House of Stanley

Earls of Derby

Kings and Lords of Mann (1405 to 1594, 1609 to 1736)

Barons Stanley in the Peerage of England (1456, abeyant 1594)

Earls of Derby in the Peerage of England (1485)

Barons Strange (de/of Knockin) in the Peerage of England (1299, from 1514 to 1594)

Barons Mohun in the Peerage of England (1299, from 1431 to 1594)

Barons Strange in the Peerage of England (1628, created by clerical error, to 1702 and 1732-1736)

Sir John I Stanley, King of Mann KG

• Sir John I Stanley, King of Mann KG (c. 1350–1414) married Isabel Lathom, heir to the extensive lands of Sir Thomas Lathom in south-west Lancashire
• Sir John II Stanley, King of Mann (c. 1386–1437)

1st Baron Stanley KG

• Thomas I Stanley, King of Mann, 1st Baron Stanley KG (1405–1459)

1st Earl of Derby KG

• Thomas II Stanley, King of Mann, 1st Earl of Derby, 2nd Baron Stanley KG (c. 1435–1504)

Sir George Stanley KG

• Sir George Stanley KG, jure uxoris Baron Strange (1460–1497) married  Joan le Strange, suo jure Baroness Strange (of Knockin) and Baroness Mohun (d. 1513) summoned to Parliament in 1482 in his wife's Barony of Strange.

2nd Earl of Derby

• Thomas III Stanley, Lord of Mann, 2nd Earl of Derby, 3rd Baron Stanley, 10th Baron Strange (d. 1521)

3rd Earl of Derby KG

• Edward Stanley, Lord of Mann, 3rd Earl of Derby, 4th Baron Stanley, 11th Baron Strange KG (c. 1508–1572)

4th Earl of Derby KG

• Henry Stanley, Lord of Mann, 4th Earl of Derby, 5th Baron Stanley, 12th Baron Strange KG (1531–1593) married Lady Margaret Clifford heiress of Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland and Lady Eleanor Brandon. Summoned to Parliament in 1558 in his father's Barony of Strange.
• Ferdinando Stanley, Lord of Mann, 5th Earl of Derby, 6th Baron Stanley, 13th Baron Strange (1559–1594) Summoned to Parliament in 1588 in his father's Barony of Strange. On his death the Baronies of Stanley, Mohun and Strange (of Knokyn) fell into abeyance between his three daughters.

6th Earl of Derby KG

• William I Stanley, Lord of Mann, 6th Earl of Derby KG (1584–1642) Purchased the Lordship of the Isle of Man from his nieces and confirmed to him 1609.
• James I Stanley, Lord of Mann, 7th Earl of Derby, 1st Baron Strange KG (1607–1651) summoned to Parliament in 1627 in error as Baron Strange, thereby creating a new peerage created by writ.
• Charles Stanley, Lord of Mann, 8th Earl of Derby (1628–1672)
• William II Richard George Stanley, Lord of Mann, 9th Earl of Derby (1655–1702) On his death the Barony of Strange fell into abeyance between his two daughters, Lady Henrietta Annesley and Lady Elizabeth Stanley;  on the death of Lady Elizabeth in 1714 her elder sister succeeded as suo jure Baroness Strange.
• James II Stanley, Lord of Mann, 10th Earl of Derby, 6th Baron Strange (1664–1736) succeeded his great niece in 1732 as 6th Baron Strange. Succeeded by James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl in the Barony of Strange and the Lordship of Man as heir general and by his 6th cousin and heir male in the Earldom of Derby.

Stanley of Bickerstaffe in the Baronetage of England (1627, from 1736)

Earls of Derby in the Peerage of England (1485, from 1736)

Baron Stanley of Bickerstaffe in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1832)

Baron Stanley of Preston in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1886)

Stanley of Bickerstaffe

• Sir Edward Stanley, 1st Baronet (d. 1640) a descendant of a younger brother of the 2nd Earl.
• Sir Thomas Stanley, 2nd Baronet (1616–1653)
• Sir Edward Stanley, 3rd Baronet (1643–1671)
• Sir Thomas Stanley, 4th Baronet (1670–1714)

11th Earl of Derby onwards

• Sir Edward Stanley, 5th Baronet, 11th Earl of Derby (1689–1776)
• Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby, 1st Baron Stanley of Bickerstaffe (1752–1834) son of Hon James Stanley later Smith-Stanley, styled Lord Strange (1716–1771), took the name of Smith in addition to that of Stanley in 1748 and Lucy Smith (d. 1759) 2nd daughter and coheiress of Hugh Smith, of Weald Hall, co. Essex.

