Grey, Henry (1599 - 1673)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 2
Properties - 4
Total events naming patron - 1
Troupes - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 3
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Born / Died

Birth Date: ca. 1599-00-00
Death Date: 1673-08-21

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Cecil, Anne (1603 - 1676)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: ca. 1620-7-19
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: date of licence to marry

Offspring

From Cecil, Anne (1603 - 1676)

  1. Male offspring: Grey, Thomas (1622 - 1657)
  2. Male offspring: Grey, Anchitel (1624 - 1702)
  3. Male offspring: Grey, John (n.d.)
  4. Male offspring: Grey, Leonard (n.d.)
  5. Female offspring: Grey, Jane (n.d.)
  6. Female offspring: Grey, Anne (n.d.)
  7. Female offspring: Grey, Mary (n.d.)
  8. Female offspring: Grey, Elizabeth (n.d.)
  9. Female offspring: Grey, Diana (n.d.)

Primary Title

2nd Baron Grey of Groby

Titles

  • 2nd Baron Grey of Groby
    Assumed 1614-07-26
    Vacated 1673-08-21
  • 1st Earl of Stamford
    Assumed 1628-03-26
    Vacated 1673-08-21

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Deputy Lieut, Leicestershire 1625 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Leicestershire 1641/2-2-12 n.d.
Commander in Chief and General, Shropshire 1642-12-13 n.d. Held position during the Earl of Essex's absence
Commander in Chief and General, Worcestershire 1642-12-13 n.d. Held position during the Earl of Essex's absence
Commander in Chief and General, Herefordshire 1642-12-13 n.d. Held position during the Earl of Essex's absence
Commander in Chief and General, Wales 1642-12-13 n.d. Held position during the Earl of Essex's absence
Commander in Chief and General, Gloucestershire 1642-12-13 n.d. Held position during the Earl of Essex's absence
Governor, Herefordshire 1642-10-2 1642-12-14
Commander in Chief and General, Cornwall before 1642/3-1-6 n.d.
Commander in Chief and General, Devon before 1642/3-1-6 n.d.
Keeper of Royal Parks, Northamptonshire 1644-8-26 n.d.
Keeper of Royal Parks, Buckinghamshire 1644-8-26 n.d.
MP, Leicestershire 1654 1655

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Bradgate House, Leicestershire
    Patrimony

Lands

  • Leicestershire: Breedon on the Hill & Broughton Astley Manors
  • Lincolnshire: Armtree Manor, Wildmore Fen
  • Lincolnshire: Stamford Borough, Castle and Manor
    Acquired: 1620
    Acquired via marriage

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance Regulations 1627-1627 Stamford (Unknown), Stamford , Lincolnshire Lord Grey's Musicians

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Grey's Musicians Grey, Henry (1599 - 1673) Musicians 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. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)
Richards, Jeff. Aristocrat and Regicide: The Life and Times of Thomas, Lord Grey of Groby The Ermine Unicorn (1623–1657). London: New Millennium, 2000.