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Published March 2025. The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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Paternal Family Tree: Grey
Maternal Family Tree: Jeanne Sabran
In 1533 [her father] Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk (age 16) and [her mother] Frances Brandon Duchess of Suffolk (age 15) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Dorset. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Charles Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk (age 49) and [her grandmother] Mary Tudor Queen Consort France (age 36). He the son of [her grandfather] Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset and [her grandmother] Margaret Wotton Marchioness Dorset (age 46). They were half second cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
Around 1545 Mary Grey was born to Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk (age 28) and Frances Brandon Duchess of Suffolk (age 27). She a great granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
On 23 Feb 1554 [her father] Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk (age 37) was beheaded at Tower Hill [Map]. Duke Suffolk, Marquess Dorset, Earl Huntingdon, Baron Ferrers of Groby, Baron Harington, Baron Bonville forfeit.
Dean Hugh Weston (age 49) acted as Confessor.
On 01 Mar 1555 [her step-father] Adrian Stokes (age 35) and [her mother] Frances Brandon Duchess of Suffolk (age 37) were married. They had three children, two of which were stillborn, one of which died in their first year. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Charles Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk and [her grandmother] Mary Tudor Queen Consort France. She a granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
On 05 Dec 1559 [her mother] Frances Brandon Duchess of Suffolk (deceased) was buried in St Edmund's Chapel in Westminster Abbey [Map] at a ceremony conducted by Bishop John Jewel (age 37). Her daughter [her sister] Catherine Grey Countess Hertford (age 19) was Chief Mourner. Mary Grey (age 14) was present. Her effigy, possibly designed by Cornelius Cure, was paid for by her husband [her step-father] Adrian Stokes (age 40): recumbent effigy dressed in Ermine robes signifying she was a duchess with a pendant around her neck. She lies on mattress with a lion at her feet and her coronet has been repaired and gilded.
The inscription on her grave reads in Latin:
Nor grace, nor splendor, nor a royal name,
Nor widespread fame can aught avail;
All, all have vanished here.
True worth alone Survives the funeral pyre and silent tomb.
And ...
Dirge for the most noble Lady Frances, onetime Duchess of Suffolk: naught avails glory or splendour, naught avail titles of kings; naught profits a magnificent abode, resplendent with wealth. All, all are passed away: the glory of virtue alone remained, impervious to the funeral pyres of Tartarus [part of Hades or the Underworld]. She was married first to the Duke, and after was wife to Mr Stock, Esq. Now, in death, may you fare well, united to God.
And continues ...
Here lieth the ladie Francis, Duches of Southfolke, daughter to Charles Brandon, Duke of Southfolke, and Marie the Frenche Quene: first wife to Henrie Duke of Southfolke and after to Adrian Stock Esquier.
On 20 Nov 1559 [her mother] Frances Brandon Duchess of Suffolk (age 42) died at Richmond, Surrey [Map]. She was buried at Chapel of St Edmund, Westminster Abbey [Map].
On 19 Aug 1565 Thomas Keyes (age 41) and Mary Grey (age 20) were married. Elizabeth Stafford (age 19) and Ursula Stafford (age 12) were witnesses. The difference in their ages was 21 years. She the daughter of Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk and Frances Brandon Duchess of Suffolk. She a great granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
After 19 Aug 1565 [her husband] Thomas Keyes (age 41) was imprisoned for having married Mary Grey (age 20) without the Queen's permission at Fleet Prison [Map].
In Aug 1567 Catherine Willoughby Duchess Suffolk (age 48) became custodian to Mary Grey (age 22), sister to [her sister] Lady Jane Grey.
On 03 Sep 1571 [her husband] Thomas Keyes (age 47) died.
In 1577 Mary Grey (age 32) was appointed Maid of Honour to Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 43).
On 20 Apr 1578 Mary Grey (age 33) died. Her funeral was held at Westminster Abbey [Map].
Kings Wessex: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 4 Grand Daughter of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Reginald Grey 3rd Baron Grey Ruthyn 5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Grey Baron Ferrers of Groby 6 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Astley Baroness Grey Ruthyn 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Grey 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Ferrers 
5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ferrers 6th Baroness Ferrers Groby 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Mowbray Baroness Berkeley 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Grey 1st Marquess Dorset 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Woodville 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Bittelsgate
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Woodville Queen Consort England 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Luxemburg I Count Saint Pol 
4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margherita Baux 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
GrandFather: Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Bonville 1st Baron Bonville 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Bonville 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Grey 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Bonville 6th Baron Harington 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Harrington 5th Baron Harington 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harrington
Great x 1 Grandmother: Cecily Bonville Marchioness Dorset 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 
5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Neville Earl Salisbury Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland 
Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Katherine Neville Baroness Bonville and Hastings 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Montagu 1st Count Perche 4th Earl Salisbury 
3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Holland 
2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Father: Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Nicholas Wotton
Great x 2 Grandfather: Nicholas Wotton
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Corbie
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Corbie
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Wotton of Boughton Malherbe
GrandMother: Margaret Wotton Marchioness Dorset
Mary Grey Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Brandon
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Brandon
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ada Calthorpe 
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Brandon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Wingfield 
7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Wingfield 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wingfield 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Goushill
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Goushill 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzalan Duchess Norfolk 
2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandFather: Charles Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ingram le Bruyn 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Morice Bruyn
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Pole 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Bruyn aka Darcy
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bruyn
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Darcy 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Dracy
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Darcy
Mother: Frances Brandon Duchess of Suffolk Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Maredudd Tudor 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Owen Tudor 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edmund Tudor 1st Earl Richmond 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France 
4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine of Valois Queen Consort England 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabeau Wittelsbach Queen Consort France 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: King Henry VII of England and Ireland 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Beaufort 1st Marquess Somerset and Dorset 
Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Beaufort 1st Duke of Somerset Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Holland Duchess Clarence 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Beaufort Countess Richmond 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Beauchamp 3rd Baron Beauchamp Bletsoe 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Beauchamp Duchess Somerset 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Edith Stourton Baroness Beauchamp Bletsoe 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
GrandMother: Mary Tudor Queen Consort France Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard of Conisbrough 1st Earl Cambridge 
Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke of York Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Mortimer 
2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Edward IV of England 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Cecily "Rose of Raby" Neville Duchess York Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth York Queen Consort England Daughter of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Woodville
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Bittelsgate
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Woodville Queen Consort England 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Luxemburg I Count Saint Pol 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margherita Baux 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England