Parents
Mother: Wydevill, Anne ( - 1489)
Father: Grey, George (1455 - 1503)
Primary Title
- 13th Earl of Kent
Titles
- 6th Baron Grey of RuthinAssumed: 1503-12-16Vacated: 1523-05-03
- 13th Earl of KentAssumed: 1503-12-16Vacated: 1523-05-03
- Knight of the GarterAssumed: 1505-04-22 (date nominated)Vacated: 1523-05-03
General Lands Note
Licence to enter lands 7 Sept. 1504. Sold most of the lands he inherited from his father
Details of Offices
| Began | Ended | |
|---|---|---|
| JP, Oxfordshire | 1498 | 1510 |
| Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Bedfordshire | 1502 | |
| JP, Bedfordshire | 1504 | 1514 |
| JP, Buckinghamshire | 1504 | 1507 |
| JP, Huntingdonshire | 1504 | 1509 |
Lands
- Bedfordshire
- Buckinghamshire
- Cheshire
- Hampshire
- Norfolk
- Northamptonshire
- Suffolk
Event Naming Patron
| Event Type | Date | Location | Troupe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | - | Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent | Earl of Kent's Bearward |
| Performance | - | Lydd (Unknown), Lydd, Kent | Earl of Kent's Bearward |
| Performance | - | Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent | Earl of Kent's Bearward |
| Performance | - | Rye (Unknown), Rye, Sussex | Earl of Kent's Bearward |
| Performance | - | Lydd (Unknown), Lydd, Kent | Earl of Kent's Bearward |
| Performance | - | Rye (Unknown), Rye, Sussex | Earl of Kent's Bearward |
| Performance | - | Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent | Earl of Kent's Bearward |
| Performance | - | Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent | Earl of Kent's Bearward |
| Performance | - | Rye (Unknown), Rye, Sussex | Earl of Kent's Bearward/s |
| Performance | - | New Romney (Unknown), New Romney, Kent | Earl of Kent's Bearwards |
| Performance | - | Lydd (Unknown), Lydd, Kent | Earl of Kent's Bearwards |
| Performance | - | Chichester (Unknown), Chichester, Sussex | Earl of Kent's Bearwards |
| Performance | - | Sandwich (Unknown), Sandwich, Kent | Earl of Kent's Bearwards |
Patronized Troupes
| Troupe Name | Patron | Troupe Type | # of events |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earl of Kent's Bearwards | Grey, Richard (1478 - 1523) | Performing Animals | 1 |
| Earl of Kent's Bearwards | Grey, Richard (1478 - 1523) | Performing Animals | 1 |
| Earl of Kent's Bearwards | Grey, Richard (1478 - 1523) | Performing Animals | 1 |
| Earl of Kent's Bearwards | Grey, Richard (1478 - 1523) | Performing Animals | 1 |
| Earl of Kent's Bearward/s | Grey, Richard (1478 - 1523) | Performing Animals | 1 |
| Earl of Kent's Bearward | Grey, Richard (1478 - 1523) | Performing Animals | 1 |
| Earl of Kent's Bearward | Grey, Richard (1478 - 1523) | Performing Animals | 1 |
| Earl of Kent's Bearward | Grey, Richard (1478 - 1523) | Performing Animals | 1 |
| Earl of Kent's Bearward | Grey, Richard (1478 - 1523) | Performing Animals | 1 |
| Earl of Kent's Bearward | Grey, Richard (1478 - 1523) | Performing Animals | 1 |
| Earl of Kent's Bearward | Grey, Richard (1478 - 1523) | Performing Animals | 1 |
| Earl of Kent's Bearward | Grey, Richard (1478 - 1523) | Performing Animals | 1 |
| Earl of Kent's Bearward | Grey, Richard (1478 - 1523) | Performing Animals | 1 |
Bibliographic Sources
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Henry VII [1485–1509]. 2 vols. London: HMSO, 1914--16
- 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
- Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII [1509--47]. 21 vols and Addenda (2 vols). London: HMSO, 1864--1932
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.