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1 day ago · This branch of the Stanley family descended from the Hon. Sir John Stanley, third son of Thomas Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley (whose eldest son Thomas was created Earl of Derby in 1485). His mother was Margaret Owen, heiress of the Penrhos estate on Anglesey and he was appointed High Sheriff of Anglesey for 1809.
2 days ago · Spencer, of Althorp House. John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer, by Thomas Gainsborough. In 1761, John Spencer (1734–1783), a grandson of the 3rd Earl of Sunderland, was created Baron Spencer of Althorp and Viscount Spencer in the Peerage of Great Britain by King George III.
Jul 7, 2024 · He was made 1st Earl of Derby by his stepson, Henry VII of England, in 1485, and also served as Lord High Constable of England (1483-1504) and High Steward of the Duchy of Lancaster. Over the course of his life, Stanley advanced his influence both within the English royal court and in the north-west of England, where he held vast estates in ...
4 days ago · Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby famously switched sides at the Battle of Bosworth and placed the crown of the fallen King Richard III upon the head of Henry Tudor. Early political career, 1822–1852
Jul 7, 2024 · Katherine Stanley was born 1430 in Stanley, Derbyshire, England. She was the daughter of Thomas Stanley 1st Baron of Stanley and Joan Goushill. She married Sir John Savage, son of Sir John Savage of Clifton and Elizabeth Brereton, in 1447 in Clifton, Cheshire, England.1 She died in 1498 in Clifton, Cheshire, England. Charts. Cousin III
3 days ago · The abbey of Dale, or as it was often termed Stanley Park (De Parco Stanley), was a religious establishment founded in a dale of South Derbyshire of much quiet beauty, and possessing an early history as picturesque as its surroundings.
1 day ago · Lady Barrett-Lennard, wid. of Sir Thomas, 1st bt., 1862–73.
