Biography of Richard Grey 3rd Earl Kent 1481-1524
Paternal Family Tree: Grey
Maternal Family Tree: Jeanne Sabran
On or before 15 Aug 1467 William Bourchier Viscount Bourchier (age 37) and [his mother] Anne Woodville Viscountess Bourchier (age 29) were married. An example of a Woodville marriage to a wealthy family which antagonised the nobilty - see Woodville Marriages. William Bourchier Viscount Bourchier (age 37) was heir to his father Henry Bourchier 2nd Count Eu 1st Earl Essex (age 63). She the daughter of Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers (age 62) and Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford (age 52). He the son of Henry Bourchier 2nd Count Eu 1st Earl Essex (age 63) and Isabel York Countess Eu and Essex (age 58). He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England. 
Before 1481 [his father] George Grey 2nd Earl Kent (age 27) and [his mother] Anne Woodville Viscountess Bourchier (age 42) were married. See Woodville Marriages. She the daughter of Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford. He the son of Edmund Grey 1st Earl Kent (age 64) and Katherine Percy. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. 
In 1481 Richard Grey 3rd Earl Kent was born to George Grey 2nd Earl Kent (age 27) and Anne Woodville Viscountess Bourchier (age 43).
Before 1485 [his father] George Grey 2nd Earl Kent (age 31) and [his step-mother] Katherine Herbert Countess Kent (age 20) were married. She the daughter of William "Black William" Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke and Anne Devereux (age 54). He the son of Edmund Grey 1st Earl Kent (age 68) and Katherine Percy. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. 
On 30 Jul 1489 [his mother] Anne Woodville Viscountess Bourchier (age 51) died.
On 22 May 1490 [his grandfather] Edmund Grey 1st Earl Kent (age 73) died. His son [his father] George Grey 2nd Earl Kent (age 36) succeeded 2nd Earl Kent, 5th Baron Grey of Ruthyn. [his step-mother] Katherine Herbert Countess Kent (age 26) by marriage Countess Kent.
Around 1492 [his future brother-in-law] John Hussey 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford (age 27) and Margaret Blount (age 17) were married at Keynsham, Gloucestershire [Map].
On 23 Apr 1502 Prince Arthur's (deceased) funeral was held at St Laurence's Church, Ludlow [Map] presided over by Bishop William Smyth (age 42). [his father] George Grey 2nd Earl Kent (age 48), George Talbot 4th Earl of Shrewsbury (age 34), Richard Grey 3rd Earl Kent (age 21), John Grey 2nd Baron Grey of Powis (age 17) and Richard Pole (age 40) attended. Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk (age 59) was Chief Mourner. Edward Howard (age 26) and Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex (age 19) carried The Canopy.
Richard Pole:
In 1462 he was born to Geoffrey Pole and Edith St John at Isleworth.
Around 1491 Richard Pole and Margaret York Countess of Salisbury were married. She the daughter of George York 1st Duke of Clarence and Isabel Neville Duchess Clarence. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 15 Jan 1504 Richard Pole died.
On 25 Apr 1502 Prince Arthur Tudor (deceased) was buried in the Chantry Chapel of Prince Arthur in Worcester Cathedral [Map].
Bishop William Smyth (age 42), Bishop of Lincoln and Lord President of the Council of Wales and the Marches, presided.
[his father] George Grey 2nd Earl Kent (age 48) and George Talbot 4th Earl of Shrewsbury (age 34) received Arthur's Coat of Arms, Richard Grey 3rd Earl Kent (age 21) received Arthur's shield, John Grey 2nd Baron Grey of Powis (age 17) received Arthur's sword, pommel forwards. Gruffydd ap Rhys ap Thomas Deheubarth (age 24) carried Prince Arthur's banner.
Gerald Fitzgerald 9th Earl of Kildare (age 15) rode Arthur's courser as the Man at Arms, in Arthur's full armour, carrying Arthur's poleaxe, pointed down, through the Nave to the Altar where he was stripped of Arthur's (deceased) clothes.
The Chapel is to the right of the High Altar in the Chancel. It is decorated with heraldic carvings symbolising the houses of York, Lancaster, Beaufort and Catherine of Aragon's Pomegranate. His Purbeck marble tomb chest is decorated with the arms of England. He is buried beneath the cathedral's floor several feet away from the tomb that visitors can see.
Before Aug 1503 [his future brother-in-law] William Hussey (age 31) and Anne Salvaine were married.
In 1505 Richard Grey 3rd Earl Kent (age 24) was appointed 260th Knight of the Garter by King Henry VII of England and Ireland (age 47).
On 25 Dec 1505 [his father] George Grey 2nd Earl Kent (age 51) died. His son Richard Grey 3rd Earl Kent (age 24) succeeded 3rd Earl Kent, 6th Baron Grey of Ruthyn. [his future wife] Elizabeth Hussey Countess Kent by marriage Countess Kent.
