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 1460 - 1503 (43 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | George DE STANLEY, Lord Strange was born 1460, Knowsley, Lancashire, England (son of Thomas DE STANLEY, Earl of Derby and Warwick and Eleanor NEVILLE); died 4–5 Dec 1503, London, England; was buried , St. James Garlickhithe, London, England. Other Events:
- _UID: C53E6B83B5834B1797833491FB965CA5FCB2
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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.
Buried:
Grave location:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58324860/George-Stanley
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]
Children:
- Lady Mary DE STANLEY was born 1511, Knockin, Shropshire, England.
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Generation: 2
| 3. | Eleanor NEVILLE was born 1407, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. Other Events:
- _UID: 6DEBEA5AA9E2427E879C153C3A771FFE2946
Children:
- 1. George DE STANLEY, Lord Strange was born 1460, Knowsley, Lancashire, England; died 4–5 Dec 1503, London, England; was buried , St. James Garlickhithe, London, England.
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