Michael HARDY

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Sir Michael Hardy, son of John and Mary Stanley, married Alison De Shelton (b 1532), daughter of Matheu Deshelton, at Hunslow Beacon, Bedford County, England in 1565.
Source: Our Hardy Heritage, by Betty Barnes Couch. Page 64.

However this information from the above source may not be accurate.

One Hardy researcher reported the 1665 Visitations of Yorkshire does not give the name of John's parents, on "blank Hardy, sometime Lord Mayor of London." This person spent 55 years researching the Hardy family in the original records both in Isle of Wight and in Bedforshire and Yorkshire. He sent me a copy of the record as written 28 Aug 1665 by the College of Arms in London who maintain genealogy records of all families of nobility. The book was in a volume printed in 1724.

Michael married Allison (Alice) SKELTON 14 Oct 1565, Setterington, Yorkshire, England. Allison (daughter of DE SKELTON) was born Abt 1532. [Group Sheet]

1. Richard HARDY was born 1567, England; died 1645, Isle of Wight Co., VA.

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Was an Alderman of London 1524-1535. He married Mary Stanley, daughter of Lord George Stanley, Knight of the Garter and Knight of the Bath, and his wife, Baroness Joan Strange, of Knockyn. Sir John deHardy died 1543.
(Wurts. Vol 1--11, pp. 68, 121,231;Vol.III, pp.389--395;Vol
VIII, p.2859.)

He was descended from Sir John deHardy of Bedfordshire and Lady Margaret, d/o Michael de la Pole, a younger s/o the Earl of Suffolk. Sir John, Lord Mayor, m. Lady Mary deStanley, whose ancestry included lords, ladies, the Duke of Earl & of Westmoreland. Through their parentage on the distaff side, the Hardys could thus trace their lineage to King Edward. Sir John deHardy thus gave the future Hardys of this Union claim to royal blood, no matter how distant & diluted. ("Our Fathers' Fields" by James Everett Kibler, 1998

John married Lady Mary DE STANLEY. Mary (daughter of George DE STANLEY, Lord Strange and Baroness Joan LE STRANGE) was born 1511, Knockin, Shropshire, England. [Group Sheet]

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Alternate place of birth: Lathom, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

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John married Margaret POLE. Margaret was born Abt 1483, Wetwang, East Riding, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet]

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He was an English nobleman and heir apparent of Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby, who predeceasing his father. George was the eldest son of Thomas Stanley and his first wife Eleanor, sister of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick. On his father's second marriage to Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond he became stepbrother to her son, Henry Tudor, later King Henry VII.

He was married in 1482 to Joan le Strange, 9th Baroness Strange (c. 1460-1514), daughter of John le Strange, 8th Baron Strange (c. 1440-1477) and Jacquetta Woodville (daughter of Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxembourg), thereby becoming 9th Baron Strange in the right of his wife and was summoned to Parliament in this role.

He was invested as a knight of the Order of the Bath in 1475 by King Edward IV. He held the offices of Constable of Pontefract Castle and Constable of Knaresborough Castle in 1485. He was present at the Battle of Bosworth Field, but was held captive by Richard III because of his father's actions. He held the office of Constable of Wicklow Castle in 1486 and became Chief Justice of the Duchy of Lancaster in 1486. In 1487 he took part in the Battle of Stoke Field. In the same year was invested with the Order of the Garter and was made a privy counsellor.

He died in Derby House, St Paul's Wharf, London over 4?5 December 1503, allegedly of poison following a banquet. His brother, Thomas became the second Earl of Derby.


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George married Baroness Joan LE STRANGE. Joan (daughter of John LE STRANGE and Jacquetta WOODVILLE) was born 1463, Knockin, Shropshire, England; died 20 Mar 1513/14, St John the Baptist Churchyard Hillingdon, London Borough of Hillingdon, Greater London, England . [Group Sheet]

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Through Joan, the Barony of Strange of Knockin passes into the Stanley family when she marries George Stanley. Joan inherits the title of 7th Baroness Lady Strange Strange of Knockin. Her husband George become the 9th Lord Strange of Knockin.

