Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset

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1451 – 1501

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Who was Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset?

Thomas Grey, 7th Baron Ferrers of Groby, 1st Earl of Huntingdon, and 1st Marquess of Dorset, KG, was an English nobleman, courtier and the eldest son of Elizabeth Woodville and her first husband Sir John Grey of Groby. Her second marriage to King Edward IV made her queen consort of England, thus elevating Grey's status at court and in the realm as the stepson of the King. Through his mother's assiduous endeavours, he made two materially advantageous marriages to wealthy heiresses - his first wife being Anne Holland, and his second wife, Cecily Bonville, 7th Baroness Harington. By the latter he had 14 children.

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