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208: 180:. Upon the death of his mother, in 1425, Henry became feudal Lord of Powis, but was under age and the lands placed in the King's hands. 27 October 1425 Henry was granted to John Duke of Bedford. Henry, called "Dominus de Powys," was knighted by Regent, John Duke of Bedford when the King himself was knighted on Whitsuntide 1425/6 documented by a manuscript in the British Museum. 3 July 1434 the Privy Council arranged for payment for Henry's services to the king 40 pounds per year during his minority as recorded in the Acts of Privy Council. In 1442 he received livery of his lands. He was never summoned to Pariliament but was noted in 1444 on the Roll of Parliament as Henry Grey, knight, Lord of Powys. 273:, forced Grey to support her, and succeeded in obtaining for her an annuity of £100. He also asked Cromwell to help discipline Anne so that she would "live after such an honest sort as shall be to her honor and mine". In 1540, Grey petitioned the Privy Council to punish Anne for adultery, and also accused Anne and Haworth of conspiring to murder him. No action was taken against Anne, and she remained with her lover; however, this scandalous arrangement caused her to be excluded from Charles Brandon's will, which contained generous bequests to her two half-sisters, Frances and Eleanor. 26: 186:, Henry and Antigone's son, was the 8th Lord Powis, born on 5 November 1436 at Pontesbury, Montgomeryshire. In 1455 a petition was presented to Parliament by Richard, Lord Powys, and the other coheirs of "Edmund Wodestok, late Earl of Kent" and the Abbot of Kirkstal. Richard married Margaret, daughter of 268:
with whom he had no issue. The marriage was not successful and in 1537 Anne left Edward for her lover, Randal Haworth (whom she later married). By the time Anne took Randal as her lover, Edward had already taken a mistress, Jane Orwell by whom he had illegitimate children, and upon whom he would
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in Shropshire. About 1461, Richard was summoned to Parliament as Lord Grey de Powis and 6th Count of Tankerville. On 1 July 1461 was given stewardship of Ceri, Cedewain, and Montgomery, Wales. He owned land in Shropshire, Worcester and in Wales. He died on 17 December
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In 1551 Edward Grey died without lawful issue and the barony went into abeyance. He left six illegitimate children by Jane Orwell : Edward, Walter, Andrew, Thomas, Jane, and Cecily or Anne. According to Edward's will dated 11 June 1544, Edward left to his issue:
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For a time, the heirs of both Joan and Joyce claimed the title of Powys. John Tiptoft, Joyce's son, was called baron Tiptoft and Powys in his creation to be Earl of Worcester. Joan's great grandson, John Grey was summoned to Parliament as Baron Grey de Powys.
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on 15 November 1482. The title passed into abeyance with the death of John Grey, 1st Baron Grey of Powis' grandson, Edward Grey. Edward Grey, illegitimate son of Edward Grey, the last Baron Grey of Powis (died 1551), sold Powis to Sir Edward Herbert, son of
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in Shropshire and in July 1537 granted the site of the abbey and all its lands in Shropshire, Staffordshire and Derbyshire to Edward Grey, Lord Powis. On 17 September 1545, the king demised to Edward Grey, Lord Powis, the site of the Abbey of
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as "Johanni Grey de Powes" from 15 November 1482, shortly after attaining his majority until 16 January 1497. Had Commission of the Array in Shropshire in 1484. He owned lands in Shropshire, Worcester and in Wales. John was a patron of
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1200 as a fortress of the Welsh Princes of Powys. It used to be the residence of the Earl of Powis, it was given to the National Trust by the Herberts in 1952, known for its extensive attractive gardens. Photo taken by Alexander
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Edward Grey, 3rd Baron Grey of Powis (1503–1551). Edward traveled with the Duke of Suffolk to France, including the taking of Bray and other places from the French. In 1525 Edward married
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Since neither John, Henry nor Richard were called to Parliament as Baron Grey of Powis, rather, referred to as Lord of Powis, they were not made Barons of Powis.
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Lord Dudley sold the Tiptoft/Dudley share of Powis Castle to his nephew the 3rd and last Baron Grey of Powis, son of his sister Margaret, probably before 1538.
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To Jane Orwell daughter of Sir Lewis Orwell Knight, he left the castle and manor of Charlton, and manor of Pontysbury, during her natural life.
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near Welshpool, Wales. In 1540 John Leland (died 1552), English poet and antiquary, noted that he found at Castel Coch (English: Red Castle) "two
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Testamenta Vetusta: Being Illustrations from Wills, of Manners and Customs of the Reign of Henry the Second to the Accession of Queen Elizabeth
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After several generations of Lords Grey of Powis, Joan and John's great-grandson, John Grey, obtained the title "Baron Grey" by
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to William Leighton. In 1587 Edward sold the lordship and castle of Powys to his kinsman Sir Edward Herbert, the second son of
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John Grey, 2nd Baron Grey of Powis (1485–1504) was son of John and Lady Anne Herbert Grey. John married Margaret, daughter of
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1482–84 and entertainers 1492–94 in Shrewsbury. In 1492 was with the Earl of Oxford at the sacking of the town of Arches in
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In 1568 Edward Grey of London, son of 3rd Baron Grey of Powis, came of age and conveyed the manors of Plas Y Dynas and
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later entail the greater part of his estates comprising the barony of Powys. Anne's father, with the assistance of
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Arms of Grey's, Earls of Tankerville and Barons of Powis: Gules, a lion rampant and a border engrailed, both argent
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The next three generations of Powis Greys were called to Parliament and received title of Baron of Powis:
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his next son born by Jane (she was pregnant at the time of this will), or if he died without heirs,
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John Grey, 1st Baron Grey of Powis (1460–1497), son of Richard, 8th Lord of Powis, was summoned to
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upon Jane's death to Edward Grey, his illegitimate son by Jane, or if he died with no heirs,
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A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire
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A Directory of British Peerages: From the Earliest Times to the Present Day
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His property and titles he left to his children in the following manner:
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castles and manors of Cherleton and Pontysbury, in the county of Salop.
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all property and titles and the castles and manors of Cherleton and
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Letters and Papers of the Reign of Henry VIII, xiii (2), App. 6.
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in Montgomeryshire to Edward Kynaston, and later the manor of
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The Greys and Tiptofts divided not only the estates but also
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Joan married Sir John Grey, valiant military figure for King
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became the 1st Baron Herbert of Powis. The Herberts rebuilt
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Anne Grey, my other daughter, or if she died without heirs,
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barony and lordship of Powys, with his castle and manor of
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A Digest of the Laws of England Respecting Real Property
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Jane Grey, my daughter, or if she died without heirs,
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Index

Baron Powis

Powys
Welshpool
John Grey, 1st Earl of Tankerville
Edward Charleton, 5th Baron Cherleton
abeyance
Barony Writ of Summons
William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1501–1570)
Edward Charleton, 5th Baron Cherleton
Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent
Lady Alice Fitzalan
Henry V of England
John Tiptoft, 1st Baron Tiptoft
John Tiptoft, 1st Earl of Worcester
Edward
Powis Castle
Lords Marchers
John Sutton, 3rd Baron Dudley
John Grey
Battle of Baugé
Henry Grey, 2nd Earl of Tankerville
Antigone Plantagenet
Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester
Eleanor Cobham
Sir Roger Kynaston
Richard Grey, 3rd Earl of Tankerville
James, Lord Audley
Commission of Array

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