Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby
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Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby (January 19, 1628 – December 21, 1672), an English nobleman was the only son of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby and Charlotte de la Tremoüille.
As Lord Strange, he took little part in the English Civil War. In France at the time of his father's condemnment in 1651, he petitioned unsuccessfully for the latter's life. After succeeding to the Earldom, he lived quietly at Bidston Hall, Cheshire, emerging to support Booth's unsuccessful rising in 1659. Attainted for so doing, he was restored the following year and the family's lands in the Isle of Man were returned to him.
He married Dorothea Helena Kirkhoven (d. 1674) in 1650 and had two sons:
- William Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby (c. 1655–1702)
- James Stanley, 10th Earl of Derby (1664–1736)
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| Preceded by Interregnum |
Vice-Admiral of Cheshire 1661–1672 |
Succeeded by Vacant |
| Vice-Admiral of Lancashire 1661–1672 |
Succeeded by William Bankes |
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| Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire and Lancashire c. 1665–1670 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Bridgewater |
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| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by James Stanley |
Earl of Derby 1651–1672 |
Succeeded by William Stanley |
