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Grey, Henry (1517 - 1554)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1517-01-17
Death Date: 1554-02-23

Notes

Attainted & beheaded

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Type: marriage
    Union began: 1530
    Union ended: 1533
    Note: Marriage possibly only contracted; Katherine was repudiated by Henry before he married again.
  2. Brandon, Frances (1517 - 1559)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1533-5
    Union ended: 1553-4-2
    Note: Probably married on this date; union also produced one son and one daughter who died in infancy

Siblings

Female

Male

  • Grey, Thomas ( - 1554)
  • Grey, John ( - 1564)

Offspring

Primary Title

  • 6th Marquess of Dorset

Titles

  • Lord Grey
    Assumed: 1516/17-01-17
    Vacated: 1530-10-10
  • 6th Marquess of Dorset
    Assumed: 1530-10-10
    Vacated: 1553/4-02-23
  • 4th Baron Bonville
    Assumed: 1530-10-10
    Vacated: 1553/4-02-23
  • 9th Baron Ferrers of Groby
    Assumed: 1530-10-10
    Vacated: 1553/4-02-23
  • 9th Baron Harington
    Assumed: 1530-10-10
    Vacated: 1553/4-02-23
  • 7th Duke of Suffolk
    Assumed: 1551-10-11
    Vacated: 1553/4-02-23
  • Baron Astley
    Assumed: 1530-10-10
    Vacated: 1553/4-02-23

Details of Offices

Began Ended
JP, Bedfordshire 1525
JP, Bedfordshire 1528 (possibly held office from this year) 1530
Commissioner of Musters, Northamptonshire 1539
JP, Somerset 1539 1540
JP, Wiltshire 1539
JP, Warwickshire 1539
JP, Dorset 1539 1540
JP, Devon 1539 1541
JP, Cornwall 1539 1540
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Dorset 1540
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Devon 1540
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Cornwall 1540
JP, Yorkshire: West Riding 1540/1
JP, Warwickshire 1542
JP, Devon 1542/3 1544
JP, Wiltshire 1542/3
JP, Somerset 1542/3 1544
JP, Cornwall 1543/4
JP, Leicestershire 1543/4
JP, Warwickshire 1544/5
Commissioner of Musters, Leicestershire 1545/6
JP, Warwickshire 1547
JP, Somerset 1547
JP, Wiltshire 1547
JP, Dorset 1547
JP, Devon 1547
JP, Leicestershire 1547
JP, Cornwall 1547
Lord Lieut, Leicestershire 1549
Lord Lieut, Rutland 1549
Privy Councillor, England 1549 -12 -11 1553
Chief Justice in Eyre, South of Trent 1549/50 -2 -2 1553
Warden, Marches towards Scotland 1550/1 -2 1551 -09
Constable, Leicestershire 1551
Steward of Royal Honours & Lordships, Leicestershire 1551
Steward of Royal Honours & Lordships, Nottinghamshire 1551
Steward of Royal Honours & Lordships, Rutland 1551
Steward of Royal Honours & Lordships, Warwickshire 1551

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Bradgate, Leicestershire
  • Groby, Leicestershire
  • Chewton, Somerset

Lands

  • Bedfordshire
  • Devon
  • Leicestershire
  • London (city-county)
  • Somerset
  • Surrey
  • Warwickshire

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Crowle Manor House, near Worcester, Worcestershire Lord Marquess' Bearward
Performance - Grimley Manor, near Worcester, Worcestershire Lord Marquess' Bearward
Performance - The Marsh, Bristol, Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Marquess of Dorset's Bearward
Performance - Shrewsbury (Unknown), Shrewsbury, Shropshire Marquess of Dorset's Bearward
Performance - The Marsh, Bristol, Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Marquess of Dorset's Bearward
Performance - Bridgwater (Unknown), Bridgwater, Somerset Marquess of Dorset's Bearward
Performance - The Marsh, Bristol, Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Marquess of Dorset's Bearward
Performance - Shrewsbury (Unknown), Shrewsbury, Shropshire Marquess of Dorset's Bearward
Performance - Guildhall, Bristol, Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Marquess of Dorset's Bearward
Performance - Ludlow (Unknown), Ludlow, Shropshire Marquess of Dorset's Bearwards
Performance - Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent Marquess of Dorset's Minstrel
Performance - Exeter (Unknown), Exeter, Exeter (city-county) in Devon Marquess of Dorset's Minstrels
Performance - Town Hall, Bridgwater, Somerset Marquess of Dorset's Minstrels
Performance - William Alsnoth's, New Romney, Kent Marquess of Dorset's Minstrels
Performance - Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent Marquess of Dorset's Minstrels
Performance - Town Hall, Bridgwater, Somerset Marquess of Dorset's Minstrels
Performance - Rye (Unknown), Rye, Sussex Marquess of Dorset's Minstrels
Performance - Lydd (Unknown), Lydd, Kent Marquess of Dorset's Minstrels
Performance - Town Hall, Bridgwater, Somerset Marquess of Dorset's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Plymouth, Devon Marquess of Dorset's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bristol, Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Marquess of Dorset's Players
Performance - Town Hall, Bridgwater, Somerset Marquess of Dorset's Players
Performance - Guildhall (1), Barnstaple, Devon Marquess of Dorset's Players
Performance - Exeter (Unknown), Exeter, Exeter (city-county) in Devon Marquess of Dorset's Players
Performance - Town Hall, Bridgwater, Somerset Marquess of Dorset's Players
Performance - Norwich (Unknown), Norwich, Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Marquess of Dorset's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Norwich, Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Marquess of Dorset's Players
Performance - St James Church, Poole, Dorset Marquess of Dorset's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Marquess of Dorset's Minstrels Grey, Henry (1517 - 1554) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Marquess of Dorset's Minstrels Grey, Henry (1517 - 1554) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Marquess of Dorset's Minstrels Grey, Henry (1517 - 1554) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Marquess of Dorset's Minstrels Grey, Henry (1517 - 1554) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Marquess of Dorset's Minstrels Grey, Henry (1517 - 1554) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Marquess of Dorset's Minstrels Grey, Henry (1517 - 1554) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Marquess of Dorset's Minstrels Grey, Henry (1517 - 1554) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Marquess of Dorset's Players Grey, Henry (1517 - 1554) Players 1
Marquess of Dorset's Players Grey, Henry (1517 - 1554) Players 1
Marquess of Dorset's Players Grey, Henry (1517 - 1554) Players 1
Marquess of Dorset's Players Grey, Henry (1517 - 1554) Players 1
Marquess of Dorset's Players Grey, Henry (1517 - 1554) Players 1
Marquess of Dorset's Players Grey, Henry (1517 - 1554) Players 1
Marquess of Dorset's Players Grey, Henry (1517 - 1554) Players 1
Marquess of Dorset's Players Grey, Henry (1517 - 1554) Players 1
Marquess of Dorset's Players Grey, Henry (1517 - 1554) Players 1
Marquess of Dorset's Players Grey, Henry (1517 - 1554) Players 1
Marquess of Dorset's Bearwards Grey, Henry (1517 - 1554) Performing Animals 1
Marquess of Dorset's Bearward Grey, Henry (1517 - 1554) Performing Animals 1
Marquess of Dorset's Bearward Grey, Henry (1517 - 1554) Performing Animals 1
Marquess of Dorset's Bearward Grey, Henry (1517 - 1554) Performing Animals 1
Marquess of Dorset's Bearward Grey, Henry (1517 - 1554) Performing Animals 1
Marquess of Dorset's Bearward Grey, Henry (1517 - 1554) Performing Animals 1
Marquess of Dorset's Bearward Grey, Henry (1517 - 1554) Performing Animals 1
Marquess of Dorset's Bearward Grey, Henry (1517 - 1554) Performing Animals 1
Lord Marquess' Bearward Grey, Henry (1517 - 1554) Performing Animals 1
Lord Marquess' Bearward Grey, Henry (1517 - 1554) Performing Animals 1
Marquess of Dorset's Minstrel Grey, Henry (1517 - 1554) 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
  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.