Nicholas Clarevaux
Nicholas Clarevaux | |
|---|---|
| Member of the England Parliament for York | |
| In office 1297–1297 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown Croft-on-Tees |
| Died | Unknown Unknown |
| Resting place | Unknown |
| Nationality | English |
| Relations | Sir Thomas, Simon, John, William, Peter, Robert (brothers) |
| Children | Ellen, Peter, John |
| Parent | Robert de Clarevaux & Eva Fairfax |
Nicholas Clarevaux was one of two Members of Parliament for the constituency of York along with John le Espicer in the first Parliament of 1297.
Life and politics
[edit]Nicholas, the son of Robert de Clarevaux (Clervaux), and his mother Eva was the daughter of William Fairfax, a Bailiff of the city of York, was born in Croft-on-Tees. His brother Simon was rector of Bulmer.[1][2] He also had five other brothers, Sir Thomas, John, William, Peter and Robert.[2]
He was elected to Parliament in 1297 on 25 May.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Surtees Society (1867). Publications of the Surtees Society, Volume 49. pp. 99 & 178.
- ^ a b Longstaffe, William Hylton Dyer (1852). The House of Clervaux: Its Descents and Alliances. Now First Deduced from the Cartulary Prepared for Sir Richard Clervaux, and Other Archives of the Family. United Kingdom: Press of G.B. Richardson.
- ^ William Combe (1785). Volume 3 of The History and Antiquities of the City of York,: From Its Origin to the Present Times. p. 18.
- ^ Francis Drake (1788). Eboracum: Or, The History and Antiquities of the City of York, from Its Origin to this Time: Together with an Account of the Ainsty, Or, County of the Same, and a Description and History of the Cathedral Church, from Its First Foundation to the Present Year. Illustrated with Seventeen ..., Volume 2. T.Wilson & R.Spence.
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