William Stanley

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15th-century person English nobleman military leader supporter of Henry VII of England

William Stanley was a 15th-century English nobleman and military leader best known for his decisive intervention at the Battle of Bosworth Field, which helped secure Henry Tudor’s victory and end the Wars of the Roses.

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Label	Occurrences
William Stanley canonical	2

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	15th-century person ⓘ English nobleman ⓘ military leader ⓘ supporter of Henry VII of England ⓘ
activityStartCentury	15th century ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	end of the Wars of the Roses ⓘ
battleRole	commander of reserve forces at Bosworth Field ⓘ
causeOfDeath	execution ⓘ
convictedOf	treason ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of England ⓘ
ethnicGroup	English ⓘ
familyName	Stanley ⓘ
fieldOfWork	court politics ⓘ warfare ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
givenName	William ⓘ
helpedTo	end the dynastic conflict between Yorkists and Lancastrians ⓘ secure Henry Tudor’s victory at Bosworth Field ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Late Middle Ages ⓘ
historicalSignificance	played key role in Tudor accession to the English throne ⓘ
languageSpoken	Middle English ⓘ
memberOf	Stanley family ⓘ
militaryAllegiance	Henry VII of England ⓘ surface form: Henry Tudor Tudor dynasty ⓘ surface form: House of Tudor
militaryRank	commander ⓘ
monarchDuringReign	Henry VII of England ⓘ
nobleTitle	Knight ⓘ
notableFor	helping end the Wars of the Roses ⓘ supporting Henry Tudor at Bosworth Field ⓘ
notableWork	decisive intervention at the Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
opposed	House of York ⓘ Richard III of England ⓘ
participantIn	Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ Wars of the Roses ⓘ
positionHeld	Lord Chamberlain of the Household ⓘ
relative	George Stanley, 9th Baron Strange ⓘ
residence	England ⓘ
sibling	Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby ⓘ
socialClass	nobility ⓘ
supported	Henry VII of England ⓘ surface form: Henry Tudor Tudor dynasty ⓘ surface form: House of Tudor
switchedSidesDuring	Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
title	Sir ⓘ

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

Battle of Bosworth Field → commander → William Stanley ⓘ

Thomas, Lord Stanley → sibling → William Stanley ⓘ