Talk:Margaret Wotton, Marchioness of Dorset

Quarrels with Henry

The dates listed in the last three paragraphs of this section are incongruous. It is impossible for all three paragraphs to be correct as they are written. 174.213.160.63 (talk) 21:46, 22 January 2023 (UTC)

Date of Death

Margaret Wooton Grey's date of death has until now been given in this article as 6 October 1535. That date is patently incorrect. Margaret was still writing letters to Thomas Cromwell as late as March and April 1539, fully four years later (see Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII, Volume 14, Part 1, Margaret, Marchioness of Dorset to Thomas Cromwell, 8 March and 18 April 1539). Further, her son Henry Grey entered into full possession of the Grey family estates on 12 July 1539, which must necessarily have been preceded by the death of his mother since she had a life interest in the estates. The only conclusion supported by the documentary evidence is that Margaret Wooton Grey, Marchioness of Dorset, died sometime between 18 April and 12 July 1539. I have amended the article accordingly. DesertSkies120 (talk) 01:10, 5 February 2023 (UTC)