- Audley-Stanley family
The Audley-Stanley family is a family with many notable members including the
Earls of Derby who are descended from Adam de Aldithley (or Audley) a prominent Norman who was said to have accompaniedWilliam the Conqueror toEngland .The first mention of Audley, however, is in the
Domesday book of 1086, when it was called Aldidelege, when the lands were held by a Saxonthegn called Gamel - who may have been known as Gamel de Tettesworth born c. 1043 in Heleigh, possible son of Wolfric de Hatton of Mercia, a great grandson ofLeofwine, Earl of Mercia [ [http://fabpedigree.com/s060/f415120.htm Fabpedigree.com] ] .The extended Audley family, originally of Audley Castle but who later built (or re-built) Heighley Castle,
Madeley, Staffordshire in 1226, had several additional households including Red Castle atHawkstone inShropshire , Buglawton Manor inCongleton , Newhall Tower atCombermere and a home inNantwich [ [http://www.madeleyvillage.co.uk/heighleycastle.htm madeleyvillage.co.uk] ] . One of Adam's descendants married an heiress whose marriage portion included Stoneleigh,Derbyshire - which resulted in the eventual family name of Stanley.The Audley & Stanley families and their descendants remained prominent throughout the history of
England andIreland into modern times.John Tuchet inherited the title of 4thBaron Audley and afterwards his sonJames Touchet, 5th Baron Audley . Later generations of the Tuchet's becomingEarl of Castlehaven . The Stanley's were, at one time, one of the richest landowning families in England.John I Stanley
John I Stanley of the Isle of Man 1350-1414, wasLord Lieutenant of Ireland and titularKing of Mann . He held numerous offices inIreland ,Chester andMacclesfield and was also Steward of the Household to thePrince of Wales circa 1403, later King Henry V. He was granted the Isle, Castle, peel and Lordship of Mann, byKing Henry IV of England and became Sovereign Lord of the Isle of Man in 1406, Constable ofWindsor Castle in 1409 and Lieutenant of Ireland between 1413 and 1419Latham family and "Eagle and child" Coat of Arms
In 1526, Isabella de Lathom, the eldest daughter of parents who had no male heir, married Thomas Stanley and the Latham family (originally Lathom or Lothe Hom - "Brick house" from
Lathom ,Lancashire ) and Stanley families became linked [ [http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/fulltext/hs173x/index.htm History of the House of Stanley - Seacombe] ] . In 1526, the Stanley family adopted the Eagle and child coat of arms that had been the Lathom's [ [http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk/knowsley_mbc.jpgKnowley metropolitan borough arms, Eagle and child] ] .Conservative Party
Several successive generations of the Stanley Earls, along with other members of the family, have been prominent members of the Conservative Party, and at least one historian has suggested that this family rivals the Cecils (Marquesses of Salisbury) as the single most important family in the party's history. The early 13c marriage of James Aldithley with Ela, daughter of the
William de Longespee, 3rd Earl of Salisbury suggests a likely close family link.ee also
* Henry de Aldithley/Audley c. 1175 - , Lord of the
Welsh Marches ,governor ofCarmarthen castle andCardigan Castle , Sheriff of Salop and Staffordshire from 1216 until 1221, constable ofShrewsbury Castle andBridgnorth Castle ,Governor ofShrewsbury ,Chester Castle andBeeston Castle , governor ofNewcastle-under-Lyne . He married Bertred Mainwaring.
*Baron Audley
* James de Aldithley c. 1220-1272 who married Ela de Longespee, daughter ofWilliam II Longespee , son ofWilliam de Longespee, 3rd Earl of Salisbury , a son of KingHenry II of England by Ida de Tosny (who would later marryRoger Bigod, 2nd Earl of Norfolk ).
* Emma de Audley c. 1224, daughter of Henry de Audley & Bertrade de Mainwaring and great granddaughter ofHugh de Kevelioc, 3rd Earl of Chester , who marriedGruffydd II ap Madog, Lord of Dinas Bran Prince of Powys
*Hugh I de Audley c. 1250 who married Isolda de Mortimer, daughter of Hugh de Mortimer and great granddaughter ofLlywelyn the Great ("Fawr").
*Hugh de Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester c. 1289-1347
*James Audley founder of theorder of the garter c. 1316-1386
*Margaret de Audley , daughter ofMargaret de Clare and great-granddaughter of KingEdward I of England c. 1318-1347.
*John I Stanley of the Isle of Man c. 1350-1414 King of Mann
*James Touchet, 5th Baron Audley
*Thomas Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley 1405-1459 King of Mann, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Constable ofChester Castle ,Controller of the Royal Household in 1439.
*Earl of Derby , first creation and later creations
*Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby 1435-1504
*Thomas Stanley, 2nd Earl of Derby 1477-1521
*Thomas Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden Lord Chancellor
*Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby 1509-1572,Lord High Steward (who's daughter, Jane, was the great great grandmother ofAbraham Darby I , founder of theindustrial revolution ).
*Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby 1531-1593, Lord of Mann
*Edward Stanley ,Earls of Derby
*Baron Stanley
*Baron Stanley of Alderley
* Ferdinando, the fifth Earl of Derby, Baron Strange ofKnockin , 1559-1594, patron of, amongst others,William Shakespeare
*Stanley (surname) List of people with Stanley surname
*History of Shropshire reference to RedcastleReferences
External links
* [http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/manxnb/v09p001.htm The Manx Note Book - Sir John Stanley]
* [http://www.mimas.ac.uk/~zzalsaw2/genealogies/powys.html Kings and Lords of Powys]
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