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Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Wotton Marchioness Dorset 1487-1535
1514 Marriage of Mary Tudor and Louis XII of France
1540 Creation of Garter Knights
Elizabeth Grey Baroness Audley was born to [her father] Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset and [her mother] Margaret Wotton Marchioness Dorset.
After 1483 [her father] Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset (age 5) and Eleanor St John Marchioness Dorset were married. He the son of [her grandfather] Thomas Grey 1st Marquess Dorset (age 28) and [her grandmother] Cecily Bonville Marchioness Dorset (age 22). They were half third cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England.
In 1494 [her father] Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset (age 16) was appointed Knight of the Bath.
On 20th September 1501 [her grandfather] Thomas Grey 1st Marquess Dorset (age 46) died. His son [her father] Thomas (age 24) succeeded 2nd Marquess Dorset, 2nd Earl Huntingdon, 8th Baron Ferrers of Groby. Eleanor St John Marchioness Dorset by marriage Marchioness Dorset.
Around 1502 [her father] Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset (age 24) was appointed 256th Knight of the Garter by King Henry VII of England and Ireland (age 44).
In 1509 [her father] Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset (age 31) and [her mother] Margaret Wotton Marchioness Dorset (age 22) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Dorset. He the son of [her grandfather] Thomas Grey 1st Marquess Dorset and [her grandmother] Cecily Bonville Marchioness Dorset (age 48).
On 9th October 1514 Louis XII King France (age 52) and Mary Tudor Queen Consort France (age 18) were married at Abbeville [Map], Somme. She by marriage Queen Consort France. [her father] Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset (age 37), Thomas West 8th Baron De La Warr 5th Baron West (age 57), Thomas Brooke 8th Baron Cobham (age 44) and his son George Brooke 9th Baron Cobham (age 17), Bishop Thomas Ruthall (age 42) and [her mother] Margaret Wotton Marchioness Dorset (age 27) attended. The difference in their ages was 33 years. She the daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland and Elizabeth York Queen Consort England. He the son of Charles Valois Duke Orléans and Mary La Marck Duchess Orléans. They were second cousin twice removed.
After 1523 [her father] Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset (age 45) was appointed Privy Council.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 10th October 1530 [her father] Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset (age 53) died. His son [her brother] Henry (age 13) succeeded 3rd Marquess Dorset, 3rd Earl Huntingdon, 9th Baron Ferrers of Groby, 9th Baron Harington, 4th Baron Bonville.
In 1533 [her brother] Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk (age 16) was appointed Knight of the Bath.
In 1533 [her brother] Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk (age 16) and [her sister-in-law] Frances Brandon Duchess of Suffolk (age 15) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Dorset. She the daughter of Charles Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk (age 49) and Mary Tudor Queen Consort France (age 36). He the son of [her father] Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset and [her mother] Margaret Wotton Marchioness Dorset (age 46). They were half second cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
On 26th January 1533 [her future husband] Thomas Audley 1st Baron Audley Walden (age 45) was appointed Lord Keeper of the Great Seal. and Lord Chancellor as well.
On 6th October 1535 [her mother] Margaret Wotton Marchioness Dorset (age 48) died.
Before 1538 [her future husband] Thomas Audley 1st Baron Audley Walden (age 49) and Christina or Margaret Barnardiston (age 47) were married.
After 1538 Hans Holbein The Younger (age 41). Drawing of Elizabeth Grey Baroness Audley based on she having become Baroness Audley on 29th November 1538. Coloured chalks, silverpoint, pen and ink on pink-primed paper, 29.2 × 20.7 cm, Royal Collection, Windsor Castle. The drawing is inscribed, by a later hand than Holbein's, "The Baroness Audley".
Wriothesley's Chronicle [1508-1562]. 22nd April 1538. This yeare, the morrowe after Easter dale, being the twentie towe daie of Aprill, Sir Thomas Awdeley (age 50), knight, Lord Chauncelor of Englande, was married to my Ladie Elizabeth Graie,a sister to the Lord Marques of Dorsett (age 21) now living, and daughter to the old Lord Marques late deceased.
Note. Thomas Audley 1st Baron Audley Walden and were married. She by marriage Baroness Audley Walden in Essex. She the daughter of Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset and Margaret Wotton Marchioness Dorset.
Note a. Elizabeth Grey, eldest daughter of Thomas fifth Marquis of Dorset, and sister of Henry, who succeeded to the title in 1530.
On 29th November 1538 [her husband] Thomas Audley 1st Baron Audley Walden (age 50) was created 1st Baron Audley Walden in Essex.
In 1540 [her daughter] Margaret Audley Duchess Norfolk was born to [her husband] Thomas Audley 1st Baron Audley Walden (age 52) and Elizabeth Grey Baroness Audley. She married (1) before 22nd August 1553 her third cousin once removed Henry Dudley, son of John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland and Jane Guildford Duchess Northumberland (2) 1558 her fourth cousin Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk and had issue.
