Baron Grey de Wilton

Arms of Reginald de Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Wilton

Baron Grey de Wilton is a title that has been created twice, once in the Peerage of England (1295) and once in the Peerage of Great Britain (1784). The first creation was forfeit and the second creation is extinct.

History

First creation

The first creation was generally dated to 23 June 1295, when Reginald de Grey was summoned to an assembly prior to the Model Parliament that was summoned that November, as Lord Grey de Wilton. Burke's Peerage^[1] notes that the June "assembly in question is not now recognized as a bona fide Parl[iament]", but that Reginald had earlier been summoned to the "assembly called a full Parl[iament] of 29 May 1290". This branch of the Grey family of aristocrats was based at Wilton Castle on the Welsh border in Herefordshire. The Greys of Wilton, as well as the other old noble families bearing the name of Grey/Gray, are descended from the Norman knight Anchetil de Greye. Wilton Castle itself passed from the family when the 13th baron was forced to sell it to raise his ransom after being captured in France. Sir Thomas Grey, the 15th baron, was attainted in 1603, forfeiting his titles and honours, after being convicted of treason for his alleged involvement in the Bye Plot against King James I. Grey never married. The attainder against him was not reversed prior to his death. His two sisters would have been his co-heiresses but for the attainder; one of them, Bridget, married Sir Roland Egerton, 1st Baronet, and they were ancestors of the recipient of the second creation below.^[2]

Second creation

Thomas Egerton, who became Baron Grey de Wilton in 1784, then Viscount Grey de Wilton and Earl of Wilton in 1801

The second creation was in 1784, when Sir Thomas Egerton (1749–1814) was created Baron Grey de Wilton, of Wilton Castle, with remainder to the heirs male of his body. He was a member of the Egerton family and had in 1756 succeeded to his father's Grey Egerton baronetcy. The 1st baronet had married Bridget Grey, the sister of Sir Thomas Grey. In 1801, the 1st Baron Grey de Wilton was also made Viscount Grey de Wilton and Earl of Wilton, of Wilton Castle in the County of Hereford, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The latter titles were created with remainder to the second and younger sons successively of his daughter Eleanor, wife of Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster.

On the first earl of Wilton's death in 1804, the Grey de Wilton barony became extinct, as he had no sons, while the Grey Egerton baronetcy passed to a distant relative. The titles of Earl of Wilton and Viscount Grey de Wilton passed, according to the special remainder, to the 1st earl's grandson, Thomas Grosvenor (1799–1882), who adopted the surname of Egerton and became the 2nd earl. These titles are still extant.

Grey family

Ancestors

• Henry de Grey was granted the manor of Grays Thurrock, Essex in 1195 and had six sons.
• Sir John de Grey, father of the 1st baron Grey of Wilton

Barons Grey de Wilton (1295)

• Reginald de Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Wilton (d. 1308)
• John Grey, 2nd Baron Grey de Wilton (1268–1323)
• Henry Grey, 3rd Baron Grey de Wilton (1282–1342)
• Reginald Grey, 4th Baron Grey de Wilton (1312–1370) married Maud Bourtetourt,^[3] said to have been the daughter of Sir John de Bourtetourt.^[3]
• Henry Grey, 5th Baron Grey de Wilton (1342–1396), son of Reginald Grey and Maud,^[3] married Elizabeth Talbot,^[3] daughter of Gilbert Talbot and Petronilla Butler.^[3] They had a daughter, Margaret Grey (d. 1 June 1454),^[3] who married Sir John Darcy, 5th Lord Darcy of Knayth, 4th Lord Meinell^[4][3]
• Richard Grey, 6th Baron Grey de Wilton (1393–1442)
• Reginald Grey, 7th Baron Grey de Wilton (1421–1493)
• John Grey, 8th Baron Grey de Wilton (d. 1498)
• Edmund Grey, 9th Baron Grey de Wilton (d. 1511)
• George Grey, 10th Baron Grey de Wilton (d. 1515) succeeded his father Edmund but died before reaching majority.
• Thomas Grey, 11th Baron Grey de Wilton (1497–1518) succeeded his brother George but died before reaching majority.
• Richard Grey, 12th Baron Grey de Wilton (1507–1520) succeeded his brother Thomas but died before reaching majority.
• William Grey, 13th Baron Grey de Wilton (d. 1562) succeeded his brother Richard
• Arthur Grey, 14th Baron Grey de Wilton (1536–1593)
• Thomas Grey, 15th Baron Grey de Wilton (1575–1614) Title attainted 1603; extinct 1614.^[5]

Egerton family

Barons Grey de Wilton (1784)

• Thomas Egerton, 1st Baron Grey de Wilton (1749–1814) (created Earl of Wilton in 1801)

succeeded as Earl of Wilton according to the special remainder by his grandson, Thomas Grosvenor (1799–1882)

see Earl of Wilton

Family tree

v t e Grosvenor and Grey family tree: Dukes of Westminster, Marquesses of WestminsterEarls: Grosvenor, Sussex (5th creation), and of WiltonViscounts: Belgrave, Grey de Wilton, and de Longueville andBarons: Grey de Wilton, Grey of Ruthin (Ruthyn), Grey de Radcliffe, Ebury, Grosvenor, and Stalbridge

