Stanley, Henry (1531 - 1593)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 6
Properties - 33
Total events naming patron - 1
Total events naming patron - 41
Troupes - 1
Troupes - 7
Venues - 3
Bibliographic Sources - 5
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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1531-09
Death Date: 1593-09-25

Siblings

Female

Stanley, Anne (1531 - 1602)
Stanley, Mary ( - 1609)
Stanley, Elizabeth ( - 1590/1)
Stanley, Jane ( - 1569)
Stanley, Margaret ( - )

Male

Stanley, Thomas ( - )
Stanley, Edward ( - )

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Clifford, Margaret (1540 - 1596)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1555-2-7
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Separated 1567
  2. Halsall, Jane ( - )
    Type: other
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

From Clifford, Margaret (1540 - 1596)

  1. Male offspring: Stanley, Edward (n.d.)
  2. Male offspring: Stanley, Ferdinando (1559 - 1594) (patron)
  3. Male offspring: Stanley, William (1561 - 1642) (patron)
  4. Male offspring: Stanley, Francis (b. 1562)

From Halsall, Jane ( - )

  1. Female offspring: Halsall, Dorothy (n.d.)
  2. Male offspring: Stanley, Thomas (n.d.)
  3. Female offspring: Halsall, Ursula (n.d.)

Primary Title

12th Baron Strange (of Knokyn)
13th Earl of Derby
Lord Strange

Titles

  • Lord Strange
    Assumed 1531-09
    Vacated 1572-10-24
  • 13th Earl of Derby
    Assumed 1572-10-24
    Vacated 1593-09-25
  • 5th Baron Stanley
    Assumed 1572-10-24
    Vacated 1593-09-25
  • 12th Baron Strange (of Knokyn)
    Assumed 1572-10-24
    Vacated 1593-09-25
  • Lord of the Isle of Man
    Assumed 1572-10-24
    Vacated 1593-09-25
  • Knight of the Garter
    Assumed 1574-04-24
    Vacated 1593-09-25

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Member, Council of the North, England n.d. n.d.
High Steward, Lancashire 1550-12-6 n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, Lancashire 1569 n.d. Held jointly
Lord Lieut, Cheshire 1572-10-24 1593-09-25
Lord Lieut, Lancashire 1572-10-24 1593-09-25
Keeper, Lancashire 1574-5-7 n.d.
Vice Admiral, Cheshire 1574 1587
Vice Admiral, Lancashire 1574 1587
Privy Councillor, England 1585-5-20 n.d.
Chamberlain, County Palatine of Chester 1588-11-5 1593

General Lands Note

Received livery of lands 27 May 1574. Acquired via wife Margaret Clifford properties in Devon, Lincolnshire, Somerset and Yorkshire, but most sold by 1582--3

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Derby House, (city) in Middlesex
    Acquired: 1572-10-24
    Divested: after 1593-09-25
  • Stanley House, Chester, Cheshire
    Acquired: ca.
  • Gaddesden Magna, Hertfordshire
    Patrimony; residence, possibly after marriage, until 1567
    Divested: 1593-09-25
  • Greenhalgh Castle, Lancashire
    Patrimony
    Acquired: 1572-10-24
    Divested: 1593-09-24
  • Lathom House, Lancashire
    (Performance Venue)
    Patrimony
    Acquired: 1572-10-24
    Divested: 1593-09-25
  • New Park (Halton Castle), Lancashire
    (Performance Venue)
    Patrimony
    Acquired: 1572-10-24
    Divested: 1593-09-25
  • Knowsley Hall, Lancashire
    (Performance Venue)
    Patrimony
    Acquired: 1572-10-24
    Divested: 1593-09-25

