Children
His first marriage, to Eleanor Neville (daughter of Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury and Alice Montague) produced nine children. Of these six died young and the remaining three themselves attained positions of great status and authority:
- Thomas Stanley died 1475.
- Richard Stanley died young.
- Sir George Stanley (jure uxoris 9th Baron Strange) (1460–1503) – his heir apparent.
- William Stanley died young.
- Anne Stanley died young.
- Sir Edward Stanley, 1st Lord Monteagle (1462–1524)
- Jane Stanley died young.
- James Stanley, Bishop of Ely (1465–1515).
- Catherine Stanley died young.
Eleanor Neville died in 1472 and was buried in the church of St James Garlickhythe in London. His second marriage to Lady Margaret Beaufort, had no issue. He is also said to have had an illegitimate son, John, who became the Parker of Shotwick in Cheshire in 1476, but was unrecognised in official pedigrees. He seems to have died in 1477.
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