Ralph de Grendon, 1st Baron Grendon

Ralph de Grendon, 1st Baron Grendon (died 1331), Lord of Grendon was an English noble. He served in the wars in Scotland and was a signatory of the Baron's Letter to Pope Boniface VIII in 1301.

Coat of arms of Ralph de Grendon, Lord of Grendon, Argent, two chevrons Gules.

Biography

Ralph was a younger son of Robert de Grendon and Emma Bassatt.[1] He served in the wars in Scotland and was a signatory of the Baron's Letter to Pope Boniface VIII in 1301.

He died in 1331 and was succeeded by his son Robert.[2]

Marriage and issue

Ralph married firstly Joan Burnell, daughter of Hugh Burnell, they had the following issue:

  • Robert de Grendon, died without issue.

He married secondly, Joan, daughter of John de Clinton, they had the following issue:

  • Joan de Grendon, married Roger de Chetwynd.
  • Alice de Grendon, married Philip de Chetwynd.
  • Margaret de Grendon, married John de Freford.

Citations

  1. Burke, p.244.
  2. Cokayne, p.91.

References

  • Burke, Bernard (1866). A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire. United Kingdom: Harrison.
  • Cokayne, George Edward. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, Vol. IV (1892).
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