Baron Grey of Rotherfield
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The title of Baron Grey of Rotherfield was created once in the Peerage of England
. On 25 August 1338 Sir John de Grey was summoned to parliament, who was invested as Knight, Order of the Garter
ten years later. On the death of the fourth baron in 1388, the barony became dormant.
However, the estate reaches back further to the Grey family's ancestor, the Norman knight Anchetil de Greye
who is specifically mentioned in the Domesday Book
as the lord of the Rotherfield estate or manor.
The principal estate of the Barons Grey was Greys Court
located in Rotherfield Greys
, Oxfordshire
, although they were also feudal barons of Bedale
in Yorkshire
.
Peerage of England
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain....
. On 25 August 1338 Sir John de Grey was summoned to parliament, who was invested as Knight, Order of the Garter
Order of the Garter
The Most Noble Order of the Garter, founded in 1348, is the highest order of chivalry, or knighthood, existing in England. The order is dedicated to the image and arms of St...
ten years later. On the death of the fourth baron in 1388, the barony became dormant.
However, the estate reaches back further to the Grey family's ancestor, the Norman knight Anchetil de Greye
Anchetil de Greye
Anchetil de Greye was a vassal of William the Conqueror, whom he accompanied in the Norman conquest of England.-Life:Anchetil de Greye is specifically named in the Domesday Book of 1086...
who is specifically mentioned in the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
as the lord of the Rotherfield estate or manor.
The principal estate of the Barons Grey was Greys Court
Greys Court
Greys Court is a Tudor country house and associated gardens, located at , at the southern end of the Chiltern Hills at Rotherfield Greys, near Henley-on-Thames in the English county of Oxfordshire. It is owned by the National Trust and is open to the public....
located in Rotherfield Greys
Rotherfield Greys
Rotherfield Greys is a village and civil parish in the Chiltern Hills in South Oxfordshire. It is west of Henley-on-Thames and just over east of the village of Rotherfield Peppard....
, Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
, although they were also feudal barons of Bedale
Bedale
Bedale is a market town and civil parish in the district of Hambleton, North Yorkshire, England. It lies north of Leeds, southwest of Middlesbrough, and south west of the county town of Northallerton...
in Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
.
Barons Grey de Rotherfield (1338)
- John de Grey, 1st Baron Grey de RotherfieldJohn de Grey, 1st Baron Grey de RotherfieldJohn de Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Rotherfield, KG was an English soldier and courtier.John Grey of Rotherfield was one of the founder members of the Most Noble Order of the Garter...
(c.1300–1359) - John de Grey, 2nd Baron Grey de Rotherfield (1320–1375)
- Bartholomew de Grey, 3rd Baron Grey de Rotherfield (1351–1376)
- Robert de Grey, 4th Baron Grey de Rotherfield (d. 1388) (dormant 1388)