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Henry was born about 1255, the son of John de Grey and Lucy de Mohun. The place is not known.
He died in 1308. The place is not known.
His wife was Eleanore de Courteney. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their only known child was Richard (c1281-c1335).
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| Event | Date | Details | Source | Multimedia | Notes |
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| Birth | ABT 1255 | ||||
| Death | 1308 |
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Note 1
!Source: Codnor Castle's history https://www.codnorcastlehistory.com/history.html
Henry De Grey took an active part in the Scottish wars of King Edward I and served in Prince Edwards force and later in the Earl of Pembroke’s force. In 1293 King Edward I visited Codnor Castle. The following year Henry was preparing to go to Gascony with Edmund, the king’s brother and made arrangements should he die in service while his son was a minor. He was in Gascony again in 1297. In 1300 Henry was to ensure that those in Essex and Hertford required for military service should attend the king at Carlisle for action against the Scots. Henry was at the siege of Caerlaverock castle and is among those listed at Berwick, 1306, whose wages were to be paid. Henry was given rewards from the king including custody of Burgham during the minority of the heir, and a pardon for £200 debts to the Exchequer in 1305. In the following year Henry was given a pardon for all debts, whether from himself or his ancestors, in consideration of his service in Scotland.
Henry died in 1308 and his son Richard inherited Codnor Castle.
Richard De Grey served in the Scottish wars of Edward II’s reign and in March 1322 King Edward II visited Codnor Castle. Richard De Grey held the office of Constable of Nottingham castle from 1325-1328. During the seventh year of King Edward III’s reign , Richard was summoned to Newcastle to march with Edward against the Scots. However due to old age Richard’s eldest son John went in his place. Richard De Grey died while John was fighting in the north and so John De Grey became the new lord of Codnor castle.
John De Grey spent his life in the service of his king. Most notably he served in Flanders in 1330 and 1338, then in 1339 he is said to have played his part in commanding a naval fight at Sluys.
When the Scots invaded England, John was commanded to gather all the men in Derbyshire between the ages of 16 to 60 years. At the battle of Neville’s Cross it was mainly due to the strength of this retinue that England won the battle. John De Grey was involved in the Crecy expedition and he was with the king during the siege of Calais. John also took part in the battle of Crecy in 1346, where the English Army were heavily out numbered. The battle of Crecy was won by the English due to using their highly skilled archers, knights and men at arms on foot to devastating affect.
During 1356 to 1359 John served in the wars in France, which in time would be known as the 100 years war. John De grey for his services in the wars against the Scots and the wars in France was appointed Governor of Rochester town and castle for life. John was said to be so great in tournaments that his prowess led to royal gifts of accoutrements of Indian silk and a hood of white cloth embroidered with blue men dancing, buttoned with great pearls.
In 1371 John was given exemption for life from all offices and coming to parliament, this was because of his long service in war at home and in France. John continued to carryout much of his work and he was summoned to parliament again in 1372 and he continued to do so until his death in 1392. John de Grey’s grandson Richard became heir to Codnor castle as his son Henry had died before him.
!Source: Baron Grey of Codnor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_Grey_of_Codnor
Medieval Barons Grey of Codnor
The following have been historically referred to as holders of this Grey title.[8] During the 1989 abeyance termination proceedings it was deemed that they were summoned to Parliament, but there was no evidence that they sat in a properly constituted Parliament.[9] Having said that there is no reason why a title need be created by a writ of summons, it could also be issued by writ of patent directly from the Sovereign without any necessity for approval of a parliamentary assembly, which at any event were not in a fixed place in 13th and 14th centuries.
Henry Grey, 1st Baron Grey of Codnor
Richard Grey, 2nd Baron Grey of Codnor
John Grey, 3rd Baron Grey of Codnor . <<<< John was born a bit later, 1320, since his mother was too young for these dates.
!Source: Pedigree of the family of Grey, of Codnor https://www.codnor.info/resources/Castle/GreyTree2.pdf
Henry de Grey = Isolda b 1182 – d 1246
Feudal Baron of Codnor co-heiress of the Bardolf estates.
by tenure. b 1150s – d 1219 Married 2nd Reynold de Meurdre 1225/35
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Richard de Grey of Codnor = Lucy
Seneschal of Gascony & Poitou. Married 1219/23
Founder of Aylesford Priory. daughter of
b circa 1202 – d 1271 John de Humez
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John de Grey of Codnor = Lucy, daughter of
Only son & heir. Died Reginald de Mohun.
soon after his father. Married 2nd Arnald Murdak.
b 1225/30 d 05/01/1272
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Henry 1st Baron Grey = 1st wife Eleanor
of Codnor de Courteney.
b 1257 – d 1308
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Richard 2nd Baron Grey = Joan Fitz Payne <<<< False, corrected entry is Elizabeth Fitz Payne born about 1306. If husband died 1335, then she lived longer than 1334/5.
of Codnor. b 1287 – d 1334/5
b 1281/2 – d 1335 Survived her husband.
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John 3rd Baron Grey = 1st wife <<<< Wife died soon before the birth of her children, bnut since they were later than stated, the death was a bit later too.
of Codnor. Eleanora de
Standard bearer for the Courtney, who
Papal Lagate during died soon after
the crusade of 1365. 1326
b 1307 – d 14/12/1392 <<<< False, birth at least 1320, likely later.
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Henry de Grey died = Joan de Cobham, <<<< birth has to be later, say 1341, as was obviously based on father’s birth, and supposed birth of Joan FitzPayn.
before his father daughter of
b 1331 – d 1392 Reynold De Cobham.
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Richard 4th Baron Grey = Elizabeth Bassett, daughter and co-heir
of Codnor. of Ralph, Lord Basset, of Sapcote.
b 1371 – d 01/08/1418
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John 5th Baron Grey = Lady Joan FitzGerald <<<< See John’s brother, Henry 6th Baron Grey, b 1405 - d 17/07/1444
of Codnor. daughter of
died without surviving Gerald FitzGerald
issue. 5th Earl of Kildare
b 1396 – d 14/09/1430
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Henry de Grey
died in the same year
as his father.