Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset

Marquess of Dorset
Born
Thomas Grey

1455
Died20 September 1501 (aged 46)
Resting placeAstley, Warwickshire
Title1st Marquess of Dorset
1st Earl of Huntingdon
7th Baron Ferrers of Groby
Spouse(s)Anne Holland
Cecily Bonville, 7th Baroness Harington
ChildrenThomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset
Leonard Grey, 1st Viscount Grane
Elizabeth Grey, Countess of Kildare
and others
Parent(s)Sir John Grey of Groby
Elizabeth Woodville

Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset, 1st Earl of Huntingdon, 7th Baron Ferrers of Groby, KG (1455 – 20 September 1501[1][2]) was an English nobleman, courtier and the eldest son of Elizabeth Woodville and her first husband Sir John Grey of Groby. Her second marriage to King Edward IV made her Queen of England, thus elevating Grey's status at court and in the realm as the stepson of the King.[3] Through his mother's endeavours, he made two materially advantageous marriages to wealthy heiresses, the King's niece Anne Holland and the King’s cousin, Cecily Bonville, 7th Baroness Harington. By the latter, he had 14 children.

  1. ^ Cokayne 1916, pp. 418–19.
  2. ^ According to Richardson and Pugh he was born c.1455.
  3. ^ Pugh 2004.