Stanley, Edward (1509 - 1572)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 6
Properties - 34
Total events naming patron - 28
Troupes - 6
Venues - 3
Bibliographic Sources - 6
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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1509-05-10
Death Date: 1572-10-24

Siblings

Male

Stanley, John ( - 1503)

Female

Stanley, Jane ( - )
Stanley, Margaret ( - 1533/4)

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Howard, Katherine ( - 1529/30)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: by 1529-12-9
    Union ended: n.d.
  2. Howard, Dorothy ( - )
    Type: marriage
    Union began: before 1530-2-21
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Date of pardon for marrying without licence
  3. Barlow, Margaret ( - 1558/9)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Offspring: 1 son, 2 daughters
  4. Cotton, Mary ( - 1580)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: before 1562-1-1
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

From Howard, Dorothy ( - )

  1. Female offspring: Stanley, Anne (1531 - 1602)
  2. Male offspring: Stanley, Henry (1531 - 1593) (patron)
  3. Male offspring: Stanley, Thomas (n.d.)
  4. Female offspring: Stanley, Mary (d. 1609)
  5. Male offspring: Stanley, Edward (n.d.)
  6. Female offspring: Stanley, Elizabeth (d. 1591)
  7. Female offspring: Stanley, Jane (d. 1569)
  8. Female offspring: Stanley, Margaret (n.d.)

Primary Title

12th Earl of Derby

Titles

  • Lord Strange
    Assumed 1509-05-10
    Vacated 1521-05-23
  • 12th Earl of Derby
    Assumed 1521-05-23
    Vacated 1572-10-24
  • Lord of the Isle of Man
    Assumed 1521-05-23
    Vacated 1572-10-24
  • 4th Baron Stanley
    Assumed 1521-05-23
    Vacated 1572-10-24
  • 11th Baron Strange (of Knokyn)
    Assumed 1521-05-23
    Vacated 1572-10-24
  • Knight of the Garter
    Assumed 1547-05-23
    Vacated 1572-10-24

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Privy Councillor, England 1551-8-9 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Lancashire 1552-5-16 1572-10-24
Privy Councillor, England 1553-8-17 n.d.
Vice Admiral, Cheshire 1553 1569
Vice Admiral, Lancashire 1553 1569
Privy Councillor, England 1558-11-24 n.d.
Chamberlain, County Palatine of Chester 1559-4-26 n.d. Reappointed to office June 1565
Lord Lieut, Cheshire 1569-11-18 1572-10-24

General Lands Note

Properties controlled by the Crown during minority 23 May 1521--Feb. 1530/1

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Derby House, Cannon Row, (city) in Middlesex
    Purchased land; built a new house
    Acquired: 1552-10
    Divested: 1572-10-24
  • Greenhalgh Castle, Lancashire
    Patrimony
    Acquired: 1521-05-23
    Divested: 1572-10-24
  • Derby House, Paul's Wharf, London (city-county)
    Patrimony; exchanged for other property.
    Divested: 1552/3-01
  • Derby House, Paul's Wharf, London (city-county)
    Patrimony; exchanged with Crown for lands in Lancashire
    Acquired: 1521-05-23
    Divested: 1552/3-01
  • Lathom House, Lancashire
    (Performance Venue)
    Patrimony
    Acquired: 1521-05-23
    Divested: 1572-10-24
  • New Park (Halton Castle), Lancashire
    (Performance Venue)
    Patrimony
    Acquired: 1521-05-23
    Divested: 1572-10-24
  • Knowsley Hall, Lancashire
    (Performance Venue)
    Patrimony
    Acquired: 1521-05-23
    Divested: 1572-10-24

Lands

  • Bedfordshire
    Minor holdings
  • Berkshire
    Minor holdings
  • Buckinghamshire
    Minor holdings
  • Cheshire
    Patrimony: Major holdings
  • Cumberland
    Minor holdings
  • Derbyshire
    Divested: 1545
    Minor holdings: Exchanged for other properties
  • Devon
    Minor holdings
  • Dorset
    Minor holdings
  • Flintshire
    Minor holdings
  • Hertfordshire
    Minor holdings
  • Huntingdonshire
    Minor holdings
  • Lancashire
    Patrimony: Major holdings
  • Lincolnshire
    Divested: 1545
    Minor holdings: Exchanged for other properties
  • London (city-county)
    Divested: after
    Patrimony: Major holdings.
  • Middlesex
    Minor holdings
  • Northamptonshire
    Minor holdings
  • Nottinghamshire
    Divested: 1545
    Minor holdings: Exchanged for other properties
  • Oxfordshire
    Minor holdings
  • Rutland
    Minor holdings
  • Shropshire
    Patrimony: Major holdings
  • Somerset
    Minor holdings
  • Staffordshire
    Minor holdings
  • Warwickshire
    Minor holdings
  • Westmorland
    Minor holdings
  • Wiltshire
    Minor holdings
  • Yorkshire: North Riding
    Minor holdings
  • Yorkshire: West Riding
    Minor holdings

