Earl Derby

Earl Derby is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.

1190 Siege of Acre

1361 Death of Henry of Grosmont

1399 Coronation of Henry IV

1485 Coronation of Henry VII

Earl Derby (1st Creation)

1st: Robert Ferrers 1st Earl of Derby. Died 1139. Son.

2nd: Robert Ferrers 2nd Earl of Derby. Died 1162. Son.

3rd: William Ferrers 3rd Earl of Derby. Died 1190. Son.

4th: William Ferrers 4th Earl of Derby. Died 1247. Son.

5th: William Ferrers 5th Earl of Derby. Died 1254. Son.

6th: Robert Ferrers 6th Earl of Derby. Died 1279. Extinct.

Before 1136 Robert Ferrers 2nd Earl of Derby and Margaret Peverell Countess Derby (age 21) were married. She by marriage Countess Derby. He the son of Robert Ferrers 1st Earl of Derby (age 73) and Hawise de Vitre Countess Derby (age 66).

In 1138 Robert Ferrers 1st Earl of Derby (age 75) was created 1st Earl Derby. Hawise de Vitre Countess Derby (age 69) by marriage Countess Derby.

On 01 Jun 1139 Robert Ferrers 1st Earl of Derby (age 76) died at Chartley Stowe, Staffordshire. His son Robert Ferrers 2nd Earl of Derby succeeded 2nd Earl Derby.

Before 1161 William Ferrers 3rd Earl of Derby (age 25) and Sybil de Braose Countess Derby (age 3) were married. She by marriage Countess Derby. The difference in their ages was 21 years. He the son of Robert Ferrers 2nd Earl of Derby and Margaret Peverell Countess Derby.

In 1162 Robert Ferrers 2nd Earl of Derby died. His son William Ferrers 3rd Earl of Derby (age 26) succeeded 3rd Earl Derby.

In 1190 at the Siege of Acre Routrou Chateaudun IV Count Perche (age 55) and Raoul Coucy (age 55) were killed.

William Ferrers 3rd Earl of Derby (age 54) was killed. His son William Ferrers 4th Earl of Derby (age 22) succeeded 4th Earl Derby. Agnes Gernon Countess Derby by marriage Countess Derby.

In 1247 William Ferrers 4th Earl of Derby (age 79) died. His son William Ferrers 5th Earl of Derby (age 54) succeeded 5th Earl Derby. Margaret Quincy Countess Derby by marriage Countess Derby.

On 28 Mar 1254 William Ferrers 5th Earl of Derby (age 61) died. He was buried at Merevale Abbey [Map]. His son Robert Ferrers 6th Earl of Derby (age 15) succeeded 6th Earl Derby. Mary or Marie Lusignan Countess Derby (age 12) by marriage Countess Derby.

On 26 Jun 1269 Robert Ferrers 6th Earl of Derby (age 30) and Eleanor Bohun Countess Derby (age 26) were married. She by marriage Countess Derby. He the son of William Ferrers 5th Earl of Derby and Margaret Quincy Countess Derby. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

Before 27 Apr 1279 Robert Ferrers 6th Earl of Derby (age 40) died. Earl Derby extinct. He was buried at St Thomas' Priory, Stafford [Map].

Earl Derby (2nd Creation)

In 1349 Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster (age 39) was created 1st Earl Derby. Isabel Beaumont Duchess Lancaster (age 29) by marriage Countess Derby.

On 12 Sep 1368 Blanche Plantagenet Duchess Lancaster (age 23) died at Tutbury Castle, Staffordshire [Map]. Her last words were said to be "Souveyne vous de moi" ("Don't forget me") the 'S' of which was possibly subsequently represented on the Lancastrian Esses Collar. She was buried at St Paul's Cathedral [Map]. Her son Henry IV King England (age 1) succeeded 3rd Earl Derby and 6th Earl Lancaster.

On 13 Oct 1399 Henry IV King England (age 32) was crowned IV King England at Westminster Abbey [Map] by Archbishop Thomas Fitzalan aka Arundel (age 46).

Bishop Robert Braybrooke carried the sacraments and said mass. Duke Lancaster and Earl of Leicester Merged with the Crown.

The future King Henry V of England (age 13) carried the Sword Curtana. Thomas Beauchamp 12th Earl Warwick (age 61) and/or John Beaufort 1st Marquess Somerset and Dorset (age 26) carried a sword wrapped in red and bound with golden straps symbolising two-fold mercy. Henry Percy 1st Earl of Northumberland (age 57) carried the Lancaster Sword.

