John Grey, 2nd Baron Grey de Wilton
John Grey, 2nd Baron Grey de Wilton | |
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 Arms of the 2nd Baron Grey de Wilton | |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 1309-1322 | |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 28 October 1323 |
| Spouse(s) | Anne Ferrers Maud Basset |
| Children | 2, including Roger |
| Parent |
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| Relatives | Sir John de Grey (grandfather) |
John Grey, 2nd Baron Grey of Wilton (died 28 October 1323) was an English nobleman and administrator.
Biography
[edit]Grey was the son of Reginald de Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Wilton and his wife Matilda.[1] His first office was as vice-justice of Chester from 1296 to 1297.[2]
Grey participated in the siege and capture of Caerlaverock Castle in July 1300, and his arms were recorded in the Roll of Caerlaverock, a roll of arms compiled during the diese.[3]
Grey was summoned to Parliament from 1309 to 1322. His first parliamentary appointment was that of Lord Ordainer in 1310,[1] and was followed by the grant in 1311 of Ruthin Castle, which passed to his younger son Roger de Grey.[4] He was at the Battle of Bannockburn, on 24 June 1314. Nonetheless, he was appointed by Edward II as Justiciar of North Wales in February 1314/15.[1]
Grey was relieved of his constabulatory responsibilities the following year and called to raise troops in response to the insurrection led by Llywelyn Bren.[citation needed] He served as conservator of the peace for Bedfordshire in 1320.[1] In 1322, he was commanded to raise troops in Wales and join the royal muster at Coventry.[citation needed]
Family
[edit]Grey married Anne, daughter of William Ferrers of Groby, Leicestershire. They had Henry de Grey, 3rd Baron Grey of Wilton (d. 1342).[1]
Secondly, Grey married Maud, daughter of Ralph Basset. They had: Roger Grey, 1st Baron Grey of Ruthin (d. 1353).[1]
Grey died on 28 October 1323.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Musson, A. J. (January 2008). "Grey, John, second Lord Grey of Wilton". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/11543.
- ↑ The Thirty-First Annual Report of the Deputy Keeper of the Public Records, p. 202, (London, 1870). Printed by George E. Etek and William Spottiswoode, Printers to the Queen's most Excellent Majesty.
- ↑ Wright, Thomas (1864). The Roll of arms of the princes, barons, and knights who attended King Edward I. to the Siege of Caerlaverock in 1300. London: J.C. Hotten. pp. 2–3 – via archive.org.
- ↑ Breese's Calendars of Gwynedd p. 125, (London, 1873).
Further reading
[edit]- George Edward Cokayne, The Complete Peerage, Vol. II, p. 3; Vol. VI, pp. 151, 173–174.
- Burke's Peerage, 1938, p. 1162.