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Lord Thomas, crowned King Henry VII at Battle of Bosworth, Chancellor of England Stanley, Earl of Derby 1435–1504 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1435

Birth Location: Lathom, Lancs, England

Death Date: 29 Jul 1504

Death Location: Burscough Priory, Burscough, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England

Father: Thomas Stanley

Mother: Lady Knowsley

Spouse(s): Margaret Beaufort

Children(s): Edward Stanley, George Stanley, James Stanley

Lord Thomas, crowned King Henry VII at Battle of Bosworth, Chancellor of England Stanley, Earl of Derby was born in 1435 in Lathom, Lancs, England, the child of Thomas Stanley And Lady Joan Goushill Of Heveringham Baroness Stanley Of Latham Amp Knowsley. Lord Thomas, crowned King Henry VII at Battle of Bosworth, Chancellor of England Stanley, Earl of Derby married Margaret Beaufort, and had children including Edward Stanley, George Stanley, James Stanley. Lord Thomas, crowned King Henry VII at Battle of Bosworth, Chancellor of England Stanley, Earl of Derby passed away in 1504 in Burscough Priory, Burscough, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England.

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  • Lord Thomas, crowned King Henry VII at Battle of Bosworth, Chancellor of England Stanley, Earl of Derby was born in 1435 in Lathom, Lancs, England, the child of Thomas Stanley And Lady Joan Goushill Of Heveringham Baroness Stanley Of Latham Amp Knowsley.
  • Lord Thomas, crowned King Henry VII at Battle of Bosworth, Chancellor of England Stanley, Earl of Derby married Margaret Beaufort, and had children including Edward Stanley, George Stanley, James Stanley.
  • Lord Thomas, crowned King Henry VII at Battle of Bosworth, Chancellor of England Stanley, Earl of Derby passed away in 1504 in Burscough Priory, Burscough, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England.

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Lord Derby's Ancestors

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Lord Derby
1435–1504
Birth Place: Lathom, Lancs, England
Parents
Thomas Stanley
1410–1459
Lathom House, Lathom, Lancashire, England
Lady (Joan, Goushill of Heveringham Baroness Stanley of Latham &) Knowsley
1404–1460
Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire, England
Grandparents
John Stanley
1386–1437
Lathom, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth (Isabel) Harrington
1387–1429
Lancaster, City of Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Sir (Robert Goushill of Hoveringham,) Knight
1362–1435
Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire, England
Joan (Fitz) Allen
1375–1435
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Derby's Descendants

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Lord (Thomas, crowned King Henry VII at Battle of Bosworth, Chancellor of England Stanley, Earl of) Derby (1435–29 Jul 1504) m. Margaret Beaufort (31 May 1443–29 June 1509)
  1. 1. Edward Stanley 1464–1523
  2. 2. George Stanley 1460–1503
  3. 3. James Stanley –1515

Lord Derby's Timeline

2 Records

1435
1435
Birth of Lord Thomas, crowned King Henry VII at Battle of Bosworth, Chancellor of England Stanley, Earl of Derby in Lathom, Lancs, England
Lathom, Lancs, England
1504
29 Jul 1504
Age 69
Death of Lord Thomas, crowned King Henry VII at Battle of Bosworth, Chancellor of England Stanley, Earl of Derby in Lathom, Lancs, England
Lathom, Lancs, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1435
    Event Place: Lathom, Lancs, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1504
    Event Place: Lathom, Lancs, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Burscough Priory, Burscough, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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