Reginald Grey, Lord Grey of Ruthin

Also known as: Reginald Grey, Baron Grey de Ruthin / Reginald Grey, Lord of Ruthin / lord Graie of Ruthen / lord Greie of Ruthen / lord Reginald Greie of Ruthin · Family: England · Role: lord Grey of Ruthin · First appears: Henry IV 1

Life events

• c. 1400 · Owen Glendower made war against Reginald Grey over disputed inherited lands.(Henry IV 9)
  • With: Owen Glendower
  • “he first made warre against the said lord Greie, wasting his lands and possessions with fire and sword, cruellie killing his seruants and tenants.”
• 1402 · Owen Glendower captured Reginald Grey, Baron Grey de Ruthin, after devastating his possessions.(Henry IV 10)
  • With: Owen Glendower
  • “For much about the same time, Owen Glendouer (with his Welshmen) fought with the lord Greie of Ruthen, comming foorth to defend his possessions, which the same Owen wasted and destroied: and as the fortune of that daies worke fell out, the lord Greie was taken prisoner, and manie of his men were slaine.”

Henry IV 1

• sworn: Henry IV “The lord Reginald Graie of Ruthen, by reason of his manour of Ashleie in Norfolke couered the tables”
• rivals with John Drayton “The lord Reginald Graie of Ruthen, by reason of his manour of Ashleie in Norfolke couered the tables, and had for his fees all the tableclothes, as well those in the hall, as else-where, when they were taken vp; notwithstanding a petition exhibited by sir Iohn Draiton to haue had that office.”
• rivals with John Beaufort, Earl of Somerset “Iohn erle of Summerset, by the kings assignement bare the second sword before him at his coronation, albeit that the said lord Graie of Ruthen by petition exhibited before the lord steward demanded the same office”
• elder kin: John Hastings, Earl of Pembroke “The same lord Graie of Ruthen, bare the kings great spurs before him in the time of his coronation by right of inheritance, as heire to Iohn Hastings earle of Penbroke.”

Henry IV 9

• enemies with Owen Glendower “he first made warre against the said lord Greie, wasting his lands and possessions with fire and sword, cruellie killing his seruants and tenants”

Henry IV 10

• enemies with Owen Glendower “For much about the same time, Owen Glendouer (with his Welshmen) fought with the lord Greie of Ruthen, comming foorth to defend his possessions, which the same Owen wasted and destroied: and as the fortune of that daies worke fell out, the lord Greie was taken prisoner, and manie of his men were slaine.”

Henry V 32

• sworn: Henry V “the lord Graie Ruthin or Riffin naperer”

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Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.