Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk
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Duke of Suffolk Marquess of Dorset |
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Arms of Sir Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, KB, KG
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| Spouse(s) | Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk |
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| Noble family | Grey |
| Father | Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset |
| Mother | Margaret Wotton, Marchioness of Dorset |
| Born | 17 January 1517 |
| Died | 23 February 1554 (aged 36) Tower Hill, London |
| Religion | Protestant |
Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, 3rd Marquess of Dorset KB KG (17 January 1517 – 23 February 1554) was an English courtier and nobleman of the Tudor period. He was the father of Lady Jane Grey, known as the "Nine Day Queen".
He was the son and heir of Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset (1477-1530) by his wife Margaret Wotton (1487–1541), daughter of Sir Robert Wotton (c.1463–1524) of Boughton Malherbe in Kent. Through his father he was a great-grandson of Elizabeth Woodville, the queen of King Edward IV, by her first marriage to Sir John Grey of Groby.
Before 1530, Grey was betrothed to Catherine FitzAlan, the daughter of William FitzAlan, 18th Earl of Arundel, whom he later refused to marry.
In 1533, with the permission of King Henry VIII he married Lady Frances Brandon (1517–1559), the daughter of Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk by his wife Mary Tudor, the sister of King Henry VIII. By his wife he had no surviving male progeny, only three daughters and co-heiresses:
Henry Grey became the 3rd Marquess of Dorset in 1530 following the death of his father. Before Henry VIII's death in 1547, Grey became a fixture in court circles. A knight of the Bath, he was the king's sword bearer at Anne Boleyn's coronation in 1533, at Anne of Cleves' arrival in 1540, and at the capture of Boulogne in 1545. Twice he bore the Cap of Maintenance in parliament. He helped lead the army in France in 1545. In 1547 he joined the Order of the Garter.
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