There have been three baronetcies created for members of the

Grey family The House of Grey is an ancient English noble family from Creully in Normandy. The founder of the House of Grey was Anchetil de Greye, a Norman chevalier and vassal of William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford, one of the few proven companion ...

, one in the

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, one in the

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and one in the

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. Two of the creations are extant as of 2007. The Grey Baronetcy, of Chillingham in the

County of Northumberland Northumberland () is a ceremonial counties of England, county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Ab ...

, was created in the

on 15 June 1619 for William Grey. For more information on this creation, see

Baron Grey of Werke Baron Grey of Werke (or Warke), of Chillingham in the County of Northumberland, was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created on 11 February 1624 for Sir William Grey, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a baronet, of Chillingham i ...

. The Grey Baronetcy, of Howick in the County of Northumberland, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 11 January 1746 for Henry Grey. He was a descendant of an uncle of the first Baronet of the 1619 creation. Henry Grey's third son, the third Baronet, had already been created

Earl Grey Earl Grey is a title in the peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1806 for General Charles Grey, 1st Baron Grey. In 1801, he was given the title Baron Grey of Howick in the County of Northumberland, and in 1806 he was created Viscou ...

when he succeeded his elder brother in 1808. For more information on the baronetcy, see this title. The Grey Baronetcy, of

Fallodon Fallodon is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Newton-by-the-Sea, in the county of Northumberland, England. It is the territorial designation of Viscount Grey of Fallodon and Baronet Grey of Fallodon. It is pronounced with ...

in the

, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 29 July 1814 for the Hon. George Grey, Captain R.N., 1767–1828, Commissioner of Portsmouth Dockyard. He was the third son of the first Earl Grey. His son, the second Baronet, and great-grandson, the third Baronet, were both prominent Liberal politicians. The latter was raised to the

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as Viscount Grey of Fallodon, in the County of Northumberland, in 1916. However, this title became extinct on his death in 1933.

Grey baronets, of Chillingham (1619)

*see

Grey baronets, of Howick (1746)

*see

Grey baronets, of Fallodon (1814)

* Sir George Grey, 1st Baronet (1767–1828) * Sir George Grey, 2nd Baronet (1799–1882) **George Henry Grey (1835–1874) * Sir Edward Grey, 3rd Baronet (1862–1933) (created Viscount Grey of Fallodon in 1916)

Viscounts Grey of Fallodon (1916)

Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon, (25 April 1862 – 7 September 1933), better known as Sir Edward Grey, was a British Liberal statesman and the main force behind British foreign policy in the era of the First World War. An adhe ...

(1862–1933)

Grey baronets, of Fallodon (1814; reverted)

Sir Charles George Grey, 4th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as p ...

(1880–1957), he died ''sine prole'', the title passed to his brother *

Sir Harry Martin Grey, 5th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as p ...

(1882–1960), he died ''sine prole'', the title passed to his cousin * Sir Robin Edward Dysart Grey, 6th Baronet (1886–1974), had issue and was succeeded by his eldest grandson *

Sir Anthony Dysart Grey, 7th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as p ...

(born 1949) The heir is the present holder's son, Thomas Jasper Grey (born 1998).

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