He twice visited the Island to put down rebellions (1417 and 1422) and was also responsible for putting the laws of the Island into writing. A brief description is given in Manx Notebook (vol iii p1-4).
He may justly be considered an enlightened and upright ruler, much in advance of his time. He caused the ancient laws and constitutions of his little kingdom to be reduced to writing, he humbled the overbearing ecclesiastical authorities, and, after he had practically concentrated all power into his own hands, he wisely conceded a representative form of government.[2]
He purchased the Advowson of Rectory of Winwick, Cheshire from the Nostell Priory, Wakefield in 1433 - from this time onwards, this church, adjacent to his property, was to have close links with the Stanley family.
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john, stanley, died, 1437, john, stanley, 1386, 1437, knight, sheriff, anglesey, constable, carnarvon, justice, chester, steward, macclesfield, titular, king, mann, second, that, name, arms, stanley, argent, bend, azure, three, buck, heads, cabossed, orbiograp. Sir John Stanley c 1386 1437 was Knight Sheriff of Anglesey Constable of Carnarvon Justice of Chester Steward of Macclesfield and titular King of Mann the second of that name Arms of Stanley Argent on a bend azure three buck s heads cabossed orBiography EditHis father Sir John Stanley I Lord Lieutenant of Ireland had been granted the tenure of the Isle of Man to him and his heirs by Henry IV and the younger Sir John succeeded to the Kingdom in 1414 He also held the office of Steward of Macclesfield Cheshire He twice visited the Island to put down rebellions 1417 and 1422 and was also responsible for putting the laws of the Island into writing A brief description is given in Manx Notebook vol iii p1 4 A W Moore a Manx antiquary and Speaker of the House of Keys 1 appraised him as follows He may justly be considered an enlightened and upright ruler much in advance of his time He caused the ancient laws and constitutions of his little kingdom to be reduced to writing he humbled the overbearing ecclesiastical authorities and after he had practically concentrated all power into his own hands he wisely conceded a representative form of government 2 He purchased the Advowson of Rectory of Winwick Cheshire from the Nostell Priory Wakefield in 1433 from this time onwards this church adjacent to his property was to have close links with the Stanley family Family EditHe married Elizabeth Harrington daughter of Sir Nicholas Harrington 3 One of his sons was Sir Thomas Stanley 1st Baron Stanley and a grandson was Thomas Stanley 1st Earl of Derby References Edit A W Moore Moore A W A History of the Isle of Man London T F Unwin 1900 Douglas Richardson Plantagenet Ancestry A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families 2nd Edition 2011 pg 265 Head of State of the Isle of ManPreceded byJohn Stanley King of Mann1414 1437 Succeeded byThomas Stanley 1st Baron Stanley nbsp This biography of a peer peeress or noble of the United Kingdom or one or more of its constituent countries is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Manx biography article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sir John Stanley died 1437 amp oldid 1140408987, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
