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Culture, Lords of England, Baronies of England Alphabetically, Baron Stanley

Baron Stanley is in Baronies of England Alphabetically.

There have been two creations of Baron Stanley:

1st. 1456. Thomas Stanley 1st Baron Stanley 1405-1459. Abeyant. 1960.

2nd. 1839. John Stanley 1st Baron Stanley Alderley 1766-1850. Extant Baronies of England.

Baron Stanley (1st Creation)

Baron Stanley is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Succeeded Baronesses of England, Abeyant Baronies of England.

In 1456 Thomas Stanley 1st Baron Stanley (age 51) was created 1st Baron Stanley. Jane Goushill Baroness Stanley (age 55) by marriage Baroness Stanley.

On 20th February 1459 Thomas Stanley 1st Baron Stanley (age 54) died at Knowsley, Lancashire. He was buried at Burscough Priory [Map]. His son Thomas (age 24) succeeded King Mann, 2nd Baron Stanley. Eleanor Neville Baroness Stanley (age 12) by marriage Baroness Stanley.

Around 12th June 1472 Thomas Stanley 1st Earl of Derby (age 37) and Margaret Beaufort Countess Richmond (age 29) were married. She by marriage Queen Mann, Baroness Stanley. She the daughter of John Beaufort 1st Duke of Somerset and Margaret Beauchamp Duchess Somerset (age 62). They were third cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

On 29th July 1504 Thomas Stanley 1st Earl of Derby (age 69) died. He was buried at Burscough Priory [Map]. His grandson Thomas (age 19) succeeded 2nd Earl Derby, 10th Baron Strange Knockin, 6th Baron Mohun of Dunster, 3rd Baron Stanley.

On 23rd May 1521 Thomas Stanley 2nd Earl of Derby (age 36) died. His son Edward (age 12) succeeded 3rd Earl Derby, 11th Baron Strange Knockin, 7th Baron Mohun of Dunster, 4th Baron Stanley. Katherine Howard Countess Derby (age 6) by marriage Countess Derby.

On 24th October 1572 Edward Stanley 3rd Earl of Derby (age 63) died at Lathom, Lancashire. His son Henry (age 41) succeeded 4th Earl Derby, 12th Baron Strange Knockin, 8th Baron Mohun of Dunster, 5th Baron Stanley. Margaret Clifford Countess Derby (age 32) by marriage Countess Derby.

Richard Shireburn (age 50) was an executor in his will.

On 25th September 1593 Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby (age 62) died at Lathom, Lancashire. His son Ferdinando (age 34) succeeded 5th Earl Derby, 13th Baron Strange Knockin, 9th Baron Mohun of Dunster, 6th Baron Stanley. Alice Spencer Countess Derby (age 44) by marriage Countess Derby.

On 16th April 1594 Ferdinando Stanley 5th Earl of Derby (age 35) died from poisoning. His brother William (age 33) succeeded 6th Earl Derby. Baron Mohun of Dunster and Baron Stanley abeyant.

The London Gazette 32250. Whitehall, March 7, 1921.

The King has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, bearing date the 7th instant, to declare that Edith Maud, Countess of Loudoun, is and shall be Baroness Botreaux and Baroness Hastings; and to give, grant and confirm the Baronies of Botreaux and Hastings which fell into abeyance on the death of Charles Edward Hastings, Earl of Loudoun, on the 17th day of May, 1920, to the said Edith Maud (age 37), Countess of Loudoun: To have and to hold the said Baronies, together with all the rights, privileges, pre-eminences, immunities and advantages, and the place and precedence due and (belonging thereto to her and to the heirs of her body lawfully begotten and to be begotten in as full and ample a manner as the said Charles Edward Hastings; Earl of Loudoun, or any of his ancestors held and enjoyed the same.

And also to declare that the said Edith Maud, Countess of Loudoun, is and shall be Baroness Stanley; and: to give, grant and confirm, the Barony of Stanley which, fell into abeyance on the death of Ferdinando, 5th Earl of Derby, in the year 1594, to the said Edith Maud, Countess of Loudoun: To have and to hold the said Barony, together with, all the rights, privileges, pre-eminences, immunities and advantages, and the place and precedence due and belonging thereto to her and to the heirs of her body lawfully (begotten and to be begotten in as full and ample a manner as the said Ferdinando, 5th Earl of Derby, or any of ihis ancestors held and enjoyed the same.

Note. Edith Maud Rawdon-Hastings 12th Countess Loudon abeyance terminated 23rd Baroness Botreaux, 7th Baroness Stanley and 20th Baroness Hastings. She and her sister Elizabeth Frances Abney-Hastings Viscountess St Davids (age 36) had petitioned the Committee for Privileges for six titles Baron Strange Knockin, Baron Botreaux, Baron Hungerford, Baron Moleyns, Baron Stanley and Baron Hastings. The titles were shared three each between them.

After 24th February 1960 Edith Maud Rawdon-Hastings 12th Countess Loudon (deceased) died. Her daughter Barbara (age 40) succeeded 13th Countess Loudon. Peter Griffiths Earl Loudon (age 35) by marriage Earl Loudon.

Baron Botreaux, Baron Stanley and Baron Hastings abeyant between her five daughters and their descendants.

Baron Stanley Alderley (2nd Creation)

Baron Stanley Alderley is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Extant Baronies of England.

In 1839 John Stanley 1st Baron Stanley Alderley (age 72) was created 1st Baron Stanley Alderley. Maria Josepha Holroyd Baroness Stanley Alderley by marriage Baroness Stanley Alderley.

On 23rd October 1850 John Stanley 1st Baron Stanley Alderley (age 83) died. His son Edward (age 47) succeeded 2nd Baron Stanley Alderley, 8th Baronet Stanley of Alderley in Cheshire. Henrietta Maria Dillon Baroness Stanley Alderley and Eddisbury (age 42) by marriage Baroness Stanley Alderley.

On 16th June 1869 Edward John Stanley 2nd Baron Stanley and 1st Baron Eddisbury (age 66) died. His son Henry (age 41) succeeded 3rd Baron Stanley Alderley, 2nd Baron Eddisbury of Winnington in Cheshire, 9th Baronet Stanley of Alderley in Cheshire.

On 10th December 1903 Henry Edward Stanley 3rd Baron Stanley 2nd Baron Eddisbury (age 76) died. He was buried according to Muslim rites in unconsecrated ground in the garden of the Dower House on his family's estate, Alderley Park, Cheshire [Map]. His brother Edward (age 64) succeeded 4th Baron Stanley Alderley, 3rd Baron Eddisbury of Winnington in Cheshire, 10th Baronet Stanley of Alderley in Cheshire.

On 18th January 1944 Edward Stanley 6th Baron Stanley, 6th Baron Sheffield, 5th Baron Eddisbury (age 36) and Sylvia Hawkes Baroness Stanley (age 39) were married. She by marriage Baroness Stanley Alderley.