Grey, Richard (1371 - 1418)

Born / Died

Birth Date: ca. 1371
Death Date: 1418-08-01

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Type: marriage
    Union began: by 1378
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

Mother unknown

Primary Title

4th Baron Grey (of Codnor)

Titles

  • 4th Baron Grey (of Codnor)
    Assumed 1392-12-14
    Vacated 1418-08-01

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
JP, Derbyshire 1399 n.d.
Governor, Ross 1400 n.d.
Admiral of the Fleet, England 1401-4-20 n.d. Admiral from the mouth of the Thames to the North
JP, Derbyshire 1401 n.d.
JP, Essex 1402 n.d.
Justice, South Wales 1403-11-28 n.d.
JP, Kent 1403/4 n.d.
JP, Essex 1404 n.d.
JP, Derbyshire 1404 n.d.
JP, Leicestershire 1404 n.d.
JP, Essex 1404/5 1407
Keeper, Derbyshire 1405 n.d.
Keeper, Brecknockshire 1405 n.d.
Lieut, Brecknockshire 1405-10 n.d.
Lieut, South Wales 1405-12-2 1405/6-02-1
Lieut, Herefordshire 1405-10 n.d. Office purview also included adjacent Marches of Wales
JP, Leicestershire 1405/6 1408
JP, Derbyshire 1405/6 1408
JP, Kent 1405/6 1407
Constable, Nottinghamshire 1406-11-1 n.d.
Master Forester, Nottinghamshire 1406-11-1 n.d.
Justice, South Wales 1407-9-6 n.d.
JP, Derbyshire 1409/10 n.d.
JP, Essex 1410 1414
JP, Kent 1411 n.d.
JP, Leicestershire 1411/12 1414
JP, Kent 1412/13 1414
JP, Derbyshire 1413 n.d.
JP, Derbyshire 1414/15 n.d.
Warden, Marches of Wales 1415 n.d. Held jointly
JP, Essex 1415/16 n.d.
JP, Kent 1415/16 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Codnor, Derbyshire

Lands

  • Derbyshire
  • Essex
  • Hampshire
  • Kent
  • Leicestershire
    Acquired: before 1378
    Via marriage
  • Lincolnshire
    Acquired: before 1378
    Via marriage
  • Northamptonshire
  • Nottinghamshire
  • Radnorshire: Cefn Llys, Cnwclas & Knighton Lordships
    Acquired: after 1405/6
  • Rutland
    Acquired: before 1378
    Via marriage
  • Staffordshire
    Acquired: 1378
    Via marriage

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1409-1410 Boothall, Gloucester , Gloucestershire Lord Codnor's Minstrel/s

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Codnor's Minstrel/s Grey, Richard (1371 - 1418) Entertainers/Minstrels 1

Bibliographic Sources

The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)