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Biography of Edward Smith-Stanley 12th Earl of Derby 1752-1834

Paternal Family Tree: Stanley

On 12th December 1752 Edward Smith-Stanley 12th Earl of Derby was born to James Stanley "Lord Strange" (age 36) and Lucy Smith.

Around 1754 Edward Smith-Stanley 12th Earl of Derby (age 1) educated at Eton College [Map].

Around 1758 Edward Smith-Stanley 12th Earl of Derby (age 5) educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University [Map].

On 5th February 1759 [his mother] Lucy Smith died.

In 1771 [his father] James Stanley "Lord Strange" (age 55) died.

On 23rd June 1774 Edward Smith-Stanley 12th Earl of Derby (age 21) and Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Derby (age 21) were married. She the daughter of James Hamilton 6th Duke Hamilton 3rd Duke Brandon and Elizabeth Gunning Duchess Hamilton and Argyll (age 40).

On 21st April 1775 [his son] Edward Smith-Stanley 13th Earl of Derby was born to Edward Smith-Stanley 12th Earl of Derby (age 22) and [his wife] Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Derby (age 22).

In 1776 Edward Smith-Stanley 12th Earl of Derby (age 23) was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire.

1776 Angelica Kauffmann (age 34). Portrait of Edward Smith-Stanley 12th Earl of Derby (age 23), [his wife] Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Derby (age 22) and their son [his son] Edward Smith-Stanley 13th Earl of Derby.

On 22nd February 1776 [his grandfather] Edward Stanley 11th Earl of Derby (age 86) died. His grandson Edward (age 23) succeeded 12th Earl Derby, 6th Baronet Stanley of Bickerstaffe. [his wife] Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Derby (age 23) by marriage Countess Derby.

On 17th October 1776 [his daughter] Charlotte Smith-Stanley was born to Edward Smith-Stanley 12th Earl of Derby (age 23) and [his wife] Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Derby (age 23).

On 29th April 1778 [his daughter] Elizabeth Henrietta Smith-Stanley was born to Edward Smith-Stanley 12th Earl of Derby (age 25) and [his wife] Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Derby (age 25).

Around 1779 [his wife] Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Derby (age 25) had a very public affair with John Frederick Sackville 3rd Duke Dorset (age 33). She moved out of the family home expecting a divorce. Her husband Edward Smith-Stanley 12th Earl of Derby (age 26) announced he did not intend to divorce his wife and withdrew her access to their children. The countess was socially ostracised for the remainder of her life. She died on 14 Mar 1797. Six weeks later he married again.

On 15th January 1795 [his son-in-law] Stephen Thomas Cole (age 30) and [his daughter] Elizabeth Henrietta Smith-Stanley (age 16) were married. She the daughter of Edward Smith-Stanley 12th Earl of Derby (age 42) and [his wife] Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Derby (age 41).

On 14th March 1797 [his wife] Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Derby (age 44) died of tuberculosis.

On 1st 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 30th June 1798 [his son] Edward Smith-Stanley 13th Earl of Derby (age 23) and [his daughter-in-law] Charlotte Margaret Hornby Countess Derby were married. He the son of Edward Smith-Stanley 12th Earl of Derby (age 45) and [his former wife] Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Derby.

Around 1801 [his daughter] Mary Smith-Stanley Countess Wilton was born to Edward Smith-Stanley 12th Earl of Derby (age 48) and [his wife] Elizabeth Farren Countess Derby (age 42).

On 25th November 1805 [his daughter] Charlotte Smith-Stanley (age 29) died.

On 29th November 1821 [his son-in-law] Thomas Grosvenor 2nd Earl Wilton (age 21) and [his daughter] Mary Smith-Stanley Countess Wilton (age 20) were married. She by marriage Countess Wilton. She the daughter of Edward Smith-Stanley 12th Earl of Derby (age 68) and [his wife] Elizabeth Farren Countess Derby (age 62). He the son of Robert Grosvenor 1st Marquess Westminster (age 54) and Eleanor Egerton Marchioness Westminster (age 51).

On 23rd April 1829 [his wife] Elizabeth Farren Countess Derby (age 70) died at Knowsley Hall, Lancashire.

On 21st October 1834 Edward Smith-Stanley 12th Earl of Derby (age 81) died. His son [his son] Edward (age 59) succeeded 13th Earl Derby, 7th Baronet Stanley of Bickerstaffe. [his daughter-in-law] Charlotte Margaret Hornby Countess Derby by marriage Countess Derby.

[his father] James Stanley "Lord Strange" and [his mother] Lucy Smith were married at Keith's Chapel, Mayfair. He the son of [his grandfather] Edward Stanley 11th Earl of Derby.

Royal Ancestors of Edward Smith-Stanley 12th Earl of Derby 1752-1834

Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Son of Philip IV King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Edward Smith-Stanley 12th Earl of Derby 1752-1834

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Stanley 1st Baronet 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Stanley 2nd Baronet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Warburton

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Stanley 3rd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Edgerton married Thomas Stanley

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Horton Stanley 4th Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Bosville

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bosville

GrandFather: Edward Stanley 11th Earl of Derby 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Patten

Father: James Stanley "Lord Strange" 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Edward Smith-Stanley 12th Earl of Derby 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Hugh Smith of Weald Hall Essex

Mother: Lucy Smith