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Stanley, William (1528 - 1581)

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Born / Died

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

Parents

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: 1575-9-15
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

Primary Title

  • 3rd Baron Monteagle

Titles

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

Details of Offices

Began
Commissioner of Musters, Lancashire 1569

Details of Properties

Residence

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Newcastle upon Tyne (Unknown), Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne (city-county) Lord Monteagle's Bearward
Performance - Newcastle upon Tyne (Unknown), Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne (city-county) Lord Monteagle's Bearward
Performance - Newcastle upon Tyne (Unknown), Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne (city-county) Lord Monteagle's Bearward
Performance - Coventry (Unknown), Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Monteagle's Bearward
Performance - Town Hall, Liverpool, Lancashire Lord Monteagle's Players
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Monteagle's Players
Performance - 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 Players Stanley, William (1528 - 1581) Players 1
Lord Monteagle's Players Stanley, William (1528 - 1581) Players 1
Lord Monteagle's Players Stanley, William (1528 - 1581) Players 1
Lord Monteagle's Bearward Stanley, William (1528 - 1581) Performing Animals 1
Lord Monteagle's Bearward Stanley, William (1528 - 1581) Performing Animals 1
Lord Monteagle's Bearward Stanley, William (1528 - 1581) Performing Animals 1
Lord Monteagle's Bearward Stanley, William (1528 - 1581) Performing Animals 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County 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. Manchester: Manchester UP, 1983
  • The Victoria History of the County of Lancaster. 8 vols. London: Archibald Constable, 1906--14