Sir Michael De Hardy

  General Notes:

One Link to the The Lineage of the Royal Families of Europe through Mary de Stanley:

. William I, The Conqueror, King of England [1027 - 1087] **
. +Matilda of Flanders [abt. 1031 - 1083] m. ?
. . Henry I, King of England [1068 - 1135] **
. . +Matilda, Princess of Scotland m. 1100
. . . Matilda, Princess of England, Empress of Germany [1101/02 - 1167]
. . . +Geoffrey Plantagenet V, Count of Anjou [1113 - 1151] m. ?
. . . . Henry II, Curt Mantel, King of England [1132/33 - 1189]
. . . . +Eleanor of Poitou & Aquitane [ ? - 1202] m. 1152
. . . . . John, Lackland, King of England [1167 - 1216]
. . . . . +Isabelle of Angouleme [ ? - 1246] m. 1200
. . . . . . Henry III, King of England [1207 - 1272]
. . . . . . +Eleanor, Berenger of Provence [1217 - 1291] m. 1234/35
. . . . . . . Edward I, Longshanks, King of England [1239 - 1307]
. . . . . . . +Eleanor of Castile [ ? - 1290] m. 1254
. . . . . . . . Edward II, King of England [1284 - 1327]
. . . . . . . . +Isabella of France [1292 - 1358] m. 1306/07
. . . . . . . . . Edward III, King of England [1312 - 1377]
. . . . . . . . . +Philippa of Hainault and Holland [1313 - 1369] m. 1327/28
. . . . . . . . . . John of Gaunt, King of England [1340 - 1398/99]
. . . . . . . . . . +Katherine Roelt m.1396
. . . . . . . . . . . Joan de Beaufort [ ? - 1440]
. . . . . . . . . . . +Sir Ralph de Neville, K.G., Earl of Westmoreland [? - 1425)
. . . . . . . . . . . . Richard de Nevelle/Neville, K. G. [ ? ]
. . . . . . . . . . . . + Alice Montacute/Montagu [ ? - 1463] m. ?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . Eleanor Neville, Lady [abt. 1438 - abt. 1504]
. . . . . . . . . . . . . +Thomas de Stanley, son of Thomas [ ? - 1504] m. abt.1457
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . George de Stanley, Lord Strange [abt.1460 - 1500
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . +Baroness Joan le Strange, of Knoky m. bef.1480
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary de Stanley, Lady [abt. 1511 - ? ]
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +John de Hardy III, Sir., Bl [1510 - ? ] m. abt. 1529
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael de Hardy, Sir., Bl [1530 - 1595]



*Sources: For Link to the Royal Lineage of Europe and histotrical notes

1. Funk & Wagnall's Encyclopedia & Collier's Encyclopedia, 1998

2. Famous Kings & Queens of England & Scotland, by Joyce Marlow & Royal Ancestors of Some L.D.S. Families Compiled by Michel L. Call Family Group Sheet for Hugh Lusignan, Count of Lemarche, page 349 Page 121, #17, Chart 201 Page 128, #1, Chart 302 Page 141, #9, Chart 329



Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland, (c.1379 – 13 November 1440), was the fourth child (and only daughter) of John of Gaunt and his mistress Katherine Swynford. Joan married Robert Ferrers, 3rd Baron Ferrers of Wemme, and they had two daughters before he died. Along with her three brothers, Joan was privately declared legitimate by their cousin Richard II of England in 1390, but for some reason their father secured another such declaration from Parliament in January 1397. Perhaps the reason was that on 3 February 1397, when she was 18, Joan married Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland, who had also been married once before. They had at least ten children, one of whom was Cecily Neville (1415–1495) ("Proud Cis"), who married Richard, Duke of York (1411–1460), and two of their children became Edward IV of England and Richard III of England.

Joan died on 13 November 1440 and was entombed next to her mother in the sanctuary of Lincoln Cathedral. Joan's is the smaller of the two tombs; both were decorated with brass plates — full-length representations of them on the tops, and small shields bearing coats of arms around the sides — but those were damaged or destroyed in 1644 during the English Civil War. A 1640 drawing of them survives, showing what the tombs looked like when they were intact, and side-by-side instead of end-to-end, as they are now.



