Margaret, Duchess of Norfolk (also Countess of Norfolk, Lady Manny and Lady de Segrave, later construct Plantagenet) (c. 1320-March 24, 1399) was Countess of Norfolk from 1338 to 1399. She was the daughter of Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, by his first wife Alice Hayles. She became heiress to the Earldom after the death of her childless brother, Edward, in 1334. Events January 20 - Dante - Quaestio de Aqua et Terra January 20 - Duke Wladyslaw Lokietek becomes king of Poland April 6 - The Scots reaffirm their independence by signing the Declaration of Arbroath. ... March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in Leap years). ... Events September 30 - Accession of Henry IV of England October 13 - Coronation of Henry IV of England November 1 - Accession of John VI, Duke of Brittany Births William Canynge, English merchant (approximate date; died 1474) Zara Yaqob, Emperor of Ethiopia (died 1468) Deaths January 4 - Nicolau Aymerich, Catalan theologian and... Earl of Norfolk is a title which has been created several times in the Peerage of England. ... Events Ashikaga Takauji granted title of Shogun by the emperor of Japan. ... Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk (June 1, 1300-(August 4, 1338) was the son of Edward I of England and Marguerite of France. ...

She married firstly in 1337 to Sir John de Segrave, 4th Lord Segrave by whom she had four children: Events March 17 - Edward, the Black Prince is created Duke of Cornwall, becoming the first English Duke Beginning of the Hundred Years War between France and England Bisham Priory founded Scaligeri family loses control of Padua; Alberto della Scala, music patron of the Italian trecento, moves to Verona Mansa Musa...

1. Edmund de Segrave, died in the cradle.
2. Elizabeth de Segrave (1338-1368), married John de Mowbray, 4th Baron Mowbray
3. John de Segrave (September 13, 1340-1349)
4. Anne de Segrave, Abbess of Barking

In 1338, Margaret inherited the Earldom of Norfolk when her father died, becoming the 2nd Countess of Norfolk. Along with this title came the office of Lord Marshal. To date, she is the only woman to have served in this position (or, as it was called in the future, Earl Marshal). Events Ashikaga Takauji granted title of Shogun by the emperor of Japan. ... Events Timur ascends throne of Samarkand. ... September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... Events Europe has about 74 million inhabitants. ... // Events January 9 - The Jewish population of Basel, Switzerland is rounded up and incinerated, believed by the residents to be the cause of the ongoing bubonic plague. ... Events Ashikaga Takauji granted title of Shogun by the emperor of Japan. ... Earl Marshal (alternatively Marschal or Marischal) is an ancient chivalric title used separately in England, Ireland and the United Kingdom. ... Earl Marshal (alternatively Marschal or Marischal) is an ancient chivalric title used separately in England, Ireland and the United Kingdom. ...

In 1350, Margaret and John de Segrave began seeking a divorce based on the premise that they were contracted in marriage before she was of age, and that she had never consented to marry him. Furthermore, she had begun a relationship with a knight of great renown, Sir Walter Manny, 1st Baron Manny, as she crossed the channel in October 1350 to meet with him in Calais, without the king's permission. The inquisition regaring this incident shows that Margaret illegally crossed the Channel and met with Manny's servant, who broke his lantern with his foot so she could pass unnoticed. Events 29 August - An English fleet personally commanded by King Edward III defeats a Spanish fleet in the battle of Les Espagnols sur Mer. ... Walter de Manny, 1st Baron Manny, (d. ... Location within France The Burghers of Calais, by Rodin, with Calais Hotel de Ville behind J.M.W. Turner: Calais Pier Calais (Dutch: Kales) is a town in northern France, located at 50°57N 1°52E. It is in the département of Pas-de-Calais, of which it is...

John de Segrave died in 1353, before their divorce could be finalized; the next year Margaret wed Walter Manny shortly before May 30, 1354, and they had two more children: May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... Events End of reign of John VI Cantacuzenus, as Byzantine emperor. ...

1. Thomas Manny, drowned in a well as a boy.
2. Anne Manny, 2nd Baroness Manny, wife of John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke

Sir Walter died in 1371. Margaret never remarried, and as a widow was created Duchess of Norfolk for life in 1397, and her grandson Thomas Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk was created duke the same year. Margaret, Duchess of Norfolk, died in 1399 and was buried in the choir of the Grey Friars, London. Anne Manny, 2nd Baroness Manny (July 24, 1355 – April 3, 1384) was the daughter of Walter Manny, 1st Baron Manny and Margaret, Duchess of Norfolk. ... John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke KG (Sutton Valence, August 29, 1347 – April 16, 1375), English nobleman and soldier, was the posthumous son of Lawrence Hastings, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Agnes Mortimer. ... Thomas Mowbray (1365 - September 22, 1399) was an English nobleman, created 1st Duke of Norfolk in 1397, by King Richard II of England. ... Newgate Street-Christs Church-Greyfriars Christ Church Greyfriars, also known as Christ Church Newgate, was an Anglican church located on Newgate Street, opposite St Pauls Cathedral in the City of London. ...

Thomas of Brotherton, Earl of Norfolk (1300-1338) He was the son of Edward I of England and Marguerite of France. ... Earl Marshal (alternatively Marschal or Marischal) is an ancient chivalric title used separately in England, Ireland and the United Kingdom. ... Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland (November 10, 1342 - February 20, 1408), was the son of Henry, 3rd baron Percy, and the father of Henry Harry Hotspur Percy. ... Thomas of Brotherton, Earl of Norfolk (1300-1338) He was the son of Edward I of England and Marguerite of France. ... Earl of Norfolk is a title which has been created several times in the Peerage of England. ... Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk (22 March 1366–22 September 1399) was an English nobleman. ...

Sources

• Complete Peerage, Vol.9, sub. Norfolk
• Calendar Inquisitions Miscellaneous, vol. 3, 1937
• Calendar of Entries in the Papal Registers: Letters, 4, 1902
• Segrave, Charles. The Segrave Family: 1066 to 1935.