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Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk

Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English Duke (d. 1554)
Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, 3rd Marquess of Dorset (17 January 1517 – 23 February 1554), was an English courtier and nobleman of the Tudor period. He was the father of Lady Jane Grey, known as "the Nine Days' Queen".

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