Stanley, Ferdinando (1559 - 1594)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 4
Properties - 31
Total events naming patron - 38
Troupes - 3
Venues - 3
Bibliographic Sources - 5
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Born / Died

Birth Date: ca. 1559
Death Date: 1594-04-16

Siblings

Male

Stanley, Edward ( - )
Stanley, William (1561 - 1642) (patron)
Stanley, Francis (1562 - )

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Spencer, Alice (1559 - 1636/7)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: ca. 1579
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Possibly married 1579/80 or 1580

Offspring

From Spencer, Alice (1559 - 1636/7)

  1. Female offspring: Stanley, Anne (1580 - 1647)
  2. Female offspring: Stanley, Frances (1583 - 1636)
  3. Female offspring: Stanley, Elizabeth (1587 - 1633)

Primary Title

13th Baron Strange (of Knokyn)
14th Earl of Derby

Titles

  • 13th Baron Strange (of Knokyn)
    Assumed 1572
    Vacated 1594-04-16
  • 6th Baron Stanley
    Assumed 1593-09-25
    Vacated 1594-04-16
  • Lord of the Isle of Man
    Assumed 1593-09-25
    Vacated 1594-04-16
  • 14th Earl of Derby
    Assumed 1593-09-25
    Vacated 1594-04-16

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Deputy Lieut, Cheshire 1585 1593-09-25
Deputy Lieut, Lancashire 1585 1593-09-25
Mayor, Liverpool 1588 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Lancashire 1593-9-25 1594-04-16
Lord Lieut, Cheshire 1593-9-25 1594-04-16
Vice Admiral, Lancashire 1594 n.d.
Vice Admiral, Cheshire 1594 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Derby House, Cannon Row, (city) in Middlesex
    Patrimony
    Acquired: 1593-09-25
    Divested: after 1594-04-16
  • Stanley House, Chester, Cheshire
    Patrimony
  • Greenhalgh Castle, Lancashire
    Patrimony
    Acquired: 1593-09-25
    Divested: 1594-04-16
  • Lathom House, Lancashire
    (Performance Venue)
    Patrimony
    Acquired: 1593-09-25
    Divested: 1594-04-16
  • New Park (Halton Castle), Lancashire
    (Performance Venue)
    Patrimony
    Acquired: 1593-09-25
    Divested: 1594-04-16
  • Knowsley Hall, Lancashire
    (Performance Venue)
    Patrimony
    Acquired: 1593-09-25
    Divested: 1594-04-16

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
    Patrimony: Major holdings
  • Middlesex
    Minor holdings
  • Northamptonshire
    Minor holdings
  • Oxfordshire
    Minor holdings
  • Rutland
    Minor holdings
  • Shropshire
    Divested: after
    Patrimony: Major 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 1593-1636 Lyme Park, Lyme Park , Cheshire Earl of Derby's Players
Performance 1593-1593 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Derby's Players
Performance 1588-1589 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Strange's Musicians
Performance 1576-1577 Guildhall, Exeter , Exeter (city-county) in Devon Lord Strange's Players
Performance 1577-1578 Guildhall, Faversham , Kent Lord Strange's Players
Performance 1578-1579 Guildhall, Bath , Somerset Lord Strange's Players
Performance 1578-1579 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Strange's Players
Performance 1580-1581 Guildhall, Bath , Somerset Lord Strange's Players
Performance 1580-1581 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Lord Strange's Players
Performance 1580-1581 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent Lord Strange's Players
Performance 1580-1581 Boothall, Gloucester , Gloucestershire Lord Strange's Players
Performance 1580-1580 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Lord Strange's Players
Performance 1580-1580 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Lord Strange's Players
Performance 1581-1581 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Lord Strange's Players
Performance 1581-1582 Guildhall, Plymouth , Devon Lord Strange's Players
Performance 1583-1584 Guildhall (2), Barnstaple , Devon Lord Strange's Players
Performance 1587-1588 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Strange's Players
Performance? 1587-1587 Knowsley Hall, near Prescot , Lancashire Lord Strange's Players
Performance? 1588-1588 Lathom House, near Ormskirk , Lancashire Lord Strange's Players
Performance? 1589-1589 Lathom House, near Ormskirk , Lancashire Lord Strange's Players
Performance? 1590-1590 Lathom House, near Ormskirk , Lancashire Lord Strange's Players
Performance 1591-1592 Guildhall, Bath , Somerset Lord Strange's Players
Performance 1591-1592 Town Hall, Folkestone , Kent Lord Strange's Players
Performance 1591-1592 Guildhall, Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Lord Strange's Players
Performance 1591-1592 Guildhall, Faversham , Kent Lord Strange's Players
Performance 1591-1592 Boothall, Gloucester , Gloucestershire Lord Strange's Players
Performance 1591-1592 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Strange's Players
Performance 1591-1592 Town Hall, Maidstone , Kent Lord Strange's Players
Performance 1592-1592 Rose Theatre, Southwark , Surrey Lord Strange's Players
Performance 1592-1593 Guildhall, Bath , Somerset Lord Strange's Players
Performance 1592-1592 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Lord Strange's Players
Performance 1592-1592 Court Hall, Canterbury , Kent Lord Strange's Players
Performance 1592-1592 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Lord Strange's Players
Performance 1592-1593 Guildhall, Faversham , Kent Lord Strange's Players
Performance 1592-1592 Guildhall, Oxford , Oxfordshire Lord Strange's Players
Performance 1592-1593 Rose Theatre, Southwark , Surrey Lord Strange's Players
Performance? 1593-1593 Bristol (Unknown), Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Lord Strange's Players
Performance 1593-1593 Booth Hall, Shrewsbury , Shropshire Lord Strange's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Derby's Players Stanley, Ferdinando (1559 - 1594) Players 2
Lord Strange's Musicians Stanley, Ferdinando (1559 - 1594) Musicians 1
Lord Strange's Players Stanley, Ferdinando (1559 - 1594) Players 35

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.
The Dictionary of National Biography. 1882–1901 (66 vols); 1908–9 (28 vols). 2 vols. London: Oxford UP, 1975.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)
Thomson, Gladys S. Lords Lieutenant in the Sixteenth Century: A Study in Tudor Local Administration. London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1923.