Biography of Henrietta Stanley Countess Anglesey 1687-1718

Paternal Family Tree: Stanley

In 1673 [her father] William Stanley 9th Earl of Derby (age 18) and [her mother] Elizabeth Butler Countess Derby (age 13) were married. She by marriage Countess Derby. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Thomas Butler 6th Earl Ossory (age 38) and [her grandmother] Emilia Nassau Beverweert Countess Ossory (age 37). He the son of [her grandfather] Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby and [her grandmother] Dorothea Helena Kirkoven Countess Derby (age 43). They were half third cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

In 1687 Henrietta Stanley Countess Anglesey was born to William Stanley 9th Earl of Derby (age 32) and Elizabeth Butler Countess Derby (age 27).

On 5th November 1702 [her father] William Stanley 9th Earl of Derby (age 47) died. On His brother [her uncle] James (age 38) succeeded 10th Earl Derby. Baron Strange Knockin abeyant between his two daughters Henrietta Stanley Countess Anglesey (age 15) and [her sister] Elizabeth Stanley. On the death of Elizabeth Stanley in 1714 the abeyance was terminated in favour of Henrietta Stanley Countess Anglesey.

On 21st May 1706 John Annesley 4th Earl Anglesey (age 30) and Henrietta Stanley Countess Anglesey (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess Anglesey. She the daughter of William Stanley 9th Earl of Derby and Elizabeth Butler Countess Derby (age 46). He the son of James Annesley 2nd Earl Anglesey and Elizabeth Manners Countess Anglesey.

On 19th September 1710 [her husband] John Annesley 4th Earl Anglesey (age 34) died. His brother [her brother-in-law] Arthur (age 30) succeeded 5th Earl Anglesey, 6th Viscount Valentia, 5th Baron Annesley Newport Pagnell Buckinghamshire. Mary Thompson Countess Anglesey by marriage Countess Anglesey.

On 21st October 1710 [her future husband] John Ashburnham 1st Earl Ashburnham (age 23) and Mary Butler Baroness Ashburnham were married. She by marriage Baroness Ashburnham of Ashburnham in Sussex. She the daughter of [her uncle] James Butler 2nd Duke Ormonde (age 45) and Mary Somerset Duchess Ormonde (age 46).

In 1714 [her sister] Elizabeth Stanley died. In 1714 Her sister Henrietta (age 27) abeyance terminated 4th Baroness Strange Knockin.

On 24th July 1714 John Ashburnham 1st Earl Ashburnham (age 27) and Henrietta Stanley Countess Anglesey (age 27) were married. She by marriage Baroness Ashburnham of Ashburnham in Sussex. She the daughter of William Stanley 9th Earl of Derby and Elizabeth Butler Countess Derby (age 54). They were half sixth cousins.

Around 1716 [her daughter] Henrietta Ashburnham 5th Baroness Strange Knockin was born to [her husband] John Ashburnham 1st Earl Ashburnham (age 28) and Henrietta Stanley Countess Anglesey (age 29).

In 1717 [her mother] Elizabeth Butler Countess Derby (age 57) died. She was buried in the Duke of Ormonde Vault, King Henry VII Chapel, Westminster Abbey.

In 1717. Michael Dahl (age 58). Portrait of Henrietta Stanley Countess Anglesey (age 30).

On 26th June 1718 Henrietta Stanley Countess Anglesey (age 31) died. Her daughter [her daughter] Henrietta (age 2) succeeded 5th Baroness Strange Knockin.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

Before 30th October 1724 [her former husband] John Ashburnham 1st Earl Ashburnham (age 37) and Jemima Grey Countess Ashburham (age 25) were married. She by marriage Baroness Ashburnham of Ashburnham in Sussex. She the daughter of Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 53) and Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent (age 49).

On 10th March 1737 [her former husband] John Ashburnham 1st Earl Ashburnham (age 49) died. He was buried at St Peter's Church, Ashburnham [Map]. His son John (age 12) succeeded 2nd Earl Ashburham, 4th Baron Ashburnham of Ashburnham in Sussex

Royal Ancestors of Henrietta Stanley Countess Anglesey 1687-1718

Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Henrietta Stanley Countess Anglesey 1687-1718

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Stanley 3rd Earl of Derby 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Howard Countess Derby 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

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

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Clifford Countess Derby Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Brandon Countess Cumberland Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 1 Grandfather: 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 16th Earl of Oxford 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery Golding Countess of Oxford

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Vere Countess Derby 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Cecil Countess of Oxford 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mildred Cooke Baroness Burghley 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: François II de La Tremoille

Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis III de La Tremoille 1st Duke Thouars

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anne I Duke of Montmorency

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jeanne Montmorency 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Madeleine of Savoy 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Flandrina Orange Nassau 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Duke of Montpensier 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Bourbon Princess Orange 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jacqueline de Longwy 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Father: William Stanley 9th Earl of Derby 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 1 Grandfather: Jehan Lord of Heenvliet

GrandMother: Dorothea Helena Kirkoven Countess Derby

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wotton

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Wotton 1st Baron Wotton

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Wotton 2nd Baron Wotton

Great x 1 Grandmother: Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield

Henrietta Stanley Countess Anglesey 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Butler 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Butler 11th Earl Ormonde 4th Earl Ossory 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Burke 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Butler Viscount Thurles 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Butler 2nd Viscount Mountgarret 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Helen Butler Countess Ormonde and Ossory 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Grizzel Fitzpatrick Viscountess Mountgarret

Great x 1 Grandfather: James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Poyntz of Iron Acton 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Poyntz 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Verney 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Poyntz 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Syndeham 10 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sydenham 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

GrandFather: Thomas Butler 6th Earl Ossory 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Preston of Whitehill in Midlothian

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Preston 1st Earl Desmond

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Butler 9th Earl Ormonde 2nd Earl Ossory 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas "Black Tom" Butler 10th Earl Ormonde 3rd Earl Ossory 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Fitzgerald Countess Ormonde and Ossory 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Butler 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Sheffield 2nd Baron Sheffield 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sheffield Countess Ormonde and Ossory 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Douglas Howard Baroness Sheffield 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Mother: Elizabeth Butler Countess Derby 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Prince Maurice I of Orange 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Maurice Elector of Saxony 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna of Saxony 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes of Hesse 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Louis Nassau Beverweert 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaretha van Mechelen

GrandMother: Emilia Nassau Beverweert Countess Ossory 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England