Biography of James Stanley 10th Earl of Derby 1664-1736

Paternal Family Tree: Stanley

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

Before 1655 [his father] Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby (age 26) and [his mother] 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). He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 03 Jul 1664 James Stanley 10th Earl of Derby was born to Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby (age 36) and Dorothea Helena Kirkoven Countess Derby (age 34).

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

On 06 Apr 1673 [his mother] Dorothea Helena Kirkoven Countess Derby (age 43) died.

In 1702 James Stanley 10th Earl of Derby (age 37) was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire.

On 05 Nov 1702 [his brother] William Stanley 9th Earl of Derby (age 47) died. On His brother James Stanley 10th Earl of Derby (age 38) succeeded 10th Earl Derby. Baron Strange Knockin abeyant between his two daughters Henrietta Stanley Countess Anglesey (age 15) and Elizabeth Stanley. On the death of Elizabeth Stanley in 1714 the abeyance was terminated in favour of Henrietta Stanley Countess Anglesey (age 15).

In Feb 1705 James Stanley 10th Earl of Derby (age 40) and Mary Morley Countess Derby (age 38) were married. She by marriage Countess Derby. He the son of Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby and Dorothea Helena Kirkoven Countess Derby. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

In 1732 Henrietta Ashburnham 5th Baroness Strange Knockin (age 16) died. Her great uncle James Stanley 10th Earl of Derby (age 67) succeeded 6th Baron Strange Knockin.

On 01 Feb 1736 James Stanley 10th Earl of Derby (age 71) died. His sixth cousin Edward Stanley 11th Earl of Derby (age 46) succeeded 11th Earl Derby. A rare succession; they shared a great great great great grand-parent. His first cousin once removed James Murray 2nd Duke Atholl (age 45) succeeded 7th Baron Strange Knockin.

On 29 Mar 1752 [his former wife] Mary Morley Countess Derby (age 85) died.

Ancestors of James Stanley 10th Earl of Derby 1664-1736

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

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

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

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Howard Countess Derby 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Tilney Duchess Norfolk

Great x 1 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 1st Earl of Cumberland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Clifford 2nd Earl of Cumberland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

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

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Clifford Countess Derby Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Brandon Countess Cumberland Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Tudor Queen Consort France Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

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 15th Earl of Oxford 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John de Vere 16th Earl of Oxford 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Trussell Countess of Oxford 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margery Golding Countess of Oxford

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Vere Countess Derby 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Cecil

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Heckington

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Cecil Countess of Oxford 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Cooke

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mildred Cooke Baroness Burghley 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Fitzwilliam 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles I de La Tremoille

Great x 3 Grandfather: François II de La Tremoille

Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis III de La Tremoille 1st Duke Thouars

Great x 1 Grandfather: Claude de La Tremoille 2nd Duke Thouars 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William de Montmorency

Great x 3 Grandfather: Anne I Duke of Montmorency

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jeanne Montmorency 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: René of Savoy 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Madeleine of Savoy 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Lascaris

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

Great x 3 Grandfather: William "The Rich" I Count of Nassau Dillenburg

Great x 2 Grandfather: William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange

Great x 1 Grandmother: Charlotte Flandrina Orange Nassau 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Bourbon Prince of La Roche sur Yon 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis Duke of Montpensier 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Bourbon Duchess of Monpensier 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Bourbon Princess Orange 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Jean IV de Longwy Seigneur de Givry

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jacqueline de Longwy 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jeanne Valois 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

James Stanley 10th Earl of Derby 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

GrandFather: Jehan Lord of Heenvliet

Mother: Dorothea Helena Kirkoven Countess Derby

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Wotton of Boughton Place in Kent

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Wotton

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Wotton 1st Baron Wotton

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Wotton 2nd Baron Wotton

GrandMother: Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield

Royal Ancestors of James Stanley 10th Earl of Derby 1664-1736

Ancestors of James Stanley 10th Earl of Derby 1664-1736