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Thomas married Eleanor NEVILLE. Eleanor was born 1407, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. [Group Sheet]

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8th Lord of Knockin Le Strange

The Le Strange family was created as the Baron Strange de Knokyn or Baron Strange of Knokyn in 1299. Interestingly the baronies of Strange were created by writ, which means that they can pass through both male and female lines.

He married into the Woodville family who had a time of influence when his wife Jacquetta's sister, Elizabeth married King Edward IV. They were married in secret which led to great national difficulties when Edward died at a young age, and his son Edward V was a child.

The Woodvilles were greatly enriched by this alliance, but their advancement incurred the hostility of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, 'The Kingmaker', and his various alliances with the most senior figures in the increasingly divided royal family.

This hostility turned into open discord between King Edward and Warwick, leading to the Wars of the Roses, between the Houses of Lancaster and York, leading to the rise of the Tudor dynasty.

What had been an important alliance though marriage was now leading to a tricky political situation. His mother-in-law and sister-in law were accused of witchcraft, his wife's nephew, Edward V, along with his brother Richard, Duke of York were the Princes in the Tower who mysteriously disappeared [were presumed murdered], allowing Richard, the brother to Edward IV to take the crown, as Richard II. His brother-in-law Anthony was arrested and later executed, and his wife's family had few friends.

This struggle between the House of York and the House of Lancaster became known as the War of the Roses. The House of York was in power, but Richard II was not a popular king. John allied himself with Lady Margaret Stanley, born Lady Beaufort, and espoused the cause of Margaret's son Henry Tudor, a great-great-great-grandson of King Edward III.

Henry Tudor won the crown at the Battle of Bosworth Field, and become Henry VII of England and married Elizabeth of York, John's niece, the start of the Tudor Dynasty.

John was the uncle by marriage to the Queen of England, and his daughter, who inherited the Le Strange title in the absence of a male heir, married into the Stanley family, an alliance made during the War of the Roses, who were stepbrothers to the future King of England, Henry VII.

While much is not known directly about his life and participation in the War of the Roses, we can safely say he had friends in high places.

Grave inscription:
Sub hac tumba jacet nobilis Joannes Dominus Le Strange, Dominus de Knocking, Mohun, Wasset, Warnell et Lacy, et Dominus de Colham; una cum pictura Jagnettae quondam uxoris suae, quae quidem Jagnetta suit soror Elizabethae Reginae Angliae quondam uxoris Edwardi Quarti, qui quidem Joannes obiit 15 die Octobris, anno Regni Edwardi Quarti 17; quam quidem tumbam Johanna Domina Le Strange, una cum pictura Jagnettae ex sumptibus suis propriis sieri fecit, 1509.

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Under this lies the tomb of the famous Lord John Le Strange, Lord Knocking, Mohun, Wasset, Warnell and Lacy, and the Colham; once together with a picture Jagnettae [Jacquetta] of his wife, the sister of Elizabeth, Queen of England , which had once been, indeed, Jagnetta [Jacquetta] suit, wife to Edward IV, who died John recalls the day 15 of October, the 17 year of the reign of King Edward the Fourth; which, indeed, the tomb of John, the Le Strange, with the produce of his own, together with the Jagnettae [Jacquetta] accustomed to the painting he made, 1509.

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Grave location, photo of church, and tombstone inscription in Latin.
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John married Jacquetta WOODVILLE. Jacquetta (daughter of Richard WOODVILLE, Earl of Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxembourg) was born ca 1437, Grafton, Northhamptonshire, England; died ca 1475, England; was buried , St John the Baptist Churchyard Hillingdon London Borough of Hillingdon Greater London, England. [Group Sheet]

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Jacquetta was the sister to Elizabeth Woodville whose marriage, to Edward IV, was a cause célèbre of the day, thanks to Elizabeth's great beauty and lack of great estates. They were married in secret. The Woodville's were not a noble family, and Edward was only the second king of England since the Norman Conquest to have married one of his subjects.

