Biography of Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey 1764-1845
Paternal Family Tree: Grey
In 1762 [his father] Charles Grey 1st Earl Grey (age 32) and [his mother] Elizabeth Grey Countess Grey (age 18) were married.
On 13 Mar 1764 Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey was born to Charles Grey 1st Earl Grey (age 34) and Elizabeth Grey Countess Grey (age 20).
On 20 Feb 1792 [his illegitimate daughter] Eliza Courtenay was born illegitimately to Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 27) and Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire (age 34) at Aix en Provence whilst she, Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire (age 34) was married to William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 44). The Duchess was forced to relinquish the child shortly after her birth, to be raised by Charles Grey's parents, [his father] Charles Grey 1st Earl Grey (age 62) and [his mother] Elizabeth Grey Countess Grey (age 48). The surname Courtenay was derived from her great-uncle, her maternal grandmother's brother, William Poyntz (age 57).
On 18 Nov 1794 Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 30) and Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 18) were married. She the daughter of William Ponsonby 1st Baron Ponsonby of Imokilly in County Cork (age 50) and Louisa Molesworth Countess Fitzwilliam (age 45). He the son of Charles Grey 1st Earl Grey (age 65) and Elizabeth Grey Countess Grey (age 50).
In 1796 [his daughter] Stillborn Grey was born to Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 31) and [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 19).
On 07 Apr 1797 [his daughter] Louisa Elizabeth Grey Countess Durham was born to Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 33) and [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 21).
On 10 Jul 1798 [his daughter] Elizabeth Grey was born to Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 34) and [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 22).
On 30 Aug 1799 [his daughter] Caroline Grey was born to Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 35) and [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 23).
On 17 Feb 1801 [his daughter] Georgiana Grey was born to Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 36) and [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 24).
On 28 Dec 1802 [his son] Henry George Grey 3rd Earl Grey was born to Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 38) and [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 26).
On 13 Jan 1803 [his brother-in-law] John Ponsonby 1st Viscount Ponsonby (age 33) and Frances Elizabeth Villiers Viscountess Ponsonby (age 17) were married. She the daughter of George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey (age 67) and Frances Twysden (age 49). He the son of William Ponsonby 1st Baron Ponsonby of Imokilly in County Cork (age 58) and Louisa Molesworth Countess Fitzwilliam (age 54).
On 15 Mar 1804 [his son] Charles Grey was born to Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 40) and [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 28).
On 23 Aug 1805 [his son] Admiral Frederick William Grey was born to Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 41) and [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 29).
On 05 Nov 1806 [his father-in-law] William Ponsonby 1st Baron Ponsonby of Imokilly in County Cork (age 62) died. His son [his brother-in-law] John Ponsonby 1st Viscount Ponsonby (age 36) succeeded 2nd Baron Ponsonby of Imokilly in County Cork. Frances Elizabeth Villiers Viscountess Ponsonby (age 20) by marriage Baroness Ponsonby of Imokilly in County Cork.
In or before 1807 [his brother-in-law] Richard Ponsonby (age 35) and Frances Staples were married. He the son of William Ponsonby 1st Baron Ponsonby of Imokilly in County Cork and Louisa Molesworth Countess Fitzwilliam (age 57). They were half first cousins.
On 02 Mar 1807 [his daughter] Mary Grey Viscountess Halifax was born to Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 42) and [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 30).
On 14 Nov 1807 [his father] Charles Grey 1st Earl Grey (age 78) died. His son Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 43) succeeded 2nd Earl Grey, 2nd Viscount Grey of Howick in Northumberland, 2nd Baron Grey of Howick in Northumberland. [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 31) by marriage Countess Grey.
In 1808 [his uncle] Henry Grey 2nd Baronet (age 86) died. His nephew Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 43) succeeded 3rd Baronet Grey of Howick in Northumberland.
On 13 May 1808 [his son] William Grey was born to Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 44) and [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 32).
On 16 May 1809 [his son] Admiral George Grey was born to Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 45) and [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 33).
On 29 Dec 1810 [his son] Thomas Grey was born to Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 46) and [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 34).
Before 25 Feb 1812 [his brother-in-law] Major-General William Ponsonby (age 39) and Georgiana Fitzroy (age 29) were married. He the son of William Ponsonby 1st Baron Ponsonby of Imokilly in County Cork and Louisa Molesworth Countess Fitzwilliam (age 63). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. 
On 02 Mar 1812 [his son] John Grey was born to Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 47) and [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 35).
