Henry Grey, 8th Earl of Kent
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Henry Grey, 8th Earl of Kent (c. 1583 – 21 November 1639) was Earl of Kent from 1623 to his death.
He was the only son of Charles Grey, 7th Earl of Kent and his wife Susan Cotton.
His sister Susan Grey married Sir Michael Longueville. They were parents to Charles Longueville, 12th Baron Grey de Ruthyn.
On November 16, 1601, at St Martin's-in-the-Fields, Henry married Elizabeth Talbot, a daughter of Gilbert Talbot, 7th Earl of Shrewsbury and Mary Cavendish. There were no known children from this marriage.
He served as Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire from 1621 to 1627 and again from 1629 to his death. From 1621 to 1623, Henry held the title jointly with his father Charles Grey, 7th Earl of Kent. From 1625 to 1627 and again from 1629 to his death, he held the title jointly with Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Cleveland.
He died childless and his primary title as Earl of Kent was inherited by his closest male-line relative, Anthony Grey, 9th Earl of Kent. Anthony was a second cousin of his father as they were both great-grandsons of George Grey, 2nd Earl of Kent.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Earl of Kent |
Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire jointly with The Earl of Kent 1621–1623 and The Earl of Cleveland 1625–1627 1621–1627 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Cleveland |
| Preceded by The Earl of Cleveland |
Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire jointly with The Earl of Cleveland 1629–1639 1629–1639 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Cleveland (Royalist) and The Earl of Bolingbroke (Parliamentarian) |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by Charles Grey |
Earl of Kent 1623–1639 |
Succeeded by Anthony Grey |
| Preceded by Charles Grey |
Baron Grey de Ruthyn 1623–1639 |
Succeeded by Charles Longueville |
