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5 unusual facts about Nicola de la Haye


Brattleby

In 1169 the Barony of Brattleby was inherited by Nicola de la Haye, who became Sheriff of Lincolnshire, and, in 1216 after the death of her husband Gerard de Camville, castellan of Lincoln Castle, where she was involved in the 1217 Battle of Lincoln and the defence against various sieges during the First Barons' War.

Nicola de la Haye

She also served as High Sheriff of Lincolnshire for five months in 1216 by the appointment of King John of England.

She inherited the office of castellan of Lincoln castle and her husbands generally carried out the duties of that office by her right.

Nicholaa de la Haye (between 1150 and 1156 to 1230) was the eldest daughter and co-heiress of Richard de la Haye (died 1169), a Lincolnshire lord, and a descendant of the pre-Conquest Lord Colswain of Lincolnshire.

King John came to Lincoln several times during Nicholaa's tenure as castellan, the last visit occurring in 1215, when he personally inspected the castle's defences.



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