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     Grey Brydges, 5th Baron Chandos of Sudeley was baptised on 6 March 1578 at Purton, Wiltshire, England.^3,4 He was the son of William Brydges, 4th Baron Chandos of Sudeley and Mary Hopton.³ He married Lady Anne Stanley, daughter of Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby and Alice Spencer, on 28 February 1607/8.⁵ He died on 10 August 1621 at age 43 at Spa, Germany^G, suddenly.³ He was buried at Sudeley Castle, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England^G.³ An inquest post mortem was held for his on 11 January 1621/22 at Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England^G.³ He died intestate and his estate was administered on 30 March 1622.³
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Cricklade from 1597 to 1598.³ He succeeded as the 5th Baron Chandos of Sudeley, co. Gloucester [E., 1554] on 18 November 1602.³ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) on 5 January 1604/5.³ He was awarded the honorary degree of Master of Arts (M.A.), while visiting with the King by Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, on 30 August 1605.³ He held the office of Keeper of Ditton Park, Buckinghamshire in 1609.³ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire between 1613 and 1621.³ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁶
     

     Anne Pelson was the daughter of Richard Pelson and Lady Anne Villiers.¹ She married James Tuchet, 5th Earl of Castlehaven, son of Mervyn Tuchet, 4th Earl of Castlehaven and Lady Mary Talbot.¹ She died in June 1733.¹
     Her married name became Tuchet.¹ After her marriage, Anne Pelson was styled as Countess of Castlehaven on 2 November 1686.

     Lady Elizabeth Stanley was born on 6 January 1587/88.³ She was the daughter of Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby and Alice Spencer.¹ She married Henry Hastings, 5th Earl of Huntingdon, son of Francis Hastings, Lord Hastings and Sarah Harington, on 15 January 1601.¹ She died on 20 January 1633 at age 45.³
     Her married name became Hastings. After her marriage, Lady Elizabeth Stanley was styled as Countess of Huntingdon on 31 December 1604.

     Henry Hastings, 5th Earl of Huntingdon was born on 24 April 1586.² He was the son of Francis Hastings, Lord Hastings and Sarah Harington.² He married Lady Elizabeth Stanley, daughter of Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby and Alice Spencer, on 15 January 1601.³ He died on 14 November 1643 at age 57.¹
     He succeeded as the 9th Baron Hungerford [E., 1426] on 31 December 1604.³ He succeeded as the 7th Baron Moleyns [E., 1445] on 31 December 1604.³ He succeeded as the 10th Baron Botreaux [E., 1368] on 31 December 1604.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Earl of Huntingdon [E., 1529] on 31 December 1604.² He succeeded as the 7th Baron Hastings [E., 1461] on 31 December 1604.² He succeeded as the 6th Baron Hastings, of Hungerford [E., 1482] on 31 December 1604.²

     James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby was born on 31 January 1607.³ He was the son of William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby and Lady Elizabeth de Vere.³ He married Charlotte de la Trémoille, daughter of Claude de la Trémoille, Duc de Thouars and Charlotte von Nassau-Dillenburg, on 26 June 1626.³ He died on 15 October 1651 at age 44 at Bolton, Lancashire, England^G, decapitated for supporting King Charles II.⁴
     (an unknown value.)⁵ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Liverpool in 1625.³ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) in 1626.³ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire between 1626 and 1647, jointly 1626-42.³ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Cheshire between 1626 and 1647, jointly 1626-42.³ He held the office of Chamberlain of Chester between 1626 and 1647, jointly 1626-42.³ He was created 1st Baron Strange [England by writ] on 7 March 1627/28, although he was mistakenly given the precedence of 1299 in what was thought to be his father's barony, although the Barony had in fact fallen into abeyance (according to a doctrine which only came to fruition in the late 17th century) between his female cousins on his uncle's death so that in effect a new Barony of Strange was now created.³ He held the Isle of Man for King Charles I during the Civil War.³ He held the office of Sovereign Lord of the Isle of Man in 1642.³ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of North Wales in 1642.³ He succeeded as the 7th Earl of Derby [E., 1485] on 29 September 1642.³ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1650.³ His lordship, distinguished by his devoted and heroic attachment to Royalty during the Civil Wars, fell into the hands of the enemy after the Battle of Worcester.

     Charlotte de la Trémoille was born in 1599.² She was the daughter of Claude de la Trémoille, Duc de Thouars and Charlotte von Nassau-Dillenburg.^1,3 She married James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby, son of William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby and Lady Elizabeth de Vere, on 26 June 1626.³ She died on 21 March 1663/64.³
     Her married name became Stanley. After her marriage, Charlotte de la Trémoille was styled as Countess of Derby on 29 September 1642. In 1644 she defended Lathom House against Parliamentary troops.³ In 1646 she again defended Lathom House.³

     Claude de la Trémoille, Duc de Thouars was born in 1566.² He was the son of Louis de la Trémoille, Duc de Thouars and Jeanne de Montmorency. He married Charlotte von Nassau-Dillenburg, daughter of Willem I Graf von Nassau-Dillenburg Graaf van Vianden, 2nd Prins van Oranje and Charlotte, Princesse de Bourbon-Vendôme, on 11 March 1598 at Châtellerault, France.^3,4 He died on 25 October 1604 at Thouars, France.²
     He gained the title of Duc de Thouars, in Poitou.¹

     Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby was born on 19 January 1628.¹ He was the son of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby and Charlotte de la Trémoille.¹ He married Dorothea Helena van den Kerchhove, daughter of Jan Polyander van der Kerchhove, Heer van Henvliet and Catherine Wotton, Countess of Chesterfield, in 1650.¹ He died on 21 December 1672 at age 44.³
     He held the office of Sovereign Lord of the Isle of Man.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Earl of Derby [E., 1485] on 15 October 1651.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Strange [E., 1628] on 15 October 1651.¹ In 1659 he joined Sir George Booth's uprising on behalf of the exiled King Charles II.¹ He held the office of Chamberlain of Chester between 1660 and 1672, jointly.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Cheshire between 1660 and 1672.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire between 1660 and 1672.¹ He held the office of Vice-Admiral of Lancashire and Cheshire between 1661 and 1672.¹

     Dorothea Helena van den Kerchhove was the daughter of Jan Polyander van der Kerchhove, Heer van Henvliet and Catherine Wotton, Countess of Chesterfield.¹ She married Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby, son of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby and Charlotte de la Trémoille, in 1650.¹ She died on 6 April 1673.¹
     Her married name became Stanley. After her marriage, Dorothea Helena van den Kerchhove was styled as Countess of Derby on 15 October 1651.

     William George Richard Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby was born on 18 March 1656.³ He was the son of Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby and Dorothea Helena van den Kerchhove.³ He married Lady Elizabeth Butler, daughter of Thomas Butler, 6th Earl of Ossory and Lady Amelia de Nassau, on 10 July 1673.³ He died on 5 November 1702 at age 46, without surviving male issue.³
     He held the office of Sovereign Lord of the Isle of Man.³ He succeeded as the 9th Earl of Derby [E., 1485] on 21 December 1672.³ He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Strange [E., 1628] on 21 December 1672.³ He held the office of Vice-Admiral of Lancashire and Cheshire between 1673 and 1702.³ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Cheshire between 1676 and 1689.³ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire between 1676 and 1689.³ He held the office of Chamberlain of Chester between 1677 and 1702.³ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of North Wales in 1702, except Denbighshire.³ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire between June 1702 and November 1702.³ On his death, the Barony of Strange fell into abeyance between his daughters.³