Baron Ferrers of Groby (or Baron Ferrers de

Groby Groby (pronounced "GREW-bee") is a large English village in the county of Leicestershire, to the north west of the city of Leicester. The population at the time of the 2011 census was 6,796. Description The village has expanded vastly since ...

) was a title in the

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. It was created by writ on 29 December 1299 when

William Ferrers, 1st Baron Ferrers of Groby William Ferrers, 1st Baron Ferrers of Groby (31 January 1272 – 20 Mar 1325) was an English peer who lived under two kings, Edward I and Edward II. His baronial caput was Groby in Leicestershire. Origins He was born in 1272 at Yoxall in Staffor ...

was summoned to parliament. He was the son of Sir William de Ferrers, Knt., of Groby, Leicestershire, (d.1287) by his first wife

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, 2nd daughter of

Alan Durward Alan Hostarius (or Alan Durward) ( gd, Ailean Dorsair) (died after 1264, or in 1275) was the son of Thomas de Lundin, a grandson of Gille Críst, Mormaer of Mar. His mother's name is unknown, but she was almost certainly a daughter of Máel ...

and his wife Margery of Scotland, and grandson of

William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby William III de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby (c. 1193 – 28 March 1254) of Chartley Castle in Staffordshire, was an English nobleman and major landowner, unable through illness to take much part in national affairs. From his two marriages, he left ...

. The first Baron was married to Ellen de Menteith, daughter of

Alexander, Earl of Menteith Alexander of Menteith (d. bef. 1306), a Scottish nobleman and member of the Stewart family, he was the Earl of Menteith. Life Alexander was the eldest son and heir of Walter Bailloch Stewart and Mary I, Countess of Menteith and was the Mormaer or ...

. In 1475 the eighth baron was created the

Marquess of Dorset The title Marquess of Dorset has been created three times in the Peerage of England. It was first created in 1397 for John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset, but he lost the title two years later. It was then created in 1442 for Edmund Beaufort, 1st ...

, and the barony in effect merged with the marquessate. It was forfeited along with the marquessate when the third marquess was

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in 1554.

Barons Ferrers of Groby (1300)

(1272–1325) *

Henry Ferrers, 2nd Baron Ferrers of Groby Henry Ferrers, 2nd Baron Ferrers (c.1303-15 Sep 1343) was the son of William Ferrers, 1st Baron Ferrers of Groby and his wife Ellen. Henry Ferrers has been described by one recent historian as "arguably the most successful member of his family" on ...

(1303–1343) * William Ferrers, 3rd Baron Ferrers of Groby (1333–1372) *

Henry Ferrers, 4th Baron Ferrers of Groby Henry Ferrers, 4th Baron Ferrers of Groby (1356–1388) was a fourteenth-century English nobleman. He was a professional soldier, taking part in a number of campaigns during the reign of Richard II, served on several royal commissions, was a ...

(1356–1388) *

William Ferrers, 5th Baron Ferrers of Groby William Ferrers, 5th Baron Ferrers of Groby (1372–1445) was an English baron in the late middle ages. He was an important figure in Leicestershire society and took part in most of the royal commissions that were held there. He was also active ...

(1373–1445) *Elizabeth Ferrers, 6th Baroness Ferrers of Groby (1419–1483) **

Edward Grey, 6th Baron Ferrers of Groby Baron Ferrers of Groby (or Baron Ferrers de Groby) was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created by writ on 29 December 1299 when William Ferrers, 1st Baron Ferrers of Groby was summoned to parliament. He was the son of Sir William de Fer ...

(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) **

John Bourchier, 6th Baron Ferrers of Groby Sir John Bourchier ( 1438 – 1495) was a 15th-century English knight and nobleman. He was steward of the Honour of Richmond.Douglas Richardson. ''Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial And Medieval Families,'' 2nd Edition, 2011. pp. 161–16 ...

(died 1495), second husband of the 6th Baroness, also held the title in right of his wife from 1462 to her death in 1483 *

Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset, 1st Earl of Huntingdon, 7th Baron Ferrers of Groby, (145520 September 1501) was an English nobleman, courtier and the eldest son of Elizabeth Woodville and her first husband Sir John Grey of Groby. Her secon ...

(1451–1501) (created

, 1475), was the son of Sir

John Grey of Groby Sir John Grey, of Groby, Leicestershire (c. 1432Douglas Richardson. ''Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families,'' 2nd Edition, 2011. pg 161-164. – 17 February 1461) was a Lancastrian knight, the first husband of Elizab ...

, who was the son of the 6th Baroness and her first husband *

Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset (22 June 1477 – 10 October 1530) was an English peer, courtier, soldier and landowner of the House of Grey. Early life Grey was the third son and heir of Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset (1455–1501), ...

(1472–1530) was summoned to parliament as Baron Ferrers of Groby in 1509 *

Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, 3rd Marquess of Dorset (17 January 151723 February 1554), was an Kingdom of England, English courtier and nobleman of the Tudor period. He was the father of Lady Jane Grey, known as "the Nine Days' Queen". Orig ...

(1517–1554) The barony was forfeit in 1554, when the Duke of Suffolk was tried for

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and executed.

Barons Grey of Groby

* Henry Grey (c. 1547–1614), nephew of Henry Grey Duke of Suffolk, was created Baron Grey of Groby, 21 July 1603. * Henry Grey, 2nd Baron Grey of Groby (c. 1600–1673) (created Earl of Stamford in 1628) For further holders of the title see ''

Earl of Stamford Earl of Stamford was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1628 for Henry Grey, 2nd Baron Grey of Groby. This Grey family descended through Lord John Grey, of Pirgo, Essex, younger son of Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset, ...

References

*Douglas Richardson & Kimball G. Everingham, ''Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families'', p. 359 {{DEFAULTSORT:Ferrers of Groby 1299 establishments in England Forfeited baronies in the Peerage of England Noble titles created in 1299