George Stanley, 9th Baron Strange
George Stanley, 9th Baron Strange, of Knockin, KG, KB (1460–1503) was an English nobleman and heir apparent of Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby. He was also a notable soldier in his own right and held a number of senior offices of state.
Sir George Stanley, 9th Baron Strange | |
|---|---|
| Born | ca. 1460 |
| Died | 4–5 December 1503 Derby House, London |
| Buried | London church of Joan le Strange, 9th Baroness Strange |
Life
He was born about 1460 at
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick. On his father's second marriage to Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond, he became stepbrother to her son, Henry Tudor, later King Henry VII
.
He was invested as a knight of the
privy counsellor
.
Family
He was married in 1482 to
John le Strange, 8th Baron Strange (c. 1440 - 1477) and Jacquetta Woodville (daughter of Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxembourg
), thereby becoming 9th Baron Strange de jure uxoris (in the right of his wife) and was summoned to Parliament in this role. Their children were:
- John Stanley (d. 1503).
- Thomas Stanley, 2nd Earl of Derby (1485–1521).
- James Stanley, knight (1486–1562), who founded the branch of the family known as the 'Stanleys of Bickerstaffe', from which the 11th Earl of Derbyand all subsequent earls descend.
- George Stanley.
- Jane Stanley, who married Sir Robert Sheffield (died 15 November 1531), son of Speaker of the House of Commons, by his first wife, Helen Delves, by whom she was the mother of Edmund Sheffield, 1st Baron Sheffield.
- Elizabeth Stanley.
- Margaret Stanley.
Death
Stanley died in
Derby House, St Paul's Wharf, London over 4–5 December 1503, allegedly of poison following a banquet. He was buried in the London church of St James Garlickhythe
nearby.
Notes
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References
Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003), Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, vol. 1 (107th in 3 volumes ed.), Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage, p. 1101
