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STANLEY, William 6th Earl of Derby
(1561-1642)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. DE VERE, Elizabeth

STANLEY, William 6th Earl of Derby 1 2

  • Born: 1561 3
  • Marriage (1): DE VERE, Elizabeth 1
  • Died: 29 September 1642 3

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William married Elizabeth DE VERE, daughter of Edward DE VERE 17th Earl of Oxford and Anne CECIL.1 (Elizabeth DE VERE was born in July 1575 1 and died on 10 March 1627 3.)


  Marriage Notes:

"In January 1595, his (Edward de Vere's) daughter Elizabeth Vere married William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby, another literary earl who maintained his own company of players ...."

from De Vere Society website 1

Sources


1 Internet Site, https://deveresociety.co.uk/.

2 e-books, The Scots Peerage ed. Sir James Balfour Paul vol. 5 (1908).

3 Internet Site, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82821769/elizabeth-stanley.

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