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Grey, Thomas (1477 - 1530)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1477-06-22
Death Date: 1530-10-10

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.
  2. Wotton, Margaret ( - 1541)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1509
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Union produced a fourth son, who died young, and a fourth daughter

Siblings

Offspring

Primary Title

  • 5th Marquess of Dorset

Titles

  • 5th Marquess of Dorset
    Assumed: 1501-09-01
    Vacated: 1530-10-10
  • 8th Baron Ferrers of Groby
    Assumed: 1501-09-01
    Vacated: 1530-10-10
  • 8th Baron Harington
    Assumed: 1529-05
    Vacated: 1530-10-10
  • 3rd Baron Bonville
    Assumed: 1530-05
    Vacated: 1530-10-10
  • Knight of the Garter
    Assumed: 1501-09 (nominated between this date & May 1503)
    Vacated: 1530-10-10
  • Lord Harington
    Assumed: 1494-10-31
    Vacated: 1501-09-01

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Privy Councillor, England -05 date removed from Council
JP, Gloucestershire 1501/2
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Buckinghamshire 1502
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Oxfordshire 1502
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Berkshire 1502
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Berkshire 1502
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Oxfordshire 1502
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Berkshire 1502
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Berkshire 1502
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, London 1502 1502/3
JP, Warwickshire 1502
JP, Northamptonshire 1502
Master of the Game, Staffordshire 1502 -11 -9
Steward, Staffordshire 1502 -11 -9
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Surrey 1503
JP, Leicestershire 1503 1504
JP, Northamptonshire 1504
JP, Warwickshire 1506 1507
JP, Leicestershire 1507
Chief Forester & Warden, Northamptonshire 1509 -8 -20
JP, Staffordshire 1509
JP, Northamptonshire 1509
JP, Warwickshire 1509 1512
JP, Leicestershire 1509 1511
Steward, Northamptonshire 1509 -12 -16
JP, Staffordshire 1511
JP, Northamptonshire 1511
Admiral of the Army, England 1512 -6
King's Lieut-gen, England 1512 -5 -2
JP, Leicestershire 1513/14 1515
JP, Northamptonshire 1514 1515
JP, Warwickshire 1514 1515
JP, Staffordshire 1514
Steward, Warwickshire 1518 -10 -25
Steward, Warwickshire 1519 -6 -13
Privy Councillor, England 1520 -6 (date restored to Council)
Commissioner of Musters, Warwickshire 1522
JP, Warwickshire 1522
JP, Staffordshire 1522 1523
Lieut & Warden, Marches towards Scotland 1522/3 -2 -26 East & Middle Marches
Chief Justice & Justice in Eyre, South of Trent 1523 -6 -17 1530
Gentleman of the Privy Chamber, England 1523 -4 -15
JP, Northamptonshire 1523 1524
Master of the Hunt & Warden, South of Trent 1523 -6 -17 1530 Wardenship held jointly
JP, Warwickshire 1523/4
JP, Leicestershire 1524
JP, Essex 1524/5 1525/6
Master of the Hunt, Warwickshire 1525 -8 -23
Steward, Warwickshire 1525 -8 -23
JP, Staffordshire 1525/6
JP, Leicestershire 1525/6
JP, Northamptonshire 1525/6
Bailiff, Essex 1526 -5 -17
Councillor for Mary, Princess of Wales, Marches of Wales 1526 -7 -20
Keeper & Steward, Essex 1526 -5 -17
Master of the Household for Mary, Princess of Wales, England 1526
Master of the Hunt, Essex 1526 -5 -17
Constable, Warwickshire 1528 -12 -4 1530 Held jointly
JP, Essex 1528
JP, Northamptonshire 1528
Keeper, Warwickshire 1528 -12 -4 1530
Constable, Kenilworth 1529 -11 -18

Details of Properties

Residence

Lands

  • France: Calais
  • Leicestershire
  • Somerset: Chewton
  • Suffolk
  • Warwickshire

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Shrewsbury (Unknown), Shrewsbury, Shropshire Marquess of Dorset's Bearward

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Marquess of Dorset's Bearward Grey, Thomas (1477 - 1530) Performing Animals 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Type
Shute House Devon Private Residence

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
  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.