Richard de Grey , Lord of Codnor, Sir 
Richard de was born about 1199 in Codnor, Derbyshire, England. Richard de's father was Henry de Grey , Lord of Codnor and his mother was Isolda Bardolf. He had two brothers named John de and Hugh de. He was the oldest of the three children. He died before September 8th, 1271.General Notes
Richard de Grey, of Codnor; Warde Guernsey and Jersey 1226 and 1254, Sheriff of Essex and Herts 1239, Steward of Gascony c1248 and 1253; sided with Simon de Montfort in the Baron's War 1258 on; Keeper of Dover Castle on behalf of the baronial party, Keeper of Rochester after Battle of Lewes 1264; later taken prisoner by Henry III and his lands were confiscated but these were shortly afterwards restored to him. [Burke's Peerage]
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