On 31 Mar 1813 [his son] Francis Richard Grey was born to Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 49) and [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 37).
On 16 Oct 1814 [his son] Henry Cavendish Grey was born to Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 50) and [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 38).
On 10 Dec 1814 [his son-in-law] Robert Charles Ellice (age 30) and [his illegitimate daughter] Eliza Courtenay (age 22) were married. She the illegitmate daughter of Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 50) and Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire.
On 11 Feb 1815 [his son] William Grey (age 6) died.
On 18 Jun 1815 [his brother-in-law] Major-General William Ponsonby (age 42) was killed at the Battle of Waterloo.
On 09 Dec 1816 [his son-in-law] John "Radical Jack" Lambton 1st Earl Durham (age 24) and [his daughter] Louisa Elizabeth Grey Countess Durham (age 19) were married at Howick Hall [Map]. She the daughter of Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 52) and Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 40).
On 15 Feb 1819 [his son] William George Grey was born to Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 54) and [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 42).
1820. Thomas Phillips (age 49). Portrait of Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 55).
In 1822 [his mother] Elizabeth Grey Countess Grey (age 78) died.
On 13 May 1826 [his son-in-law] John Crocker Bulteel (age 33) and [his daughter] Elizabeth Grey (age 27) were married. She the daughter of Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 62) and Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 50).
On 08 Jul 1826 [his son] Thomas Grey (age 15) died.
On 15 Jan 1827 [his son-in-law] George Barrington (age 32) and [his daughter] Caroline Grey (age 27) were married. She the daughter of Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 62) and Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 50). He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 29 Jul 1829 [his son-in-law] Charles Wood 1st Viscount Halifax (age 28) and [his daughter] Mary Grey Viscountess Halifax (age 22) were married. She the daughter of Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 65) and Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 53).
In Nov 1830 Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 66) was appointed Prime Minister.
In 1831 Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 66) was appointed 670th Knight of the Garter by King William IV of the United Kingdom (age 65).
Before 01 Jun 1831. John Jackson (age 53). Portrait of Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 67).
On 09 Aug 1832 [his son] Henry George Grey 3rd Earl Grey (age 29) and [his daughter-in-law] Maria Copley 3rd Countess Grey (age 33) were married. She the daughter of Joseph Copley 3rd Baronet (age 63) and Cecil Hamilton Marchioness Abercorn. He the son of Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 68) and Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 56).
In Jul 1836 [his son] John Grey (age 24) and [his daughter-in-law] Georgiana Elizabeth Charlotte Hervey (age 34) were married. She the daughter of Frederick William Hervey 1st Marquess of Bristol (age 66) and Elizabeth Albana Upton (age 61). He the son of Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 72) and Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 60).
On 26 Jul 1836 [his son] Charles Grey (age 32) and [his daughter-in-law] Caroline Eliza Farquhar (age 22) were married. He the son of Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 72) and Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 60).
On 20 Apr 1839 [his brother-in-law] John Ponsonby 1st Viscount Ponsonby (age 69) was created 1st Viscount Ponsonby of Imokilly in Cork. Frances Elizabeth Villiers Viscountess Ponsonby (age 53) by marriage Viscountess Ponsonby of Imokilly in Cork.
On 12 Aug 1840 [his son] Francis Richard Grey (age 27) and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Dorothy Anne Howard (age 23) were married. She the daughter of George Howard 6th Earl Carlisle (age 66) and Georgiana Cavendish Countess Carlisle (age 57). He the son of Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 76) and Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 64). They were third cousins.
On 20 Jan 1845 [his son] Admiral George Grey (age 35) and [his daughter-in-law] Jane Frances Stuart (age 22) were married. He the son of Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 80) and Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 68).
On 17 Jul 1845 Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 81) died. His son [his son] Henry George Grey 3rd Earl Grey (age 42) succeeded 3rd Earl Grey, 3rd Viscount Grey of Howick in Northumberland, 3rd Baron Grey of Howick in Northumberland, 4th Baronet Grey of Howick in Northumberland. [his daughter-in-law] Maria Copley 3rd Countess Grey (age 46) by marriage Countess Grey.
After 17 Jul 1845 Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 81) was buried at St Michael and All Angels Howick [Map].
On 26 Nov 1861 [his former wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 85) died.
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GrandFather: Henry Grey 1st Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Person
Father: Charles Grey 1st Earl Grey 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
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GrandMother: Hannah Wood
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GrandFather: George Grey
Mother: Elizabeth Grey Countess Grey 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
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