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DEGREY, Lord Grey of Codner, Steward of Aquitaine, Constable of Nottingham Castle Richard

DEGREY, Lord Grey of Codner, Steward of Aquitaine, Constable of Nottingham Castle Richard

Male 1281 - 1335  (54 years)

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  • Name DEGREY, Richard 
    Title Lord Grey of Codner, Steward of Aquitaine, Constable of Nottingham Castle 
    Birth 1281  Codnor, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 10 Mar 1335  Codnor, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I653  My Genealogy | Laviolette Ancestry, Laviolette Ancestry
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2024 

    Father DE GREY, Baron Henry,   b. 1255, Codnor, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Sep 1308, Aylesford, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother DECOURTENAY, Eleanor,   b. 1254, Okehampton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jun 1301, Codnor, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1281  Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F47  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family FITZPANE, Joane,   b. 1287, Codnor, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1335, Aylesford, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years) 
    Marriage 1303 
    • Monmouthshire, England
    Children 
    +1. GREY, Lady Jane,   b. 1302, Castle Codnor, Derby, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jun 1369, Ellenhall, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F159  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1281 - Codnor, Derbyshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 10 Mar 1335 - Codnor, Derbyshire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Charlemagne Descendants part 3
    Charlemagne Descendants, part 1
    Charlemagne Descendants part 2

    Histories
    Codnor Castle    		Codnor Castle
    Richard de Grey    		Richard de Grey
    Codnor Castle    		Codnor Castle

  • Notes 
    • Richard De Grey was a special favourite of King John and in return for his services in the later years of King John’s life, Richard was awarded the ‘Right of Presentation’ to Heanor church and lands in Leicestershire.

      During the reign of Henry III, Richard was made Governor of the islands of Guernsey and Jersey in 1226. Then ten years later in 1236, he became Sheriff of Northumberland.

      Richard and his brother John were among the few Lords and nobles who supported Henry III’s plan to invade the Holy land in another crusade. This earned them the gratitude of the King at a level not normally given to Barons their age and Richard was made Constable of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinque Ports.

      Richard was also made custodian of the castles at Bamburgh and Newcastle-on-Tyne. In 1238 he was made Constable of Kenilworth and in the following year Sheriff of Essex and Hertford and Constable of the Tower of London, where he was responsible for storing money and goods of the order of Cluny for the King. In 1238 Richard founded the Carmelite friary in Aylesford, Kent with friars he brought to England on his return from the Holy Land.


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