Thomas Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley

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Thomas Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley was a 15th-century English nobleman and politician who served as a powerful regional magnate in northwest England and laid the foundations for the influential Stanley family dynasty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 15th-century politician
English nobleman
baron
regional magnate
activeIn 15th century
allegiance House of Lancaster NERFINISHED
House of York NERFINISHED
birthPlace Lathom, Lancashire NERFINISHED
bornIn c. 1405
burialPlace Burscough Priory NERFINISHED
child Katherine Stanley NERFINISHED
Margaret Stanley NERFINISHED
Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby NERFINISHED
William Stanley NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of England
deathPlace Cheshire NERFINISHED
diedIn c. 1459
father Sir John Stanley NERFINISHED
heldTitleFrom 1456
memberOf King's Council NERFINISHED
monarchServed Edward IV of England NERFINISHED
Henry VI of England NERFINISHED
Richard III of England NERFINISHED
mother Isabel Lathom NERFINISHED
nobleFamily Stanley family NERFINISHED
notableFor establishing the power of the Stanley family in northwest England
service in high offices under multiple English kings
positionHeld Baron Stanley NERFINISHED
Chamberlain of Chester NERFINISHED
Constable of Liverpool Castle
Controller of the Household
Justice of Chester NERFINISHED
Justiciar of Ireland
Knight of the Shire for Lancashire
Lieutenant of Ireland
Lord Chamberlain of the Household NERFINISHED
Treasurer of the Household
precededBy title created
regionOfInfluence Cheshire NERFINISHED
Lancashire NERFINISHED
Northwest England NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
spouse Joan Goushill NERFINISHED
succeededBy Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby NERFINISHED
title 1st Baron Stanley NERFINISHED

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Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby father Thomas Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley
Thomas, Lord Stanley father Thomas Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley