The Duchess of Norfolk | |
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Reign | 1338–1399 |
Predecessor | Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk |
Successor | Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk |
Born | c. 1322 Framlingham Castle, Suffolk, England |
Died | 24 March 1399 |
Buried | Grey Friars, London |
Noble family | Plantagenet |
Spouse(s) | John Segrave, 4th Baron Segrave Sir Walter Mauny |
Issue | John de Segrave John de Segrave Elizabeth de Segrave Margaret de Segrave Thomas Mauny Anne Hastings, Countess of Pembroke Isabel Mauny |
Father | Thomas of Brotherton |
Mother | Alice de Hales |
Margaret of Norfolk or Margaret of Brotherton, Duchess of Norfolk in her own right (sometimes surnamed as "Margaret Marshal";[1] c. 1322–24 March 1399), was the daughter and eventual sole heir of Thomas of Brotherton, eldest son of King Edward I of England by his second marriage. In 1338, she succeeded to the earldom of Norfolk and the office of Earl Marshal. In 1397, she was created Duchess of Norfolk for life.