Greville

Greville
This surname is English but of Norman-French origins. It is locational from the village of Greville in the departement of La Manche, Normandy, France. The derivation is from the pre 7th century personal name Creiz and the Old French word "ville", meaning a settlement. Lower in his his famous book "Patronymica Britannica" states that Greville is a parish at the extremity of the isthmus of La Hague. The surname itself first appears in records in the mid 12th Century (see below), and early recordings include those of John de Greville in the Hundred Rolls of Wiltshire in 1273, whilst his grandson William Greville made a loan to King Richard 11nd in 1397. His descendants include Faulke Greville (1554 - 1628), a favourite of Elizabeth 1st, who was granted the earldom of Warwick. Shirley's "Noble and Gentle Men" says that "The family was founded by William Grevel, the flower of the wool merchants in the whole realm of England". He died at Campden, in Gloucestershire in 1401. Robert Greville (1608 - 1643), was the second Baron Brook and speaker of the House of Lords in 1642. He was a parliamentarian general who was killed at Lichfield in the same year. Another namebearer, Algernon Frederick Greville (1789 - 1864), was private secretary to the Duke of Wellington from 1827 - 1842, having been his aide-de-camp and ensign in the Grenadier Guards at Waterloo. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of William de Greiuill. This was dated 1154, in the Pipe Rolls of Northumberland. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Greville — or Gréville may refer to places, such as:*Gréville Hague, in the Manche département in France *Port Greville, Nova Scotia Greville or Gréville can also be a first or last name (surname). Individuals with this surname include:*Algernon Greville… …   Wikipedia

  • Greville — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Charles Greville, 7. Earl of Warwick (1911–1984), britischer Adliger Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick (1861–1938), Mätresse von König Eduard VII. von Großbritannien David Greville, 8. Earl of Warwick… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Greville — m English: transferred use of the surname, which is a Norman baronial name from Gréville in La Manche. The Greville family were earls of Warwick, and held Warwick Castle from the time of Queen Elizabeth I, who granted it to her favourite Fulke… …   First names dictionary

  • GREVILLE (F.) — GREVILLE FULKE, lord BROOKE (1554 1628) «Serviteur de la reine Élisabeth, conseiller du roi Jacques et ami de sir Philip Sidney», telle est l’inscription que Greville fit mettre sur sa tombe. Cependant, c’est en tant qu’auteur de poèmes… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Greville —   [ grevɪl], Fulke, 1. Baron (seit 1621) Brooke [bruːk], englischer Dichter, * Beauchamp Court (County Warwickshire) 3. 10. 1554, ✝ London 30. 9. 1628. Greville, ein Vertrauter Elisabeths I., wurde von Jakob I. 1614 zum Schatzkanzler ernannt;… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Greville — (spr. Grehwil), 1) Fulco, Lord Brooke, geb. 1554 zu Alcaster in Warwickshire; wurde 1628 von seinem Bedienten ermordet; er trug viel zur Belebung des guten Geschmacks in England bei u. schr. die Trauerspiele Alaham u. Mustapha; Geschichte der… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Gréville — (spr. wil ), Henry (Pseudonym für Frau Alice Durand, geborne Fleury), franz. Schriftstellerin, geb. 12. Okt. 1842 in Paris, gest. 24. Mai 1902 in Boulogne bei Paris, Tochter eines Professors, der 1857 an die Universität nach Petersburg berufen… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Greville — Greville, Robert Kaye, Botaniker, s. Grev …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Gréville — (spr. wíl), Henry, Pseudonym, s. Durand …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Greville-Hague — Gréville Hague Gréville Hague Administration Pays France Région Basse Normandie Département Manche Arrondissement Cherbourg Octeville Canton …   Wikipédia en Français

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