13th Earl of Derby KG

• Edward Smith-Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby KG (1775–1851)

14th to 17th Earls of Derby

• Edward Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby KG (1799–1869)
• Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby KG (1826–1893)
• Frederick Arthur Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, 1st Baron Stanley of Preston KG (1841–1908)
• Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby KG (1865–1948)
• Edward John Stanley, 18th Earl of Derby (1918–1994)
• Edward Richard William Stanley, 19th Earl of Derby (b. 1962)

Barons Stanley in the Peerage of England (1456, abeyant 1594, and 1921, abeyant 1960)

• Thomas Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley (d. 1459)
• Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby, 2nd Baron Stanley (d. 1504)
• Thomas Stanley, 2nd Earl of Derby, 3rd Baron Stanley (d. 1521)
• Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, 4th Baron Stanley (1509–1572)
• Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby, 5th Baron Stanley (1531–1593)
• Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby, 6th Baron Stanley (1559–1594) abeyant 1594.
• Edith Abney-Hastings, 12th Countess of Loudoun, 7th Baroness Stanley (1883–1960) abeyance terminated 1921, abeyant 1960.

Barons Monteagle in the Peerage of England (1514-1697)

1st Baron Monteagle KG

• Edward Stanley, 1st Baron Monteagle KG (d. 1523) fifth son of Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby.
• Thomas Stanley, 2nd Baron Monteagle (1507–1560)
• William Stanley, 3rd Baron Monteagle (1528–1581)

 Barons Morley and Barons Monteagle

• William Parker, 4th Baron Monteagle, 13th Baron Morley, son of Edward Parker, 12th Baron Morley and Elizabeth Stanley, daughter and heiress of William Stanley, 3rd Baron Monteagle (d. 1622)
• Henry Parker, 5th Baron Monteagle, 14th Baron Morley (d. 1655)
• Thomas Parker, 6th Baron Monteagle, 15th Baron Morley (d. 1697) (abeyant 1697)

Stanley of Alderley Hall in the Baronetage of England (1660)

Barons Stanley of Alderley in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1839)

Baron Eddisbury in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1848)

Barons Sheffield in the Peerage of Great Britain (1783 from 1909)

Stanley of Alderley Hall

• Sir Thomas Stanley, 1st Baronet (1597–1672)
• Sir Peter Stanley, 2nd Baronet (1626–1683)
• Sir Thomas Stanley, 3rd Baronet (1652–1721)
• Sir James Stanley, 4th Baronet (d. 1747)
• Sir Edward Stanley, 5th Baronet (d. 1755)
• Sir John Thomas Stanley, 6th Baronet (1735–1807)

Barons Stanley of Alderley, Eddisbury and Sheffield of Roscommon

• Sir John Thomas Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley of Alderley, 7th Baronet (1766–1850)
• Edward John Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley and 1st Baron Eddisbury (1802–1869)
• Henry Edward John Stanley, 3rd Baron Stanley of Alderley and 2nd Baron Eddisbury (1827–1903)
• Edward Lyulph Stanley, 4th Baron Sheffield of Roscommon, 4th Baron Stanley of Alderley and 3rd Baron Eddisbury (1839–1925) grandson of Lady Maria Josepha Holroyd, daughter of the 1st Earl of Sheffield (known as Lord Stanley of Alderley)
• Arthur Lyulph Stanley, 5th Baron Sheffield of Roscommon, 5th Baron Stanley of Alderley and 4th Baron Eddisbury (1875–1931) (known as Lord Sheffield)
• Edward John Stanley, 6th Baron Sheffield of Roscommon, 6th Baron Stanley of Alderley and 5th Baron Eddisbury (1907–1971) (known as Lord Stanley of Alderley)
• Lyulph Henry Victor Owen Stanley, 7th Baron Sheffield of Roscommon, 7th Baron Stanley of Alderley and 6th Baron Eddisbury (1915–1971) (known as Lord Sheffield)
• Thomas Henry Oliver Stanley, 8th Baron Sheffield of Roscommon, 8th Baron Stanley of Alderley and 7th Baron Eddisbury (b. 1927) (known as Lord Stanley of Alderley)

Barons Sheffield of Dunnamore in the Peerage of Ireland (1781–1909)

Barons Sheffield of Roscommon in the Peerage of Ireland (1783)

Baron Sheffield of Sheffield in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1802–1909)

Earls of Sheffield in the Peerage of Ireland (1816–1909)

Earls of Sheffield

• John Baker-Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield and Viscount Pevensey, 1st Baron Sheffield of Roscommon,1st Baron Sheffield of Dunnamore, 1st Baron Sheffield of Sheffield (1735–1821) Barony Sheffield of Roscommon created with special remainder failing male heirs of his body in favour of his two daughters by his first marriage and the heirs male of their bodies successively.
• George Holroyd, 2nd Earl of Sheffield, 2nd Baron Sheffield (1802–1876)
• Henry Holroyd, 3rd Earl of Sheffield, 3rd Baron Sheffield (1832–1909)
• Edward Lyulph Stanley, 4th Baron Stanley of Alderley, 3rd Baron Eddisbury, 4th Baron Sheffield of Roscommon (1839–1925) see above

Barons Strange (de/of Knockin) in the Peerage of England (1299)

Barons Mohun in the Peerage of England (1299, from 1431-1594)

Earls of Derby in the Peerage of England (1485, from 1508-1594)

Viscounts St Davids in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1918, from 1974)

• John le Strange, 1st Baron Strange (c. 1254–1309)
• John le Strange, 2nd Baron Strange (c. 1282–1311)
• John le Strange, 3rd Baron Strange (c. 1297–1323)
• Roger le Strange, 4th Baron Strange (1301–1349)
• Roger le Strange, 5th Baron Strange (c. 1326–1392)
• John le Strange, 6th Baron Strange (c. 1350–1397)
• Richard le Strange, 7th Baron Strange, 4th Baron Mohun (1381–1449)
• John le Strange, 8th Baron Strange, 5th Baron Mohun (c. 1440–1477)
• Joan le Strange, 9th Baroness Strange, 6th Baroness Mohun (c. 1460–1514) married George Stanley, 9th Baron Strange (de jure uxoris) (1460–1503)
• George Stanley, 9th Baron Strange (de jure uxoris) KG (1460–1503)
• Thomas Stanley, 2nd Earl of Derby, 10th Baron Strange, 7th Baron Mohun (d. 1521)
• Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, 11th Baron Strange, 8th Baron Mohun KG (c. 1508–1572)
• Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby, 12th Baron Strange, 9th Baron Mohun KG (1531–1593)
• Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby,13th Baron Strange, 10th Baron Mohun (1559–1594) (abeyant 1594). His daughter, Lady Elizabeth Stanley (1588–1633), married Henry Hastings, 5th Earl of Huntingdon (1586–1643).

5th Earl of Huntingdon

• Elizabeth Frances Philipps nee Abney-Hastings, 14th Baroness Strange (1884–1974) (abeyance terminated 1921)

Viscounts St Davids

• Jestyn Reginald Austen Plantagenet Philipps, 2nd Viscount St Davids, 15th Baron Strange (1917–1991)
• Colwyn Jestyn John Philipps, 3rd Viscount St Davids, 16th Baron Strange (1939–2009)
• Rhodri Colwyn Philipps, 4th Viscount St Davids, 17th Baron Strange (b. 1966)

Barons Strange in the Peerage of England (1628, created by clerical error)

Earls of Derby in the Peerage of England (1485, from 1628-1702 and 1732-1736)

Dukes of Atholl in the Peerage of Scotland (1703, from 1736-1957)

• James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby, 1st Baron Strange (1607–1651)
• Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby, 2nd Baron Strange (1628–1672)
• William Richard George Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby, 3rd Baron Strange (1655–1702) (abeyant 1702)

1st Earl of Ashburnham

• Henrietta Stanley, 4th Baroness Strange (d. 1718) daughter of William George Richard Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby, married, secondly, John Ashburnham, 1st Earl of Ashburnham (became sole heir 1714)
• Henrietta Ashburnham, 5th Baroness Strange (d. 1732) daughter of John Ashburnham, 1st Earl of Ashburnham.
• James Stanley, 10th Earl of Derby, 6th Baron Strange (1664–1736)

