Nicholas de Moels

Nicholas de Moels, Seneschal of Gascony, in a small boat bidding farewell to King Henry III as he sails back to England in 1243. Detail of illumination by Matthew Paris.[1]
Canting arms of Nicol' de Moels, from the Glover Roll: "d'argent od deux barres de gules ovec trois moeles de gules en le chief" (Argent, two bars gules in chief three torteaux).

Nicholas de Moels or Nicholas Molis (c. 1195 – 1268 or 1269) was an Anglo‑Norman royal administrator and household knight of King Henry III of England.[2][a] In this capacity he was assigned many and varied offices and duties, often of a temporary nature. He married a wealthy heiress from North Cadbury in Somerset which transformed him into a major landholder and feudal baron. In 1244 whilst serving as Seneschal of Gascony, he inflicted a defeat on the King of Navarre, whom he took prisoner in the field.[4][5]

  1. ^ Paris & British Library.
  2. ^ Cokayne 1936, p. 1, Vol. 9.
  3. ^ Cokayne 1936, p. 2, Vol. 9.
  4. ^ Cokayne 1936, p. 3, Vol. 9.
  5. ^ Risdon 1811, p. 139.


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