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Lady Mary Margaret de CLIFFORD Princess of France, Countess of Derby 1540–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmoreland, England

Death Date: 29 Sep 1596

Death Location: Cleveland Row, Middlesex, , England

Father: Henry Westmoreland

Mother: Eleanor Brandon

Spouse(s): Henry Derby, Henry Derby

Children(s): Lady (Hesketh), Lord Derby, William Derby, Edward Stanley, Anne Stanley, Dorothy Stanley, James Stanley, Margaret Stanley, Sir 10xggf

Lady Mary Margaret de CLIFFORD Princess of France, Countess of Derby was born in 1540 in Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmoreland, England, the child of Henry Iii 3 Sir De Clifford 12Th Baron Clifford 2Nd Lord Earl Of Cumberland Kb 3Rd Baron Vesci 12Th Baron Westmoreland And Eleanor Brandon. Lady Mary Margaret de CLIFFORD Princess of France, Countess of Derby married Henry Stanley 4Th Earl Of Derby, and had children including Anne Stanley, Dorothy Stanley, Edward Stanley, James Stanley, Lady Jane Or Jaine Scarisbrick Stanley Hesketh, Lord Ferdinand Stanley 5Th Earl Of Derby, Margaret Stanley, Mary Adelaide Stanley, Sir John Robert Stanley 10Xggf, William Stanley 6Th Earl Of Derby. Lady Mary Margaret de CLIFFORD Princess of France, Countess of Derby passed away in 1596 in Cleveland Row, Middlesex, , England.

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Biography

  • Lady Mary Margaret de CLIFFORD Princess of France, Countess of Derby was born in 1540 in Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmoreland, England, the child of Henry Iii 3 Sir De Clifford 12Th Baron Clifford 2Nd Lord Earl Of Cumberland Kb 3Rd Baron Vesci 12Th Baron Westmoreland And Eleanor Brandon.
  • Lady Mary Margaret de CLIFFORD Princess of France, Countess of Derby married Henry Stanley 4Th Earl Of Derby, and had children including Anne Stanley, Dorothy Stanley, Edward Stanley, James Stanley, Lady Jane Or Jaine Scarisbrick Stanley Hesketh, Lord Ferdinand Stanley 5Th Earl Of Derby, Margaret Stanley, Mary Adelaide Stanley, Sir John Robert Stanley 10Xggf, William Stanley 6Th Earl Of Derby.
  • Lady Mary Margaret de CLIFFORD Princess of France, Countess of Derby passed away in 1596 in Cleveland Row, Middlesex, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Derby's Ancestors

Self
Lady Derby
1540–1596
Birth Place: Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmoreland, England
Parents
Henry III 3, Sir de Clifford 12th Baron Clifford, 2nd Lord Earl of Cumberland KB, 3rd Baron Vesci, 12th Baron Westmoreland
1517–1570
Skipton, Yorkshire, England
Eleanor Brandon
1519–1547
Westhorpe, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Henry (De) Clifford
1493–1542
Skipton Castle, Yorkshire, England
Margaretha Percy
1503–1540
Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, England
Lord (Charles) Brandon
1484–1545
Bishops Lynn, Norfolk, England
Mary Tudor
1496–1539
Richmond Palace, Richmond, Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Baron
1454–1523
Ann SaintJohn
1452–1523
Lord Bath)
1478–1527
Katherine Northumberland
1477–1542
Sir Bench
1435–1491
Elisabeth Wingfield
1440–1497
Henry VII
1455–1509
Elizabeth York
1466–1503
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Bachelar,
1446–1489
Maud Herbert
1448–1485
Lord Knight
1435–1510
Lady Beaufort
1431–
William Brandon
1405–1438
Lady Calthorpe
1415–1439
Robert Leatheringham
1403–1451
Elisabeth Goushill
1404–1454
Edmund Richmond
1430–1458
Margaret Beaufort
1443–1509
King IV
1442–1483
Elizabeth, Woodville
1437–1492