Lands

  • Bedfordshire
    Minor holdings
  • Berkshire
    Minor holdings
  • Buckinghamshire
    Minor holdings
  • Cheshire
    Patrimony: Major holdings
  • Cumberland
    Minor holdings
  • Devon
    Minor holdings
  • Dorset
    Minor holdings
  • Flintshire
    Minor holdings
  • Hertfordshire
    Minor holdings
  • Huntingdonshire
    Minor holdings
  • Lancashire
    Divested: after
    Patrimony: Major holdings.
  • Lancashire
    Patrimony: Major holdings
  • Lincolnshire
    Acquired: 1558-06
    Divested: 1583-05-17
    Minor holdings: Acquired from wife, Margaret Clifford; sold
  • Middlesex
    Minor holdings
  • Northamptonshire
    Minor holdings
  • Oxfordshire
    Minor holdings
  • Rutland
    Minor holdings
  • Shropshire
    Patrimony: Major holdings
  • Somerset
    Minor holdings
  • Staffordshire
    Minor holdings
  • Surrey
    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 1573-1574 Town Hall, Liverpool , Lancashire Earl of Derby's Bearward
Performance 1573-1574 Coventry (Unknown), Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Derby's Bearward
Performance 1574-1575 Coventry (Unknown), Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Derby's Bearward
Performance 1577-1578 Coventry (Unknown), Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Derby's Bearward
Performance 1578-1579 Coventry (Unknown), Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Derby's Bearward
Dismissal 1580-1580 The Marsh, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Earl of Derby's Bearward
Performance 1581-1582 Coventry (Unknown), Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Derby's Bearward
Performance 1583-1584 Coventry (Unknown), Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Derby's Bearward
Performance 1575-1576 Booth Hall, Shrewsbury , Shropshire Earl of Derby's Musician/s
Performance 1590-1591 Booth Hall, Shrewsbury , Shropshire Earl of Derby's Musicians
Performance 1573-1574 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Derby's Players
Performance 1576-1576 Merchants' Court, Newcastle upon Tyne , Newcastle upon Tyne (city-county) Earl of Derby's Players
Performance 1577-1578 Guildhall, Faversham , Kent Earl of Derby's Players
Performance 1577-1578 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Derby's Players
Performance 1577-1578 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Derby's Players
Performance 1577-1578 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Earl of Derby's Players
Performance 1578-1579 Guildhall, Bath , Somerset Earl of Derby's Players
Performance 1578-1578 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Earl of Derby's Players
Performance 1579-1580 Dartmouth (Unknown), Dartmouth , Devon Earl of Derby's Players
Performance 1579-1580 Guildhall, Faversham , Kent Earl of Derby's Players
Performance 1579-1580 Boothall, Gloucester , Gloucestershire Earl of Derby's Players
Performance 1579-1580 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Derby's Players
Performance 1580-1580 Guildhall, Exeter , Exeter (city-county) in Devon Earl of Derby's Players
Performance 1580-1581 Guildhall, Bath , Somerset Earl of Derby's Players
Performance 1580-1581 Guildhall, Abingdon , Berkshire Earl of Derby's Players
Performance 1580-1581 Guildhall, Exeter , Exeter (city-county) in Devon Earl of Derby's Players
Performance 1581-1582 Common Hall, Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Earl of Derby's Players
Performance 1582-1583 Guildhall, Bath , Somerset Earl of Derby's Players
Performance 1582-1583 Town Hall, Liverpool , Lancashire Earl of Derby's Players
Performance 1591-1591 Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Earl of Derby's Trumpeters
Performance 1565-1565 Newcastle upon Tyne (Unknown), Newcastle upon Tyne , Newcastle upon Tyne (city-county) Lord Strange's Bearward
Performance 1564-1565 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent Lord Strange's Players
Performance 1564-1565 Boothall, Gloucester , Gloucestershire Lord Strange's Players
Performance 1564-1564 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Lord Strange's Players
Performance 1565-1566 Lincoln (Unknown), Lincoln , Lincolnshire Lord Strange's Players
Performance 1565-1566 Guildhall, Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Lord Strange's Players
Performance 1568-1569 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Strange's Players
Performance 1568-1569 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent Lord Strange's Players
Performance 1569-1570 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent Lord Strange's Players
Performance 1569-1570 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Lord Strange's Players
Performance 1569-1570 Guildhall, Plymouth , Devon Lord Strange's Players
Performance 1569-1569 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Lord Strange's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Derby's Bearward Stanley, Henry (1531 - 1593) Performing Animals 8
Earl of Derby's Musician/s Stanley, Henry (1531 - 1593) Musicians 1
Earl of Derby's Musicians Stanley, Henry (1531 - 1593) Musicians 1
Earl of Derby's Players Stanley, Henry (1531 - 1593) Players 19
Earl of Derby's Trumpeters Stanley, Henry (1531 - 1593) Musicians 1
Lord Strange's Bearward Stanley, Henry (1531 - 1593) Performing Animals 1
Lord Strange's Players Stanley, Henry (1531 - 1593) Players 11

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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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.
Doyle, James E. The Official Baronage of England Showing the Succession, Dignities, and Offices of Every Peer from 1066 to 1885. 3 vols. London: Longmans, 1886.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)
The Victoria History of the County of Lancaster. The Victoria History of the Counties of England. 8 vols. London: Archibald Constable, 1906–14.