On 24th April 1540 [her husband] Thomas Audley 1st Baron Audley Walden (age 52) was appointed 304th Knight of the Garter by King Henry VIII of England and Ireland (age 48).
In 1540 Anthony Browne (age 40) was appointed 305th Knight of the Garter by King Henry VIII of England and Ireland.
Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic Henry VIII 1541. On St. Peter's eve [28th June 1541] [her uncle] lord Leonard (age 62), uncle of the [her brother] Marquis of Osceter (age 24) (Dorset) and of the [her husband] Chancellor's (age 53) wife, was beheaded in front of the Tower [Map]. Hears he was accused of letting his nephew (age 16), the young Earl of Kildare, escape to France and thence to Liege.
On 23rd December 1543 Henry VIII (age 52) enobled his new wife's (age 31) brother (age 31) and uncle (age 60) at ceremony in the Presence Chamber, Hampton Court Palace [Map]. [her brother] Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk (age 26) and Edward Stanley 3rd Earl of Derby (age 34) were present. Christopher Barker read the Patents.
William Parr 1st Baron Parr of Horton was created 1st Baron Parr of Horton. William was sixty with five daughters. He died four years later at which time the Barony became extinct.
William Parr 1st Marquess Northampton was created 1st Earl Essex. His estranged wife Anne Bourchier 7th Baroness Bourchier (age 26) was daughter of the last Earl of Essex of the Fifth Creation. A somewhat curious choice given his wife had eloped the year previous year with John Lyngfield, the prior of Tandbridge, Surrey [Map], by whom she had an illegitimate child.
On 30th April 1544 [her husband] Thomas Audley 1st Baron Audley Walden (age 56) died. He was buried at Saffron Walden, Essex [Map]. Baron Audley Walden in Essex extinct.
Before 22nd August 1553 [her son-in-law] Henry Dudley (age 22) and [her daughter] Margaret Audley Duchess Norfolk (age 13) were married. He the son of John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland (age 49) and Jane Guildford Duchess Northumberland (age 44). They were third cousin once removed.
On 23rd February 1554 [her brother] Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk (age 37) was beheaded at Tower Hill [Map]. Duke Suffolk, Marquess Dorset, Earl Huntingdon, Baron Ferrers of Groby, Baron Harington, Baron Bonville forfeit.
Dean Hugh Weston (age 49) acted as Confessor.
In 1558 [her son-in-law] Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk (age 21) and [her daughter] Margaret Audley Duchess Norfolk (age 18) were married. She by marriage Duchess Norfolk, Countess Surrey. They were fourth cousins.
In 1562 [her son] Thomas Audley of Berechurch died.
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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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In 1564 Elizabeth Grey Baroness Audley died.
In 1569 Unknown Painter. Posthumous portrait of Elizabeth Grey Baroness Audley.
[her son] Thomas Audley of Berechurch was born to Thomas Audley 1st Baron Audley Walden and Elizabeth Grey Baroness Audley. He married Catherine Southwell.
Kings Wessex: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Reginald Grey 2nd Baron Grey Ruthyn 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Reginald Grey 3rd Baron Grey Ruthyn 5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alianore Strange Baroness Grey Ruthyn 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Grey Baron Ferrers of Groby 6 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Astley 4th Baron Astley 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Astley Baroness Grey Ruthyn 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Willoughby Baroness Astley 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Grey 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ferrers 5th Baron Ferrers of Groby 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Ferrers 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa Clifford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ferrers 6th Baroness Ferrers Groby 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Mowbray 1st Duke of Norfolk 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Mowbray Baroness Berkeley 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzalan Duchess Norfolk 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandFather: Thomas Grey 1st Marquess Dorset 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Woodville
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Woodville
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Bittelsgate
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Bittelsgate
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Beauchamp
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Woodville Queen Consort England 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Luxemburg Count St Pol 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter Luxemburg I Count Saint Pol 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Brienne
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francesco Baux 1st Duke Andria
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margherita Baux 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sueva Orsini 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Father: Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Bonville
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Bonville 1st Baron Bonville 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzroger 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Bonville 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Reginald Grey 3rd Baron Grey Ruthyn 5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Grey 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Ros Baroness Grey Ruthyn 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Bonville 6th Baron Harington 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Harrington 3rd Baron Harington
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Harrington 5th Baron Harington
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Loring Baroness Harington
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harrington
GrandMother: Cecily Bonville Marchioness Dorset 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Neville 3rd Baron Neville of Raby 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Percy Baroness Neville Raby 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Neville Earl Salisbury Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Swynford aka Roet Duchess Lancaster
Great x 1 Grandmother: Katherine Neville Baroness Bonville and Hastings 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Montagu 3rd Earl Salisbury 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Montagu 1st Count Perche 4th Earl Salisbury 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Francis Countess of Salisbury
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury 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 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
Elizabeth Grey Baroness Audley 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Nicholas Wotton
Great x 1 Grandfather: Nicholas Wotton
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Corbie
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Corbie
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Corbie
GrandFather: Robert Wotton of Boughton Malherbe