Lady Derby's Descendants

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Lady (Mary Margaret de CLIFFORD Princess of France, Countess of) Derby (1540–29 Sep 1596) m. Henry (Stanley 4th Earl of) Derby (21 Feb 1543–19 Feb 1599) m. Henry (Stanley 4th Earl Of) Derby (1531–1593)
  1. 1. Lady (Jane or Jaine Scarisbrick Stanley) (Hesketh) 1572–1622
  2. 2. Lord (Ferdinand Stanley 5th Earl of) Derby 1559–1594 m. Princess (Lady Alice Spencer Egerton Countess of) Derby 1559–1637 m. Lady (Alice) SPENCER 1559–1637
    1. 1. Lady (Anne STANLEY (2nd husband, Touchet, was executed for sexual) life) 1580–1647 m. Grey (Brydges Lord Chandos van) Sudeley 1575–1621
      1. 1. George (Brydges Lord Chandos van) Sudeley 1620–1655
      2. 2. Elisabeth Brydges 1619–1678
    2. 2. Elizabeth Stanley 1588–1633 m. Henry (Hastings 5th Earl of) Huntingdon, 1586–1643
      1. 1. Henry (Hastings 1st Baron of Hastings of) Loughborough 1610–1667
      2. 2. Ferdinando (Hastings 6th Earl of) Huntingdon 1608–1655
      3. 3. Alice (HASTINGS) Clifton 1606–1667 m. Baronett (Sir Gervase Clifton, 1st Baronet Clifton of Clifton-on Trent, Nottinghamshire, MP,) K.B. 1587–1666
        1. 1. Mary Clifton 1630–1686
      4. 4. George Hastings 1612–1705
      5. 5. Mary HASTINGS 1612–1660 m. John Gerard 1610–
      6. 6. Elizabeth (Stanley) Hastings 1612–1641 m. William (J Pitkin (Pytkyne) (Reverend, Headmaster of Berkhamsted) School) 1608–1643
        1. 1. William Pitkin 1635–1694 m. Hannah Pitkin 1637–1723
        2. 2. Martha (Pitkin Wolcott) Clark 1639–1719 m. Simon Wolcott 1624–1687 m. Capt. (Daniel (The Honorable - magistrate)) Clark 1622–1710
        3. 3. Roger (Pitkin (Stayed in) England) 1638–1721 m. Margarett Marston 1640– m. Hannah Stanley 1642–
    3. 3. Lady (Frances Countess Bridgewater) Stanley 1583–1636 m. John (1st Earl of Bridgwater Egerton, KB PC Earl of) Bridgewater 1579–1649
      1. 1. Anne Egerton 1617–
      2. 2. Charles Egerton 1619–1669
      3. 3. Lady (Alice) Egerton 1605–1689
      4. 4. Elizabeth Cecil 1604–1686
      5. 5. Magdalen Cutler 1615–1664
      6. 6. James Egerton 1616–1620
      7. 7. Katharine Courteen 1614–1652
      8. 8. Penelope Napier 1610–1658
      9. 9. Arabella (Saint) John 1604–1669
      10. 10. Thomas Egerton 1625–1648
      11. 11. Frances Hobart –1664
  3. 3. William (Stanley 6th Earl Of) Derby 1561–1642 m. Alice (Spencer Countess of) Derby 1559–1637 m. Elizabeth (De) Vere 1575–1627
    1. 1. Elizabeth Stanley 1619–1633
    2. 2. James Stanley 1606–1627
    3. 3. Charles (Henry) Stanley 1612–1629
    4. 4. Ann Stanley 1612–1698
    5. 5. Sir (James, 7th Earl of Derby Stanley) KG 1607–1651
    6. 6. Sir (Robert) Stanley 1608–1632
    7. 7. Sir (John Stanley aka Derby) (Darby) 1590–1640
    8. 8. Lady (Anne Stanley Portman Kerr) 11xggm 1600–1656
    9. 9. Catharine Stanley –1609
    10. 10. Robert Stanley –1633
    11. 11. James Stanley 1607–1651
    12. 12. Anne Kerr 1600–1656
  4. 4. Edward Stanley 1576–1640
  5. 5. Anne Stanley 1585–1603 m. Richard Bradbury 1560–1622
    1. 1. Nicholas Bradbury 1604–1658
  6. 6. Dorothy Stanley 1587–1619
  7. 7. James Stanley 1580–
  8. 8. Margaret Stanley 1566–1622
  9. 9. Sir (John Robert Stanley) 10xggf 1572–1604

Lady Derby's Timeline

3 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Lady Mary Margaret de CLIFFORD Princess of France, Countess of Derby in Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmoreland, England
Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmoreland, England
1594
1594
Age 54
Lady Mary Margaret de CLIFFORD Princess of France, Countess of Derby was married in England, England, United Kingdom
England, England, United Kingdom
1596
29 Sep 1596
Age 56
Death of Lady Mary Margaret de CLIFFORD Princess of France, Countess of Derby in Cleveland Row, Middlesex, , England
Cleveland Row, Middlesex, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmoreland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1594
    Event Place: England, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1596
    Event Place: Cleveland Row, Middlesex, , England

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