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Richard Grey
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1. Richard Grey was born in 1459 in Groby, Leicestershire, England (son of Lord Ferrers of Groby of Bradgate Hall Sir John Grey and Queen Consort of England Elizabeth Woodville); died on 13 Jun 1483 in Yorkshire, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Justice of the Peace in Herefordshire
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Died:
Executed at Pontefract Castle, along with his uncle, after Edward V was declared illegitimate and Richard, Duke of Gloucester, ascended to the throne as Richard III
2. Lord Ferrers of Groby of Bradgate Hall Sir John Grey was born in Apr 1432 in Leicestershire, England; died on 17 Feb 1460 in Hertfordshire, England; was buried in Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- Kinfolk of Note: great-great-grandfather of Lady Jane Grey
- _MILT: 1460; Yorkist Lord. Died leading a charge at the Battle of St. Albans against the Lancastrians in the War of the Roses
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Buried:
(buried on the battlefield)
Died:
Battle of St AlbansSir married Queen Consort of England Elizabeth Woodville about 1454 in Ratby, Leicestershire, England. Elizabeth (daughter of Knight of the Order of the Garter -- 1st Earl Rivers Sir Richard Wydeville, KG and Duchess of Bedford, Lady Rivers Jacquette de Luxembourg) was born in 1437 in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England; died on 8 Jun 1492 in Surrey, England; was buried in Windsor, Berkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Queen Consort of England Elizabeth Woodville was born in 1437 in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England (daughter of Knight of the Order of the Garter -- 1st Earl Rivers Sir Richard Wydeville, KG and Duchess of Bedford, Lady Rivers Jacquette de Luxembourg); died on 8 Jun 1492 in Surrey, England; was buried in Windsor, Berkshire, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- Kinfolk of Note: Grandmother of Henry VIII
- Web Address: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Woodville
- Name: Wydeville
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Buried:
St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle
Died:
Abbey BermondseyChildren:
- 1. Richard Grey was born in 1459 in Groby, Leicestershire, England; died on 13 Jun 1483 in Yorkshire, England.
- 1st Marquess of Dorset Thomas Grey was born in 1455 in Groby, Leicestershire, England; died on 20 Sep 1501 in Astley, Warwickshire, England.
Generation: 3
6. Knight of the Order of the Garter -- 1st Earl Rivers Sir Richard Wydeville, KG was born in 1412 in Maidstone, Kent, England (son of Sir Richard Wydeville, Esq. and Joan Marie Bedlisgate); died on 12 Aug 1469 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England; was buried . Other Events and Attributes:
- Kinfolk of Note: Direct Ancestor of Mack Ferrin Smith
- Name: Woodville
- Occupation: Warden of the Cinque Ports
- _MILT: In the Wars of the Roses, he was initially a Lancastrian, but he became a Yorkist when he thought that the Lancastrian cause was lost.
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Died:
beheaded at KenilworthSir married Duchess of Bedford, Lady Rivers Jacquette de Luxembourg in 1436 in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England. Jacquette was born in 1416 in Normandy, France; died on 30 May 1472 in Northamptonshire, England; was buried . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Duchess of Bedford, Lady Rivers Jacquette de Luxembourg was born in 1416 in Normandy, France; died on 30 May 1472 in Northamptonshire, England; was buried . Other Events and Attributes:
- Kinfolk of Note: Great-Grandmother of King Henry VIII
- Occupation: Lady at Court to Henry VI. In charge of examining Joan of Arc in prison to determine if she had been raped
- Religion: She withstood a trial or possibly two at court for witchcraft
- Witchcraft Accusation: Bef 1472, England; Accused of witchcraft
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Married:
Richard was commissioned by Henry VI of England to bring the young widow to England. During the journey, the couple fell in love and married in secretChildren:
- 3. Queen Consort of England Elizabeth Woodville was born in 1437 in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England; died on 8 Jun 1492 in Surrey, England; was buried in Windsor, Berkshire, England.
- Duchess of Buckingham Katherine Wydeville was born in 1458 in Monmouthshire, Wales; died on 18 May 1497 in England.
Generation: 4
12. Sir Richard Wydeville, Esq. was born in 1385 in Maidstone, Kent, England (son of Sheriff of Northants Sir John de Wydeville and Elizabeth 'Isabel' de Lyons, son of Sheriff of Northants Sir John de Wydeville and Isabel Godard); died on 29 Nov 1441 in Bedfordshire, England; was buried in Maidstone, Kent, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Constable of the Tower of London
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(All Saints Graveyard)Sir married Joan Marie Bedlisgate in 1403 in Maidstone, Kent, England. Joan (daughter of John Bedlisgate and Mary Beauchamp) was born in 1390 in Northamptonshire, England; died after 17 Jul 1448 in Grafton, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Joan Marie Bedlisgate was born in 1390 in Northamptonshire, England (daughter of John Bedlisgate and Mary Beauchamp); died after 17 Jul 1448 in Grafton, Yorkshire, England. Children:
- 6. Knight of the Order of the Garter -- 1st Earl Rivers Sir Richard Wydeville, KG was born in 1412 in Maidstone, Kent, England; died on 12 Aug 1469 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England; was buried .
- Joan Wydville was born about 1404 in Grafton, Gloucestershire, England; died between 1434 and 1498.
- Margaret Wydeville was born in 1420 in Shropshire, England; died in 1470 in Shropshire, England.