Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby

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Earl English nobleman Justiciar of Ireland Knight of the Garter Lord High Constable of England Lord of Mann Privy councillor peer of England

Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby, was a powerful 15th-century English nobleman and kingmaker whose decisive support at the Battle of Bosworth Field helped secure Henry VII’s victory and launch the Tudor dynasty.

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Label Occurrences
Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby canonical 13
Thomas Stanley, 2nd Earl of Derby 2
Lord Thomas Stanley 1

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Earl ⓘ
English nobleman ⓘ
Justiciar of Ireland ⓘ
Knight of the Garter ⓘ
Lord High Constable of England ⓘ
Lord of Mann ⓘ
Privy councillor ⓘ
peer of England ⓘ
allegiance House of Lancaster ⓘ
Tudor dynasty ⓘ
surface form: House of Tudor

House of York ⓘ
birthDate c. 1435 ⓘ
burialPlace Burscough Priory, Lancashire, England ⓘ
child Anne Stanley ⓘ
Catherine Stanley ⓘ
Edward Stanley, 1st Baron Monteagle ⓘ
George Stanley, 9th Baron Strange ⓘ
James Stanley, Bishop of Ely ⓘ
Margaret Stanley ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
createdEarlBy Henry VII of England ⓘ
creationOfEarldomDate 1485 ⓘ
deathDate 29 July 1504 ⓘ
deathPlace Lathom, Lancashire, England ⓘ
describedAs kingmaker ⓘ
era Wars of the Roses ⓘ
familyName Stanley ⓘ
father Thomas Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley ⓘ
givenName Thomas ⓘ
memberOf Order of the Garter ⓘ
mother Joan Goushill ⓘ
name Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby self-link ⓘ
nobleFamily Stanley family ⓘ
nobleTitle Baron Stanley ⓘ
Earl of Derby ⓘ
Lord of Mann ⓘ
surface form: King of Mann
notableEvent Battle of Barnet ⓘ
Battle of Blore Heath ⓘ
Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
Battle of Tewkesbury ⓘ
Coronation of Henry VII of England ⓘ
notableWork Support for Henry Tudor at the Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
positionHeld Chamberlain of Chester ⓘ
Lord Justice of Ireland ⓘ
surface form: Justiciar of Ireland

Lord High Constable of England ⓘ
Lord Steward of the Household ⓘ
Lord of Mann ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence Knowsley Hall ⓘ
Lathom House ⓘ
spouse Eleanor Neville ⓘ
Margaret Beaufort ⓘ
stepfatherOf Henry VII of England ⓘ
supported Henry VII of England ⓘ

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Stanley family → hasMember → Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby ⓘ
Stanley family → hasMember → Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Stanley, 2nd Earl of Derby
Stanley family → hasMember → Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lord Thomas Stanley
Stanley family → hasMember → Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley
Margaret Beaufort → spouse → Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby ⓘ
Margaret Beaufort → stepSon → Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Stanley, 2nd Earl of Derby
Margaret Beaufort → politicalAlly → Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby ⓘ
Earl of Derby → firstHolder → Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby ⓘ
Earl of Derby → notableHolder → Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby ⓘ
Eyam → hasNotablePerson → Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Stanley
Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby → name → Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby self-link ⓘ
Lord William Stanley → relative → Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby ⓘ
Lord William Stanley → sibling → Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby ⓘ
Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby → relative → Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby ⓘ
House of Stanley → notableMember → Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby ⓘ
House of Stanley → spouse → Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby ⓘ
subject surface form: Lady Margaret Beaufort
Thomas, Lord Stanley → alsoKnownAs → Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby ⓘ
William Stanley → sibling → Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby ⓘ