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• Hij is geboren in het jaar 1562 in Caanon Row, Westminster, London, England.
• Hij is overleden op 29 september 1642 in Chester, Cheshire, England, Great Britain, hij was toen 80 jaar oud.Bron 3
• Een kind van Henry Stanley en Margaret Clifford
• Deze gegevens zijn voor het laatst bijgewerkt op 4 december 2022.

Gezin van William Stanley 6th Earl of Derby

Hij is getrouwd met Elizabeth de Vere.

Zij zijn getrouwd op 26 juni 1594, hij was toen 32 jaar oud.Bron 3

Kind(eren):

1. James Stanley  1607-1651 
2. Anne Stanley  ± 1600-1657
3. Elizabeth Stanley  1595-± 1596
4. Elizabeth Stanley  1597-± 1598
5. Katherine Stanley  ± 1603-± 1604
6. Robert Stanley  ± 1608-????
7. Elizabeth Stanley  ± 1610-????
8. Charles Stanley  ± 1612-1629

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(2) William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby (d 29.09.1642) m. (26.06.1594) Elizabeth Vere (d 10.03.1626-7, dau of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford)

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William Stanley was born in 1562 and died September 29, 1642. He was the 6 th Earl of Derby, K.G. His wife Elizabeth Vere was the daughter of Edwa rd Vere the 7th Earl of Oxford. William Stanley was originally buried in C hester, England. His body was re-interred at Ormskirk Derby Chapel on Ju ne 30, 1662.

William Stanley bought from his nieces, daughters of Ferdinando Stanley, 5 th Earl of Derby , their right to the Isle of Man after Ferdinando's deat h. His brother had no male heirs. William and Ferdinando were the grandso ns of Mary Dowager, Queen of France and sister of Henry VIII. William w as appointed Chamberlain of Chester for life.

Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby died suddenly on April 16, 1594 supp osedly poisoned by the Jesuits because he refused to join in an intrig ue to obtain possession of the crown of France, by right of his grandmothe r, Mary Dowager who was queen of France. Having no sons, the earldom fe ll to his brother William. His Lordship married Alice Spencer, daught er of Sir John Spencer of Althorp. They had three daughters: Ann Stanle y, who married Grey Bruges, Lord Chandos; Frances, who married Sir John Eg erton, Earl of Bridewater and Elizabeth, who married Henry Hastings, Ea rl of Huntington. Alice, Ferdinandos wife married Lord Ellesmere, Lord Hi gh Chancellor after Ferdinandos death. She died on January 26, 1635.

At an early age, William Stanley displayed an enterprising and martial spi rit and a love of foreign travel. His intelligence and agreeable conversat ional abilities made him a great favorite with his noble father who allow ed him to travel for three years on the continent. He first sailed to Fran ce where the young English nobleman displayed his courage and superior kno wledge of military tactics. In France he formed an acquaintance with the c ustoms of the country and visited the Universities and seats of learnin g. He than travelled to Spain where he challenged a Spanish Nobleman to si ngle combat. Sir William won by inflicting a wound to the gallant Don's ch est. While not mortal it bled so much that the duel was ended. He then tra velled to Italy, Egypt, Palestine, Turkey and Russia. Upon receiving wo rd of his brothers death he hurriedly returned to England. Earl William St anley stood high in the estimation of King James I.

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