Nicholas Audley, 3rd Baron Audley
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Nicholas Audley, 3rd Baron Audley (c.1328 – 1391) was born in the Heleigh Castle, Staffordshire, England to James Audley, 2nd Baron Audley his only surviving son [1]. He was known as Lord of Rougemont (Redcastle, Shropshire) and is considered one of Marcher Lord as was his father at Heleigh. Nicholas's father in law Henry, 4th Earl of Buchan, received, amongst other large grants of manors and lands, a grant of the Lordship of the Isle of Man in 1310. Later members of the Audley-Stanley family would become Kings of Mann.
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Nicholas married Elizabeth Beaumont, sister of John de Beaumont, 2nd Lord Beaumont, daughter of Henry de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Buchan. Although he had many disagreements with his father, he was nevethless buried alongside his father's marble tomb in the quire at the Abbey of Hulton
