Sir John Grey, 1st Baron Grey of Groby

1432 - 1461  (29 years)

• Name	John Grey
  Title	Sir
  Suffix	1st Baron Grey of Groby
  Birth	1432	Groby, Leicestershire, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 Feb 1461	St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I46672	The Hennessee Family
  Last Modified	26 Dec 2018

  
  

  Father	Sir Edward Grey,   b. 7 Feb 1415, Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales d. 18 Dec 1457, Groby, Leicestershire, England (Age 42 years)
  Mother	Lady Elizabeth de Ferrers, Baroness Gerrers of Groby,   b. 1418, Groby, Leicestershire, England d. 23 Jan 1483, Groby, Leicestershire, England (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	1427	England   [1, 3, 4]
  Family ID	F17097	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Lucy Wydeville, Queen of England,   b. ~ 1437, Grafton Regis, Northampton, England d. 8 Jun 1492, Bermondsey, London, England (Age ~ 55 years)
  Marriage	~ 1454  [1, 2]
  Children	1. Sir Thomas Grey, KG, 1st Earl of Huntingdon,   b. 1455, Groby, Leicestershire, England d. 20 Sep 1501, London, England (Age 46 years)
  Family ID	F17135	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1432 - Groby, Leicestershire, England Death - 17 Feb 1461 - St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Sir John Grey (1432-1461) was killed in the Second Battle of St Albans in 1461, fighting for the Lancastrian cause.[1] His widow, Dame Elizabeth Grey, later secretly married Edward IV who was the successful Yorkist claimant to the throne.

  
  

• Notes

  Sir John Grey, of Groby, Leicestershire (c. 1432[1] – 17 February 1461) was a Lancastrian knight, the first husband of Elizabeth Woodville who later married King Edward IV of England, and great-great-grandfather of Lady Jane Grey. Titles Grey was the son and heir of Elizabeth Ferrers, 6th Baroness Ferrers of Groby (1419–1483) and of Sir Edward Grey (c. 1415–1457), a son of Reginald Grey, 3rd Baron Grey de Ruthyn.[1][2] His father was summoned to parliament as Baron Ferrers of Groby in right of his wife.[1][3] After the death of Grey's father his stepfather, John Bourchier, assumed his wife's title, Baron Ferrers of Groby.[1] As Grey would predecease his mother, Lady Ferrers, the title of Baron Ferrers of Groby would pass to his eldest son and heir, Thomas.[1] Grey was never summoned to Parliament. Another title, Baron Grey of Groby was created 21 July 1603 for his direct descendant, Henry Grey (c.1547–1614). Wife and children About 1454, Sir John Grey married Elizabeth Woodville, the eldest daughter of Richard Woodville, and Jacquetta of Luxembourg.[1] They had two sons, Thomas, later Marquess of Dorset, born in 1455, and Richard, born in 1457. Richard was aged about 26 when executed on the orders of Richard III in June 1483.[2] In 1491, his widow, by then Queen Dowager, became the co-heiress of her brother, Richard Woodville, 3rd Earl Rivers. She died a year later. [1][3] Death at the battle of St Albans Sir John Grey was killed in the Second Battle of St Albans in 1461, fighting for the Lancastrian cause.[1] His widow, Dame Elizabeth Grey, later secretly married Edward IV who was the successful Yorkist claimant to the throne.[1][2] * [2]

  
  

• Sources

  [S9943] "Descendants of William (Ferrers) de Ferrers" registry, accessed November 14th, 2016 by David A. Hennessee, https://www. [S10470] "John Grey of Groby" of biography, which was abstracted, downloaded and published Saturday, February 25th, 2017 by David. [S10044] "Edward Grey (1415 - 1457)" biography, accessed & downloaded Saturday, November 26th, 2016 by David A. Hennessee, https:. [S10538] "Ferrers of Groby, Baron (E, 1299 - forfeited 1554)" history, which was abstracted, downloaded and published Thursday, M.