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Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford (c. 1599 – 21 August 1673), known as the Lord Grey of Groby from 1614 to 1628, was an English nobleman and military leader. He was the eldest son of Sir John Grey and Elizabeth Nevill.
27 de ago. de 2023 · Birthdate: circa 1600. Birthplace: Stamford, Northumberland, England. Death: August 21, 1673 (68-77) Bradgate Dr, Coalville, Leicestershire, England. Immediate Family: Son of Sir John Grey, Kt. and Elizabeth Bingley.
History. Estates. Titleholders. Barons Grey of Groby (1603) Earls of Stamford (1628) See also. References. Earl of Stamford. Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford. Earl of Stamford was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1628 for Henry Grey, 2nd Baron Grey of Groby.
Brief Life History of Henry. When Lord Henry Grey 1st Earl of Stamford was born in 1599, in Stamford, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, his father, Lord John Grey, was 32 and his mother, Lady Elizabeth Mary Neville, was 22. He married Lady Anne Cecil Countess of Stamford on 19 July 1620, in London, England, United Kingdom.
His Groby and Bradgate (Leicestershire) estate passed, however, to his nephew Sir Henry Grey, who was created Baron Grey of Groby in 1603. The second Baron married in 1620 Anne, youngest daughter of the second Earl of Exeter, through whom the manor and borough of Stamford (Lincolnshire) was acquired. He was created Earl of Stamford in 1628.
BCW Project presents the biography of Henry Grey, Earl of Stamford, a parliamentarian leader and general who fought in the British Civil Wars. Find out more about his life, battles and controversies.
Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford (b. est. 1599 Bradgate, Leics. - d. 1678), [1] known as the Lord Grey of Groby. English nobleman and military leader. He succeeded his paternal grandfather, Henry Grey, 1st Baron Grey of Groby, as second Baron Grey of Groby in July 1614. Grey was the eldest son of: [2] Sir John Grey.
