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  Earl of Derby - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edward Stanley, 11th Earl of Derby (1689-1776) was descended from the brother of the 2nd Earl, and he succeeded to the earldom in 1736.
Edward outlived James (who died in 1771) and he was succeeded by James' son Edward Smith-Stanley (1752-1834).
He was succeeded by Edward Richard William Stanley, 19th Earl of Derby (born October 10, 1962) the son of Hugh Henry Montagu Stanley (1926-1971), the younger brother of the 18th Earl.
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 Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby (4 April 1865 - 4 February 1948) was an English politician around the turn of the 20th century.
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Earl of Derby Edward Stanley was the son of the 13th Earl of Derby.
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 MSN Encarta - Search Results - Stanley Edward George Villiers 17th Earl of Derby   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Stanley, Edward George Villiers, 17th Earl of Derby (1865-1948), British politician, son of Frederick Arthur Stanley, 16th earl of Derby.
Stanley, Edward Henry, 15th Earl of Derby (1826-1893), English politician, eldest son of Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley, 14th earl of Derby....
Stanley, Frederick Arthur, 16th Earl of Derby (1841-1908), English politician, son of Edward George Geoffrey Smith, 14th earl of Derby, and younger...
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 Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Right Honourable Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby (4 April 1865–4 February 1948) was an English politician around the turn of the 20th century.
Two of them, Edward and Oliver, achieved the rare distinction of sitting in the same Cabinet between May and October 1938 until Edward's death.
He served as honorary president of the Rugby Football League, and donated a cup for the French authorities to use for a knock-out competition.
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 List of the Knights of the Garter (1348-present)
Eldest son of George, Prince of Denmark and the Princess Anne, afterwards Queen Anne of England.
509 (inv 1703) George Lewis, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg, Elector of Hanover (1660-1727).
631 (inv 1805) George (Legge), Earl of Dartmouth.
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 Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby
Sir Frederick Arthur Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, 1st Baron Stanley of Preston (January 15, 1841 - June 14, 1908) was Colonial Secretary from 1885 to 1886 and Governor-General of Canada from 1888 to 1893.
Lord Stanley declined to interfere, citing the proposed disallowal as unconstitutional.
Lady Stanley, whom Sir Wilfrid Laurier described as "an able and witty woman", made a lasting contribution during her husband's term of office.
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 Maximilian Genealogy Master Database 2000 - pafg1240 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
George Patrick Hyde VILLIERS Col. Hon was born 27 Sep 1847 and died 10 Jan 1892.
George Patrick Hyde VILLIERS Col. Hon [Parents] was born 27 Sep 1847.
Edward George Villiers STANLEY was born 4 Apr 1865.
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 4Reference || Earl of Derby   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The title was first created for the Ferrers family under a creation of 1139, until forfieted and held by the family of Henry III under a creation of 1337 It became extinct upon Edward III's accession to the throne.
Edward Geoffrey Smith Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby (1799-1869)
Edward Richard William Stanley, 19th Earl of Derby (born October 10, 1962)
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 The Glenbow Museum > Riveredge Foundation
The voyage was to Tangier, Cadiz, Gibraltar, and Lisbon.
Joseph Chamberlain, Lord Henry St. John Bolkingbroke, Edward Duke of Kent and Strathearn, Thomas Campbell, Queen Victoria, Sydney Prior Hall, Lord Durham, the Marquis of Lorne, the Marquis of Dufferin and Ava, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Marie Louise Edvina, and Sir Redvers Buller.
Petitions of Edward Kielley and of the Newfoundland House of Assembly in the Kielley v.
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 Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
Stanley was sure that the prime minister had named his own successor, in his will or somewhere, and he refused to appoint a successor until after Macdonald’s funeral.
Stanley was not even sure the government would survive; he had surmised on 4 June that it might well go to pieces.
Eventually known as the Stanley Cup, it was won in 1909 by a professional team, the Ottawa Senators, and is the oldest trophy competed for by professional athletes in North America.
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 THOMAS STANLEY - Online Information article about THOMAS STANLEY
Baron Stanley in 1456 and died in 1459.
Stanley was one of the executors of Edward IV., and was at first loyal to the See also:
Bosworth (August 22), Richard summoned Stanley to join him, and when he received an evasive reply ordered Strange to be executed.
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 Maximilian Genealogy Master Database 2000 - pafg1256 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Edward STEWART Rev, [Parents] was born 9 Oct 1808.
Elwyn Villiers RHYS Captain was born 19 Dec 1900.
Victor Albert George VILLIERS was born 20 Mar 1845.
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 Secretary of State for War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George Robinson, 2nd Earl of Ripon (April 28, 1863 - February 16, 1866)
Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby (December 10, 1916 - April 18, 1918)
Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby (October 24, 1922 - January 22, 1924)
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 Index to royal Genealogical Data - ordered by lastname - part 90   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Stanley, Edward George Villiers, Earl of Derby 17th, b.
Stanley, Edward Henry, Earl of Derby 15th, b.
Stanley, Edward Smith, Earl of Derby 13th, b.
