Peerage Record – 10757

     Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset was born in 1451.² He was the son of Sir John Grey and Elizabeth Wydevill.¹ He married, firstly, Anne de Holand, daughter of Henry de Holand, 2nd Duke of Exeter and Anne Plantagenet, in October 1466 at Greenwich, London, England^G.² He married, secondly, Cecilia Bonville, Baroness Bonville and Harington, daughter of William Bonville, 6th Lord Harington and Katherine Neville, on 18 July 1474.³ He died on 20 April 1501.⁴
     He gained the title of 1st Marquess of Dorset. He succeeded as the 7th Lord Astley [E., 1295] on 18 December 1457.⁵ He succeeded as the 7th Baron Ferrers, of Groby [E., 1299] circa 23 January 1483.⁶ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁷
     

     Anne St. Leger was born in 1466 at Ulcombe, Kent, England.^1,2 She was the daughter of Sir Thomas St. Leger and Anne Plantagenet.¹ She married George Manners, 11th Lord de Ros of Helmsley, son of Sir Robert Manners and Eleanor de Ros, in 1490.^1,2 She died on 21 April 1526.² She was buried at St. George Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England.²
     From 1490, her married name became Manners.^1,2

     George Manners, 11th Lord de Ros of Helmsley was born before 1470 at Etal, Northumberland, England.^2,3 He was the son of Sir Robert Manners and Eleanor de Ros.¹ He married Anne St. Leger, daughter of Sir Thomas St. Leger and Anne Plantagenet, in 1490.^4,2 He died on 23 October 1513 at Toutney, France.² He was buried at St. George Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England.²
     He was appointed Knight in 1497.³ He was Terminer of Sussex.³ He succeeded as the 11th Lord de Ros of Helmsley [E., 1299] on 15 October 1508.¹ He was Commissioner of Oyer.³ He was a commissioner to review the army in 1512.³ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Surrey in 1512.³ He fought in the French Campaign in 1513.³

     John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln was born between 1462 and 1464.¹ He was the son of John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk and Elizabeth Plantagenet.¹ He married Lady Margaret FitzAlan, daughter of Thomas FitzAlan, 10th/17th Earl of Arundel and Lady Margaret Woodville.¹ He died on 16 June 1487, killed in action.¹
     He gained the title of 1st Earl of Lincoln in 1467.¹ He fought in the Battle of Stoke on 16 June 1487.¹

     Lady Margaret FitzAlan was the daughter of Thomas FitzAlan, 10th/17th Earl of Arundel and Lady Margaret Woodville.^1,2 She married John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln, son of John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk and Elizabeth Plantagenet.¹ She died after 1493.¹

     Thomas Fitzalan, 5th/12th Earl of Arundel was born on 13 October 1381.¹ He was the son of Richard FitzAlan, 4th/11th Earl of Arundel and Lady Elizabeth de Bohun.^2,1 He married Beatrice de Aviz, daughter of João I de Aviz, Rei de Portugal and Inez Perez, on 26 November 1405 at Lambeth, London, England^G, in the presence of the court.³ He died on 13 October 1415 at age 34 at Arundel Castle, Arundel, Sussex, England^G, from dysentery, without legitimate issue.⁴
     He was ward for some time to John Holand, Duke of Exeter, by whom he was harshly treated, but managed to escape to the Continent, and joined his uncle, Thomas, the deposed Archbishop of Canterbury, with whom he lived in great poverty.¹ Circa 4 July 1399 he landed in England, with Henry, Duke of Lancaster (afterwards King Henry IV.)¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) on 12 October 1399.¹ In 1400 he defeated the insurgent nobles, when his former guardian, John Holand, was captured and executed.⁴ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1400.⁴ He succeeded as the 12th Earl of Arundel [E., c. 1138] in October 1400, after his father’s attainder was reversed.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Earl of Arundel [E., 1289] in October 1400.³ He succeeded as the 11th Earl of Surrey [E., 1088] in October 1400.⁵ He fought in the wars against the Welsh between 1401 and 1405.⁴ He fought in the campaign against the rebellious Archbishop Scrope in 1405.⁴ He fought in the war against the French in 1411.⁴ He held the office of Warden of the Cinque Ports on 21 March 1412/13.⁴ He held the office of High Treasurer on 21 March 1412/13.⁴ He fought in the taking of Harfleur in 1415.⁴
     According to Gibbs, he was “a capable military man, but savage, revengeful, and self-seeking.”⁴ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁶
     

     Edmund de la Pole, 3rd Duke of Suffolk was born in 1471/72.¹ He was the son of John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk and Elizabeth Plantagenet.¹ He married Margaret Scrope, daughter of Sir Richard Scrope and Eleanor Washbourne, before 10 October 1496.¹ He died on 4 May 1513, beheaded.
     He gained the title of 3rd Duke of Suffolk.¹ He was beheaded on account of his Yorkist pretensions, being an object of suspicion to the Tudor kings.

     Margaret Scrope was the daughter of Sir Richard Scrope and Eleanor Washbourne.¹ She married Edmund de la Pole, 3rd Duke of Suffolk, son of John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk and Elizabeth Plantagenet, before 10 October 1496.¹ She died before February 1515.
     From before 10 October 1496, her married name became de la Pole.

     Sir Richard Scrope was the son of Henry le Scrope, 4th Lord Scrope of Bolton and Elizabeth Scrope.^2,3 He married Eleanor Washbourne, daughter of Norman Washbourne.⁴
     He lived at Upsal, Wiltshire, England^G.⁴

     Humphrey de la Pole was born circa 1474.¹ He was the son of John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk and Elizabeth Plantagenet.¹ He died before 15 February 1513.
     He was the Rector at Leverington, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ He was the Rector at Hingham, Norfolk, England^G.¹ He held the office of Prebendary of St. Paul’s.