2nd to 6th Dukes of Atholl

• James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl, 7th Baron Strange (1690–1764)
• Charlotte Murray, 8th Baroness Strange (c. 1731–1805)
• John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl, 9th Baron Strange (1755–1830)
• John Murray, 5th Duke of Atholl, 10th Baron Strange (1778–1846)
• George Augustus Frederick John Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl, 11th Baron Strange (1814–1864)

7th to 9th Dukes of Atholl

• John James Hugh Henry Stewart-Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl, 12th Baron Strange (1840–1917)
• John George Stewart-Murray, 8th Duke of Atholl, 13th Baron Strange (1871–1942)
• James Thomas Stewart-Murray, 9th Duke of Atholl, 14th Baron Strange (1879–1957) (abeyant 1957)

15th Baron Strange onwards

• John Drummond, 15th Baron Strange (1900–1982) (abeyance terminated 1965; abeyant 1982)
• (Jean) Cherry Drummond of Megginch, 16th Baroness Strange (1928–2005) (abeyance terminated 1986)
• Adam Humphrey Drummond of Megginch, 17th Baron Strange (b. 1953)

Stanley, later Stanley-Massey-Stanley, later Errington of Hooton in the Baronetage of England (1661-1893)

Stanley, later Stanley-Massey-Stanley, later Errington of Hooton

• Sir William Stanley, 1st Baronet (1628-1673)
• Sir Rowland Stanley, 2nd Baronet (1653-1737)
• Sir William Stanley, 3rd Baronet (1679-1740)
• Sir Rowland Stanley, 4th Baronet (1707-1771)
• Sir William Stanley, 5th Baronet (c. 1753-1792)
• Sir John Stanley-Massey-Stanley, 6th Baronet (1711-1794)
• Sir Thomas Stanley-Massey-Stanley, 7th Baronet (c. 1755-1795)
• Sir William Stanley-Massey-Stanley, 8th Baronet (c. 1780-1800)
• Sir Thomas Stanley-Massey-Stanley, 9th Baronet (1782-1841)
• Sir William Thomas Stanley-Massey-Stanley, 10th Baronet (1806-1863)
• Sir Rowland Errington, 11th Baronet (1809-1875)
• Sir John Errington, 12th Baronet (1810-1893)

Kings and Lords of Mann (1405 to 1594, 1609 to 1764)

• Sir John I Stanley, King of Mann KG (c. 1350–1414)
• Sir John II Stanley, King of Mann (c. 1386–1437)
• Thomas I Stanley, King of Mann, 1st Baron Stanley KG (1405–1459)
• Thomas II Stanley, King of Mann, 1st Earl of Derby, 2nd Baron Stanley KG (c. 1435–1504)
• Thomas III Stanley, Lord of Mann, 2nd Earl of Derby, 3rd Baron Stanley, 10th Baron Strange (d. 1521)
• Edward Stanley, Lord of Mann, 3rd Earl of Derby, 4th Baron Stanley, 11th Baron Strange KG (c. 1508–1572)
• Henry Stanley, Lord of Mann, 4th Earl of Derby, 5th Baron Stanley, 12th Baron Strange KG (1531–1593)
• Ferdinando Stanley, Lord of Mann, 5th Earl of Derby, 6th Baron Stanley, 13th Baron Strange (1559–1594)
• William I Stanley, Lord of Mann, 6th Earl of Derby KG (1584–1642)
• James I Stanley, Lord of Mann, 7th Earl of Derby KG (1607–1651)
• Charles Stanley, Lord of Mann, 8th Earl of Derby (1628–1672)
• William II Richard George Stanley, Lord of Mann, 9th Earl of Derby (1655–1702)
• James II Stanley, Lord of Mann, 10th Earl of Derby (1664–1736)
• James III Murray, Lord of Mann, 2nd Duke of Atholl, 7th Baron Strange KT (1690–1764)
• Charlotte Murray, 8th Baroness Strange (c. 1731–1805) and John Murray, Lord of Mann, 3rd Duke of Atholl KT (1729–1774)

In 1765, Charlotte Murray, Duchess of Atholl, 8th Baroness Strange, sold the suzerainty of the island to the British government.