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William Stanley, 6th earl of Derby was an English writer and patron of the theatre who has been offered by some theorists as the true author of the plays of William Shakespeare. He succeeded his elder brother, Ferdinando, as the earl of Derby in 1594.
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William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby, KG (1561 – 29 September 1642) was an English nobleman and politician. Stanley inherited a prominent social position that was both dangerous and unstable, as his mother was heir to Queen Elizabeth I under the Third Succession Act , a position inherited in 1596 by his deceased brother's oldest ...
31 de ene. de 2024 · William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby. Dates: 1561–1642. Who Wrote Shakespeare. Jan 31, 2024. Background: William Stanley was the second son of Henry Stanley, fourth Earl of Derby, and his wife, Margaret Clifford, great-granddaughter of Henry 7; Margaret was in line to succeed Queen Elizabeth.
Derby’s father, Henry Stanley, was a patron of a troupe of players. Often, he put on plays at his country home at Knowsley, near where Knowsley Hall stands today. From an early age, William Stanley was immersed in the vibrant literary culture of Tudor England.
24 de sept. de 2021 · William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby, was, according to one tantalizing reference, a key financier and patron of an important—but often perceived as minor—playing company in early modern London: the Children of Paul's.
Patron of Edward Lear, Audubon etc. President of the Linnaean Society, Presedent of the London (Royal) Zoological Society. Over 20,000 specimens of birds' eggs, stuffed birds, mammals and fish,...
Earl of Derby ( / ˈdɑːrbi / ⓘ DAR-bee) is a title in the Peerage of England. The title was first adopted by Robert de Ferrers, 1st Earl of Derby, under a creation of 1139. It continued with the Ferrers family until the 6th Earl forfeited his property toward the end of the reign of Henry III and died in 1279.
