Grey, Henry (1517 - 1554)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 7
Properties - 10
Total events naming patron - 28
Troupes - 6
Bibliographic Sources - 2
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Born / Died

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

Notes

Attainted & beheaded

Siblings

Female

Grey, Catherine ( - 1532)
Grey, Elizabeth ( - 1557)

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. , (n.d.)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: before 1530
    Union ended: before 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

Offspring

From Brandon, Frances (1517 - 1559)

  1. Female offspring: Grey, Katherine (1540 - 1568)

Primary Title

6th Marquess of Dorset

Titles

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

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
JP, Bedfordshire 1525 n.d.
JP, Bedfordshire 1528 (possibly held office from this year) 1530
Commissioner of Musters, Northamptonshire 1539 n.d.
JP, Somerset 1539 1540
JP, Wiltshire 1539 n.d.
JP, Dorset 1539 1540
JP, Devon 1539 1541
JP, Cornwall 1539 1540
JP, Warwickshire 1539 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Devon 1540 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Dorset 1540 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Cornwall 1540 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: West Riding 1540/1 n.d.
JP, Warwickshire 1542 n.d.
JP, Somerset 1542/3 1544
JP, Wiltshire 1542/3 n.d.
JP, Devon 1542/3 1544
JP, Leicestershire 1543/4 n.d.
JP, Cornwall 1543/4 n.d.
JP, Warwickshire 1544/5 n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, Leicestershire 1545/6 n.d.
JP, Devon 1547 n.d.
JP, Cornwall 1547 n.d.
JP, Somerset 1547 n.d.
JP, Dorset 1547 n.d.
JP, Leicestershire 1547 n.d.
JP, Wiltshire 1547 n.d.
JP, Warwickshire 1547 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Rutland 1549 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Leicestershire 1549 n.d.
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 n.d.
Steward of Royal Honours & Lordships, Nottinghamshire 1551 n.d.
Steward of Royal Honours & Lordships, Rutland 1551 n.d.
Steward of Royal Honours & Lordships, Warwickshire 1551 n.d.
Steward of Royal Honours & Lordships, Leicestershire 1551 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

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

Lands

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

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1533-1533 Crowle Manor House, near Worcester , Worcestershire Lord Marquess' Bearward
Performance 1534-1534 Grimley Manor, near Worcester , Worcestershire Lord Marquess' Bearward
Performance 1533-1533 The Marsh, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Marquess of Dorset's Bearward
Performance 1534-1535 Shrewsbury (Unknown), Shrewsbury , Shropshire Marquess of Dorset's Bearward
Performance 1536-1536 The Marsh, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Marquess of Dorset's Bearward
Performance 1537-1538 Bridgwater (Unknown), Bridgwater , Somerset Marquess of Dorset's Bearward
Performance 1541-1541 The Marsh, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Marquess of Dorset's Bearward
Performance 1542-1543 Shrewsbury (Unknown), Shrewsbury , Shropshire Marquess of Dorset's Bearward
Performance 1544-1544 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Marquess of Dorset's Bearward
Performance 1550-1551 Ludlow (Unknown), Ludlow , Shropshire Marquess of Dorset's Bearwards
Performance 1539-1539 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Marquess of Dorset's Minstrel
Performance 1528-1529 Exeter (Unknown), Exeter , Exeter (city-county) in Devon Marquess of Dorset's Minstrels
Performance 1535-1535 Town Hall, Bridgwater , Somerset Marquess of Dorset's Minstrels
Performance 1539-1540 William Alsnoth's, New Romney , Kent Marquess of Dorset's Minstrels
Performance 1541-1541 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Marquess of Dorset's Minstrels
Performance 1541-1541 Town Hall, Bridgwater , Somerset Marquess of Dorset's Minstrels
Performance 1541-1541 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Marquess of Dorset's Minstrels
Performance 1541-1542 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Marquess of Dorset's Minstrels
Performance 1537-1538 Town Hall, Bridgwater , Somerset Marquess of Dorset's Players
Performance 1540-1540 Guildhall, Plymouth , Devon Marquess of Dorset's Players
Performance 1540-1540 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Marquess of Dorset's Players
Performance 1542-1543 Town Hall, Bridgwater , Somerset Marquess of Dorset's Players
Performance 1542-1543 Guildhall (1), Barnstaple , Devon Marquess of Dorset's Players
Performance 1543-1543 Exeter (Unknown), Exeter , Exeter (city-county) in Devon Marquess of Dorset's Players
Performance 1549-1550 Town Hall, Bridgwater , Somerset Marquess of Dorset's Players
Performance 1550-1550 Norwich (Unknown), Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Marquess of Dorset's Players
Performance 1551-1552 Guildhall, Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Marquess of Dorset's Players
Performance 1552-1552 St James Church, Poole , Dorset Marquess of Dorset's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Marquess' Bearward Grey, Henry (1517 - 1554) Performing Animals 2
Marquess of Dorset's Bearward Grey, Henry (1517 - 1554) Performing Animals 7
Marquess of Dorset's Bearwards Grey, Henry (1517 - 1554) Performing Animals 1
Marquess of Dorset's Minstrel Grey, Henry (1517 - 1554) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Marquess of Dorset's Minstrels Grey, Henry (1517 - 1554) Entertainers/Minstrels 7
Marquess of Dorset's Players Grey, Henry (1517 - 1554) Players 10

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. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)