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1530-1531 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Earl of Derby's Bearward
Performance 1532-1532 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Earl of Derby's Bearward
Performance 1532-1532 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Earl of Derby's Bearward
Performance 1532-1533 Shrewsbury (Unknown), Shrewsbury , Shropshire Earl of Derby's Bearward
Performance 1533-1533 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Earl of Derby's Bearward
Performance 1534-1534 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Earl of Derby's Bearward
Performance 1534-1534 Crowle Manor House, near Worcester , Worcestershire Earl of Derby's Bearward
Performance 1534-1534 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Earl of Derby's Bearward
Performance 1537-1538 Shrewsbury (Unknown), Shrewsbury , Shropshire Earl of Derby's Bearward
Performance 1542-1543 Shrewsbury (Unknown), Shrewsbury , Shropshire Earl of Derby's Bearward
Performance 1543-1543 Folkestone (Unknown), Folkestone , Kent Earl of Derby's Bearward
Performance 1558-1559 Shrewsbury (Unknown), Shrewsbury , Shropshire Earl of Derby's Bearward
Performance 1559-1560 York (Unknown), York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Earl of Derby's Bearward
Performance 1564-1564 Newcastle upon Tyne (Unknown), Newcastle upon Tyne , Newcastle upon Tyne (city-county) Earl of Derby's Bearward
Performance 1534-1535 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent Earl of Derby's Bearwards
Performance 1543-1544 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent Earl of Derby's Bearwards
Performance 1567-1567 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Earl of Derby's Bearwards
Performance 1525-1526 Booth Hall, Shrewsbury , Shropshire Earl of Derby's Entertainer
Performance 1524-1525 Booth Hall, Shrewsbury , Shropshire Earl of Derby's Entertainer/s
Performance 1527-1528 Booth Hall, Shrewsbury , Shropshire Earl of Derby's Entertainer/s
Performance 1527-1528 Booth Hall, Shrewsbury , Shropshire Earl of Derby's Entertainer/s
Performance 1546-1546 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Earl of Derby's Minstrels
Performance 1550-1551 Ludlow (Unknown), Ludlow , Shropshire Earl of Derby's Minstrels
Performance 1532-1533 Guildhall, Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Earl of Derby's Players
Performance 1533-1533 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Earl of Derby's Players
Performance 1535-1536 Guildhall, Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Earl of Derby's Players
Performance 1566-1566 Mayor's House, Newcastle upon Tyne , Newcastle upon Tyne (city-county) Earl of Derby's Players
Performance 1569-1569 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent Earl of Derby's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Derby's Bearward Stanley, Edward (1509 - 1572) Performing Animals 14
Earl of Derby's Bearwards Stanley, Edward (1509 - 1572) Performing Animals 3
Earl of Derby's Entertainer Stanley, Edward (1509 - 1572) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Earl of Derby's Entertainer/s Stanley, Edward (1509 - 1572) Entertainers/Minstrels 3
Earl of Derby's Minstrels Stanley, Edward (1509 - 1572) Entertainers/Minstrels 2
Earl of Derby's Players Stanley, Edward (1509 - 1572) Players 5

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue Type
Knowsley Hall Lancashire Private Residence
Lathom House Lancashire Private Residence
New Park Lancashire Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

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Bindoff, S.T. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1509–1558. 3 vols. London: Secker & Warburg, 1982.
The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
Coward, Barry. Stanleys, Lords Stanley, and Earls of Derby, 1385–1672. Chetham Society, 3rd ser, 30. Manchester: Manchester UP, 1983.
The Dictionary of National Biography. 1882–1901 (66 vols); 1908–9 (28 vols). 2 vols. London: Oxford UP, 1975.
Hasler, P.W. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1558–1603. 3 vols. London: HMSO, 1981.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)