Nigel (Lord of Axeholme) MOWBRAY

Birth:
1146
Axholme, Lincoln, England
Death:
1191
Acre, Palestine (on Crusade)
Mother:
Alice GANT
Notes:
                   2ND BARON MOWBRAY
WENT WITH KING RICHARD THE LIONHEART ON THE 3RD CRUSADE, DIED AT THE SIEGE OF ACRE IN PALESTINE
In 1189, Nigel attended the coronation of Richard I and joined in the 3rd Crusade, only to die on the way to Palestine. He was buried at sea. His son Philip became the ancestor of the Scottish Mowbrays of Barnbougle.
THE ISLE OF AXHOLME, LINCOLNSHIRE
was once a true inland island with a few villages built on higher 'islands' rising out of the marshes. In 1626, at the request of King Charles I the Isle was drained to create rich agricultural land. The name Axholme means The Island ofHaxey.
Mabel CLARE
Birth:
1156
Clare, Suffolk, England
Death:
1203
Children
Marriage
1
William (Magna Carta Surety) MOWBRAY
Birth:
Abt 1173
Axholme, Lincoln, England
Death:
Abt 1222
Isle of Axholme, Lincolnshire, England
Notes:
                   BARON OF AXEHOLME, GOVERNOR OF YORK CASTLE
ONE OF THE 25 BARONS CHOSEN TO ENFORCE MAGNA CARTA
William was described by a contemporary as short as a dwarf and apparently had difficulty getting onto his horse, fully armored. But King John found him to be a formidable opponent who vigorously pushed for Magna Carta. William was inconflict with Henry III as well, and was taken prisoner at the Battle of Lincoln in 1217, his lands forfeited to William Marshall who, at the age of 80, was acting as Regent for the young King.
THE BATTLE OF LINCOLN, 1217:
The barons, having been completely fed up with King John, invited the French Dauphin Louis VIII to invade England and become their king. Alexander II of Scotland invaded in 1216 supported by Prince Llwellyn of Wales. Meanwhile, King John died,but nobody was in the mood for peace. Nine-year-old Henry III assumed the throne with William Marshall acting as Regent. When Louis struck in 1217, Marshall defeated him at the Battles of Lincoln and Sandwich.
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Nigel (Lord of Axeholme) Mowbray - Mabel Clare

Nigel (Lord of Axeholme) Mowbray was born at Axholme, Lincoln, England 1146. His parents were Roger (Crusader) Mowbray and Alice Gant.

He married Mabel Clare . Mabel Clare was born at Clare, Suffolk, England 1156 daughter of Roger the Good Clare, 3rd Earl of Herford EarlSir and Matilda (Maud) St Hilary, Lady .

They were the parents of 1 child:
William (Magna Carta Surety) Mowbray born Abt 1173.

Nigel (Lord of Axeholme) Mowbray died 1191 at Acre, Palestine (on Crusade) .

Mabel Clare died 1203 .