George
"2nd Earl of Kent"
Grey
KB
Born about in Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales
Ancestors 
Son of Edmund Grey
and Katherine (Percy) Grey
Husband of
Anne (Wydeville) Grey
— married
1480 [location unknown]
Husband of
Catherine (Herbert) Grey
— married
1 Oct 1490 in England
Descendants 
Died
at about age 45
in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Profile last modified
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| Preceded by Edmund Grey |
Earl of Kent 22 May 1490 - 25 Dec 1505 |
Succeeded by Richard Grey |
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Biography
George Grey KB was born in England.
This profile is part of the Gray Name Study.
George Grey, 2nd Earl of Kent (d. Dec 1505 Ampthill, Bedfordshire), was the second son of:[1][2]
- Edmund Grey, 1st Earl of Kent
- and Lady Katherine Percy.
His elder brother died in 1480.
George was the Second Earl of Kent from 1490 to 1505 and 5th Baron Grey de Ruthyn. He was made a Knight of the Bath by King Richard III in July 1483. He served as Justice of the Peace for:
- Huntingdonshire from 1480,
- Northamptonshire from 1480
- Bedfordshire from 1483,
- Buckinghamshire from 1494
- and Kent from 1496.
Marriage
George married twice to:
- (in or aft. 1483) Anne Wydeville or Woodville, daughter of Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers, and Jacquetta of Luxembourg.[1][3] Issue: 1 son.
- (01 Oct 1490) Catherine, 3rd daughter of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Anne Devereux.[1][3]Issue: 3s. and 1da.[3]
children
Anne Wydeville is the mother of:
- Richard Grey, 3rd Earl of Kent (1481–1524).[1]
Catherine Herbert is the mother of:
- Anne (1490–1545). Married John Hussey, 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford.[1]
- Henry Grey, 4th Earl of Kent (c. 1495-1562).[1]
- George.[1]
- Anthony, paternal grandfather of Anthony Grey, 9th Earl of Kent.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Wikipedia: George Grey, 2nd Earl of Kent
- ↑ Conflicting death dates...
- wikipedia: d. 25 Dec 1505
- merges: d. 1503-12-16 v. 1503-12-21
- d. 16 Dec 1503 >> SOURCE: Cawley, C. (2006). "Lords Grey (of Ruthin)," in Medieval Lands. Fmg.ac. Web.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Gunn, S. J., (2004). "Grey, George, second earl of Kent (d. 1503)," in Oxford DNB. Oxford University Press. http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/11532
See Also...
- Richardson, D. (n.d.). Royal Ancestry, III, p. 280.
- Richardson, D. (2013). Royal Ancestry, V, p. 451.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Richard III (York) of England
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George Grey, married (2nd) on or before 1 October 1490 Katherine Herbert, daughter of William Herbert, K.G., 1st Earl of Pembroke, 2nd Lord Herbert, by Annem, daughter of Walter Devereux, Knt.
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