Who married Cecily Bonville, 7th Baroness Harington?
Henry Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire married Cecily Bonville, 7th Baroness Harington .
Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset married Cecily Bonville, 7th Baroness Harington on . Cecily Bonville, 7th Baroness Harington was 14 years old on the wedding day (14 years, 0 months and 18 days).
The marriage lasted 27 years, 2 months and 3 days (9926 days ). The marriage ended on . Cause: death
Cecily Bonville, 7th Baroness Harington: Marriage Status Timeline
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Cecily Bonville, 7th Baroness Harington
Cecily Bonville, 7th Baroness Harington, 2nd Baroness Bonville (30 June 1460 – 12 May 1529) was an English peer, who was also Marchioness of Dorset by her first marriage to Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset, and Countess of Wiltshire by her second marriage to Henry Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire.
The Bonvilles were loyal supporters of the House of York during the series of dynastic civil wars that were fought for the English throne, known as the Wars of the Roses (1455–1487). When she was less than a year old, Cecily became the wealthiest heiress in England after her male relatives were slain in battle, fighting against the House of Lancaster.
Cecily's life after the death of her first husband in 1501 was marked by an acrimonious dispute with her son and heir, Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset. This was over Cecily's right to remain sole executor of her late husband's estate and to control her own inheritance, both of which Thomas challenged following her second marriage to Henry Stafford; a man many years her junior. Their quarrel required the intervention of King Henry VII and the royal council.
Lady Jane Grey, Lady Catherine Grey and Lady Mary Grey were her great-granddaughters. All three were in the line of succession to the English throne. Jane, the eldest, reigned as queen for nine days in July 1553.
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Henry Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire
Cecily Bonville, 7th Baroness Harington
Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset
Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset, 1st Earl of Huntingdon, 7th Baron Ferrers of Groby, (1455 – 20 September 1501) was an English nobleman, courtier and the eldest son of Elizabeth Woodville and her first husband Sir John Grey of Groby. Her second marriage to King Edward IV made her Queen of England, thus elevating Grey's status at court and in the realm as the stepson of the King. Through his mother's endeavours, he made two materially advantageous marriages to wealthy heiresses, the King's niece Anne Holland and the King’s cousin, Cecily Bonville, 7th Baroness Harington. By the latter, he had 14 children.
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