Thomas Percy 1st Earl of Worcester (age 56) carried the Steward's baton. Thomas Erpingham (age 44) carried a Sword.

Edmund Stafford 5th Earl Stafford (age 21) was appointed Knight of the Bath. John Lancaster 1st Duke Bedford (age 10), John Arundell (age 33) and Richard Beauchamp 13th Earl Warwick (age 17) were knighted.

Archbishop Richard Scrope (age 49) attended.

Earl Derby and Earl Lancaster merged with the Crown.

Earl Derby (3rd Creation)

On 28 Oct 1485 Jasper Tudor 1st Duke Bedford (age 53) was created 1st Duke Bedford by Henry VII (age 28) for having supported Henry's claim to the throne. Catherine Woodville Duchess Buckingham Duchess Bedford (age 27) by marriage Duchess Bedford.

Thomas Stanley 1st Earl of Derby (age 50) was created 1st Earl Derby.

Edward Courtenay 1st Earl Devon (age 26) was created 1st Earl Devon. It is believed he was restored 11th Baron Okehampton at the same time?

Reginald Bray (age 45), John Fitzwalter, Thomas Cokesge, Roger Lewknor, Henry Haydon and John Verney were appointed Knight of the Bath.

Before 1503 Thomas Stanley 2nd Earl of Derby (age 18) and Anne Hastings Countess Derby (age 17) were married. She by marriage Countess Derby. They were second cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

On 29 Jul 1504 Thomas Stanley 1st Earl of Derby (age 69) died. He was buried at Burscough Priory [Map]. His grandson Thomas Stanley 2nd Earl of Derby (age 19) succeeded 2nd Earl Derby, 10th Baron Strange Knockin, 6th Baron Mohun of Dunster, 3rd Baron Stanley.

On 23 May 1521 Thomas Stanley 2nd Earl of Derby (age 36) died. His son Edward Stanley 3rd Earl of Derby (age 12) succeeded 3rd Earl Derby, 11th Baron Strange Knockin, 7th Baron Mohun of Dunster, 4th Baron Stanley. Katherine Howard Countess Derby by marriage Countess Derby.

Before Sep 1531 Edward Stanley 3rd Earl of Derby (age 22) and Dorothy Howard Countess Derby (age 20) were married. She by marriage Countess Derby. She the daughter of Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk and Agnes Tilney Duchess Norfolk (age 54). He the son of Thomas Stanley 2nd Earl of Derby and Anne Hastings Countess Derby (age 46). They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.

On 24 Oct 1572 Edward Stanley 3rd Earl of Derby (age 63) died at Lathom. His son Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby (age 41) succeeded 4th Earl Derby, 12th Baron Strange Knockin, 8th Baron Mohun of Dunster, 5th Baron Stanley. Margaret Clifford Countess Derby (age 32) by marriage Countess Derby.

Richard Shireburn (age 50) was an executor in his will.

On 25 Sep 1593 Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby (age 62) died at Lathom. His son Ferdinando Stanley 5th Earl of Derby (age 34) succeeded 5th Earl Derby, 13th Baron Strange Knockin, 9th Baron Mohun of Dunster, 6th Baron Stanley. Alice Spencer Countess Derby (age 44) by marriage Countess Derby.

On 16 Apr 1594 Ferdinando Stanley 5th Earl of Derby (age 35) died from poisoning. His brother William Stanley 6th Earl of Derby (age 33) succeeded 6th Earl Derby. Baron Stanley abeyant.

On 26 Jan 1595 William Stanley 6th Earl of Derby (age 34) and Elizabeth Vere Countess Derby (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess Derby. She the daughter of Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford (age 44) and Anne Cecil Countess of Oxford. He the son of Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby and Margaret Clifford Countess Derby (age 55). He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 29 Sep 1642 William Stanley 6th Earl of Derby (age 81) died. His son James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby (age 35) succeeded 7th Earl Derby. Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby (age 42) by marriage Countess Derby.

On 15 Oct 1651 James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby (age 44) died. His son Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby (age 23) succeeded 8th Earl Derby, 2nd Baron Strange Knockin.

Before 1655 Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby (age 26) and Dorothea Helena Kirkoven Countess Derby (age 24) were married. She by marriage Countess Derby. She the daughter of Jehan Lord of Heenvliet (age 60) and Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield (age 45). He the son of James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby and Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby (age 55). He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 21 Dec 1672 Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby (age 44) died. His son William Stanley 9th Earl of Derby (age 17) succeeded 9th Earl Derby, 3rd Baron Strange Knockin.

In 1673 William Stanley 9th Earl of Derby (age 18) and Elizabeth Butler Countess Derby (age 13) were married. She by marriage Countess Derby. She the daughter of Thomas Butler 6th Earl Ossory (age 38) and Emilia Nassau Beverweert Countess Ossory (age 37). He the son of Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby and Dorothea Helena Kirkoven Countess Derby (age 43). They were half third cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 05 Nov 1702 William Stanley 9th Earl of Derby (age 47) died. On His brother James Stanley 10th Earl of Derby (age 38) succeeded 10th Earl Derby. Baron Strange Knockin abeyant between his two daughters Henrietta Stanley Countess Anglesey (age 15) and Elizabeth Stanley. On the death of Elizabeth Stanley in 1714 the abeyance was terminated in favour of Henrietta Stanley Countess Anglesey (age 15).

In Feb 1705 James Stanley 10th Earl of Derby (age 40) and Mary Morley Countess Derby (age 38) were married. She by marriage Countess Derby. He the son of Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby and Dorothea Helena Kirkoven Countess Derby. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

In 1714 Edward Stanley 11th Earl of Derby (age 24) and Elizabeth Hesketh Countess Derby (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess Derby.

On 01 Feb 1736 James Stanley 10th Earl of Derby (age 71) died. His sixth cousin Edward Stanley 11th Earl of Derby (age 46) succeeded 11th Earl Derby. A rare succession; they shared a great great great great grand-parent. His first cousin once removed James Murray 2nd Duke Atholl (age 45) succeeded 7th Baron Strange Knockin.

On 22 Feb 1776 Edward Stanley 11th Earl of Derby (age 86) died. His grandson Edward Smith-Stanley 12th Earl of Derby (age 23) succeeded 12th Earl Derby, 6th Baronet Stanley of Bickerstaffe. Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Derby (age 23) by marriage Countess Derby.

On 01 May 1797 Edward Smith-Stanley 12th Earl of Derby (age 44) and Elizabeth Farren Countess Derby (age 38) were married. She by marriage Countess Derby. The marriage taking place six weeks after the death of his estranged wife Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Derby.

On 31 May 1825 Edward Smith-Stanley 14th Earl of Derby (age 26) and Emma Caroline Bootle-Wilbraham Countess Derby (age 20) were married. She by marriage Countess Derby. He the son of Edward Smith-Stanley 13th Earl of Derby (age 50) and Charlotte Margaret Hornby Countess Derby.

On 21 Oct 1834 Edward Smith-Stanley 12th Earl of Derby (age 81) died. His son Edward Smith-Stanley 13th Earl of Derby (age 59) succeeded 13th Earl Derby, 7th Baronet Stanley of Bickerstaffe. Charlotte Margaret Hornby Countess Derby by marriage Countess Derby.

On 30 Jun 1851 Edward Smith-Stanley 13th Earl of Derby (age 76) died. His son Edward Smith-Stanley 14th Earl of Derby (age 52) succeeded 14th Earl Derby, 8th Baronet Stanley of Bickerstaffe.

On 23 Oct 1869 Edward Smith-Stanley 14th Earl of Derby (age 70) died. His son Edward Henry Stanley 15th Earl of Derby (age 43) succeeded 15th Earl Derby, 9th Baronet Stanley of Bickerstaffe.

On 21 Apr 1893 Edward Henry Stanley 15th Earl of Derby (age 66) died at Knowsley. His brother Frederick Arthur Stanley 16th Earl of Derby (age 52) succeeded 16th Earl Derby, 10th Baronet Stanley of Bickerstaffe. Constance Villiers Countess Derby (age 53) by marriage Countess Derby.

On 14 Jun 1908 Frederick Arthur Stanley 16th Earl of Derby (age 67) died. His son Edward George Villiers Stanley 17th Earl of Derby (age 43) succeeded 17th Earl Derby, 11th Baronet Stanley of Bickerstaffe. Alice Maude Olivia Montagu Countess Derby (age 45) by marriage Countess Derby.

On 28 Nov 1984 Edward John Stanley 18th Earl of Derby (age 66) died. His nephew Hugh Stanley 19th Earl of Derby (age 22) succeeded 19th Earl Derby, 13th Baronet Stanley of Bickerstaffe.