Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby, was an English nobleman and politician. He was the son of Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby, and Lady Margaret Clifford. Ferdinando had a place in the line of suc
Ferdinando Stanley, the 5th Earl of Derby
Anne Stanley was an English noblewoman. She was the eldest daughter of the Earl of Derby and, through her two marriages, became Baroness Chandos and later Countess of Castlehaven. She was a distant re
Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby
…stone and, allegedly, powdered unicorn's horn as medicine. He died on 16 April 1594. From his marriage to Alice Spencer, was born his eldest daughter, Anne Stanley, Countess of Castlehaven, in 1580. Henry VIII's will would have made her queen in 1603 as heiress of Henry's younger sister Mary Tudor; Elizabeth was actually succeeded by James…
Grey Brydges, baron Chandos, first husband of Anne Stanley
Mervyn Touchet, Earl of Castlehaven, second husband of Anne Stanley. The names of the members of the jury in his trial are listed below the image.
James Touchet, Baron Audley, was Anne Stanley's stepson and son in law. His complaint to the Privy Council led to his father's trial and execution.
Alice Spencer, countess of Derby, the influential mother of Anne Stanley