Person:Anne Stanley (15)

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Anne Stanley
b.May 1580
d.Abt Oct 1647
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Anne Stanley1580 - Abt 1647
  2. Lady Frances Stanley1583 - 1635/36
  3. Lady Elizabeth Stanley1588 - 1633
Spouse and Children
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  1. Elizabeth Brydges1619 - 1678
  2. George Brydges, 6th Baron Chandos1620 - 1655
Spouse and Children
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m. 22 Jul 1624
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Facts and Events
Name Anne Stanley
Gender Female
Birth[1] May 1580
Marriage to Grey Brydges, 5th Baron Chandos
Marriage 22 Jul 1624 to Mervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven
Death[1] Abt Oct 1647
Reference Number? Q1088338?


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Anne Stanley (May 1580 – c. 8 October 1647) was an English noblewoman. She was the eldest daughter of the Earl of Derby and, through her two marriages, became Baroness Chandos and later Countess of Castlehaven. She was a distant relative of Elizabeth I of England and for some time was seen as a possible heiress to the English throne.

In 1630, her second husband, the Earl of Castlehaven, was arrested and charged with being an accomplice to her rape by a servant. He was also accused of sodomy, found guilty and sentenced to death.

Anne Stanley's testimony against her husband was crucial in ensuring his conviction and set the precedent that a wife could give evidence against her husband. After the trial, she lived a very secluded life; her reputation had been severely damaged by the scandal.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Anne Stanley, Countess of Castlehaven, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2.   Brydges, Egerton. Collins's peerage of England, genealogical, biographical, and historical, greatly augmented, and continued to the present time. (London: [T. Bensley], 1812)
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