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Biography of Bishop William Grey aka Gray -1436

Paternal Family Tree: Grey

Maternal Family Tree: Alice Hales Countess Norfolk 1330

Bishop William Grey aka Gray was born to Thomas Grey and Joan Mowbray. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England.

On 26th November 1400 [his father] Thomas Grey (age 41) died.

On 30th November 1402 [his mother] Joan Mowbray (age 39) died.

Before 1425 Bishop William Grey aka Gray was appointed Dean of York.

On 20th July 1425 Bishop William Grey aka Gray was appointed Bishop of London.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

On 26th May 1426 Bishop William Grey aka Gray was consecrated Bishop of London.

In 1429 Bishop William Grey aka Gray was fined 13s. 4d. for the escape of five clerks, who had carried off their gaoler with them. On information received by the king that these prisoners had been recaptured at great labour and expense while the bishop was abroad on an embassy a respite of the fine for ten years was allowed to him.

On 30th April 1431 Bishop William Grey aka Gray was translated to Bishop of Lincoln.

In 1436 Bishop William Grey aka Gray died.

Bishop William Grey aka Gray -1436 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Bishop William Grey aka Gray -1436

Kings Wessex: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 8 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 14 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 9 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 3 Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 7 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 15 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Bishop William Grey aka Gray -1436

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Grey

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Grey

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Grey

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Grey

GrandFather: Thomas Grey

Great x 1 Grandmother: Agnes Bayles

Father: Thomas Grey

GrandMother: Margaret Pressene

Bishop William Grey aka Gray 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Mowbray 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Mowbray 1st Baron Mowbray 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Beauchamp Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Mowbray 2nd Baron Mowbray 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard de Clare 6th Earl Gloucester 5th Earl Hertford 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Rohese Clare Baroness Mowbray 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Lacy Countess Gloucester and Hertford 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Mowbray 3rd Baron Mowbray 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William de Braose 1st Baron de Braose 9th Baron Bramber Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William de Braose 2nd Baron de Braose 10th Baron Bramber 2 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Aline Multon

Great x 2 Grandmother: Aline de Braose Baroness Mowbray 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

GrandFather: John Mowbray 4th Baron Mowbray Baron Segrave 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry III of England Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet 1st Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Lancaster Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Capet Count of Artois Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Blanche Capet Queen Navarre 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Reginar Countess Saint Pol 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan Plantagenet Baroness Mowbray Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Patrick Chaworth

Great x 3 Grandfather: Patrick Chaworth

Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud Chaworth

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Beauchamp 9th Earl Warwick

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella Beauchamp

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Fitzjohn Countess Warwick

Mother: Joan Mowbray 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Segrave 1st Baron Segrave

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Segrave 2nd Baron Segrave

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud de Lucy

Great x 2 Grandfather: Stephen Segrave 3rd Baron Segrave

Great x 3 Grandmother: Christiana Plessey Baroness Segrave

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Segrave 4th Baron Segrave 5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fitzalan 7th Earl of Arundel 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Fitzalan 1st or 8th Earl of Arundel 3 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Mortimer Countess Arundel 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Fitzalan Baroness Segrave 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas I Marquess Saluzzo 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Saluzzo Countess Arundel 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

GrandMother: Elizabeth Segrave 5th Baroness Segrave Baroness Mowbray Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry III of England Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Edward I of England Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas of Brotherton 1st Earl Norfolk Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Philip III of France 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret of France Queen Consort England 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria of Brabant Queen Consort France 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Plantagenet 1st Duchess of Norfolk Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Hales

Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Hales Countess Norfolk