James Stanley 10th Earl of Derby 1664-1736

Paternal Family Tree: Stanley

Before 1655 [his father] Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby [aged 26] and [his mother] Dorothea Helena Kirkoven Countess Derby [aged 24] were married. She by marriage Countess Derby. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Jehan Lord of Heenvliet [aged 60] and [his grandmother] Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield [aged 45]. He the son of James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby and Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby [aged 55].

On 3rd July 1664 James Stanley 10th Earl of Derby was born to Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby [aged 36] and Dorothea Helena Kirkoven Countess Derby [aged 34].

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

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

On 6th April 1673 [his mother] Dorothea Helena Kirkoven Countess Derby [aged 43] died.

In 1702 James Stanley 10th Earl of Derby [aged 37] was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire.

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

In February 1705 James Stanley 10th Earl of Derby [aged 40] and Mary Morley Countess Derby [aged 38] were married. She by marriage Countess Derby. He the son of Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby and Dorothea Helena Kirkoven Countess Derby.

In 1732 Henrietta Ashburnham 5th Baroness Strange Knockin [aged 16] died. Her great uncle James [aged 67] succeeded 6th Baron Strange Knockin.

On 1st February 1736 James Stanley 10th Earl of Derby [aged 71] died. His sixth cousin Edward [aged 46] succeeded 11th Earl Derby. A rare succession; they shared a great great great great grand-parent. His first cousin once removed James [aged 45] succeeded 7th Baron Strange Knockin.

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On 29th March 1752 [his former wife] Mary Morley Countess Derby [aged 85] died.

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

Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd

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

Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland

Kings France: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Charles V of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 22 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 14 Grand Son of Alfonso II King Aragon

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

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

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

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

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk 5 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Howard Countess Derby 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Tilney Duchess Norfolk

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Stanley 6th Earl of Derby 2 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Clifford 1st Earl of Cumberland 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

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

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

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford 5 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John de Vere 16th Earl of Oxford 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Trussell Countess of Oxford 8 x Great Granddaughter of King William I of Scotland

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Golding

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margery Golding Countess of Oxford

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tonge

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Vere Countess Derby 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward 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 11 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Cooke

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mildred Cooke Baroness Burghley 10 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Fitzwilliam 9 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

father: Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby 4 x Great Grandson 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 6 x Great Grandson of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: William de Montmorency

Great x 3 Grandfather: Anne I Duke of Montmorency

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jeanne Montmorency 5 x Great Granddaughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: René of Savoy 3 x Great Grandson of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 3 Grandmother: Madeleine of Savoy 4 x Great Granddaughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Lascaris

Grandmother: Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Charles V of France

Great x 1 Grandmother: Charlotte Flandrina Orange Nassau 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Charles V of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Bourbon Prince of La Roche sur Yon 5 x Great Grandson of King Louis IX of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis Duke of Montpensier 4 x Great Grandson of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Bourbon Duchess of Monpensier 3 x Great Granddaughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Bourbon Princess Orange 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Charles V of France

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

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jacqueline de Longwy 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Charles V of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jeanne Valois 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Charles V of France

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

Grandfather: Jehan Lord of Heenvliet

mother: Dorothea Helena Kirkoven Countess Derby

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