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Biography of Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby 1628-1672

Paternal Family Tree: Stanley

Maternal Family Tree: Antoinette Polignac 1460

On 26th June 1626 [his father] James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby (age 19) and [his mother] Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby (age 26) were married. She by marriage Baroness Strange Knockin. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Claude de La Tremoille 2nd Duke Thouars and [his grandmother] Charlotte Flandrina Orange Nassau (age 46). He the son of [his grandfather] William Stanley 6th Earl of Derby (age 65) and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Vere Countess Derby (age 50).

On 19th January 1628 Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby was born to James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby (age 20) and Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby (age 28).

1651 Manx Rebellion

Between September 1651 and November 1651 a rebellion against the Royalist leader of the Isle of Man [his father] James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby (age 44) who had been captured at the Battle of Worcester. His wife [his mother] Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby (age 51) resisted the rebels with the aid of Philip Musgrave 2nd Baronet (age 44) and Illiam Dhone (her husband's Receiver General). The Countess eventually surrendered after hearing of her husband's death. Illiam Dhone changed sides and worked with Parliamentarian soldiers to achieve a bloodless coup. Illiam Dhone was eventually arrested by the Earl's son Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby (age 23) and executed by firing squad at Hango Hill on 2nd January 1663.

On 15th October 1651 [his father] James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby (age 44) died. His son Charles (age 23) succeeded 8th Earl Derby, 2nd Baron Strange Knockin.

Before 1655 Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby (age 26) and Dorothea Helena Kirkoven Countess Derby (age 24) were married. She by marriage Countess Derby. She the daughter of Jehan Lord of Heenvliet (age 60) and Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield (age 45). He the son of James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby and Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby (age 55).

Around 1655 [his son] William Stanley 9th Earl of Derby was born to Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby (age 26) and [his wife] Dorothea Helena Kirkoven Countess Derby (age 25).

On 12th September 1656 Philip Stanhope 1st Earl Chesterfield (age 72) died. His grandson [his brother-in-law] Philip (age 22) succeeded 2nd Earl Chesterfield, 2nd Baron Stanhope of Shelford in Nottinghamshire.

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On 31st March 1664 [his mother] Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby (age 64) died.

On 3rd July 1664 [his son] James Stanley 10th Earl of Derby was born to Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby (age 36) and [his wife] Dorothea Helena Kirkoven Countess Derby (age 34).

After July 1665 [his brother-in-law] Philip Stanhope 2nd Earl Chesterfield (age 31) and Elizabeth Dormer Countess Chesterfield (age 12) were married. She by marriage Countess Chesterfield. She the daughter of Charles Dormer 2nd Earl Carnarvon (age 32) and Elizabeth Capell Countess Carnarvon (age 32). He the son of Henry Stanhope and [his mother-in-law] Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield (age 56). They were third cousin once removed.

In 1666 Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby (age 37) was appointed Mayor of Liverpool.

On 9th April 1667 [his mother-in-law] Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield (age 58) died. Earl Chesterfield extinct. Her son [his brother-in-law] Charles Kirkoven 1st Earl Bellomont (age 23) inherited Boughton aka Bocton Place, Kent [Map].

On 21st December 1672 Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby (age 44) died. His son [his son] William (age 17) succeeded 9th Earl Derby, 3rd Baron Strange Knockin.

On 6th April 1673 [his former wife] Dorothea Helena Kirkoven Countess Derby (age 43) died.

[his daughter] Charlotte Stanley was born to Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby and Dorothea Helena Kirkoven Countess Derby.

Royal Ancestors of Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby 1628-1672

Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 20 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 15 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 4 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 13 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 7 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 21 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby 1628-1672

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Stanley 9th Baron Strange Knockin 5th Baron Mohun Dunster 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Stanley 2nd Earl of Derby 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Strange 9th Baroness Strange of Knockin 5th Baroness Dunster 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Stanley 3rd Earl of Derby 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings Baron Botreaux, Hungerford and Moleyns 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Hastings Countess Derby 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Hungerford Baroness Hastings, 4th Baroness Hungerford, 5th Baroness Botreaux and 2nd Baroness Moleyns 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Howard 1st Duke of Norfolk 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Moleyns 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothy Howard Countess Derby 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Tilney

Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Tilney Duchess Norfolk

GrandFather: William Stanley 6th Earl of Derby 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry "Shepherd Lord" Clifford 10th Baron Clifford 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Clifford 1st Earl of Cumberland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne St John Baroness Clifford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Clifford 2nd Earl of Cumberland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Percy 5th Earl of Northumberland 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Percy Baroness Clifford 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Spencer Countess Northumberland 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Clifford Countess Derby Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Brandon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bruyn

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Brandon Countess Cumberland Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry VII of England and Ireland 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Tudor Queen Consort France Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth York Queen Consort England Daughter of King Edward IV of England

Father: James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John de Vere 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Colbroke

Great x 2 Grandfather: John de Vere 16th Earl of Oxford 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Trussell

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Trussell Countess of Oxford 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Donne 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Golding

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margery Golding Countess of Oxford

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tonge

GrandMother: Elizabeth Vere Countess Derby 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: David Cecil

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Cecil

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Dicons

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Heckington

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Heckington

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Cecil Countess of Oxford 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Cooke of Gidea Hall

Great x 3 Grandfather: Anthony Cooke

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Saunders

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mildred Cooke Baroness Burghley 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Fitzwilliam 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Fitzwilliam 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis II de la Tremoille

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles I de La Tremoille

Great x 2 Grandfather: François II de La Tremoille

Great x 1 Grandfather: Louis III de La Tremoille 1st Duke Thouars

GrandFather: Claude de La Tremoille 2nd Duke Thouars 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William de Montmorency

Great x 2 Grandfather: Anne I Duke of Montmorency

Great x 1 Grandmother: Jeanne Montmorency 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip "Landless" Savoy II Duke Savoy 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: René of Savoy 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Libera Portoneri

Great x 2 Grandmother: Madeleine of Savoy 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Lascaris

Mother: Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

GrandMother: Charlotte Flandrina Orange Nassau 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Bourbon VIII Count Vendôme 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis Bourbon Prince of La Roche sur Yon 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabelle Beauvau Countess Vendôme

Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis Duke of Montpensier 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gilbert Bourbon Count of Monpensier 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Louise Bourbon Duchess of Monpensier 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Clara Gonzaga 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Charlotte Bourbon Princess Orange 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Jean IV de Longwy Seigneur de Givry

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jacqueline de Longwy 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Valois Orléans Count Angoulême 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jeanne Valois 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Antoinette Polignac