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In the Inn survives a chair inscribed "15 October 1651: In this chair James, 7th Earl of Derby sat at the Man and Scythe Inn, Churchgate, Bolton, immediately prior to his execution". [4] He was buried in the Derby Chapel, built in about 1572 in accordance with the will of the 3rd Earl of Derby, [5] in the Church of St Peter and St Paul ...
Robert de Ferrers, 1st Earl of Derby (1062–1139) was created Earl of Derby by King Stephen in 1138 for his valiant conduct at the Battle of Northallerton. He was married to Hawise de Vitre and died in 1139. His son Robert de Ferrers, 2nd Earl of Derby (?–bef.1160) became the next earl and was married to Margaret Peverel.
Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby; William de Ferrers, 3rd Earl of Derby; Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby; William de Ferrers, 4th Earl of Derby; Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby; William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby; Robert de Ferrers, 6th Earl of Derby; William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby; James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby; Charles ...
Rupert, accompanied by the Earl of Derby, marched north from Shrewsbury on 16 May. He added Byron's army from Cheshire and North Wales to his own small force, giving him a total of 2,000 cavalry and 6,000 infantry. To cross the Mersey he had to secure a crossing at either Warrington or Stockport. He chose the latter, and stormed it on 25 May.
Quartered arms of Sir William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby, KG. William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby, KG (1561 – 29 September 1642) was an English nobleman and politician. . Stanley inherited a prominent social position that was both dangerous and unstable, as his mother was heir to Queen Elizabeth I under the Third Succession Act, a position inherited in 1596 by his deceased brother's oldest ...
Possibly the arms of Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby (1435–1504), KG. Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby, KG (1435 – 29 July 1504) was an English nobleman. He was the stepfather of King Henry VII of England. He was the eldest son of Thomas Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley and Joan Goushill.
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In 1702, he succeeded his elder brother as 10th Earl of Derby and entered the House of Lords.In 1732, he succeeded his great-niece as sixth Baron Strange. [1] Derby was admitted to the Privy Council in 1706 and appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, a position he retained until 1710, and was later Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard from 1715 to 1723.