Baron Grey de Wilton (1st creation), 1285 Reginald Greyd. 13081st Baron Grey de Wilton John Greyc. 1268–13232nd Baron Grey de Wilton Baron Grey of Ruthin, 1324 Henry Grey1281–13423rd Baron Grey de Wilton Roger Greyd. 1352/13531st Baron Grey of Ruthin King Edward III1312–1377 Reynold Grey1311–13704th Baron Grey de Wilton Reynold Greyc. 1322 – c. 13882nd Baron Grey of Ruthin John of Gaunt1340–1399 Thomas HollandEarl of Kentc. 1314–1360 Henry Greyc. 1340–13965th Baron Grey de Wilton Reynold Greyc. 1362 – c. 14403rd Baron Grey of Ruthin Elizabeth of Lancasterbef. 1363–1426 John HollandEarl of HuntingdonDuke of Exeterc. 1352–1400 Richard Greyc. 1393–14426th Baron Grey de Wilton John Greyc. 1387–1439 Constance Holland1387–1437 Reynold Greyc. 1421–1493/947th Baron Grey de Wilton Edmund Greyc. 1362 – c. 14401st Earl of Kent, 4th Baron Grey of Ruthin See Template:Dukes of Kent family tree Edmund Greyd. 14998th Baron Grey de Wilton George Grey2nd Earl of Kent, 5th Baron Grey of Ruthinc. 1460–1503 Edmund Greyc. 1469–15119th Baron Grey de Wilton Richard Grey3rd Earl of Kent, 6th Baron Grey of Ruthin1481–1524 Henry Grey4th Earl of Kent, 7th Baron Grey of Ruthinc. 1495–1562 George Greyc. 1493–1514/151510th Baron Grey de Wilton Thomas Greyc. 1496–151711th Baron Grey de Wilton Richard Greyc. 1505–152312th Baron Grey de Wilton William Greyc. 1509–156213th Baron Grey de Wilton Henry Grey1520–1545 Arthur Grey1536–159314th Baron Grey de Wilton Reginald Greyd. 15735th Earl of Kent, 8th Baron Grey of Ruthin Henry Grey1541–16156th Earl of Kent, 9th Baron Grey of Ruthin Charles Greyc. 1545–16237th Earl of Kent, 10th Baron Grey of Ruthyn Bridget Greyd. 1648 Thomas Grey1575–161415th Baron Grey de Wilton Susan Grey Henry Greyc. 1583–16398th Earl of Kent, 11th Baron Grey of Ruthyn Barony Grey de Wilton (1st creation) extinct, 1614 Baronet of Egerton and Oulton, 1617 Roland Egertond. 16461st Baronet Charles Longueville1612–164312th Baron Grey de Ruthyn John Egertond. 16742nd Baronet Susan Longuevilled. 167613th Baroness Grey de Ruthyn suo jure Viscount Longueville (1st creation), 1690 John Egertond. 17293rd Baronet Charles Yelverton1657–167914th Baron Grey de Ruthyn Henry Yelvertonc. 1664–1703/17041st Viscount Longueville, 15th Baron Grey de Ruthyn Earl of Sussex (5th creation), 1717 Holland Egertonc. 1689–17304th Baronet Talbot Yelvertonc. 1664–1703/17041st Earl of Sussex, 2nd Viscount Longueville, 16th Baron Grey de Ruthyn Edward Egertonbef. 1721–1743/17445th Baronet Thomas Grey Egertonc. 1721–17566th Baronet George Augustus Yelverton1727–17582nd Earl of Sussex, 3rd Viscount de Longueville, 17th Baron Grey de Ruthyn Henry Yelverton1728–17993rd Earl of Sussex, 4th Viscount de Longueville, 18th Baron Grey de Ruthyn Earldom of Sussex (5th creation) and Viscountcy de Longueville (1st creation) extinct, 1799 Baron Grosvenor of Eaton in the County of Chester, 1761Earl Gosvenor and Viscount Belgrave of Belgrave in the County of Chester, 1784 Baron Grey de Wilton (2nd creation), 1784Earl of Wilton and Viscount Grey de Wilton, 1801 Richard Grosvenor1731–18027th Baronet of Eaton, 1st Earl Grosvenor, Viscount Belgrave, and Baron Grosvenor Thomas Egerton1749–18147th Baronet of Egerton and Oulton, 1st Earl of Wilton, Viscount Grey de Wilton, and Baron Grey de Wilton Barbara Yelvertond. 1781 Barony Grey de Wilton (2nd creation) extinct, 1784 Marquess of Westminster, 1831 Robert Grosvenor1767–18451st Marquess of Westminster, 2nd Earl Grosvenor, Viscount Belgrave, and Baron Grosvenor Eleanor Egerton1770–1846 Henry Yelverton1780–181019th Baron Grey de Ruthyn Baron Ebury of Ebury Manor in the County of Middlesex, 1857 Richard Grosvenor1795–18692nd Marquess of Westminster, 3rd Earl Grosvenor, Viscount Belgrave, and Baron Grosvenor Thomas Grosvenor (Egerton)1799–18822nd Earl of Wilton and Viscount Grey de Wilton Robert Grosvenor1801–18931st Baron Ebury Barbara Rawdon-Hastings1810–185820th Baroness Grey de Ruthyn suo jure George Augustus