Biography of John Grey 2nd Baron Grey of Powis 1485-1504

Paternal Family Tree: Grey

Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Merbury

John Grey 2nd Baron Grey of Powis and Margaret Dudley Baroness Grey Powis were married. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry IV of England.

On 15 Nov 1482 [his father] John Grey 1st Baron Grey of Powis (age 22) was created 1st Baron Grey of Powis.

Before 1485 [his father] John Grey 1st Baron Grey of Powis (age 25) and [his mother] Anne Herbert Baroness Grey Powis were married. She by marriage Baroness Grey of Powis. She the daughter of William "Black William" Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke and Anne Devereux (age 54). He the son of Richard Grey 3rd Earl Tankerville and Margaret Tuchet Countess Tankerville. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry IV of England.

In 1485 John Grey 2nd Baron Grey of Powis was born to John Grey 1st Baron Grey of Powis (age 25) and Anne Herbert Baroness Grey Powis. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry IV of England.

In 1497 [his father] John Grey 1st Baron Grey of Powis (age 37) died. His son John Grey 2nd Baron Grey of Powis (age 12) succeeded 2nd Baron Grey of Powis. Margaret Dudley Baroness Grey Powis by marriage Baroness Grey of Powis.

Death of Prince Arthur

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). 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.

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.

In or before 1503 [his son] Edward Grey 3rd Baron Grey of Powis was born to John Grey 2nd Baron Grey of Powis (age 17) and Margaret Dudley Baroness Grey Powis.

In 1504 John Grey 2nd Baron Grey of Powis (age 19) died. His son [his son] Edward Grey 3rd Baron Grey of Powis (age 1) succeeded 3rd Baron Grey of Powis.

John Grey 2nd Baron Grey of Powis 1485-1504 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent 1350-1397

King Henry IV of England 1367-1413

Royal Ancestors of John Grey 2nd Baron Grey of Powis 1485-1504

Kings Wessex: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 11 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 17 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 12 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 3 Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 12 Grand Son of Malcolm III King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 10 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 6 Grand Son of Philip "The Fair" IV King France

Ancestors of John Grey 2nd Baron Grey of Powis 1485-1504

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Grey

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Grey

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Pressene

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Grey 1st Earl Tankerville 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

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

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Mowbray 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Segrave 5th Baroness Segrave Baroness Mowbray Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Grey 2nd Earl Tankerville 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Charleton 3rd Baron Cherleton 5 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Charleton 5th Baron Cherleton 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Stafford Baroness Cherleton and Talbot 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Charleton Countess Tankerville 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Holland Countess March and Ulster 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

GrandFather: Richard Grey 3rd Earl Tankerville Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster Son of King Edward III of England

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

Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Plantagenet Duchess Lancaster 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Humphrey Lancaster 1st Duke Gloucester Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Bohun 7th Earl Hereford 6th Earl Essex 2nd Earl of Northampton Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Bohun 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Fitzalan Countess Essex, Hereford and Northampton 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Antigone Lancaster Countess Tankerville Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England

Father: John Grey 1st Baron Grey of Powis 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Tuchet

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Tuchet 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Audley 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Tuchet 4th Baron Audley, 1st Baron Tuchet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Abrichecourt

Great x 1 Grandfather: James Tuchet 5th Baron Audley, 2nd Baron Tuchet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Stafford

Great x 3 Grandfather: Humphrey Stafford 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Stafford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stafford Baroness Audley Heighley 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Greville of Southwick

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Greville

GrandMother: Margaret Tuchet Countess Tankerville 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Holland 1st Earl Kent 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edmund Holland 4th Earl Kent 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Fitzalan 10th Earl Arundel 8th Earl Surrey 5 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Holland Baroness Audley Heighley 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: Edmund of Langley 1st Duke York 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: Constance York Countess Gloucester Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter "Cruel" I King Castile 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella of Castile Duchess York 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Padilla

John Grey 2nd Baron Grey of Powis 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

GrandFather: William "Black William" Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hywel Fychan Brecon

Great x 3 Grandfather: Llewellyn Brecon

Great x 2 Grandfather: Dafydd Gam Brecon

Great x 1 Grandmother: Gwladys ferch Dafydd Gam "Star of Abergavenny" Brecon

Mother: Anne Herbert Baroness Grey Powis 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter "Elder" Devereux 4 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Devereux 5 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Walter Devereux 6 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Walter Devereux 7 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Crophull

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Crophull 5 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Verdun Baroness Hussey 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes Crophull 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

GrandMother: Anne Devereux 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Merbury