John I Stanley of the Isle of Man

John I Stanley of the Isle of Man

Sir John Stanley, K.G. (c. 1350 – 1414), was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and titular King of Mann, the first of that name. The Stanley family later became the Earls of Derby and remained prominent in English history into modern times.

In 1405 he was granted the tenure of the Isle of Man by Henry IV, which had been confiscated from the rebellious Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland.

He held the following offices:-

* Lord Deputy of Ireland between 1386 and 1388.1
* Justiciary Ireland between 1389 and 1391.
* Justice of Chester in 1394
* Controller of the Royal Household in 1399
* Lieutenant of Ireland between 1399 and 1401
* Steward of the Household to the Prince of Wales circa 1403, later King Henry V
* Surveyor of the Forests of Macclesfield, Mare and Mondrem, Cheshire in 1403
* Governor of the City and County of Cheshire in 1403
* He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) circa 1405
* Steward of Macclesfield in 1406

He was granted the Isle, Castle, peel and Lordship of Mann, by King Henry IV of England
* Sovereign Lord of the Isle of Man in 1406
* Constable of Windsor Castle in 1409
* Lieutenant of Ireland between 1413 and 1419 Fact|date=April 2008

Early years

John Stanley was the son of Sir William de Stanley of Stourton and Alice Massey of Timperley, Cheshire and grandson of John de Stanley and Emma Lathom of Lathom, Lancashire.

ee also

* Audley-Stanley family for Ancestors and descendants of John I Stanley
* Lathom Wikipedia article containing Stanley & Lathom history


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