Biography of Edward George Villiers Stanley 17th Earl of Derby 1865-1948
Paternal Family Tree: Stanley
Maternal Family Tree: Charlotte Jenkinson Countess Verulam 1863
On 31 May 1864 [his father] Frederick Arthur Stanley 16th Earl of Derby (age 23) and [his mother] Constance Villiers Countess Derby (age 24) were married. She the daughter of George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon (age 64) and Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon (age 54). He the son of Edward Smith-Stanley 14th Earl of Derby (age 65) and Emma Caroline Bootle-Wilbraham Countess Derby (age 59).
On 04 Apr 1865 Edward George Villiers Stanley 17th Earl of Derby was born to Frederick Arthur Stanley 16th Earl of Derby (age 24) and Constance Villiers Countess Derby (age 25) at 23 St James' Square.
On 05 Jan 1889 Edward George Villiers Stanley 17th Earl of Derby (age 23) and Alice Maude Olivia Montagu Countess Derby (age 26) were married. She the daughter of William Drogo Montagu 7th Duke Manchester (age 65) and Louisa Vonalten Duchess Devonshire and Manchester (age 56). He the son of Frederick Arthur Stanley 16th Earl of Derby (age 47) and Constance Villiers Countess Derby (age 49).
On 21 Apr 1893 [his uncle] Edward Henry Stanley 15th Earl of Derby (age 66) died at Knowsley, Lancashire. His brother [his father] Frederick Arthur Stanley 16th Earl of Derby (age 52) succeeded 16th Earl Derby, 10th Baronet Stanley of Bickerstaffe. [his mother] Constance Villiers Countess Derby (age 53) by marriage Countess Derby.
On 09 Jul 1894 [his son] Edward Montagu Cavendish Stanley was born to Edward George Villiers Stanley 17th Earl of Derby (age 29) and [his wife] Alice Maude Olivia Montagu Countess Derby (age 31).
On 04 May 1896 [his son] Oliver Stanley was born to Edward George Villiers Stanley 17th Earl of Derby (age 31) and [his wife] Alice Maude Olivia Montagu Countess Derby (age 33).
In 1901 John Hubert Ward (age 30) was the Assistant Private Secretary to the Financial Secretary to the War Office, Edward George Villiers Stanley 17th Earl of Derby (age 35).
On 14 Jun 1908 [his father] Frederick Arthur Stanley 16th Earl of Derby (age 67) died. His son Edward George Villiers Stanley 17th Earl of Derby (age 43) succeeded 17th Earl Derby, 11th Baronet Stanley of Bickerstaffe. [his wife] Alice Maude Olivia Montagu Countess Derby (age 45) by marriage Countess Derby.
In 1915 Edward George Villiers Stanley 17th Earl of Derby (age 49) was appointed 851st Knight of the Garter by George V King United Kingdom (age 49).
On 07 Apr 1915 [his son-in-law] Neil James Archibald Primrose (age 32) and [his daughter] Victoria Stanley were married. She the daughter of Edward George Villiers Stanley 17th Earl of Derby (age 50) and Alice Maude Olivia Montagu Countess Derby (age 52). He the son of Archibald Philip Primrose 5th Earl Rosebery 1st Earl Midlothian (age 67) and Hannah Rothschild Countess Camden.
In 1917 [his son] Edward Montagu Cavendish Stanley (age 22) and [his daughter-in-law] Sibyl Louise Beatrix Cadogan (age 24) were married. He the son of Edward George Villiers Stanley 17th Earl of Derby (age 51) and Alice Maude Olivia Montagu Countess Derby (age 54). They were third cousins.
1919. William Orpen (age 40). Portrait of Edward George Villiers Stanley 17th Earl of Derby (age 53).
In 1922 [his mother] Constance Villiers Countess Derby (age 82) died.
Bolton War Memorial [Map]. Unveiled 14 Jul 1928 by Edward George Villiers Stanley 17th Earl of Derby (age 63). Sculpted by Walter Marsden (age 45).
On 04 Dec 1930 [his brother-in-law] Charles William Augustus Montagu (age 70) and Mildred Cecilia Sturt Lady Montagu (age 61) were married. He the son of William Drogo Montagu 7th Duke Manchester and Louisa Vonalten Duchess Devonshire and Manchester.
On 16 Oct 1938 [his son] Edward Montagu Cavendish Stanley (age 44) died at Marylebone.
On 10 Nov 1939 [his brother-in-law] Charles William Augustus Montagu (age 78) died.
On 04 Feb 1948 Edward George Villiers Stanley 17th Earl of Derby (age 82) died at Knowsley Hall, Lancashire. His grandson Edward John Stanley 18th Earl of Derby (age 29) succeeded 18th Earl Derby, 12th Baronet Stanley of Bickerstaffe.
On 23 Jul 1957 [his former wife] Alice Maude Olivia Montagu Countess Derby (age 94) died at Coworth Park Sunningdale Ascot.
[his daughter] Victoria Stanley was born to Edward George Villiers Stanley 17th Earl of Derby and Alice Maude Olivia Montagu Countess Derby.
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Kings Gwynedd: Great x 22 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 23 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 20 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 17 Grand Son of Philip "The Fair" IV King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Stanley 11th Earl of Derby 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Stanley "Lord Strange" 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Smith-Stanley 12th Earl of Derby 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Smith of Weald Hall Essex
Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucy Smith
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Smith-Stanley 13th Earl of Derby 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Hamilton 5th Duke Hamilton 2nd Duke Brandon
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Hamilton 6th Duke Hamilton 3rd Duke Brandon 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Cochrane Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Derby 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Barnaby Gunning
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gunning Duchess Hamilton and Argyll
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bridget Bourke
GrandFather: Edward Smith-Stanley 14th Earl of Derby 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Geoffrey Hornby
Great x 1 Grandmother: Charlotte Margaret Hornby Countess Derby
Father: Frederick Arthur Stanley 16th Earl of Derby 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Bootle-Wilbraham 1st Baron Skelmersdale
GrandMother: Emma Caroline Bootle-Wilbraham Countess Derby
Edward George Villiers Stanley 17th Earl of Derby 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Villiers 1st Earl Jersey 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Villiers 2nd Earl Jersey 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara Chiffinch Countess Jersey
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Villiers 1st Earl Clarendon 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Villiers 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Algernon Capell 2nd Earl Essex 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Capell 3rd Earl Essex 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Bentinck Countess Essex
11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Capell Countess Clarendon 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Hyde 2nd Earl Rochester 4th Earl Clarendon
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Hyde Countess Essex 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Leveson-Gower Countess Rochester and Clarendon
GrandFather: George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Parker of Boringdon
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Parker
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Parker 1st Baron Boringdon 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Paulett 1st Earl Paulett 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Paulett 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bridget Bertie Countess Paulett
11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Theresa Parker 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Robinson 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Robinson 1st Baron Grantham
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Aislabie
Great x 2 Grandmother: Theresa Robinson Baroness Boringdon
Mother: Constance Villiers Countess Derby 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Grimston 1st Viscount Grimston
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Grimston 2nd Viscount Grimston
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Grimston 3rd Viscount Grimston
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Walter Grimston 1st Earl Verulam
GrandMother: Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Jenkinson 2nd Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: Colonel Charles Jenkinson
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Jenkinson 1st Earl Liverpool
Great x 1 Grandmother: Charlotte Jenkinson Countess Verulam
