military leader Marquess of Dorset
He was the eldest son of Sir John Grey and Elizabeth Nevill. His mother was probably a daughter of Edward Nevill, 8th Baron Bergavenny (died 1622) and his wife Rachel Lennard. His paternal grandmother was Anne Windsor, youngest daughter of William Windsor, 2nd Baron Windsor and his first wife Margaret Sambourne.
His great-grandfather Lord John Grey of Pirgo was son of Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset and younger brother of Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk.
Trinity College.
Grey matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1615, and was granted an Master of Arts on the King"s visit that year. After some operations around Leicester he occupied Hereford, and, when compelled to abandon the city, marched to Cornwall. At the Battle of Stratton, on 16 May 1643, his troops were beaten by the Royalists.
Driven into Exeter, Stamford was forced to surrender the city after a siege of three months.
He was certainly no general, and was charged with cowardice. He took no further part in the military operations of the war, although once or twice he was employed on other business.
The ravages of the Royalists had reduced him to poverty, and, distrusted by the House of Commons, he had great difficulty in getting any compensation from Parliament. After a period of retirement he declared for Charles II of England during a rising in August 1659, and was arrested, but was soon released.
Thomas Grey, Lord Grey of Groby (c 1623 - 1657), Member of Parliament for Leicester.
