Baron Grey of Ruthin (or Ruthyn) was a noble

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created in the Peerage of England by

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in 1324 for Sir

Roger de Grey Sir Roger de Grey, (18 April 1918 – 14 February 1995) was a British landscape painter. From 1984 to 1993 he served as President of the Royal Academy. Early life and career De Grey was the second son (and youngest of three children) of ...

, a son of John, 2nd Baron Grey of Wilton, and has been in abeyance since 1963. Historically, this

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of the Grey family was seated at Ruthin Castle in

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...

. The Bearers of the Great Golden Spurs, or Saint George's Spurs, the emblems of knighthood and chivalry, perform their service ''jure sanguinis'', dependent upon descent from William, Earl of Pembroke, heir to his brother, John le Marshal, who carried the Spurs at the Coronation of Richard I in 1189. The Marshals failed in the male line and the hereditary right descended in the female line through the Hastings family to the Lords Grey de Ruthyn, later Marquesses of Hastings. The male line failed again and an equal right in the female line descended in 1911 to the

Earl of Loudoun Earl of Loudoun (pronounced "loud-on" ), named after Loudoun in Ayrshire, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1633 for John Campbell, 2nd Lord Campbell of Loudoun, along with the subsidiary title Lord Tarrinzean and Mauchli ...

(Abney-Hastings) and Lord Grey de Ruthyn (Clifton). Henry Yelverton, 1st Viscount Longueville

Barons Grey of Ruthin (1324)

* Roger Grey, 1st Baron Grey of Ruthin (d. 1353) *

Reynold Grey, 2nd Baron Grey of Ruthin Reynold Grey, 2nd Baron Grey of Ruthin (c. 1322 – c. 4 August 1388) was the son of Roger Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Ruthyn and Elizabeth de Hastings. He was summoned to Parliament from 1354 to 1388. Marriage and children He succeeded his father a ...

(1319–1388) *

Reynold Grey, 3rd Baron Grey of Ruthin Reynold Grey, 3rd Baron Grey of Ruthyn (c. 1362 – 30 September 1440), a powerful Welsh marcher lord, succeeded to the title on his father's death in July 1388. Lineage Reginald Grey was the eldest son of Reynold Grey, 2nd Baron Grey of Rut ...

Co-heirs

Simon Abney-Hastings, 15th Earl of Loudoun Simon Michael Abney-Hastings, 15th Earl of Loudoun (born 29 October 1974), styled as Lord Mauchline until 2012, is a British aristocrat living in Australia who is the current holder of the ancient Scottish noble title of Earl of Loudoun. Based o ...

(b. 1974) # Norman Angus MacLaren (b. 1948) #

Rhodri Philipps, 4th Viscount St Davids Rhodri Colwyn Philipps, 4th Viscount St Davids (born 16 September 1966) is a British hereditary peer. A businessman and company director, , Philipps had been declared bankrupt three times, had a criminal conviction for financial mismanagement a ...

(b. 1966)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Grey Of Ruthyn 1324 establishments in England Baronies by writ Grey family Noble titles created in 1324 Abeyant baronies in the Peerage of England