John Grey (knight)

John Grey
Arms of Sir John Grey, KG
Bornc. 1387 (1387)
Died27 August 1439 (aged 51–52)
SpouseConstance Holland (d. 1437)
Children3, including Edmund
FatherReginald Grey
RelativesReynold Grey (grandfather)
Margaret Grey (sister)
Reginald Grey Pedigree of Grey of Groby displayed within Bradgate Hall ruins.

Sir John Grey KG (c. 1387 – 27 August 1439), English nobleman and soldier, of Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales, Badmondisfield (in Wickhambrook), Suffolk, Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, etc., second but eldest surviving son and heir apparent of Sir Reginald Grey, 3rd Baron Grey de Ruthyn by his 1st wife, Margaret Roos.[1] He was also Captain of Gournay. He was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1427-28, acting mainly through the Bishop of Meath as his Deputy.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: a study in colonial and medieval families, Genealogical Publishing, 2005. pg 380-81. Google eBook