John de Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Rotherfield, KG (9 October 1300 – September 1359) was an

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soldier and courtier. John was the son and heir of Sir John de Grey of Rotherfield, by Margaret, daughter of William de Odingsells. John de Grey of Rotherfield was a founding member of the Most Noble Order of the Garter. By December 1349, John was

Lord Steward The Lord Steward or Lord Steward of the Household is an official of the Royal Household in England. He is always a peer. Until 1924, he was always a member of the Government. Until 1782, the office was one of considerable political importance a ...

of the Royal Household of

King Edward III Edward III (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377), also known as Edward of Windsor before his accession, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from January 1327 until his death in 1377. He is noted for his military success and for restoring ...

. He distinguished himself well in the Scottish and French wars. He was summoned to parliament often from 1338 to 1357, and is regarded as having thus become

Baron Grey of Rotherfield The title of Baron Grey de Rotherfield was created once in the Peerage of England. On 25 August 1338 Sir John de Grey was summoned to parliament. He was invested as Knight of the Order of the Garter ten years later. On the death of the fourth ba ...

Family

He married firstly, shortly before 1313, Katherine Fitzalan, daughter and coheir of

Bryan FitzAlan, Lord FitzAlan Bryan FitzAlan, Baron FitzAlan Knt. (died 1 June 1306) was Lord of the Manor of Bedale in Richmondshire, Askham Bryan in the Ainsty, Bainton, Heworth &c., in Yorkshire, Bicker and Graby in Lincolnshire, a J.P. &c. He was appointed a Guardian ...

of Bedale, brother-in-law to King John of Scotland, Yorkshire and had a single son and heir: * Sir John de Grey, 2nd Baron Grey de Rotherfield. He married Maud de Burghersh, daughter of Sir

Bartholomew Burghersh the elder Bartholomew Burghersh, 1st Baron Burghersh (died 3 August 1355, Dover), called "the elder", was an English nobleman and soldier, a younger son of Robert Burghersh, 1st Baron Burghersh and Maud Badlesmere, sister of Bartholomew Badlesmere, 1st Ba ...

, 1st Baron Burghersh. He married secondly Avice, daughter of John Marmion, Baron of Winteringham.Henry Summerson, 'Grey, John, first Lord Grey of Rotherfield (1300–1359)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, September 2004; online edn, January 2008. by whom he had the following issue: * John de Grey aka Marmion, ( d.s.p. 1385) m. Elizabeth St. Quintin (b.1341). His full brother's daughter, Elizabeth, was his heiress. * Sir Robert de Grey aka Marmion, m. Lora St. Quintin (b.1343); their daughter Elizabeth m.

Henry FitzHugh, 3rd Baron FitzHugh Henry FitzHugh, 3rd Baron FitzHugh KG ( – 11 January 1425) of Ravensworth Castle in North Yorkshire, was an administrator and diplomat who served under Kings Henry IV and Henry V. Origins FitzHugh was the first son of Hugh FitzHugh, 2nd Ba ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Grey de Rotherfield, John De Grey, 1st Baron Garter Knights appointed by Edward III Medieval English knights Barons in the Peerage of England 1300 births 1359 deaths

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