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

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.

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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