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Richard Grey 1459–1483 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1459

Birth Location: Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 13 June 1483

Death Location: Pontefract, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Roses

Mother: Elizabeth Woodville

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In 1459, Richard Grey entered the world in Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England, born to Sir John Grey 7Th Lord Ferrers Of Groby Lancastrian In War Of The Roses And Elizabeth Woodville. Richard Grey passed away in 1483 in Pontefract, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1459, Richard Grey entered the world in Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England, born to Sir John Grey 7Th Lord Ferrers Of Groby Lancastrian In War Of The Roses And Elizabeth Woodville.
  • Richard Grey passed away in 1483 in Pontefract, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.

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Richard Grey's Ancestors

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Richard Grey
1459–1483
Birth Place: Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Sir John Grey, 7th Lord Ferrers of Groby, Lancastrian in War of the Roses
1432–1461
Castle Groby, Leicestershire, England
Elizabeth Woodville
1437–1492
Grafton Regis, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Edward (Grey, 6th Baron Ferrars of) Groby
1412–1457
Ruthin Castle, Denbighshire, , Wales
Elisabeth (Ferrers, Lady of) Groby
1418–1483
Groby Castle, Leicestershire, England
Sir (Richard Wydeville Woodville K.G., Constable and Treasurer of England, 1st Earl Rivers, Battle of Agincourt, initially a Lancastrian, but became) Yorkist
1405–1469
Maidstone, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
Jacquetta (of Luxembourg, Duchess of Bedford, Princess) of
1416–1472
St Pol, Artois, France
Great-Grandparents
Reginald Ruthin
1362–1440
Joan Astley
1366–1448
Henry Ferrers
1390–1463
Isabel Mowbray
1396–1452
Sir Kent
1385–1441
Joan Bedlisgate
1383–1448
Pierre Luxembourg
1390–1433
Margherita Saint-Pol
1394–1469
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Groby
1373–1445
Philippa (Ferrers)
1374–1405
Thomas Norfolk
1366–1399
Elizabeth Goushill
1366–1425
Sir Wydeville
1341–1403
Isabel Goddard
1345–1401
John Bedlisgate
1360–1396
Mary Beauchamp
1365–1394
Jean Luxembourg-Ligny
1370–1397
Marguerite d'Enghien
1372–1393
Francois Andria
1344–1404
Justine Orsini
1370–1422

Richard Grey's Timeline

2 Records

1459
1459
Birth of Richard Grey in Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
1483
13 June 1483
Age 24
Death of Richard Grey in Pontefract, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
Pontefract, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1459
    Event Place: Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 June 1483
    Event Place: Pontefract, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 537
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pontefract, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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