John GREY, Knt.

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They had two sons. Sir John Grey was slain, on the Lancastrian side, at the second battle of St. Albans on 17 Feb. 1460/1. His widow was married secretly for the second time at her father's manor of Grafton regis, co. Northampton, on 1 May 1464 to EDWARD IV OF ENGLAND, King of England. They had ten children. She w2as crowned at Westminster on 26 May 1465. She died tesate at Bermondsey Abbey, Surrey, where for some time she had resided, or had been compelled by King Henry VII to reside, on 7 or 8 June 1492, and was buried at St. George's Chapel, Windsor, co. Berks, with the King, her second husband.

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth WOODVILLE. Elizabeth (daughter of Richard WOODVILLE and Jacquetta Of LUXEMBOURG) was born about 1437; died in 7 or 8 June 1492. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact 1: K.B., K.G., Lord Ferrers of Groby
• Fact: 18 Apr 1475, 1st Marquess of Dorset

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Thomas Grey and Cecily Bonville had three sons and six daughters. he was created 'Marquess of Dorset' on 18 Apr 1475. He was summoned to parliament from 15 Nov 1482 by writs directed 'Thome Marchioni Dors'. In January 1482/3 on the death of his grandmother, Elizabeth, lady Ferrers of Groby, he became Lord Ferrers of Groby. "Thomas Gray, mercus Dorsett of Asteley', died testate aged fifty on 20 Sep 1501, and was buried at Astley, co Warwick.

Thomas married Anne DE HOLAND in Oct 1466 in Greenwich. Anne (daughter of Henry DE HOLAND and Anne PLANTAGENET) was born about 1455; died after 4 Jan 1472/3. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Cecily BONVILLE on 18 Jul 1474. Cecily (daughter of William BONVILLE and Katherine NEVILLE) was born about 1461; died between 12 Apr and 02 Jun 1530; was buried in Astley, co. Warwick. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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They had four sons and three daughters. He was summoned to Parliament from 17 Oc 1509 by writs directed 'Thome Grey, Domino Ferrers de Groby', later as 'Thome Grey Marchioni Dorset'. On the death of his mother, Cecily, Lady Harington and Bonvile, he became Lord Harington and Bonvile. He was one of the eight Challengers at the Field of Cloth of Gold in June 1520, and promoted King Henry VIII's divorce. "Thomas Grey, marques Dorset, of Astleye" died testate aged fifty-three on 10 Oct 1530. His widow died after 6 Oct 1535.

Thomas married Margaret WOTTON in 1509. Margaret died after 6 Oct 1535. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Robert WILLOUGHBY. Robert was born in 1472; died on 8 Nov 1534. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Cecily married John 'Lord Quondam' DUDLEY in 1501 in With contract. John (son of Edward DUDLEY and Cecily WILLOUGHBY) was born about 1495; died in Westminster; was buried on 18 Sep 1553 in St. Margaret's Westminster. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: John ARUNDELL. John died on 8 Feb 1545. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Mary BROWNE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Henry WILLOUGHBY, Knt.. Henry died on 17 Aug 1548. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Capt. Henry Dudley, Knt., second son, was born about 1517, and was named by his grandmother, Cecily, Marchioness of Dorset, in her will, dated 6 May 1527. He was monastic auditor under Cromwell in 1535, and a soldier in Ireland in 1536 under his uncle Leonard Grey. He was a soldier in Scotland, say, 1540-3. He married, say, 1545-50, perhaps at Boulogne, to ?Ashton, daughter of Christopher Ashton, Sr., of Fyfield, co. Berks. There is no record of any children. he fought valiantly at the siege of Boulogne in 1544, and was Captain from early 1545 when Edward Fiennes, Lord Clinton, was Chief Captain. He was Vice Admiral of the Narrow Seas 1552-3 when Edward Fiennes was Admiral. He was knighted at Hampton Court on 11 Oct. 1551. He was a close associate of his second cousin, (with, among others, his father-in-law) in the rebellion of Robert's father, John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland. Henry Dudley was jailed in the Tower of London, and received a pardon fro Queen Mary on 18 Oct. 1553. He was exiled in French service 1556-1563, but was in English service as "Capt. Dudley" in 1563, receiving an annuity later the same year from Queen Elizabeth "for his service". In 1567 he obtained from the Queen a year's protection from his creditors (renewed for two years in 1568).

Henry married ? ASHTON between 1545 and 1550. ? died before Nov 1556. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Sir Thomas Arundell, being charged, with Edward, Duke of Somerset, for conspiring the murder of John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, was beheaded on 26 Feb. 1552.

Family/Spouse: Margaret HOWARD. Margaret (daughter of Lord Edmund HOWARD and Joyce CULPEPPER) died in 1571. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]