Her parents had a socially unequal marriage that had briefly scandalized the English court. Her father, Sir Richard Woodville, was merely a knight at the time of her birth. The Woodvilles, though an old and respectable family, were genteel rather than noble; a landed and wealthy family that had previously produced commissioners of the peace, sheriffs, and Members of Parliament rather than peers of the realm. Sir Richard's own father had made a good career in royal service.

Sir Richard followed his father into service with the duke, and so first met his wife Jacquetta of Luxembourg. The daughter of Peter of Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol, and Margaret de Baux. She had been married to the Duke of Bedford in 1433 at the age of 17. The duke was significantly older than Jacquetta of Luxembourg, his second wife, and he was in ill health. He died in 1435, leaving Jacquetta of Luxembourg a childless, wealthy widow.

She was required to seek permission from King Henry VI before she could remarry. But in March 1437, it was revealed that she had secretly married Sir Richard Woodville, who was far below her in rank and not considered a suitable husband for the lady. The couple was fined £1000,

The marriage of her sister, Elizabeth to the King, greatly enriched her siblings and children, but their advancement incurred the hostility of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, 'The Kingmaker', and his various alliances with the most senior figures in the increasingly divided royal family.

This hostility turned into open discord between King Edward and Warwick, leading to the Wars of the Roses, between the Houses of Lancaster and York, leading to the rise of the Tudor dynasty.

Jacquetta witnessed her sister fight for her son Edward V to become King. This nephew along with his brother Richard, Duke of York were the Princes in the Tower who mysteriously disappeared [were presumed murdered], allowing Richard, the brother to Edward IV to take the crown, as Richard II. Richard declared all Edward IV ten children with Elizabeth Woodville to be illegitimate, and the family was stripped of any titles and lands given to them by the previous king.

These were tumultuous times. Her sister, Elizabeth, and her mother, Jacquetta, were accused of witchcraft, her brother Anthony was arrested and later executed, and the family had few friends. They became allies with Lady Margaret Stanley, born Lady Beaufort, and espoused the cause of Margaret's son Henry Tudor, a great-great-great-grandson of King Edward III. To strengthen Henry's claim and unite the two feuding noble houses, Elizabeth Woodville and Margaret Beaufort agreed that the latter's son should marry the former's eldest daughter, Elizabeth of York, who upon the death of her brothers became the heiress of the House of York. Henry Tudor won the crown at the Battle of Bosworth Field, and become Henry VII of England.

Her mother found rich and influential spouses for her children and helped her grandchildren achieve high posts. The Le Strange family was created as the Baron Strange de Knokyn or Baron Strange of Knokyn in 1299. Interestingly the baronies of Strange were created by writ, which means that they can pass through both male and female lines.

So Jacquetta was the aunt of the Queen of England, Elizabeth of York, the Tudor Rose. Jacquetta's daughter married into the Stanley family, an alliance made during the War of the Roses, who were stepbrothers to the future King of England, Henry VII.

While much is not known directly about her life, we can safely say she had friends in high places.

Grave inscription:
Sub hac tumba jacet nobilis Joannes Dominus Le Strange, Dominus de Knocking, Mohun, Wasset, Warnell et Lacy, et Dominus de Colham; una cum pictura Jagnettae quondam uxoris suae, quae quidem Jagnetta suit soror Elizabethae Reginae Angliae quondam uxoris Edwardi Quarti, qui quidem Joannes obiit 15 die Octobris, anno Regni Edwardi Quarti 17; quam quidem tumbam Johanna Domina Le Strange, una cum pictura Jagnettae ex sumptibus suis propriis sieri fecit, 1509.

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Under this lies the tomb of the famous Lord John Le Strange, Lord Knocking, Mohun, Wasset, Warnell and Lacy, and the Colham; once together with a picture Jagnettae [Jacquetta] of his wife, the sister of Elizabeth, Queen of England , which had once been, indeed, Jagnetta [Jacquetta] suit, wife to Edward IV, who died John recalls the day 15 of October, the 17 year of the reign of King Edward the Fourth; which, indeed, the tomb of John, the Le Strange, with the produce of his own, together with the Jagnettae [Jacquetta] accustomed to the painting he made, 1509.

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Grave location, historical portrait and grave inscription in Latin:
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