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William Stanley Derby

(Derby, William Stanley, Earl of, -1642)

William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby (1561-1642).

William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby (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 daughter, Anne, two years after William had inherited the Earldom from his brother. After a period of European travel in his youth, a long legal battle eventually consolidated his social position. Nevertheless, he was careful to remain circumspect in national politics, devoting himself to administration and cultural projects, including playwriting. (From Wikipedia)

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Sous le Masque de "William Shakespeare": William Stanley, VIe Comte de Derby (2 volumes in French; Paris: Payot et cie, 1918-1919), by A. Lefranc
- both volumes: page images at HathiTrust; US access only
- Volume II: multiple formats at archive.org

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Derby, William Stanley, Earl of, -1642: Madrigals and pastorals. Set 1 (London : Printed by Thomas Snodham, for M[atthew] L[ownes] and A. B[rowne], 1624), also by Francis Pilkington (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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