John Grey, 1st Earl of Tankerville

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John Grey, 1st Earl of Tankerville, was an English nobleman of the early 15th century who rose to prominence during the Hundred Years’ War and was rewarded with an earldom in the English-controlled territories in France.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Earl ⓘ
English nobleman ⓘ
medieval soldier ⓘ
activePeriod early 15th century ⓘ
allegiance House of Lancaster ⓘ
associatedWith English occupation of Normandy ⓘ
battle Battle of Agincourt ⓘ
Battle of Baugé ⓘ
Siege of Rouen (1418–1419) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Rouen
capturedIn Battle of Baugé ⓘ
child Elizabeth Grey ⓘ
linked to: Lady Elizabeth Grey

Henry Grey, 2nd Earl of Tankerville ⓘ
Richard Grey ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
deathCause killed in action ⓘ
deathDate 22 March 1421 ⓘ
deathPlace France ⓘ
familyName Grey ⓘ
father Thomas Grey, 3rd Baron Grey de Powis ⓘ
feudalBarony Powis ⓘ
linked to: Powis Castle, Powys
givenName John ⓘ
heldOffice Captain of Longueville ⓘ
Captain of Mantes ⓘ
Captain of Mortagne ⓘ
Captain of Tancarville ⓘ
Chamberlain of the Household to Henry V ⓘ
Constable of Mortagne ⓘ
Seneschal of Normandy ⓘ
language Middle English ⓘ
militaryRank captain ⓘ
monarchServed Henry V of England ⓘ
Henry VI of England ⓘ
mother Jane Charleton ⓘ
nobleFamily Grey family ⓘ
nobleTitle Baron Grey de Powis ⓘ
Earl of Tankerville ⓘ
notableWar Hundred Years' War ⓘ
peerage Peerage of England ⓘ
Peerage of Normandy ⓘ
reasonForTitle service in the Hundred Years' War ⓘ
regionOfActivity England ⓘ
Normandy ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
spouse Joan de Cherleton ⓘ
territorialDesignation Tankerville, Normandy ⓘ
titleCreatedBy Henry V of England ⓘ

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Grey family → hasMember → John Grey, 1st Earl of Tankerville ⓘ