Son of Sir Thomas Stanley and Joan Goushill. Grandson of Sir John Stanley and Elizabeth Harington, Sir Robert Goushill and Elizabeth Arundel. Sir Thomas was a direct descendent of King Edward I and King Henry III.
Husband of Eleanor de Neville, daughter of Sir Robert de Neville and Alice Montagu. They were married about 17 Dec 1454, the date of the marriage settlement, and had seven sons and four daughters:
John
Sir George, Lord Strange
Richard
Sir Edward, Lord Monteagle
James, Bishop of Ely
Thomas
William
Anne
Alice
Katherine
Agnes
Eleanor died in 1464
Secondly, he was the fourth and last husband of Margaret Beaufort, daughter and heiress of Sir John Beaufort, Duke of Somerset and Margaret Beauchamp, and the widow of Sir Edmund Tudor and Henry Stafford. They were married shortly before 12 June 1472, the date of their marriage settlement. They had no children.
Sir Thomas was at the Battle of Northampton in 1460, and summoned to Parliament 1460 to 1483. Thomas and Margaret were present at the coronation of King Richard III, Margaret bearing the queen's train.
Thomas was said to have betrayed the king at the Battle of Bosworth and set the King's crown on top of his step-son's head, Henry VII. Thomas was created Earl of Derby on 27 Oct 1485, and had the King and Queen as guests at Knowsley and Lathom for nearly a month in June and July of 1495.
Upon the death of his father in 1459, Sir Thomas inherited the title of 'King of Mann'. He was the last king, as his successors were stylized as 'Lord of Mann'. In 1764 the title was revested in the crown of Great Britain.
Husband of Eleanor de Neville, daughter of Sir Robert de Neville and Alice Montagu. They were married about 17 Dec 1454, the date of the marriage settlement, and had seven sons and four daughters:
John
Sir George, Lord Strange
Richard
Sir Edward, Lord Monteagle
James, Bishop of Ely
Thomas
William
Anne
Alice
Katherine
Agnes
Eleanor died in 1464
Secondly, he was the fourth and last husband of Margaret Beaufort, daughter and heiress of Sir John Beaufort, Duke of Somerset and Margaret Beauchamp, and the widow of Sir Edmund Tudor and Henry Stafford. They were married shortly before 12 June 1472, the date of their marriage settlement. They had no children.
Sir Thomas was at the Battle of Northampton in 1460, and summoned to Parliament 1460 to 1483. Thomas and Margaret were present at the coronation of King Richard III, Margaret bearing the queen's train.
Thomas was said to have betrayed the king at the Battle of Bosworth and set the King's crown on top of his step-son's head, Henry VII. Thomas was created Earl of Derby on 27 Oct 1485, and had the King and Queen as guests at Knowsley and Lathom for nearly a month in June and July of 1495.
Upon the death of his father in 1459, Sir Thomas inherited the title of 'King of Mann'. He was the last king, as his successors were stylized as 'Lord of Mann'. In 1764 the title was revested in the crown of Great Britain.
Son of Sir Thomas Stanley and Joan Goushill. Grandson of Sir John Stanley and Elizabeth Harington, Sir Robert Goushill and Elizabeth Arundel. Sir Thomas was a direct descendent of King Edward I and King Henry III.
Husband of Eleanor de Neville, daughter of Sir Robert de Neville and Alice Montagu. They were married about 17 Dec 1454, the date of the marriage settlement, and had seven sons and four daughters:
John
Sir George, Lord Strange
Richard
Sir Edward, Lord Monteagle
James, Bishop of Ely
Thomas
William
Anne
Alice
Katherine
Agnes
Eleanor died in 1464
Secondly, he was the fourth and last husband of Margaret Beaufort, daughter and heiress of Sir John Beaufort, Duke of Somerset and Margaret Beauchamp, and the widow of Sir Edmund Tudor and Henry Stafford. They were married shortly before 12 June 1472, the date of their marriage settlement. They had no children.
Sir Thomas was at the Battle of Northampton in 1460, and summoned to Parliament 1460 to 1483. Thomas and Margaret were present at the coronation of King Richard III, Margaret bearing the queen's train.
Thomas was said to have betrayed the king at the Battle of Bosworth and set the King's crown on top of his step-son's head, Henry VII. Thomas was created Earl of Derby on 27 Oct 1485, and had the King and Queen as guests at Knowsley and Lathom for nearly a month in June and July of 1495.
Upon the death of his father in 1459, Sir Thomas inherited the title of 'King of Mann'. He was the last king, as his successors were stylized as 'Lord of Mann'. In 1764 the title was revested in the crown of Great Britain.
Husband of Eleanor de Neville, daughter of Sir Robert de Neville and Alice Montagu. They were married about 17 Dec 1454, the date of the marriage settlement, and had seven sons and four daughters:
John
Sir George, Lord Strange
Richard
Sir Edward, Lord Monteagle
James, Bishop of Ely
Thomas
William
Anne
Alice
Katherine
Agnes
Eleanor died in 1464
Secondly, he was the fourth and last husband of Margaret Beaufort, daughter and heiress of Sir John Beaufort, Duke of Somerset and Margaret Beauchamp, and the widow of Sir Edmund Tudor and Henry Stafford. They were married shortly before 12 June 1472, the date of their marriage settlement. They had no children.
Sir Thomas was at the Battle of Northampton in 1460, and summoned to Parliament 1460 to 1483. Thomas and Margaret were present at the coronation of King Richard III, Margaret bearing the queen's train.
Thomas was said to have betrayed the king at the Battle of Bosworth and set the King's crown on top of his step-son's head, Henry VII. Thomas was created Earl of Derby on 27 Oct 1485, and had the King and Queen as guests at Knowsley and Lathom for nearly a month in June and July of 1495.
Upon the death of his father in 1459, Sir Thomas inherited the title of 'King of Mann'. He was the last king, as his successors were stylized as 'Lord of Mann'. In 1764 the title was revested in the crown of Great Britain.
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