Sir Lewis Mansel of Margam (died 1638) was a Welsh landowner.

He was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Mansel, Baron Mansel and Mary Mordaunt, a daughter of Lewis Mordaunt, 3rd Baron Mordaunt. He attended Jesus College, Oxford in 1601. He inherited on thedeath of his father in 1631. The family homes included Margam, Oxwich Castle, and Penrice Castle.

Lewis Mansel

He married Catherine or Kate Sidney, a daughter of Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester and Barbara Gamage.

Lewis Mansel

Robert Sidney was Chamberlain to Anne of Denmark. She travelled to Bath in August 1615 for her health. Mansel and Kate joined him from Margam as she wanted medical advice from the physicians at Bath. After Kate's death at Baynard's Castle on 8 May 1616, Lewis Mansel married Katherine Lewis, daughter of Sir Edward Lewis of Van.

Lewis Mansel

His third wife was Elizabeth Montagu, a daughter of Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester. Their children included: Sir Henry Mansel, 3rd Baron Mansel Sir Edward Mansel, 4th Baron Mansel (1637-1706), who married Martha Carne, a daughter of Edward Carne of Ewenny

He was High Sheriff of Glamorgan in 1637. Lewis Mansel died in 1638 and was buried at Margam Abbey.

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Details of the tomb of Sir Lewis Mansell

1638 deaths

High Sheriffs of Glamorgan

Mansel family