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*[[Henry Ferrers, 4th Baron Ferrers of Groby]] ([[1356]]–[[1388]]) |
*[[Henry Ferrers, 4th Baron Ferrers of Groby]] ([[1356]]–[[1388]]) |
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*[[William Ferrers, 5th Baron Ferrers of Groby]] ([[1373]]–[[1445]]) |
*[[William Ferrers, 5th Baron Ferrers of Groby]] ([[1373]]–[[1445]]) |
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*[[Elizabeth Grey, 6th Baroness Ferrers of Groby]] ([[1419]]–[[1483]]) |
*[[Elizabeth (Ferrers) Grey, 6th Baroness Ferrers of Groby]] ([[1419]]–[[1483]]) |
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*[[Edward Grey, Baron Ferrers of Groby]] (c. [[1415]]–[[1457]]) was summoned to parliament in right of his wife from 14 December 1446 to 26 May 1455. Women were not permitted to attend in their own right |
*[[Edward Grey, Baron Ferrers of Groby]] (c. [[1415]]–[[1457]]) was summoned to parliament in right of his wife from 14 December 1446 to 26 May 1455. Women were not permitted to attend in their own right |
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*Their son and heir, [[John Grey of Groby|Sir John Grey of Groby]] (c. [[1432]]–[[1461]]) predeceased his mother Elizabeth Grey, Baroness Ferrers of Groby, and neither was he summoned to parliament |
*Their son and heir, [[John Grey of Groby|Sir John Grey of Groby]] (c. [[1432]]–[[1461]]) predeceased his mother Elizabeth Grey, Baroness Ferrers of Groby, and neither was he summoned to parliament |
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*[[John Bourchier (died 1495)|John Bourchier]], knight (died [[1495]]), was Baron Ferrers of Groby [[Jure uxoris|in right of his wife]], Elizabeth (Ferrers, Grey) Bourchier, from 1462 to her death in 1483 |
*[[John Bourchier (died 1495)|John Bourchier]], knight (died [[1495]]), second husband of the 6th Baroness, was Baron Ferrers of Groby [[Jure uxoris|in right of his wife]], Elizabeth (Ferrers, Grey) Bourchier, from 1462 to her death in 1483 |
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*[[Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset]] ([[1451]]–[[1501]]) (created [[Marquess of Dorset]], [[1475]]), was the son of Sir John Grey of Groby |
*[[Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset]] ([[1451]]–[[1501]]) (created [[Marquess of Dorset]], [[1475]]), was the son of Sir John Grey of Groby |
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*[[Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset]] ([[1472]]–[[1530]]) was summoned to parliament as Baron Ferrers of Groby in 1509 |
*[[Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset]] ([[1472]]–[[1530]]) was summoned to parliament as Baron Ferrers of Groby in 1509 |
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The peerage title Baron Ferrers of Groby (or Baron Ferrers de Groby) was created in the Peerage of England in 1300 when William Ferrers, 1st Baron Ferrers of Groby was summoned to parliament. He was a grandson of William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby. In 1475 the eighth baron was created the Marquess of Dorset, with which the barony merged. It was forfeited along with the marquessate when the third marquess was attainted in 1554.
Barons Ferrers of Groby (1300)
- William Ferrers, 1st Baron Ferrers of Groby (1270–1325)
- Henry Ferrers, 2nd Baron Ferrers of Groby (1303–1343)
- William Ferrers, 3rd Baron Ferrers of Groby (1333–1372)
- Henry Ferrers, 4th Baron Ferrers of Groby (1356–1388)
- William Ferrers, 5th Baron Ferrers of Groby (1373–1445)
- Elizabeth (Ferrers) Grey, 6th Baroness Ferrers of Groby (1419–1483)
- Edward Grey, Baron Ferrers of Groby (c. 1415–1457) was summoned to parliament in right of his wife from 14 December 1446 to 26 May 1455. Women were not permitted to attend in their own right
- Their son and heir, Sir John Grey of Groby (c. 1432–1461) predeceased his mother Elizabeth Grey, Baroness Ferrers of Groby, and neither was he summoned to parliament
- John Bourchier, knight (died 1495), second husband of the 6th Baroness, was Baron Ferrers of Groby in right of his wife, Elizabeth (Ferrers, Grey) Bourchier, from 1462 to her death in 1483
- Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset (1451–1501) (created Marquess of Dorset, 1475), was the son of Sir John Grey of Groby
- Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset (1472–1530) was summoned to parliament as Baron Ferrers of Groby in 1509
- Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1517–1554)
The barony was forfeit in 1554, when the Duke of Suffolk was tried for high treason and executed.
Barons Grey of Groby
- Henry Grey (c. 1547–1614), grandson of Henry Grey Duke of Suffolk, was created Baron Grey of Groby, 21 July 1603.
References
- Douglas Richardson & Kimball G. Everingham, Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, p. 359