In 1509 [his future brother-in-law] John Hussey 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford (age 44) and [his half-sister] Anne Grey Baroness Hussey Sleaford were married at Sleaford. She the daughter of George Grey 2nd Earl Kent and Katherine Herbert Countess Kent. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
Before 19 Nov 1516 Richard Grey 3rd Earl Kent (age 35) and Elizabeth Hussey Countess Kent were married. He the son of George Grey 2nd Earl Kent and Anne Woodville Viscountess Bourchier. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England.
On 19 Nov 1516 [his wife] Elizabeth Hussey Countess Kent died at Ampthill.
After 19 Nov 1516 Richard Grey 3rd Earl Kent (age 35) and Margaret Fynche Countess Kent were married. She by marriage Countess Kent. He the son of George Grey 2nd Earl Kent and Anne Woodville Viscountess Bourchier. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England.
In 1524 Richard Grey 3rd Earl Kent (age 43) died at the Sign of the George having much wasted his estate by gaming. His half brother [his half-brother] Henry Grey 4th Earl Kent (age 29) succeeded 4th Earl Kent, 7th Baron Grey of Ruthyn although by reason of his slender estate, declined to take upon him the title of Earl. Henry tried, with little success, to reacquire the property his brother Richard (age 43) had sold, and had to live as a modest gentleman, never formally taking title as earl.
Robert Hussey and Anne Saye were married.
Robert Hussey and Jane Stydolf were married.
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Great x 3 Grandfather: Reginald Grey 2nd Baron Grey Ruthyn 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hastings Baroness Grey Ruthyn
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Reginald Grey 3rd Baron Grey Ruthyn 5 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Strange 2nd Baron Strange Blackmere
3 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alianore Strange Baroness Grey Ruthyn 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ankaret Boteler Baroness Strange Blackmere 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Grey 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ros 2nd Baron Ros Helmsley
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Ros 4th Baron Ros Helmsley 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery Badlesmere Baroness Ros Helmsley
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Ros Baroness Grey Ruthyn 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Stafford 1st Earl Stafford
7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Stafford Countess Desmond 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Audley Countess Stafford
Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
GrandFather: Edmund Grey 1st Earl Kent 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Holland 1st Baron Holand
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Holland 1st Earl Kent 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Zouche Baroness Holand
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Holland 1st Duke Exeter Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund of Woodstock 1st Earl Kent Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Wake Countess Kent
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Constance Holland Countess Norfolk and Nottingham Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Edward III of England Son of King Edward II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa of Hainault Queen Consort England 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Lancaster Duchess Exeter
Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster
Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Blanche Plantagenet Duchess Lancaster 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Beaumont Duchess Lancaster
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Father: George Grey 2nd Earl Kent 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Percy 11th and 3rd Baron Percy 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Percy 1st Earl of Northumberland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Plantagenet Baroness Percy Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry "Hotspur" Percy 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby
8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Neville 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Audley Baroness Greystoke and Neville 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Percy 2nd Earl of Northumberland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Mortimer 2nd Earl March
5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Mortimer 3rd Earl March, Earl Ulster 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa Montagu Countess March
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Mortimer Baroness Camoys Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Lionel Plantagenet 1st Duke of Clarence
Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Philippa Plantagenet Countess March 5th Countess Ulster Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Burgh Duchess of Clarence
2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
GrandMother: Katherine Percy 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Neville 3rd Baron Neville of Raby 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Audley Baroness Greystoke and Neville 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Percy 10th and 2nd Baron Percy 5 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Percy Baroness Neville Raby 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Idonia Clifford Baroness Percy
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Neville Countess Northumberland Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Edward III of England Son of King Edward II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa of Hainault Queen Consort England 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Giles "Payne" Roet
Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Roet Duchess Lancaster
Richard Grey 3rd Earl Kent 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Woodville
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Woodville
GrandFather: Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Bittelsgate
Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan Bittelsgate
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Beauchamp
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Beauchamp
Great x 4 Grandmother: Idonea Lisle
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Beauchamp
Mother: Anne Woodville Viscountess Bourchier 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Luxemburg Lord of Ligby 7 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Guy of Luxemburg I Count Saint Pol and Ligny 8 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alix Dampierre
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Luxemburg Count St Pol 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Jean Chatillon Count Saint Pol Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mathilde Chatillon Countess Saint Pol 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jeanne Fiennes
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Peter Luxemburg I Count Saint Pol 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis Count of Enghien
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Brienne
GrandMother: Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francesco Baux 1st Duke Andria
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margherita Baux 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roberto Orsini Count 2 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Nicholas Orsini Count 3 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sueva del Balzo
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sueva Orsini 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jeanne Sabran
