Anthony Grey, 11th Earl of Kent, English politician (b. 1645)
Anthony Grey (1645 – 19 August 1702) was Earl of Kent from 1651 to his death.
He was the only son of Henry Grey, 10th Earl of Kent, and his second wife Amabel Benn daughter of Anthony Benn, Recorder of London. His sister Elizabeth Grey married Banastre Maynard, 3rd Baron Maynard. They were parents of Henry Maynard, 4th Baron Maynard, Grey Maynard, 5th Baron Maynard, and Charles Maynard, 1st Viscount Maynard.
Anthony married Mary Lucas, Baroness Lucas of Crudwell, only surviving child of John Lucas, 1st Baron Lucas of Shenfield, and Anne Nevill. Anne was a daughter of Sir Christopher Nevill and Mary Darcy. Christopher was a son of Edward Nevill, 8th Baron Bergavenny, and Rachel Lennard.
They had two children:
Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent (1671–1740)
Amabel Grey.
1702Aug, 19
Anthony Grey, 11th Earl of Kent
Choose Another Date
Events on 1702
- 19Jul
Battle of Klissow
Great Northern War: A numerically superior Polish-Saxon army of Augustus II the Strong, operating from an advantageous defensive position, is defeated by a Swedish army half its size under the command of King Charles XII in the Battle of Klissow. - 10Nov
Siege of St. Augustine (1702)
English colonists under the command of James Moore besiege Spanish St. Augustine during Queen Anne's War. - 30Dec
Siege of St. Augustine (1702)
Queen Anne's War: James Moore, Governor of the Province of Carolina, abandons the Siege of St. Augustine.