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- Born:
- 1508/09
- Died:
- Oct. 24, 1572, Lathom House, near Ormskirk, Lancashire, Eng.
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Edward Stanley, 3rd earl of Derby
English noble
Edward Stanley, 3rd earl of Derby (born 1508/09ādied Oct. 24, 1572, Lathom House, near Ormskirk, Lancashire, Eng.) was the second son of the 2nd earl, succeeding to the earldom on his fatherās death. During his minority Cardinal Wolsey was his guardian, and as soon as he came of age he began to take part in public life. He helped to quell the rising known as the Pilgrimage of Grace in 1536, but, remaining true to the Roman Catholic faith, he disliked and opposed the religious changes made under Edward VI. Under Elizabeth his younger sons, Sir Thomas (d. 1576) and Sir Edward Stanley (d. 1609), were concerned in a plot to free Mary, Queen of Scots, and he himself was suspected of disloyalty.
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