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 Secretary of State for War - Freepedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
George Robinson, 2nd Earl of Ripon 1865 - 1866
Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby 1916 - 1918
Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby 1922 - 1924
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 4Reference || Duchy of Lancaster   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Duchy of Lancaster was created for John of Gaunt, a younger son of King Edward III of England,when John married the Lancaster heiress.
It is the private property of the crown, and has been since 1399, when the Dukedom of Lancaster, held by Henry of Bolingbroke, merged with the crown on his accession to the throne.
George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon 1840-1841
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 Rivington
Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby (1459-1504), the second Baron Stanley, was born in 1459 and inherited his father's titles, including that of king of the Isle of Man, in 1459.
The Pilkington Knights fought for Richard III in 1485 and the Stanley's opposed Richard III and fought for Henry VII.
However the Stanley's later joined with the Pilkington's in 1487 to depose Henry VII in favour of the House of York.
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 Encyclopedia: Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Encyclopedia: Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby
Edward Geoffrey Smith Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
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 Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl Of Derby - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl Of Derby - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch
Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl Of Derby
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 thePeerage.com - Person Page 1395
She married Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby, son of Frederick Arthur Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby and Lady Constance Villiers, on 5 January 1889.
Oliver Frederick George Stanley, son of Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby and Lady Alice Maude Olivia Montagu, on 4 November 1920.
She was the daughter of Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby and Lady Alice Maude Olivia Montagu.
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 First World War.com - Who's Who - Lord Derby
With David Lloyd George's rise to Prime Minister, replacing Asquith in December 1916, Derby took the former's place as Minister of War.
Derby's close relations with the army high command, including Sir Douglas Haig and Sir William Robertson, engendered deep suspicion within Lloyd George, with the consequence that Derby was excluded from most inner council meetings (and was only restrained from resigning by counsel from the military high command).
In part Lloyd George's hostility to Derby was on account of the latter's position as a committed 'Westerner', i.e.
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 Knowsley Local History - ref: KN66   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Frederick was born 15th January 1841 the second son of Edward Geoffrey Stanley, 14th Earl and younger brother of Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl who died without issue.
He entertained lavishly at Knowsley, where Edward VII was regularly amongst his guests.
His eldest son Edward George Villiers Stanley succeeded him to the title on his death in 1908.
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 Derby, Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Derby, Edward George ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Derby, Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby
Derby, Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby (1865–1948)
As director general of recruiting 1915–16, during World War I, he organized the ‘Derby Scheme’ of voluntary enlistment.
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 EDWARD HENRY STANLEY - Online Information article about EDWARD HENRY STANLEY
Lord Stanley was the prime favourite as an occupant of this See also:
Frederick Arthur Stanley (1841-1908), who had been made a peer as See also:
June 1908, when his eldest son, Edward George See also:
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 Knowsley Local History - ref: KN67   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Edward, son of the 16th Earl was born in 1865.
His wife Alice was buried alongside him when she died in 1957.
His eldest son Lord Stanley, Edward Montague Cavendish had died some ten years earlier and he was therefore succeeded by his grandson Edward John.
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 Definition of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
The most recent incumbent, Alan Milburn, was given the title by Tony Blair so that he could join the Cabinet, but have no demanding government job, in order to devote his time to the Labour Party's campaign for re-election in 2005 or 2006.
George William Frederick Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle 1850-1852
David Alexander Edward Lindsay, 27th Earl of Crawford and 10th Earl of Balcarres 1919-1921
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 Relations of Note: S...
SPENCER, George [1739-1817] – 4th Duke of Marlborough ::> English Nobility (excl.
SPENCER-CHURCHILL, George [1766-1840] – 5° Duke of Marlborough SPEN79
STANLEY, Thomas [~1433-1504] – K.G., 2nd Baron Stanley, afterward 1st Earl of Derby STNL32
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 Biographical Index of English Drama Before 1660: UV
(Brother of John Villiers; father of Mary Villiers Stuart; brother-in-law of William Feilding; uncle of Basil Feilding, George Feilding, Elizabeth Feilding Boyle, Margaret Feilding Hamilton, William Villiers, and Anne Boteler Blount Weston) [Peerage ii, 392 (1912); Lindley, Court Masques, 273 (1995)]
(Brother of George Villiers; brother-in-law of William Feilding; uncle of Basil Feilding, George Feilding, Elizabeth Feilding Boyle, Margaret Feilding Hamilton, Mary Villiers Stuart, and William Villiers; son-in-law of Elizabeth Hatton) [Peerage x, 684 (1945); Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 439 (1950); Orgel, Jonson Masques, 495 (1969)]
(Nephew of George Villiers and John Villiers) [Maidment and Logan, D'Avenant i, 305, 312 (1872); Peerage vi, 75 (1926); Lindley, Court Masques, 275 (1995)]
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 Richard III Society-Fifteenth Century Life: Nobility: Keeping Them Straight?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
We have the same case with William George Richard Stanley 9th Earl and his brother James 10th Earl.
The rest of the Earls of Derby to present have been either father to son or grandfather to grandson, with one exception of a brother to brother with Edward Henry Stanley 15th Earl and Fredrick Arthur Stanley 16th Earl.
Since Edward IV's boys were no longer considered by some to be legitimate and John Howard had a long record of loyalty to Edward as well as Richard III, Richard then in June 1483, created John Howard, Duke of Norfolk.
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