HERA 
Armorial Bearing s. —See the annexed Engraving. 
Motto. — Ncc placida contenta guide eft. —“ No content 
in foft repofe.” 
GREY, EARL OF STAMFORD. 
GEORGE -HARRY GREY, Earl of STAM¬ 
FORD, Baron Grey of Groby, Baron Bonviile and 
Harrington, Baron Delamer of Dunliam-Malfey, and 
Earl of Warrington ; Lord Lieutenant and Cuftos Rotu- 
lorum of the county of Chefter, and Prefident of tlie 
Humane Society ; born October i, 1737; fucceeded to 
the title upon the death of his father in 1768; and 
married, May 28, 1763, Henrietta Cavendilh Bentinck, 
daughter of William, fecond duke of Portland ; by 
which lady he has iffue, r. Henrietta, born April 19, 
1764, and married Odober 28, 1785, to fir John Chet- 
wode, of Oakley, in the county of Stafford, baronet. 
2. George-Harry, lord Grey, heir apparent, born Octo¬ 
ber 31, 1765; married, December 23, 1797, Henrietta- 
Charlotte-Elizabeth Charteris, eldelt daughter of Fran¬ 
cis lord Elcho, fon of the earl of Wemyfs, and has ilfue, 
Henrietta-CharLotte, born September 13, 1798 ; Maria, 
December 17, 1800; George-Harry, born April 5, 1802; 
Maria, born November 2,1767,and died the fame-month; 
Maria, born June 30, 1769; married, May 20, 1794, to 
John Cotes, efq. of Woodcote, in Salop, and has iffue. 
3. Louifa, born May 8, 1771. 4. William-Booth, born 
September 10, 1773 ; married, April 7, 1802, Mifs Price, 
eldeft daughter of Thomas Price, of Duft'ryn, in Gla- 
morganffiire, efq. 5. Anchitel, born December 16,1774. 
6. Henry, born Auguft 23, 1776, made captain of the 
Weafel floop of war, and unfortunately wrecked in Fe¬ 
bruary 1799. 7. Sophia, born Odober 7, 1777. 8. Ame¬ 
lia, born J uly 7, 1779 ; married, October 18, 1800, John- 
Eifter Kay, efq. of Grange, in Yorklhire. 
The family of Grey was originally of Normandy, and 
anceftor to Arlotta, 'mother of William the Conqueror. 
Johnde Grey, the feventh in defcent from Rollo, other- 
wile called Fuibert, the father ot Arlotta, was appointed 
bilhop of Norwich, September 4, 1200. In the year 1206 
he was chofpn archbilhop of Canterbury, upon the re¬ 
commendation of king John ; but the pope, incenfed 
at this interference, prevailed to have Stephen Langton 
chofen to the archiepifcopal fee; and this was the ori¬ 
gin of the great conteft between king John and pope 
Innocent III. in which the pope, was finally victorious. 
John de Grey was alfo appointed, in the year 1200, chief 
judiciary of England; and, having refigned that office, 
was conffituted, Auguft 13, 1210, lord deputy of Ire¬ 
land, where he governed with fingular wifdom and fuc- 
cefs. He died October 18, 1214. 
Sir John de Grey, elder brother to the bilhop of Nor¬ 
wich, had ilfue, 1. Robert, whofe grandfon John was 
created by king Edward I. 1296, baron Grey of Rother- 
field, in the county of Oxford. John, fecond lord Grey 
of Rotherfield, his fon,.was fteward of the houfehold to 
Edward III. and the title became extinCt in 1409. 2. 
Walter, who was appointed by king John, in 1205,/to 
the office of lord high chancellor. He had a confidera- 
ble lhare in the political meafures of Henry III. and died 
May 1, 1255.. 3. Henry, the youngeft fon, had ilfue, 
1. Richard, whofe defcendant, Henry, was created by 
Edward I. 1294, baron Grey of Codnovre. 2. John, 
who, in the barons’ wars againft Henry III. conftantly 
adhered to the party of the fovereign, and was by Ed-, 
ward I. created baron Grey of Wilton, in 1295. William 
lord Grey of Wilton, his defcendant, was a perfon of 
great military reputation ; hC was appointed governor 
of Boulogne upon the capture of that place by Henry 
VII1. and was general of the horfe at the battle of 
Pinkney, in 1547. John, third lord Grey of Wilton, 
grandlon of Junn, tuff lord Grey, had ilfue two Ions, 
Henry, who lucceeded him, and Roger, who by Ed¬ 
ward III. was created baron Grey of Ruthen, from 
whom the late marchionefs Grey was delcended. He 
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married Elizabeth, daughter of John lord-Haft'ings, Ber- 
gavenny, and Weisford, through whom the titles of 
that nobleman dcfcended to Reginald, her grandfon, 
third lord Grey of Ruthen. This Reginald was lord 
high admiral pf England in the reign of Henry V. and 
had iffue, 1. John ; 2. Edward, anceftor to the mar- 
quilfes of Dorfet, the dukes of Suffolk, lady Jane Grey, 
and the earl of Stamford. John, the eldeft fon, diftin- 
guiffied himfelf, together with his father, in the battles 
of Agincourt and Verneuil, and was conffituted, in 1427, 
lord lieutenant of the kingdom of Ireland. He had iffue, 
1. Edmund; 2. Thomas, created, 1449, ' or ^ Grey °f 
Rugemont, in the county of Bedford, which title be¬ 
came extind in 1461. 
