Sir John de Grey
English soldier and High Sheriff
About Sir John de Grey
Lived 1200 – 1266. Sir John de Grey was an English.
Sir John de Grey (died 1266) was an English soldier and high sheriff.
Biography John was the second son of Henry de Grey of Grays Thurrock in Essex. He served as High Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire in 1238–39 and of High Sheriff of Herefordshire in 1252–53, undertaking military service in Flanders in 1232. He lived at Shirland in Derbyshire, married three times and his son, by his second wife, was Reginald de Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Wilton. He was accordingly an ancestor of many of the noble houses with the surname Grey. He died in March 1266.
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Who was Sir John de Grey?
English soldier and High Sheriff
When was Sir John de Grey born?
Sir John de Grey was born in 1200.
When did Sir John de Grey die?
Sir John de Grey died in 1266.
What nationality was Sir John de Grey?
Sir John de Grey was English.
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