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'''Henry Grey, 8th Earl of Kent''' (c. 1583 – 21 November 1639) was [[Earl of Kent]] from 1623 to his death. |
'''Henry Grey, 8th Earl of Kent''' (c. 1583 – 21 November 1639) was [[Earl of Kent]] from 1623 to his death. |
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He was the only son of [[Charles Grey, 7th Earl of Kent]] and his wife Susan Cotton. |
He was born the only son of [[Charles Grey, 7th Earl of Kent]] and his wife Susan Cotton and educated at [[Trinity College, Cambridge]]. His sister Susan Grey married Sir Michael Longueville. They were parents to [[Charles Longueville, 12th Baron Grey de Ruthyn]]. |
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| ⚫ | On 16 November 1601, at [[St Martin's-in-the-Fields]], Henry married [[Elizabeth Grey, Countess of Kent|Elizabeth Talbot]], a daughter of [[Gilbert Talbot, 7th Earl of Shrewsbury]] and [[Mary Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury|Mary Cavendish]]. There were no known children from this marriage. He was knighted in 1603. |
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His sister Susan Grey married Sir Michael Longueville. They were parents to [[Charles Longueville, 12th Baron Grey de Ruthyn]]. |
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He was elected [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Tavistock (UK Parliament constituency)|Tavistock]] in 1601 and [[knight of the shire]] for [[Bedfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Bedfordshire]] in 1614. |
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He served as [[Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire]] from 1621 to 1627 and again from 1629 to his death. From 1621 to 1623, Henry held the title jointly with his father Charles Grey, 7th Earl of Kent. From 1625 to 1627 and again from 1629 to his death, he held the title jointly with [[Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Cleveland]]. |
He served as [[Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire]] from 1621 to 1627 and again from 1629 to his death. From 1621 to 1623, Henry held the title jointly with his father Charles Grey, 7th Earl of Kent. From 1625 to 1627 and again from 1629 to his death, he held the title jointly with [[Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Cleveland]]. |
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==Sources== |
==Sources== |
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*[[The Complete Peerage]] |
*[[The Complete Peerage]] |
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*[http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/grey-henry-1583-1639 History of Parliament GREY, Henry (c.1583-1639) of Flitton, Beds] |
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Revision as of 13:18, 7 October 2011
Henry Grey, 8th Earl of Kent (c. 1583 – 21 November 1639) was Earl of Kent from 1623 to his death.
He was born the only son of Charles Grey, 7th Earl of Kent and his wife Susan Cotton and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. His sister Susan Grey married Sir Michael Longueville. They were parents to Charles Longueville, 12th Baron Grey de Ruthyn.
On 16 November 1601, at St Martin's-in-the-Fields, Henry married Elizabeth Talbot, a daughter of Gilbert Talbot, 7th Earl of Shrewsbury and Mary Cavendish. There were no known children from this marriage. He was knighted in 1603.
He was elected Member of Parliament for Tavistock in 1601 and knight of the shire for Bedfordshire in 1614.
He served as Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire from 1621 to 1627 and again from 1629 to his death. From 1621 to 1623, Henry held the title jointly with his father Charles Grey, 7th Earl of Kent. From 1625 to 1627 and again from 1629 to his death, he held the title jointly with Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Cleveland.
He died childless and his primary title as Earl of Kent was inherited by his closest male-line relative, Anthony Grey, 9th Earl of Kent. Anthony was a second cousin of his father as they were both great-grandsons of George Grey, 2nd Earl of Kent.