John Grey of Groby
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Sir John Grey, of Groby
, Leicestershire
(c. 1432 – 17 February 1461) was a Lancastrian
knight, the great-great-grandfather of Lady Jane Grey
.
(1419–1483) and of Sir Edward Grey (c. 1415–1457). Women were not permitted to sit in parliament. His father was summoned to parliament as Baron Ferrers of Groby
in right of his wife. After the death of Grey's father his stepfather, John Bourchier, assumed his wife's title, Baron Ferrers of Groby.
Grey inherited no titles. He predeceased his mother Elizabeth Grey, Baroness Ferrers of Groby, and he was not summoned to parliament.
The title Baron Grey of Groby was created 21 July 1603 for his direct descendant, Henry Grey (c.1547–1614).
About 1452, Sir John Grey married Elizabeth Woodville
, the eldest daughter of Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers
, and Jacquetta of Luxembourg
, widow of John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford
.
They had two sons, Thomas
, later Marquess of Dorset
, and Richard
aged about 23 when killed by Richard III
.
Elizabeth later became the co-heiress of her brother, Richard Woodville, 3rd Earl Rivers
.
in 1461, fighting for the Lancastrian
cause. His widow, Elizabeth, later married Edward IV who was the successful Yorkist
claimant to the throne.
Groby Old Hall
Groby Castle
Bradgate House.
Grey began its construction. The ruins of the house are still visible at the centre of the park there.
Groby
Groby is a large English village in the county of Leicestershire, to the north west of the city of Leicester. The population at the time of the 2001 census was 7,301.-Description:...
, Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
(c. 1432 – 17 February 1461) was a Lancastrian
House of Lancaster
The House of Lancaster was a branch of the royal House of Plantagenet. It was one of the opposing factions involved in the Wars of the Roses, an intermittent civil war which affected England and Wales during the 15th century...
knight, the great-great-grandfather of Lady Jane Grey
Lady Jane Grey
Lady Jane Grey , also known as The Nine Days' Queen, was an English noblewoman who was de facto monarch of England from 10 July until 19 July 1553 and was subsequently executed...
.
Titles
Grey was the son and heir of Elizabeth Ferrers, 6th Baroness Ferrers of GrobyBaron Ferrers of Groby
The peerage title Baron Ferrers of Groby was created in the Peerage of England in 1300 when William Ferrers, 1st Baron Ferrers of Groby was summoned to parliament. He was a grandson of William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby. In 1475 the eighth baron was created the Marquess of Dorset, with which...
(1419–1483) and of Sir Edward Grey (c. 1415–1457). Women were not permitted to sit in parliament. His father was summoned to parliament as Baron Ferrers of Groby
Baron Ferrers of Groby
The peerage title Baron Ferrers of Groby was created in the Peerage of England in 1300 when William Ferrers, 1st Baron Ferrers of Groby was summoned to parliament. He was a grandson of William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby. In 1475 the eighth baron was created the Marquess of Dorset, with which...
in right of his wife. After the death of Grey's father his stepfather, John Bourchier, assumed his wife's title, Baron Ferrers of Groby.
Grey inherited no titles. He predeceased his mother Elizabeth Grey, Baroness Ferrers of Groby, and he was not summoned to parliament.
The title Baron Grey of Groby was created 21 July 1603 for his direct descendant, Henry Grey (c.1547–1614).
Wife and children
Elizabeth Woodville
Elizabeth Woodville was Queen consort of England as the spouse of King Edward IV from 1464 until his death in 1483. Elizabeth was a key figure in the series of dynastic civil wars known as the Wars of the Roses. Her first husband, Sir John Grey of Groby was killed at the Second Battle of St Albans...
, the eldest daughter of Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers
Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers
Richard Woodville , 1st Earl Rivers, KG was an English nobleman, best remembered as the father of Elizabeth Woodville, wife of Edward IV....
, and Jacquetta of Luxembourg
Jacquetta of Luxembourg
Jacquetta of Luxembourg was the elder daughter of Peter I, Count of St Pol, Conversano and Brienne and his wife Margaret de Baux...
, widow of John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford
John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford
John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, KG , also known as John Plantagenet, was the third surviving son of King Henry IV of England by Mary de Bohun, and acted as Regent of France for his nephew, King Henry VI....
.
They had two sons, Thomas
Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset
Thomas Grey, 7th Baron Ferrers of Groby, 1st Earl of Huntingdon and 1st Marquess of Dorset, KG , was an English nobleman, courtier and a man of mediocre abilities pushed into prominence by his mother Elizabeth Woodville's second marriage to the king, Edward IV.-Family:Thomas was born about 1455,...
, later Marquess of Dorset
Marquess of Dorset
The title Marquess of Dorset has been created three times in the Peerage of England. It was first created in 1397 for John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset, but he lost the title two years later. It was then created in 1442 for Edmund Beaufort, 1st Earl of Dorset, who was created Duke of Somerset...
, and Richard
Richard Grey
Sir Richard Grey was an English knight and the half-brother of King Edward V of England.Grey was the younger son of Sir John Grey of Groby and Elizabeth Woodville, later Queen Consort of King Edward IV...
aged about 23 when killed by Richard III
Richard III of England
Richard III was King of England for two years, from 1483 until his death in 1485 during the Battle of Bosworth Field. He was the last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagenet dynasty...
.
Elizabeth later became the co-heiress of her brother, Richard Woodville, 3rd Earl Rivers
Richard Woodville, 3rd Earl Rivers
Richard Woodville, 3rd Earl Rivers succeeded his brother, Anthony Woodville, as the third Earl Rivers. He was the son of Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxembourg, and was the brother of Elizabeth Woodville, wife and Queen of King Edward IV of England.Richard Woodville was...
.
Death at the battle of St Albans
Sir John Grey was killed at the Second Battle of St AlbansSecond Battle of St Albans
The Second Battle of St Albans was a battle of the English Wars of the Roses fought on 17 February, 1461, at St Albans. The army of the Yorkist faction under the Earl of Warwick attempted to bar the road to London north of the town. The rival Lancastrian army used a wide outflanking manoeuvre to...
in 1461, fighting for the Lancastrian
House of Lancaster
The House of Lancaster was a branch of the royal House of Plantagenet. It was one of the opposing factions involved in the Wars of the Roses, an intermittent civil war which affected England and Wales during the 15th century...
cause. His widow, Elizabeth, later married Edward IV who was the successful Yorkist
House of York
The House of York was a branch of the English royal House of Plantagenet, three members of which became English kings in the late 15th century. The House of York was descended in the paternal line from Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, the fourth surviving son of Edward III, but also represented...
claimant to the throne.
Ancestry
Groby
GrobyGroby
Groby is a large English village in the county of Leicestershire, to the north west of the city of Leicester. The population at the time of the 2001 census was 7,301.-Description:...
Groby Old Hall
Groby Old Hall
thumb|Groby Old HallGroby Old Hall is partly a 15th century brick built manor house and grade II* listed building located very near the site of Groby Castle in the village of Groby in Leicestershire....
Groby Castle
Groby Castle
Groby Castle was situated in the large village of Groby to the north-west of the city of Leicester.-History:After the Norman Conquest, the area came into the possession of Hugh de Grantmesnil. Groby was one of 67 manors Grantmesnil held in Leicestershire according to the Domesday Book...
Bradgate House.
Grey began its construction. The ruins of the house are still visible at the centre of the park there.