John I Stanley Of The Isle Of Man
Sir John I Stanley, KG (c. 1350 – 1414) was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and titular King of Mann, the first of that name. The Stanley family later became the Earls of Derby and remained prominent in English history into modern times.
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