barony of Audley Monarch Edward II Peerage Peerage of England First holder Nicholas Audley, 1st Baron Audley Last holder Richard Michael Thomas Souter, 25th Baron Audley Heir apparent Abeyant since 1997 Remainder to Heirs general Motto Je le tiens ("I hold it") Baron Audley is a title in the Peerage of England first created in 1313, by writ to the Parliament of England, for Sir Nicholas Audley of Heighley Castle, a member of the Anglo-Norman Audley family of Staffordshire.

The third Baron, the last of the senior Audley line, died without issue in 1391, when the barony fell into abeyance; it was revived in 1408 for the descendants of his sister Joanne Audley, and her husband, Sir John Tuchet, KG (b. 1327); the 11th Baron Audley was created Earl of Castlehaven and his son, the 2nd Earl, was attainted of felony and executed, forfeiting the ancient English barony but not the Irish earldom. (The Castlehavens also held two other different baronies Audley of Orier (1616) and Audley of Hely (1633).) The titles were revived by Act of Parliament in 1678 for his son, James Tuchet, 3rd Earl of Castlehaven, devolving in the same line until the death of John Tuchet, 8th Earl of Castlehaven in 1777, when the earldom became extinct, and the Audley title passed to George Thicknesse-Tuchet as the 19th Baron Audley. The title has been abeyant since the death of Richard Souter, 25th Baron Audley in 1997, leaving three daughters.

The title of Baron Audley was created a second time on 20 November 1317, again by writ of summons, in favour of Sir Hugh Audley of Stratton Audley, grandson of James Audley of Audley (1220–1272). He married Lady Margaret de Clare, daughter of the Gilbert, Earl of Hertford and Gloucester (of 1218 creation, extinct 1314)). Audley was created Earl of Gloucester in 1337, but upon his death in 1347, the earldom became extinct and the barony fell dormant. His only daughter and heir married Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, thus de jure the barony devolved with the earldom of Stafford until 1521 when Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham was attainted of his noble titles.

Barons Audley (1313) Nicholas Audley, 1st Baron Audley (c. 1289–1316)