Stanley Baronets

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The have been two Baronetcies created for members of the Stanley family, both in the Baronetage of England.

The Stanley Baronetcy, of Bickerstaffe in the County Palatine of Lancaster, was created in the Baronetage of England on 26 June 1627 for Edward Stanley. He was the great-grandson of the Hon. Sir James Stanley, grandson of Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby. His great-great-grandson, the fifth Baronet, succeeded to the earldom of Derby in 1736. For more information, see the Earl of Derby.

The Stanley Baronetcy, of Alderley Hall in the County of Chester, was created in the Baronetage of England on 25 June 1660 for Thomas Stanley. He was a descendant of the Hon. Sir John Stanley, third son of Thomas Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley (father of the first Earl of Derby). The seventh Baronet was elevated to the peerage as Baron Stanley of Alderley in 1839. For more information, see this title.

[edit] Stanley Baronets, of Bickerstaffe (1627)

[edit] Stanley Baronets, of Alderley Hall (1660)

[edit] References

  • Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
  • Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
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