John Gray de Ruthyn
Sir John Gray de Ruthyn KG (around 1387 - August 27, 1439 ) was an English knight .
Origin and service in the military
John Gray was the eldest son of Reginald Gray, 3rd Baron Gray de Ruthin and his first wife Margaret de Ros, who survived childhood. When his father was captured by the Welsh rebel Owain Glyndŵr in 1402 , Glyndŵr demanded a large ransom for his release. To collect the ransom, his father was released early. However, he had to hold his eldest son hostage until the ransom was paid in full. In 1415 John Gray took part in King Henry V's campaign in France and in the Battle of Agincourt . Then he took part in other battles in northern France. In 1420 he served as the commandant of Gournay . In 1435 he was accepted into the Order of the Garter.
Marriage and offspring
Gray married before February 14, 1413 Constance († 1437), the eldest daughter of John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter and Elizabeth Plantagenet . Via her mother, she was a niece of Henry IV. She was the widow of Thomas Mowbray, 2nd Earl of Nottingham , who had been executed as a rebel in 1405. Since, despite his rebellion, no Bill of Attainder had been imposed on him, she brought a Wittum into the marriage, which she was entitled to for life. It comprised estates with an annual income of around £ 600. Gray had several children with her, including:
- Edmund Gray, 1st Earl of Kent (1416–1490)
- Thomas Gray, 1st Baron Richemount Gray († 1461)
John Gray died before his father in 1439, his heir became his eldest son Edmund , who inherited his father's estates in 1440 and was made Earl of Kent in 1465 .
Web links
- R. Ian Jack: Gray, Sir John (d.1439). In: Henry Colin Gray Matthew, Brian Harrison (Eds.): Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , from the earliest times to the year 2000 (ODNB). Oxford University Press, Oxford 2004, ISBN 0-19-861411-X , ( oxforddnb.com license required ), as of 2004
- Sir John Gray on thepeerage.com , accessed May 5, 2016.
Individual evidence
- ↑ RI Jack: Owain Glyn Dŵr and the lordship of Ruthin . In: Welsh History Review , 2 (1964-5), p. 316
- ^ R. Ian Jack: Gray family (per. 1325-1523). In: Henry Colin Gray Matthew, Brian Harrison (Eds.): Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , from the earliest times to the year 2000 (ODNB). Oxford University Press, Oxford 2004, ISBN 0-19-861411-X , ( oxforddnb.com license required ), as of 2004
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gray de Ruthyn, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gray, John; Gray, Sir John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English knight of the Order of the Garter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1387 |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 27, 1439 |