Ralph Grey, 2nd Baron Grey of Werke
Ralph Grey, 2nd Baron Grey of Werke was an English peer.
Early life
Grey was baptised on 27 October 1630. He was the eldest son of William Grey, 1st Baron Grey of Werke and the former Cecilia Wentworth. The family seat was Chillingham Castle in Northumberland. He had two sisters, Hon. Elizabeth Grey and Hon. Katherine Grey.His paternal grandparents were Sir Ralph Grey, of Chillingham and Warke, and, his first wife, Jane Ardington. His maternal grandparents were Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet, of Gosfield and the former Lady Catherine Finch.
Career
His father was created a baronet on 15 June 1619 before being elevated to the Peerage of England as Baron Grey of Werke on 11 February 1624. Upon his father's death on 29 July 1674, he succeeded as the second Baron Grey of Werke, but died less than a year later.Personal life
Grey married Catharine Colepeper, widow of Hon. Alexander Colepeper. She was the only surviving daughter and heiress of Sir Edward Ford and Sarah Ireton. Together, they were the parents of:- Ford Grey, 1st Earl of Tankerville, who married Lady Mary Berkeley, daughter of George Berkeley, 1st Earl of Berkeley.
- Ralph Grey, 4th Baron Grey of Warke, an officer in the Army and Whig MP for Berwick who served as Auditor of Wales and Governor of Barbados.
- Hon. Charles Grey
- Hon. Catherine Grey, who married Richard Neville, MP for Berkshire, who was the eldest son and heir of Col. Richard Neville, of Billingbere.