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.
Before 1485 [his father] John Grey 1st Baron Grey of Powis (age 24) and [his mother] Anne Herbert Baroness Grey Powis were married. She by marriage Baroness Grey of Powis. She the daughter of [his grandfather] William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke and [his grandmother] Anne Devereux (age 54). He the son of [his grandfather] Richard Grey 3rd Earl Tankerville and [his grandmother] 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.
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 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.
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 13 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 10 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 6 Grand Son of Philip IV King France
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 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 I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Segrave 5th Baroness Segrave Baroness Mowbray Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Grey 2nd Earl Tankerville 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Charleton 3rd Baron Cherleton 5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Charleton 5th Baron Cherleton 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Stafford Baroness Cherleton and Talbot 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Charleton Countess Tankerville 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Holland Countess March and Ulster 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward 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 Duchess of 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 I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Bohun 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward 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
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 I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edmund Holland 4th Earl Kent 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Fitzalan 10th Earl of Arundel 8th Earl of Surrey 5 x Great Grand Son of King John 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 of 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
Great x 1 Grandfather: William ap Thomas "Blue Knight of Gwent" Herbert
GrandFather: 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 of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter "Elder" Devereux 4 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Devereux 5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Walter Devereux 6 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Walter Devereux 7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Crophull
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Crophull 5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Verdun Baroness Hussey 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes Crophull 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
GrandMother: Anne Devereux 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Merbury