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Sir Henry de Grey 1517–1554 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 January 1517

Birth Location: Bradgate House, Dorset, England

Death Date: 23 February 1554

Death Location: London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England

Father: Sir KB

Mother: Lady Wotton

Spouse(s): Frances Brandon

Children(s): Lady Grey, Mary Grey, Katherine Grey

Sir Henry de Grey was born in 1517 in Bradgate House, Dorset, England, the child of Sir Thomas Ii De Grey 2Nd Marquis Of Dorset Baron Grey Of Harington Kg Kb And Lady Margareth Mary De Wotton. Sir Henry de Grey married Frances Brandon, and had children including Katherine Grey, Lady Jane Grey, Mary Grey. Sir Henry de Grey passed away in 1554 in London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Henry de Grey was born in 1517 in Bradgate House, Dorset, England, the child of Sir Thomas Ii De Grey 2Nd Marquis Of Dorset Baron Grey Of Harington Kg Kb And Lady Margareth Mary De Wotton.
  • Sir Henry de Grey married Frances Brandon, and had children including Katherine Grey, Lady Jane Grey, Mary Grey.
  • Sir Henry de Grey passed away in 1554 in London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Grey's Ancestors

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Sir Grey
1517–1554
Birth Place: Bradgate House, Dorset, England
Parents
Sir Thomas II de Grey, 2nd Marquis of Dorset, Baron Grey of Harington, KG, KB
1477–1530
Groby Castle, Leicestershire, England
Lady (Margareth "Mary" de) Wotton
1486–1535
Dorset, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas Knight of the Garter 1st Marquis of Dorset 8th Lord Ferrers de Groby) Grey
1456–1501
Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
Lady (Cecily Cicely Baroness of Harrington and Dorset) Bonville
1460–1529
Chewton Mendip, Somerset, England, Groby, Leicestershire
Great-Grandparents
Edward York
1442–1483
Elizabeth Wydeville
1437–1492
Willem IV
1442–1460
Katherine Asby-Zouche
1435–1504
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Neville
1392–1482
Elizabeth Babington
1396–1482

Sir Grey's Descendants

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Sir (Henry de) Grey (17 January 1517–23 February 1554) m. Frances Brandon (16 July 1517–21 November 1559)
  1. 1. Lady (Jane) Grey 1537–1554 m. Guildford Dudley 1536–1554
  2. 2. Mary Grey 1540–1578
  3. 3. Katherine Grey 1540–1568

Sir Grey's Timeline

2 Records

1517
17 January 1517
Birth of Sir Henry de Grey in Bradgate House, Dorset, England
Bradgate House, Dorset, England
1554
23 February 1554
Age 37
Death of Sir Henry de Grey in Beheaded On Tower Green, London, England
Beheaded On Tower Green, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 January 1517
    Event Place: Bradgate House, Dorset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k
    [4] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 February 1554
    Event Place: Beheaded On Tower Green, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed.; London, England: Oxford University Press; Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22; Volume: Vol 08; Page: 627
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k
    [5] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

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