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Baron Grey, of Codnor in the County of Derby, is a title in the Peerage of England. #Arms: Quarterly, 1st, ar a lion rampant gu (for LEGH); 2nd, ermine a lion rampant gu, crowned or, a bordure engrailed sa bezanty (for CORNWALL); 3rd, per pale az and vert, on a fess dancette between three mural crowns or a crescent gu between two torteaux (for WALKER); 4th, barry of six ar and az (for GREY). #Crest: A demi-lion rampant gu, collared or and, charged for distinction on the shoulder with an ermine spot. #Supporters: On either side a demi-lion rampant gu, crowned and charged on the shoulder with an ermine spot and conjoined with the wings and tail of a wyvern erect or. #Motto: Play fair #Creation: Barony (English) 17 Sept 1397. == Lineage to the Ancient title of Codnor == This branch of the Grey family was seated at Codnor Castle. Together with the other noble branches of the Greys, they share descent from the Norman knight Anchetil de Greye, a vassal of King William I. Before the turn of 13th century during the reign of King John, Henry de Grey purchased the Manor of Thurrock in Essex from Isaac the Jew and his son Josce. Grey held the Manor of Codnor, Derbyshire, granted on the death of the King by the boy king Henry III's regents also the Manor of Grimston, Nottinghamshire. He married Isolda, daughter of Hugh Bardolf by his wife Isabel. Henry died a few years later in 1219, his widow married again to Reynold de Meurdre. Among Grey's many offspring he left issue: to his second son he left the encumbered manor of Shirland. John Grey was knighted for sevices to the King's Stewardship of Sherwood Forest acquiring the estates of John Huntingfield by the his second marriage, and subsequent issue. His brother William Grey of Cavendish, Landford and Sandiacre was the ancestor to the Barony of Walsingham, a catholic shrine and place of pilgrimage. A fouth brother Henry died young. The eldest Richard inherited the title and estates of Baron Grey of Codnor. A key supporter of Henry of Winchester, and the Provencals he was made Warden of the Channel Isles, expected to guard the coastline from French invasion. A Sheriff of Hertfordshire and Essex, Lord Grey placed a vital role on the coast of Gascony between 1248 and 1253. However he fell out with the growing King and his new courtiers, rebelling with de Montfort at the Battle of Lewes. He was captured after Evesham and taken prisoner, forfeited his lands, but in recognition of his blood rights, later restored to rightful inheritance. By 1223 he had married Lucy, daughter and heiress of John de Humez, before dying on 8 September 1271. His son, John de Grey married Lucy, daughter of Sir Raynold de Mohun of Dunster Castle in Somerset by Hawise, daughter of William Fleming, and may have outlived his aged father by only a few months, leaving a fifteen year old boy to inherit.〔Burke's Peerage and Baronetage (1999), pp.1227-8〕 Sir Henry Grey saw military service under Edward I, was summoned to Parliament by writ in 1299, and before that on the Gascony campaign in 1294-97. He campaigned with Edward I on the sige of Caerlaverock, and may have been with him on his last and fatal campaign across the Solway Firth in 1306-07. He seems to have been summoned to the Model Parliaments as one of the king's great nobles. His first wife was Eleanor Courtenay, sister of the 1st Earl of Devon, a fellow soldier. After her death he married Joan, daughter of Sir Ralph de Cromwell by 6 June 1301. He only left three children before he died in September 1308. His eldest, Sir Richard (1282-10 Mar 1335) was one of the Lord Ordainers who rebelled against the Despensers, favourites of Edward II, but was subsequently pardonned in 1321. His son, Sir John took his mother's Fitzpayn lands in Nottingham, distinguished himself on the battlefield in Scotland and was made Knigt of the Garter. Lord Grey was at the Battle of Crecy, and siege of Calais. He was appointed Keeper of Rochester Castle, and married the daughter, Alice, of Sir Warin de Lisle, a himself distingusihed soldier. His son, Sir Henry married the daughter of one of the most distinguished generals of Edward III's court. Sir Reynold de Cobham KG was a brilliant commander, and victor of many battles, ancestor of Viscounts Cobham. Grey married Joan de Cobham who gave birth to Richard, 1st Baron Grey de Codnor.〔Burke's p.1228〕 The barony, though technically simply Grey as it was created by writ, is often termed "Grey of Codnor" or "Grey (of Codnor)" to distinguish it from the other Grey baronies throughout history and from the extant Grey earldom; though the holder nowadays is by convention styled simply as "The Right Honourable The Lord Grey". The ancient race of Grey led Sir Richard de Grey into a fine and distinguished career in the service of Edward III. Admiral of the Thames and South, King's Chamberlain, Keeper of several castles, Deputy Constable of the Tower and Marshall of all England. Granted subbstantial lands on the Welsh Marches, he was responsible for crushing Owen Glyndwr's rebellion in 1410. Master of Sherwood Forest and Constable of Nottingham Castle, his responsibilities extended into the lawless lands of south Wales valleys, becoming Justiciar of the province. He was later transferred to Gascony on a diplomatic mission taking Captaincy of Argentan Castle on Henry V's second expedition in 1417. He married Elizabeth, younger daughter, and co-heir of Ralph, 1st Baron Basset of Sapcote. Baron Grey died on 1st August 1418, leaving many issue.〔Burke's (1999), p.1228.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Baron Grey of Codnor」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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