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Grey of Rotherfield, Baron (E, 1338 - 1485)

Creation: writ summ. 15 Nov 1338

Extinct: attainted 7 Nov 1485

Family name: de Grey later Deincourt later Lovel

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Arms:

Barry of six Argent and Azure in chief three Torteaux, over all a Bend Gules

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John [de Grey], 1st Baron Grey of Rotherfield KG

son and heir of Sir John de Grey, of Rotherfield, Somerton and Hardwick, co. Oxford, Sculcoates and Kettlewell, co. York, etc., by his wife Margaret de Oddingeseles, sister and cohrss. of Edmund de Oddingeseles, of Solihull and Maxstoke, co. Warwick, and 4th and yst. dau. of William de Oddingeseles, of Solihull and Maxstoke, co. Warwick

born

29 Oct 1300

mar. (1)

bef. 27 Dec 1317 Catherine FitzAlan (b. 1300; d. bef. 7 Aug 1328; bur. in the Church of the Black Friars at York), yr. dau. and cohrss. of Brian [FitzAlan], 1st Baron FitzAlan, by his second wife Maud

children by first wife

1. John de Grey, later 2nd Baron Grey of Rotherfield

1. Maud de Grey. mar. (1) John de Botetourt (dvp. 1369), son and heir ap. of John [de Boteourt], 2nd Baron Botetourt, by his second wife Joyce la Zouche, dau. of William [de Mortimer later la Zouche], 1st Baron la Zouche of Mortimer. and (2) Sir Thomas de Harcourt, of Stanton Harcourt. co. Oxford (d. 12 Apr 1417), 2nd son of Sir William de Harcourt, of Stanton Harcourt, co. Oxford, by his wife Jane de Grey, 4th dau. of Richard [de Grey], 1st Baron Grey of Codnor, and had issue by both husbands

mar. (2)

Avice Marmion, sister and cohrss. of Robert [Marmion], 3rd Baron Marmion, and 1st dau. of John [Marmion], 2nd Baron Marmion, by his wife Maud de Furnivall, 1st dau. of Thomas [de Furnivall], 2nd Baron Furnivall

children by second wife

2. Sir John de Grey later Marmion (b. c. 1343; dsp in Spain 1387; bur. at West Tanfield, co. York), mar. Elizabeth de St Quintin (b. c. 1340; dsp. c. 1400; bur. at West Tanfield, co. York), 1st dau. and cohrss. of Herbert St Quintin, of Brandesburton, co. York, Stanton St Quintin, co. Wiltshire, Frome St Quintin, co. Dorset, etc., by his wife Margery de Lisle, sister of Gerard [de Lisle], 1st Baron Lisle, and only dau. of Sir Warin de Lisle, Keeper of Windsor Castle 1308-19, by his wife Alice Tyeys, suo jure Baroness Tyeys, sister and hrss. of Henry [Tyeys], 2nd Baron Tyeys, and only dau. of Henry [Tyeys], 1st Baron Tyeys

3. Sir Robert de Grey later Marmion (d. bef. 30 Nov 1367), mar. Lora de St Quintin (mar. (2) Sir John St Quintin, of Harpham, co. York (d. 17 Jan 1397), 2nd dau. and eventual sole hrss. of Herbert St Quintin, of Brandesburton, co. York, Stanton St Quintin, co. Wiltshire, Frome St Quintin, co. Dorset, etc., by his wife Margery de Lisle, sister of Gerard [de Lisle], 1st Baron Lisle, and only dau. of Sir Warin de Lisle, Keeper of Windsor Castle 1308-19, by his wife Alice Tyeys, suo jure Baroness Tyeys, sister and hrss. of Henry [Tyeys], 2nd Baron Tyeys, and only dau. of Henry [Tyeys], 1st Baron Tyeys, and had issue:

1a. Elizabeth de Grey (d. 12 Dec 1427; bur. in Jervaulx Abbey, co. York), mar. Henry [FitzHugh], 4th Baron FitzHugh, and had issue 

died

1 Sep 1359 (bur. at Rotherfield, co. Oxford)

created

by writ of summons 15 Nov 1338 Baron Grey of Rotherfield

suc. by

son by first wife

note

on military service for the King 1322 to 1341; arrested and imprisoned in 1332 for drawing a weapon in the King's presence; fought at the Battle of Crécy 1346; had licence to crenellate his dwelling-places at Rotherfield and Sculcoates; a Founder Knight of the Garter 1348; Steward of the Household 1350-56

John [de Grey], 2nd Baron Grey of Rotherfield

born

mar.

Maud de Burgersh, 3rd dau. of Bartholomew [de Burghersh], 1st Baron Burghersh1, by his wife Elizabeth de Verdon, 2nd dau. and cohrss. of Theobald [de Verdon], 2nd and 1st Baron Verdon, by his wife Maud de Mortimer, dau. of Edmund [de Mortimer], 1st Baron Mortimer

children

1. John de Grey (dvp. bef. 8 Feb 1367/8), mar. Elizabeth de Poynings, 3rd dau. of Michael [de Poynings], 1st Baron Poynings, by his wife Joan, and had issue:

1a. Joan de Grey (d. bef. 20 Mar 1378/9)

2. Bartholomew de Grey, later 3rd Baron Grey of Rotherfield

3. Robert de Grey, later 4th Baron Grey of Rotherfield

4. Richard de Grey, of Elton (dsp. Dec 1399)

1. Juliana de Grey (d. 1407), mar. Sir Edward de Missenden, of Missenden and Quainton, co. Buckingham (d. 12 Dec 1394), only son of Sir Thomas de Missenden and Quainton, co. Buckingham, by his wife Isabella de Brocas, 2nd dau. by his first wife of Sir John de Brocas, of Beaurepaire, co. Hampshire, and had issue

died

4 Jun 1375

suc. by

son

note

fought at the Battle of Crécy 1346

First written 22 May 2021

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