Edward, the younger fon of Reginald, third Iprd Grey 
of Ruthen, married Elizabeth, grand-daughter and heir 
of William lord Ferrars of Groby, and had fumrrions to 
parliament by the title of lord Ferrars of Groby, Decem¬ 
ber 14, 1446. The iffue of this marriage were, r. Sir 
John Grey of Groby, who married Elizabeth, daughter 
of Richard Widville, baron, and afterwards created eari a 
Rivers; by which lady, who became the confort of Ed- 
wayd IV. he had iffue,Thomas, fecond lord Ferrars of 
Groby ; and Richard, who was beheaded at Pontefrad,. 
June 13, 1483, by order of the duke of Gloucefter, after¬ 
wards Richard III. Sir John Grey, their father, was 
killed at the battle of St. Alban’s, May 23, 1454, fight¬ 
ing for the houfe of Lancafter. 2. Edward, who mar¬ 
ried Elizabeth, daughter of John vifcount Lifie,. fon of 
the renowned John firft earl of Shrewlbury. He received 
fummons to parliament by the title of baron Lille, .of 
Kingfton Lille, in the County of Berks, in 1475, and was 
created vifcount Liffe by Richard III. June 28, 14S3. 
His titles became extind upon the death of his fon, in 
1504. 3. Reginald, killed at the battle of Wakefield,. 
December 31, 2460. 
Thomas, fecond lord Ferrars of Groby,-was, Auguft'' 
24, 1471, created earl of Huntingdon, and April 18, 1475, 
marquis of Dorfet. He married Cicely, daughter and 
heir of William Bonviile lord Bonviile and Harrington; 
by which lady, who introduced thefe titles into the fa¬ 
mily of Grey, he had iffue, Thomas, fecond marquis of 
Dorfet; and Leonard,created January 1, 153.6, vilcouirt 
Garney, of the kingdom of Ireland.- The marquis of 
Dorfet died April ro, 1501-. Thomas,, fecond marquis 
of Dorfet, was commander in chief of the expedition 
againft Fontarabia, in 5512. He had ilfue, Henry, third 
marquis of Dorfet; Thomas; Leonard; and John. 
Henry, third marquis of Dorlet, married Frances, 
daughter of Charles Brandon duke of Suffolk, .by Mary, 
daughter of Henry VII. and relift of Louis XII. king 
of France; and was created, October if, 1551, duke ot 
Suffolk. The iffue of'this marriage was,. 1. Jane Grey, 
who married Guildford, younger fon of John Dudley 
duke of Northumberland, and was nominated by the 
la ft will of Edward VI. heir of the crown of England. 
She was accordingly proclaimed queen much againft her 
own inclination, July 10, 1553 ; but, finding the tide of 
popular oppofition irrefiftible-, live refigned her preten- 
fions the 20th of the fame month. She was tried, toge¬ 
ther with hc-r lnilband, for this faultlefs affumption, the 
3d of November following. They remained prisoners 
in the Tower till the defeat of fir Thomas Wyat’s infur- 
redion, in confequence of which they were brought to 
the fcaffold February 12, 1555 ; and tfie duke her fathers 
on the 23d of the fame month. See the article Eng lanq,; 
vol.vi. p.647. 2. Catharine,married, firft, to Henry, fon 
of William firft: earl of Pembroke, and afterwardsjo. Ed¬ 
ward earl of Hertford, fon of Edward duke of Somerlet,. 
lord protedor of England. This marriage having taken 
place without the confentof queen Elizabeth, they were 
both of them committed to the Tower, where the coun- 
tefs died, after nine years confinement, January 26, 1567. 
By thefe tragical events the titles of the family became. 
extintiL 
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