Lady Jane Grey

Grey family

The surname is originally French, being first borne by Fulbert, Great Chamberlain of Robert, Duke of Normandy, who granted him the castle and lands of Croy or Gray in Picardy which he thereafter assumed as the family surname. His daughter, Arlotta, is said to have been the mother of William the Conqueror. In England several families from this source were raised to high rank, and spelt their name ‘Grey’. From the Dukes of Suffolk came the amiable and accomplished Lady Jane Grey, who was an innocent victim of the ambitions of her father. She was proclaimed Queen of England and reigned for nine days in 1553, but she perished on the block in February 1554. ... more

The "Fair Geraldine"

• A1. Fulbert "the Tanner" de Falaise;
  • B1. Herlette de Falaise, m. Robert 'the Devil', Duke of Normandy;  <==  William the Conqueror
  • B2. John de Grai, m. Adeliza Fitzosbern;
    • C1. Reynald de Grai, d:1097, m. Joan Ponte De L'Arche ;
      • D1. Henry de Grey, Lord Croy, m. Ellen De Bohun;
        • E1. John de Grey, Lord Water Eaton, d:1211, m. Eleanor De Clare;
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  • F1. Henry de Grey of Thurrock, d:1219, m. Isolda Bardolf;
    • G1. Richard de Grey, Governer of Channel Islands;  <==  Gray of Scotland
      • H1. John de Grey of Codnor, d:1271, m. Lucy de Mohun;
        • I1. Henry de Grey, 1st Lord of Codnor, d:1308, m. Eleonor de Courtenay;
          • J1. Richard de Grey, 2nd Lord of Codnor, d:1335, m. Johanna FitzPayn;
            • K1. John de Grey, 3rd Lord of Codnor, lvd:1305/1392, m. Alice de Lisle;
              • L1. John de Grey, m. Johanna Cobham;
                • M1. Richard de Grey, m. Elizabeth Bassett;
                  • N1. Lucy Grey, m. Sir Rowland Lenthall;
                    • O1. Katherine Lenthall, m. William la Zouche;  <==  Zouche family
    • G2. John de Grey, Sheriff of Buckingham, lvd:1205/1265, m. Emma de Cauz;
      • H1. Reginald de Grey, 1st Lord of Wilton, d:1308, m. Maud FitzHugh;
        • I1. John de Grey, 2nd Lord of Wilton, Governor of Caernarvon, d:1323, m1. Anna de Ferrers, m2. Maud Basset;  ==>  Basset family
          • J1. [m1] Henry de Grey, 3rd Lord of Wilton, d:1342, m. Anne Rockley;
            • K1. Reginald de Grey, 4th Lord of Wilton, d:1370, m. Maud Botetourt;
              • L1. Sir Henry de Grey, 5th Lord of Wilton, d:1396, m. Elizabeth Talbot;  ==>  Talbot family
                • M1. Margaret Grey, m. John D'Arcy;  <==  D'Arcy family
          • J2. [m2] Roger de Grey, 1st Lord of Ruthyn, d:1353, m. Elizabeth de Hastings;  ==>  Hastings family
            • K1. Reginald Grey of Ruthin, d:1388, m. Alianore le Strange;  ==>  le Strange
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    • L1. Reginald Grey of Ruthin, 3rd Lord Grey, d:1440, m1. Margaret de Ros, m2. Joan Astley;
      • M1. [m1]: Margaret Grey, m. Sir William Bonville;  <==  Bonville family
      • M2. [m1]: Alice Grey, m. Sir William Knyvett;  <==  Knyvett family
      • M3. [m2]: Edward Grey, 1st Lord of Groby, d:1492, m. Elizabeth Ferrers;  ==>  Ferrers family
        • N1. Edward Grey, 1st Viscount L'Isle, d:1492, m. Elizabeth Talbot;  ==>  Talbot family
          • O1. Elizabeth Grey, m. Edmund Dudley;  <==  Dudley family
        • N2. Sir John Grey, 2nd Lord of Groby, lvd:1435/1461, m. Elizabeth Wydeville;  ==>  Wydeville
          • O1. Sir Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset, d:1501, m. Cecilia Bonville;  ==>  Bonville family
            • P1. Cicely Grey, d:1554, m. John Sutton;  <==  Sutton family
            • P2. Elizabeth Grey, b:1497, m. Gerald Fitzgerald;
              • Q1. Elizabeth Fitzgerald "Fair Geraldine";
            • P3. Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess, lvd:1477/1530, m. Margaret Wotton;
              • Q1. Henry Grey, 3rd Marquess, d:1554, m. Frances Brandon;
                • R1. Jane Grey, QUEEN OF ENGLAND, d:1554, m. Guildford Dudley;