George Stanley, 9th Baron Strange, of

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, KG, KB (1460–1503) was an English nobleman and heir apparent of

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. He was also a notable soldier in his own right and held a number of senior offices of state.

Life

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He was born about 1460 at Knowsley, Lancashire, England, the eldest son of Thomas Stanley and his first wife Eleanor, sister of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick. On his father's second marriage to

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, Countess of Richmond, he became stepbrother to her son, Henry Tudor, later King Henry VII. He was invested as a knight of the

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in 1475 by King

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. He held the offices of Constable of

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and Constable of Knaresborough Castle in 1485. He was present at the Battle of

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, but as a hostage of

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who was trying to ensure the support of George’s father and uncle and their substantial armies. He held the office of Constable of Wicklow Castle in 1486 and became Chief Justice of the

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in 1486. In 1487 he took part in the

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. In the same year he was invested with the

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and was made a privy counsellor.

Family

He was married in 1482 to Joan le Strange, 9th Baroness Strange (c. 1460 - 1514), daughter of John le Strange, 8th Baron Strange (c. 1440 - 1477) and Jacquetta Woodville (daughter of

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and

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), thereby becoming 9th Baron Strange ''de jure uxoris'' (in the right of his wife) and was summoned to Parliament in this role. Their children were: *John Stanley (d. 1503). * Thomas Stanley, 2nd Earl of Derby (1485–1521). * James Stanley, knight (1486–1562), who founded the branch of the family known as the 'Stanleys of Bickerstaffe', from which the 11th Earl of Derby and all subsequent earls descend. *George Stanley. *Jane Stanley, who married Sir Robert Sheffield (died 15 November 1531), son of

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, by his first wife, Helen Delves, by whom she was the mother of

Edmund Sheffield, 1st Baron Sheffield Edmund Sheffield, 1st Baron Sheffield, of Butterwick (22 November 1521 – 19 July 1549) was an English nobleman, the son of Sir Robert Sheffield (died 15 November 1531, son of Robert Sheffield and Helen Delves) and his second wife Jane Stanle ...

. *Elizabeth Stanley. *Margaret Stanley.

Death

Stanley died in Derby House, St Paul's Wharf, London over 4–5 December 1503, allegedly of poison following a banquet. He was buried in the London church of

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nearby.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Strange, George Stanley, 9th Baron 1460 births 1503 deaths

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15th-century English people 16th-century English nobility People from Knowsley, Merseyside Barons Strange Le Strange family