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Grey, John (1460 - 1494)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1460
Death Date: 1494-11-10 ('31 Oct, 8 Nov, or 10 Nov 1494' [CP])

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Type: marriage
    Union began: 1471-2-14
    Union ended: n.d.

Primary Title

  • 2nd Baron Grey (of Powis)

Titles

  • 2nd Baron Grey (of Powis)
    Assumed: 1482-11-15 (date summoned to parliament by this title)
    Vacated: 1494-11-08

Details of Offices

Began Ended
JP, Shropshire 1483
Capt. & Governor of 1000 Archers, France 1484 -6 -26
Commissioner of Array, Shropshire 1484
JP, Herefordshire 1487
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Yorkshire 1489
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, York 1489
JP, Herefordshire 1489 1492

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Powys Castle, Montgomeryshire
  • Welshpool (or Pole), Montgomeryshire

Lands

  • Hampshire
  • Lincolnshire
  • Rutland
  • Shropshire
  • Suffolk
  • Wales
  • Worcestershire
  • Yorkshire

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Booth Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire Lord Powis' Entertainer
Performance - Booth Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire Lord Powis' Entertainer/s
Performance - Booth Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire Lord Powis' Minstrels
Performance - Booth Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire Lord Powis' Minstrels
Performance - Booth Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire Lord Powis' Minstrels

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Powis' Entertainer/s Grey, John (1460 - 1494) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Lord Powis' Minstrels Grey, John (1460 - 1494) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Lord Powis' Minstrels Grey, John (1460 - 1494) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Lord Powis' Minstrels Grey, John (1460 - 1494) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Lord Powis' Entertainer Grey, John (1460 - 1494) Entertainers/Minstrels 1

Bibliographic Sources

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  • 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