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Derby (EARL OF a title conferred very)

EARL OF, a title conferred very close to the water's edge. Derbend in 1485 on Thomas, second Lord Stanley, DERBY after Bosworth Field, where he and his family had greatly contributed to Richmond's victory. James, seventh Earl of Derby (1606-1651), fought on the royalist side throughout the Great Rebellion, and, taken prisoner after Worcester, was beheaded at Bolton; his countess, Charlotte de la Trémouille, is famous for her heroic defense of Lathom House (1644) and of the Isle of Man ( 1651).

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