Stanley, William (1528 - 1581)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 1
Properties - 1
Total events naming patron - 7
Troupes - 2
Venues - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 4
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Born / Died

Birth Date: ca. 1528
Death Date: 1581-11-10

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Leybourne, Anne ( - 1575)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.
  2. Spencer, Anne ( - 1618)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: before 1575-9-15
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

From Leybourne, Anne ( - 1575)

  1. Female offspring: Stanley, Elizabeth (1558 - 1585)

Primary Title

3rd Baron Monteagle

Titles

  • 3rd Baron Monteagle
    Assumed 1560-08-25
    Vacated 1581-11-10

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Commissioner of Musters, Lancashire 1569 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Hornby Castle, Lancashire
    (Performance Venue)
    Patrimony
    Acquired: 1560-08-25
    Divested: 1581-11-10

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1562-1562 Newcastle upon Tyne (Unknown), Newcastle upon Tyne , Newcastle upon Tyne (city-county) Lord Monteagle's Bearward
Performance 1566-1566 Newcastle upon Tyne (Unknown), Newcastle upon Tyne , Newcastle upon Tyne (city-county) Lord Monteagle's Bearward
Performance 1567-1567 Newcastle upon Tyne (Unknown), Newcastle upon Tyne , Newcastle upon Tyne (city-county) Lord Monteagle's Bearward
Performance 1577-1578 Coventry (Unknown), Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Monteagle's Bearward
Performance 1573-1574 Town Hall, Liverpool , Lancashire Lord Monteagle's Players
Performance 1580-1581 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Monteagle's Players
Performance 1580-1580 Merchants' Court, Newcastle upon Tyne , Newcastle upon Tyne (city-county) Lord Monteagle's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Monteagle's Bearward Stanley, William (1528 - 1581) Performing Animals 4
Lord Monteagle's Players Stanley, William (1528 - 1581) Players 3

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue Type
Hornby Castle 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 Victoria History of the County of Lancaster. The Victoria History of the Counties of England. 8 vols. London: Archibald Constable, 1906–14.