The Countess of Derby

Charlotte Stanley, Countess of Derby (1599 - 1664), born Charlotte de la Tremoüille was the daughter of Claude, Duc de Thouars and Charlotte Brabantia. Her maternal grandparents were William the Silent and Charlotte de Bourbon. 1599 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Events March 12 - New Jersey becomes a colony of England. ... William I (William the Silent) William I of Orange-Nassau (April 24, 1533 – July 10, 1584), also widely known as William the Silent [Dutch: Willem de Zwijger], was born in the House of Nassau, and became Prince of Orange in 1544. ...

On 26 June 1626, Charlotte married of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby, who was taken prisoner at Worcester in 1651, and was beheaded at Bolton. Lady Derby was famous for her gallant defense of Lathom House against the Parliamentary forces during the First English Civil War in 1644. June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... Events September 30 - Nurhaci, chieftain of the Jurchens and founder of the Qing Dynasty dies and is succeeded by his son Hong Taiji. ... James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby (1607-1651), sometimes styled the Great Earl of Derby, eldest son of William, 6th Earl, and Elizabeth de Vere, daughter of Edward, 17th Earl of Oxford, was born at Knowsley on the 31 January 1607. ... The city of Worcester (pronounced ) is a city and the county town of Worcestershire in England, situated some 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Birmingham and 29 miles (47 km) north of Gloucester. ... // Events January 1 - Charles II crowned King of Scotland in Scone. ... Statistics Population: 139,403 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SD715095 Administration Metropolitan borough: Bolton Metropolitan county: Greater Manchester Region: North West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Greater Manchester Historic county: Lancashire Services Police force: Greater Manchester Ambulance: North West Post office and telephone Post... The First English Civil War (1642–1646) was the first of three wars, known as the English Civil War (or Wars). The English Civil War refers to the series of armed conflicts and political machinations which took place between Parliamentarians and Royalists from 1642 until 1652, and includes the Second...

Charlotte and Derby were parents of four daughters and five sons. Only four of their children appear to have survived to a marriageable age:

• Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby (19 January 1628 - 21 December 1672).
• Lady Henriette Mary Stanley (17 November 1630 - 27 December 1685). Married William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford.
• Lady Amelia Ann Sophia Stanley. Married John Murray, 1st Marquess of Atholl.
• Lady Catherine Stanley. Married Henry Pierrepont, 1st Marquess of Dorchester.

Charles' two sons, William, the 9th Earl (c. 1655–1702), and James, the 10th Earl (1664–1736), both died without sons, and consequently, when James died in February 1736, his titles and estates passed to Sir Edward Stanley (1689–1776), a descendant of the 1st earl. From him the later Earls of Derby are descended. January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events March 1 - writs were issued in February 1628 by Charles I of England that every county in England (not just seaport towns) pay ship tax by this date. ... December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events England, France, Munster and Cologne invade the United Provinces, therefore this name is know as ´het rampjaar´ (the disaster year) in the Netherlands. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... Events February 22 - Native American Quadequine introduces Popcorn to English colonists. ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (362nd in leap years). ... Events February 6 - James Stuart, Duke of York becomes King James II of England and Ireland and King James VII of Scotland. ... William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford (1626–1695) was a member of the United Kingdoms House of Lords. ... John Murray, 2nd earl and 1st marquess of Atholl born May 2, 1631 died May 6, 1703 a leading Scottish Royalist and defender of the Stuarts John, second Earl of Atholl of the Murray family, faithfully adhered to Charles the First, and was excepted by Cromwell out of his act... Henry Pierrepont, 2nd Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull and 1st marquess of Dorchester (1606 - December 8, 1680), was member of parliament for Nottinghamshire, and was called to the House of Lords as Baron Pierrepont in 1641. ... The Earl of Derby is a title in the peerage of England. ...

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