George DE STANLEY, Lord Strange

1460 - 1503  (43 years)

• Name	George DE STANLEY
  Suffix	Lord Strange
  Born	1460	Knowsley, Lancashire, England
  Gender	Male
  _UID	C53E6B83B5834B1797833491FB965CA5FCB2
  Died	4–5 Dec 1503	London, England
  Buried	St. James Garlickhithe, London, England
  	Grave location: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58324860/George-Stanley
  Notes	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.
  Person ID	I7581	Master File
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2017

  
  

  Father	Thomas DE STANLEY, Earl of Derby and Warwick,   b. 1435, Lathom, Lancashire, England
  Mother	Eleanor NEVILLE,   b. 1407, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
  Family ID	F5143	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Baroness Joan LE STRANGE,   b. 1463, Knockin, Shropshire, England ,   d. 20 Mar 1513/14, St John the Baptist Churchyard Hillingdon, London Borough of Hillingdon, Greater London, England  (Age 51 years)
  Children	1. Lady Mary DE STANLEY,   b. 1511, Knockin, Shropshire, England
  Family ID	F5139	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart