The title of Earl of Derby was first created in the Peerage of England in 1139 by Stephen from England to the Ferrers family. It is forfeited to the ^6th Earl for conspiring against Henry III. In 1337 , he recreated for the family of Henry III , then attached to the crown at the throne of Henri IV. It is created again for the Stanley family in 1485.

The Earl of Derby holds the subsidiary titles of Baron Stanley of Bickerstaffe in the County Palatine of Lancaster (1844), and Baron Stanley of Preston in the same county (1886).

The courtesy title of the heir presumptive to the Earl was Lord Stanley.

Successive generations of counts Stanley, along with other family members were prominent members of the Conservative party.

The Earl of Derby has Knowsley Hall and Greenhalgh Castle. Some have been Lords of Man , that is to say, the Isle of Man. As such, they had the right to issue their own currency, whose plays are an eagle and a child, the family arms of Derby ^{Title History}

The ^3rd Earl, William de Ferrires, married Sybil de Braose. He joined the revolt of the son of King Henry II in 1173. He was imprisoned at Caen and his titles forfeited. He died on Crusade in 1190 during the siege of Saint Jean d'Acre. His son got probably the restoration of his father's titles in 1199 , when the throne of John.

First creation ( 1138 )

• In 1138 - one thousand one hundred and thirty-nine : Robert de Ferrires (c. 1062 - 1139 );
• One thousand one hundred and thirty-nine - 1160 : Robert de Ferrieres ( before 1160). Son of the former;
• 1.16 thousand - 1 173 : William de Ferrires ( 1190 ). Son of the former;

Title suspended for rebellion.

• 1199 ? - 1247 : William de Ferrires ( 1247 ). Son of the former;
• One thousand two hundred forty-seven - 1,254 : William de Ferrires ( 1254 ). Son of the former;
• 1 254 - 1266 : Robert de Ferrieres ( 1239 - 1279 ). Son of the former.

Title confiscated for rebellion in 1266.

Second creation ( 1337 )

• 1,337 - one thousand three hundred sixty-one : Henry of Grosmont ( 1361 ), Earl of Lancaster , Leicester (1345) and Lincoln (1349), Duke of Lancaster (1351). Son of the former;
• 1361 - 1399 : John of Gaunt ( 1 340 - one thousand three hundred and ninety-nine ), Earl of Lancaster, Leicester, Richmond , and Lincoln, Duke of Lancaster. Step-son of the same;
• 1399 : Henry Bolingbroke ( 1367 - 1413 ), Earl of Lancaster, Leicester, Lincoln, Northampton , Duke of Lancaster and Hereford. Became Henry IV of England in 1399. Son of the former.

As attached to the crown.

Third creation ( 1485 )

• 1,485 - in 1504 : Thomas Stanley (c. 1435 - 1504 ), Lord High Constable of England ;
• 1504 - one thousand five hundred twenty-one : Thomas Stanley ( 1477 - before 1521 ), lord of the Isle of Man ;
• 1521 - one thousand five hundred seventy-two : Edward Stanley (c. 1508 - 1572 ), lord of the Isle of Man;
• 1572 - 1593 : Henry Stanley ( one thousand five hundred and thirty-one - 1,593 ), lord of the Isle of Man;
• 1593 - 1,594 : Ferdinando Stanley ( 1559 - one thousand five hundred ninety-four ), Baron Mohun, Baron Strange, Lord of the Isle of Man;
• 1594 - one thousand six hundred forty-two : William Stanley (before 1584 - 1642 );
• One thousand six hundred and forty-two - one thousand six hundred fifty-one : James Stanley ( 1607 - one thousand six hundred fifty-one ), Baron Strange, Lord of the Isle of Man;
• 1,651 - 1 672 : Charles Stanley ( 1628 - one thousand six hundred and seventy-two ), lord of the Isle of Man;
• One thousand six hundred seventy-two - 1 702 : William George Richard Stanley ( 1,655 - 1 702 ), Lord of the Isle of Man;
• 1 702 - 1,736 : James Stanley ( 1664 - 1,736 ), lord of the Isle of Man;
• One thousand seven hundred thirty-six - in 1776 : Edward Stanley ( one thousand six hundred and eighty-nine - 1 776 );
• In 1776 - 1834 : Edward Smith-Stanley ( 1752 - one thousand eight hundred thirty-four );
• One thousand eight hundred and thirty-four - in 1851 : Edward Smith-Stanley ( 1775 - 1851 ), Baron Stanley of Bickerstaffe;
• One thousand eight hundred fifty-one - 1,869 : Edward Geoffrey Smith Stanley ( 1799 - in 1869 ), Baron Stanley of Bickerstaffe. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom three times;
• 1 869 - 1,893 : Edward Henry Stanley ( one thousand eight hundred twenty-six - one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three ), a secretary in various governments;
• In 1893 - 1 908 : Frederick Arthur Stanley ( one thousand eight hundred and forty-one - 1908 ), Baron Stanley of Preston, Governor General of Canada , Secretary of State for War;
• One thousand nine hundred and eight - 1948 : Edward George Villiers Stanley ( one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five - one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight ), Secretary of State for War;
• 1 948 - 1994 : Edward John Stanley ( one thousand nine hundred and eighteen - 1 994 );
• since 1994 : Edward Richard William Stanley (b. 1962 ).

Heir Apparent: Edward John Robin Stanley (born 1998 ), Lord Stanley.

References

• Brief history of the family Ferrers
• (In) This article is partially or entirely from the article in English entitled " Earl of Derby (see the list of authors )

Notes

See also

• Earls and dukes of Europe
• Monarch of Great Britain

• England portal

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