Biography of James Stanley 10th Earl of Derby 1664-1736
Paternal Family Tree: Stanley
On 15 Oct 1651 [his grandfather] James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby (age 44) died. His son [his father] Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby (age 23) succeeded 8th Earl Derby, 2nd Baron Strange Knockin.
Before 1655 [his father] Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby (age 26) and [his mother] 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 03 Jul 1664 James Stanley 10th Earl of Derby was born to Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby (age 36) and Dorothea Helena Kirkoven Countess Derby (age 34).
On 21 Dec 1672 [his father] Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby (age 44) died. His son [his brother] William Stanley 9th Earl of Derby (age 17) succeeded 9th Earl Derby, 3rd Baron Strange Knockin.
On 06 Apr 1673 [his mother] Dorothea Helena Kirkoven Countess Derby (age 43) died.
In 1702 James Stanley 10th Earl of Derby (age 37) was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire.
On 05 Nov 1702 [his brother] 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 1732 Henrietta Ashburnham 5th Baroness Strange Knockin (age 16) died. Her great uncle James Stanley 10th Earl of Derby (age 67) succeeded 6th Baron Strange Knockin.
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 29 Mar 1752 [his former wife] Mary Morley Countess Derby (age 85) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Son of William "Lion" I King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 8 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Stanley 2nd Earl of Derby 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Stanley 3rd Earl of Derby 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Hastings Countess Derby 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Howard Countess Derby 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Tilney Duchess Norfolk
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Stanley 6th Earl of Derby 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Clifford 1st Earl of Cumberland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Clifford 2nd Earl of Cumberland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Percy Baroness Clifford 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Clifford Countess Derby Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Brandon Countess Cumberland Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Tudor Queen Consort France Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
GrandFather: James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John de Vere 16th Earl of Oxford 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Trussell Countess of Oxford 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margery Golding Countess of Oxford
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Vere Countess Derby 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Cecil
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Heckington
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Cecil Countess of Oxford 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Cooke
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mildred Cooke Baroness Burghley 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Fitzwilliam 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Father: Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles I de La Tremoille
Great x 3 Grandfather: François II de La Tremoille
Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis III de La Tremoille 1st Duke Thouars
Great x 1 Grandfather: Claude de La Tremoille 2nd Duke Thouars 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William de Montmorency
Great x 3 Grandfather: Anne I Duke of Montmorency
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jeanne Montmorency 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: René of Savoy 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Madeleine of Savoy 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Lascaris
GrandMother: Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William "The Rich" I Count of Nassau Dillenburg
Great x 2 Grandfather: William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange
Great x 1 Grandmother: Charlotte Flandrina Orange Nassau 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Bourbon Prince of La Roche sur Yon 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis Duke of Montpensier 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Bourbon Duchess of Monpensier 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Bourbon Princess Orange 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Jean IV de Longwy Seigneur de Givry
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jacqueline de Longwy 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jeanne Valois 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
James Stanley 10th Earl of Derby 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
GrandFather: Jehan Lord of Heenvliet
Mother: Dorothea Helena Kirkoven Countess Derby
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Wotton of Boughton Place in Kent
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Wotton
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Wotton 1st Baron Wotton
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Wotton 2nd Baron Wotton
GrandMother: Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield