Sir Ralph Greystoke Knight, Baron de Greystoke

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• Background Information. ¹⁴¹
Ralph de Greystoke, Lord Greystoke and Lord Fitz William, son and heir, by 2^nd wife, born and baptized at Kirkby Ravensworth, co. York, 18 Oct 1353. He was appointed Warden of the West Marches, 12 Feb 1373 /4. The King took his homage and fealty and he had livery of his father's lands, 19 May 1374, and of those which Alice, his grandmother, had held in dower, 20 May 1375. He was summoned, for Military Service, 13 Jun 1385, and to Parliament from 28 Decr 1375 to 5 Oct 1417, by writs directed Radulpho haroni de Graystok'. He was appointed Warden of the West Marches, 16 Jul 1376; Constable of the castle of Lochmaben, and Justice, Steward, and Keeper of the lordship of Annandale, for three years, 1 Dec 1376; Warden of the West Marches, 16 Jul 1377; Warden of the East and West Marches, 12 Dec 1377; Warden of the West Marches, 4 Jun and 4 Nov1379; Warden of the East Marches, 10 Mar 1379/80, 29 May 1380, and 16 Jun 1382; and of the West Marches, 27 Mar 1386.

Ralph de Greystoke was taken prisoner by George, Earl of Dunbar [SCT], in a skirmish at Horseridge in Glendale ward, Northumberland, 25 Jun 1380. He was one of the Lords who gave his assent in Parliament, 23 Oct 1399, to the secret imprisonment of Richard II. On 8 Nov 1403 the King took his homage and fealty and he had livery of the lands which Joan, his mother, had held in dower.

Ralph de Greystoke married Katherine, daughter of Roger de Clifford, Lord Clifford, by Maud, daughter of Thomas de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick. She died 23 Apr 1413. He died 6 Apr 1418, aged 64.

~Cokayne's Complete Peerage, 2nd Edition, Vol. VI, pp. 195-196

Ralph married Katherine Clifford, daughter of Sir Roger de Clifford Knight and Maud de Beauchamp.¹⁴¹ (Katherine Clifford was born in Clifford Castle, Hay, Herefordshire, England.)