Anne Stanley, Countess of Castlehaven

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Anne Stanley, Countess of Castlehaven, was an English noblewoman of the late 16th and early 17th centuries who, as a granddaughter of Mary Tudor, was a prominent claimant to the English throne during the succession debates following Elizabeth I’s death.

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Anne Stanley, Countess of Castlehaven canonical 6

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instanceOf English noblewoman
claimant to the English throne
aristocraticTitleFrom Peerage of England
Peerage of Ireland
causeOfNotability her claim based on descent from Mary Tudor, younger sister of Henry VIII
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth 1580
dateOfDeath 1647
dynasty House of Stanley
era Elizabethan era
linked to: English Renaissance

Stuart period
familyName Stanley
father Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby
givenName Anne
grandfather Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby
grandmother Mary Tudor, Countess of Lennox
hasAncestralHouse House of Tudor
linked to: Tudor dynasty
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalStatusInSuccessionDebate prominent alternative heir to the English throne
mother Margaret Clifford, Countess of Derby
nobleFamily Stanley family
nobleTitle Countess of Castlehaven
notableFor Tudor royal descent through Mary Tudor
being a leading claimant to the English throne after the death of Elizabeth I
participatedIn succession debates following the death of Elizabeth I of England
partOf English peerage
placeOfBirth England
placeOfDeath England
positionHeld Baroness Chandos
Countess of Castlehaven
relative Henry VIII of England
James VI and I
Margaret Tudor
Mary Tudor, Queen of France
religion Protestantism
residence England
Sudeley Castle
sexOrGender female
sibling Elizabeth Stanley
Frances Stanley
spouse Grey Brydges, 5th Baron Chandos
Mervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven
timePeriod early 17th century
late 16th century

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Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby child Anne Stanley, Countess of Castlehaven
James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby mother Anne Stanley, Countess of Castlehaven
Alice Spencer child Anne Stanley, Countess of Castlehaven
Frances Stanley sibling Anne Stanley, Countess of Castlehaven
Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby child Anne Stanley, Countess of Castlehaven
subject linked to: 5th Earl of Derby
Elizabeth Stanley sibling Anne Stanley, Countess of Castlehaven