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Frances Grey (born 1970 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish actress, perhaps most well known for her portrayal of D.S. Kate Beauchamp in the BBC television series Messiah (2001). [1] The original production was based on a novel by Boris Starling .
Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk (née Lady Frances Brandon; 16 July 1517 – 20 November 1559), was an English noblewoman. She was the second child and eldest daughter of King Henry VIII 's younger sister, Princess Mary , and Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk .
Frances Grey may refer to: Frances Grey (actress) (born 1970), Scottish television actress Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk (1517–1559), granddaughter of Henry VII of England and mother of Lady Jane Grey
A famous portrait, purportedly of Frances Grey and Adrian Stokes, made by George Vertue in 1748. The likenesses in the portrait have since been identified as actually being those of Mary Fiennes, Baroness Dacre and her son Gregory. [1] Adrian Stokes (4 March 1519 [2] – 3 November 1585) was an English courtier and politician.
She married Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, and was the mother of Lady Jane Grey, de facto Queen of England. Henry VII was the son of Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond (a half-brother of Henry VI of England) by his wife Lady Margaret Beaufort, a legitimised descendant of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, 3rd son of King Edward III.
Grey and Brandon were indeed both the "First Duke of Suffolk", this is due to Brandon's line expiring in 1551 with the death of his second son. The Dukedom passed to his son-in-law, Grey, however this is still regarded as a new creation and as such Grey became the "First Duke" (his immediate predecessor, Charles the younger, was the "Third Duke").
Mrs. Frances Gray Patton (March 19, 1906 – March 28, 2000) was an American short story writer and novelist. She is best known for her 1954 novel Good Morning Miss Dove.
Frances Grey Sir Richard Wrottesley, 7th Baronet (19 June 1721 – 20 July 1769) of Wrottesley Hall in Staffordshire , was a Member of Parliament , Anglican clergyman and Dean of Worcester . [ 1 ]