John Grey of Groby

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John Grey of Groby was an English Lancastrian knight and nobleman whose death in battle left his widow, Elizabeth Woodville, free to marry King Edward IV, dramatically altering the course of the Wars of the Roses.

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John Grey of Groby canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English nobleman ⓘ
Lancastrian ⓘ
knight ⓘ
allegiance House of Lancaster ⓘ
associatedWithEvent marriage of Elizabeth Woodville to Edward IV ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
deathCause combat injuries ⓘ
deathDate 17 February 1461 ⓘ
deathPlace St Albans, Hertfordshire, England ⓘ
diedIn Second Battle of St Albans ⓘ
era 15th century ⓘ
father John Grey of Groby ⓘ
fatherOf Richard Grey ⓘ
Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset ⓘ
historicalSignificance first husband of Elizabeth Woodville ⓘ
his death enabled Elizabeth Woodville to marry King Edward IV ⓘ
impactOn course of the Wars of the Roses ⓘ
mannerOfDeath killed in battle ⓘ
motherOfChildren Elizabeth Woodville ⓘ
nobleFamily Grey family ⓘ
notableBattle Second Battle of St Albans ⓘ
participatedIn Wars of the Roses ⓘ
politicalContext Wars of the Roses ⓘ
rank knight ⓘ
sideInConflict Lancastrian faction ⓘ
socialStatus nobleman ⓘ
spouse Elizabeth Woodville ⓘ
John Grey of Groby ⓘ
subsequentSpouse Edward IV of England ⓘ
title Lord of Groby ⓘ

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Elizabeth Woodville → spouse → John Grey of Groby ⓘ
Grey family → hasMember → John Grey of Groby ⓘ