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Birth:          ABT 1305 of Astley, Warwickshire, England
Death:          1370 

Notes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_de_Beauchamp,_10th_Earl_of_Warwick
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_Astley_(1295)
Baron Astley (1295) was created by writ of summons dated 23 June 1295[1] for a 
family which had lived at Astley, Warwickshire, England since the time of Henry I. Sir 
Thomas de Astley who was killed in the Battle of Evesham in 1265 married twice. From 
Sir Thomas's first marriage to Joan de Blois descended the Barons Astley.
Andrew de Astley, 1st Lord Astley, (1295–1301)
Nicholas de Astley, 2nd Lord Astley, (1301–1325)

(Sir Giles de Astley, younger brother of Nicholas, (died before 1316)
Sir Thomas Astley, 3rd Lord Astley, son of Sir Giles, (1325–1370)
William Astley, 4th Baron Astley (1370?)

William had only one child, a daughter Joan, who married Reginald Grey, 3rd Baron 
Grey de Ruthyn. Their son Edward married Elizabeth Ferrers, 6th Baroness Ferrers of 
Groby and he, Edward, was thereby summoned to Parliament as Baron Ferrers of 
Groby.

Whether the Barony of Astley passed to Joan and her son Edward is open to dispute. 
The Complete Peerage entries on the 1st and 2nd Marquess of Dorset and on the 
Duke of Suffolk do not include Baron Astley with their other titles; indeed the entry on 
Baron Astley stops with William Astley and a query on his descendants. On the other 
hand, Burke’s Dormant and Extinct Peerages of 1831 [2] and 1978 take the barony to 
1554 when it would have been forfeited along with all the other titles of the Duke of 
Suffolk following participation in Wyatt's Rebellion and his attainder and execution. 
Therefore-
? Joan Astley, Baroness Astley
? Sir Edward Grey, (died 18 December 1457)
? Sir John Grey of Groby, (died 17 February 1461)
? Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset, (died 20 September 1501)
? Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset, (died 10 October 1530) and his son:,
? Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, (executed 23 February 1554)
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jweber&id=I15093
BARONY of ASTLEY or ESTLEIGH (III) 1325

Thomas of Astley, nephew and heir [of Nicholas of Astley, dsp. 1325], being son and 
heir of Sir Giles of Astley (d. before 1316), brother of the last Lord, by Alice (living 
1344-45), 2nd daughter and coheir of Sir Thomas Wolvey, of Wolvey, co Warwick, by 
his wife Alice. He had seizin 27 Mar 1326, having proved his age. He was summoned 
to Parliament from 25 Feb 1342/3 to 10 Mar 1349/50. He founded a chantry in the 
parish church of Astley.

He m. before 1336/7, when she was living (a), Elizabeth, daughter of Guy de 
Beauchamp, 2nd Earl of Warwick, by his 2nd wife, Alice, sister and heir of Ralph de 
Toni, Lord Tony, daughter of Ralph de Toeni VII. He was living 3 May 1366. 
[Complete Peerage I:283-4, XIV:45]

(a) Thomas Astley and Margaret his wife were living 15 Jul 1334. [Note: Was this a 
prior wife, or a different Thomas Astley?]

Parents
DE ASTLEY Giles (ABT 1280 - BEF 1316)
DE WOLVEY Alice (ABT 1282 - AFT 1344)

Siblings
DE ASTLEY Thomas (ABT 1305 - 1370)

Marriage To DE BEAUCHAMP Elizabeth (ABT 1315 - 1359)
    m.  

Notes

Parents
DE BEAUCHAMP Guy (1271 - 12 Aug 1315)
DE TOSNY [DE TOENI] Alice (26 Apr 1284 - 1 Jan 1324)

Children by DE BEAUCHAMP Elizabeth ABT 1315 - 1359
DE ASTLEY Alice (ABT 1345 - BEF 1389)

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