Francis Rawdon-Hastings1808–1844Marquess of Hastings Duke of Westminster, 1874 Baron Stalbridge of Stalbridge in the County of Dorset, 1886 Baron Grey de Radcliffe in the County Palatine of Lancaster, 1875 Barony Grey de Ruthin (Ruthyn) abeyance terminated, 1885 Hugh Lupus Grosvenor1825–18991st Duke of Westminster, 3rd Marquess of Westminster, 4th Earl Grosvenor, Viscount Belgrave, and Baron Grosvenor Richard de Aquila Grosvenor1837–19121st Baron Stalbridge Arthur Edward Holland Grey Egerton1833–18853rd Earl of Wilton and Viscount Grey de Wilton, Baron Grey de Radcliffe Seymour John Grey Egerton1839–18984th Earl of Wilton and Viscount Grey de Wilton Robert Wellesley Grosvenor1834–19182nd Baron Ebury Bertha Lelgarde Clifton1835–188722nd Baroness Grey de Ruthyn suo jure Henry Weysford Charles Plantagenet Rawdon-Hastings1842–1868Marquess of Hastings, Earl of Loudoun, 21st Baron Grey de Ruthyn, Baron Botreaux, Baron Hungerford, Baron de Moleyns, Baron Hastings Barony Grey de Radcliffe extinct, 1885 Barony Grey de Ruthyn abeyant, 1868 Victor Alexander Grosvenor1853–1884styled Earl Grosvenor Henry George Grosvenor1861–1914 Hugh Grosvenor1880–19492nd Baron Stalbridge Arthur George Egerton1863–19155th Earl of Wilton and Viscount Grey de Wilton Robert Victor Grosvenor1868–19213rd Baron Ebury Ella Cicely Mary Clifton1856–1912 Rawdon George Grey Clifton1858–191223rd Baron Grey de Ruthyn Cecil Talbot Clifton1862–193424th Baron Grey de Ruthyn Barony Stalbridge extinct, 1949 Barony Grey de Ruthyn abeyant, 1934 Barony Grey de Ruthyn abeyance terminated, 1940 Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor1879–19532nd Duke of Westminster, 4th Marquess of Westminster, 5th Earl Grosvenor, Viscount Belgrave, and Baron Grosvenor William Grosvenor1894–19633rd Duke of Westminster, 5th Marquess of Westminster, 6th Earl Grosvenor, Viscount Belgrave, and Baron Grosvenor Hugh William Grosvenor1884–1914 Seymour Edward Frederick Egerton1896–19276th Earl of Wilton and Viscount Grey de Wilton Francis Egerton Grosvenor1883–19324th Baron Ebury John Lancelot Wykeham Butler-Bowden1883–196325th Baron Grey de Ruthyn Barony Grey de Ruthyn abeyant, 1963 Gerald Hugh Grosvenor1907–19674th Duke of Westminster, 6th Marquess of Westminster, 7th Earl Grosvenor, Viscount Belgrave, and Baron Grosvenor Robert George Grosvenor1910–19795th Duke of Westminster, 7th Marquess of Westminster, 8th Earl Grosvenor, Viscount Belgrave, and Baron Grosvenor Seymour William Arthur John Egerton1921–19997th Earl of Wilton and Viscount Grey de Wilton Robert Grosvenor1914–19575th Baron Ebury Francis Grosvenorb. 19348th Earl of Wilton and Viscount Grey de Wilton, 6th Baron Ebury and heir presumptive to the Marquessate of Westminster Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor1951–20166th Duke of Westminster, 8th Marquess of Westminster, 9th Earl Grosvenor, Viscount Belgrave, and Baron Grosvenor Julian Grosvenorb. 1959styled Viscount Grey de Wilton and heir apparent to the Earldom of Wilton Hugh Grosvenorb. 19917th Duke of Westminster, 9th Marquess of Westminster, 10th Earl Grosvenor, Viscount Belgrave, and Baron Grosvenor

References

1. 1999 edition page 1226 (article "Grey, Baron" primarily on the only more senior branch, the Lords Grey (of Codnor), but lists all Barons Grey de Wilton).
2. Burke, John (1 January 1831). A general and heraldic dictionary of the peerages of England, Ireland, and Scotland, extinct, dormant, and in abeyance. England. H. Colburn & R. Bentley.
3. Weis, Frederick Lewis (2004). Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700, 8th Edition. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-8063-1752-6.
4. Richardson, Douglas (2011). Magna Carta ancestry : a study in colonial and medieval families (2nd ed.). Salt Lake City, UT.: Douglas Richardson. pp. 345–346. ISBN 9781460992708.
5. Craik, George Lillie (1 January 1849). The Romance of the Peerage: Or Curiosities of Family History. Chapman & Hall.