Sir William Stanley of Holt, Lord Chamberlain, Knight of the Garter, lord of Holt and Aldford
Dates: Executed 16 February 1495
Biography
Yorkist and later Tudor political figure who acquired Aldford from Sir John Stanley of Elford. He was executed in 1495 after being accused of involvement in the rebellion associated with Perkin Warbeck, and his estates were forfeited.
Notes / Sources
The date of execution is given by the cited local history.
Research sources:
- Craig Thornber, A Scrapbook of Cheshire Antiquities: Aldford, citing The House of Stanley from the 12th Century and George Ormerod, The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester, 2nd ed., vol. II, pp. 754-760. — https://www.thornber.net/cheshire/htmlfiles/aldford.html
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