| Grey | |
|---|---|
| Noble family | |
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| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Earlier spellings | De Greye, Graye |
| Etymology | Graye-sur-Mer |
| Place of origin | Normandy |
| Founded | 11th century |
| Founder | Anchetil de Greye |
| Current head | Richard Henry Cornwall-Legh, 6th Baron Grey of Codnor |
| Final head | (Patrilineal) Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford |
| Titles | • Queen of England (disputed) • Duke of Suffolk • Duke of Kent • Marquess of Dorset • Earl of Stamford • Earl of Huntingdon • Earl of Tankerville • Earl de Grey • Earl Grey • Earl of Kent • Viscount Fallodon • Viscount Glendale • Viscount Howick • Baron Powis • Baron Wilton • Baron Werke • Baron Codnor • Baron Bonville • Baron Walsingham • Baron Rotherfield • Lord Gray • Grey baronets |
| Estate(s) | • Wingfield Castle • Bradgate House • Dunham Massey |
The Grey family is an ancient English noble family from Creully in Normandy. The founder of the family was Anchetil de Greye, a Norman chevalier and vassal of William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford, one of the few proven companions of William the Conqueror known to have fought at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
The Greys were ennobled in the 13th century as Barons Grey of Codnor, of Ruthyn and of Wilton, and they were later elevated as viscounts, earls, marquesses, dukes; among them, King Edward VI declared his cousin Lady Jane Grey "the Nine Days' Queen" to be his successor as Queen of England and Ireland, and she reigned from 10 July through 19 July 1553 by her right as the great-granddaughter of King Henry VII via her parents Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk and Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk, daughter of Mary Tudor, Queen of France, until she was deposed by her cousin Mary I of England. Notably, Prime Minister Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey abolished slavery in the British Empire in 1833.[1]