Richard Grey

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Richard Grey was the eldest son of Elizabeth Woodville from her first marriage, a nobleman whose fortunes rose with his mother's queenship and fell amid the political turmoil of the Wars of the Roses.

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Richard Grey canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English nobleman
historical figure
allegiance House of York
arrestedBy Richard, Duke of Gloucester
associatedWith Council of the North
Edward V of England
causeOfDeath execution
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfArrest 1483
dateOfDeath 25 June 1483
executedBy Richard III of England
familyName Grey
father Sir John Grey of Groby
givenName Richard
halfSibling Anne of York, Lady Howard
linked to: Anne of York

Bridget of York
Catherine of York
Cecily of York
Edward V of England
Elizabeth of York
Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York
historicalPeriod Late Middle Ages
historicalRegion England
lifeStatus deceased
mannerOfDeath beheading
maternalGrandfather Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers
maternalGrandmother Jacquetta of Luxembourg
mother Elizabeth Woodville
nobleFamily House of Grey
Woodville family
notableEvent Wars of the Roses
accession of Edward IV
accession of Richard III
placeOfArrest Stony Stratford
placeOfDeath Pontefract Castle
Pontefract, Yorkshire, England
linked to: Pontefract
positionHeld Commissioner of Array in the Welsh Marches
Constable of Chester
Justice of the Peace for Herefordshire
Knight of the Bath
sibling Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset
stepfather Edward IV of England
stepGrandfather Richard, Duke of York
stepGrandmother Cecily Neville, Duchess of York

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Elizabeth Woodville child Richard Grey
Pontefract Castle notablePrisoner Richard Grey
John Grey of Groby fatherOf Richard Grey
Elizabeth Woodville child Richard Grey
subject linked to: Lady Grey of Groby