From http://www.thepeerage.com/p10198.htm#i10197
Lady Joan de Beaufort1,2 (F)
b. circa 1375, d. 13 November 1440, #101973
Pedigree
Last Edited=21 Aug 2005

Lady Joan de Beaufort was born circa 1375 in Chateau de Beaufort, Meuse-et-Loire, France.3 She was the daughter of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and Katherine Roët. She married Robert Ferrers, son of Robert de Ferrers and Elizabeth le Botiler, Baroness le Botiller, in 1391 in a Chateau de Beaufort, Meuse-et-Loire, France marriage.3 She married, firstly, Sir Robert de Ferrers, 3rd Baron Ferrers of Wemme, son of Robert Ferrers, 2nd Baron Ferrers of Wemme and Agnes Bohun, before 30 September 1394.1 She married, secondly, Sir Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland, son of Sir John de Neville, 3rd Baron Neville and Maud de Percy, before 29 November 1396 in Chateau de Beaufort, Meuse-et-Loire.1,3 She died on 13 November 1440 in Howden, Yorkshire, England.4 She was buried in Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.4
From before 30 September 1394, her married name became Lady Ferrers.1 Through her marriage, Lady Joan de Beaufort was styled as Dowager Lady Ferrers de Wemme in 1396.2 From before 29 November 1396, her married name became Lady Neville.1 In February 1397 She was born before parent's marriage but legitimated by Parliament. Through her marriage, Lady Joan de Beaufort was styled as Countess of Westmorland on 29 September 1397. She was invested as a Lady Companion, Order of the Garter (L.G.) in 1399.4 Her last will was dated 10 May 1440.5

Children of Lady Joan de Beaufort and Robert Ferrers
Elizabeth Ferrers b. c 1378, d. c 1434
Mary Ferrers+ b. c 1379, d. 25 Jan 1458

Child of Lady Joan de Beaufort and Sir Robert de Ferrers, 3rd Baron Ferrers of Wemme
Elizabeth le Botiler b. c 1394, d. 1434

Children of Lady Joan de Beaufort and Sir Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland
Lady Katherine Neville+ b. c 1397, d. a 1483
Lady Eleanor de Neville+ b. c 1397, d. 1472
Sir Richard de Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury+ b. 1400, d. 31 Dec 1460
Robert de Neville b. c 1404, d. 8 Jul 1457 or 9 Jul 1457
Sir William de Neville, 1st and last Earl of Kent+ b. b 1412, d. 9 Jan 1462/63
Sir Edward Neville, 1st Lord Abergavenny+ b. b 1414, d. 18 Oct 1476
Lady Anne Neville+ b. b 1414, d. 20 Sep 1480
Lady Cecily Neville+ b. 3 May 1415, d. 31 May 1495
George Neville, 1st Lord Latimer+ b. b 1416, d. 30 Dec 1469
John Neville b. b 1425
Cuthbert de Neville b. b 1425
Thomas de Neville b. b 1425
Henry de Neville b. b 1425
Joan Neville b. b 1425




Sir Richard de Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury1 (M)
b. 1400, d. 31 December 1460, #101984
Pedigree
Last Edited=7 Sep 2005
Consanguinity Index=0.0%
Sir Richard de Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury was born in 1400 in Raby Castle, County Durham, England.3 He was the son of Sir Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland and Lady Joan de Beaufort.2 He married Alice Montagu, Countess of Salisbury, daughter of Thomas Montagu, 4th Earl of Salisbury and Eleanor de Holand, before February 1421 in a Salisbury, Wiltshire, England marriage.3 He died on 31 December 1460 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, beheaded.1,3
Sir Richard de Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury gained the title of 5th Earl of Salisbury. He was invested as a Knight in 1420.2 He held the office of Warden of the West Marches towards Scotland between 1420 and 1434.2 He held the office of Keeper of the Forests beyond the Trent in 1424.2 He held the office of Constable of England in 1429.2 He held the office of Constable of Pontefract Castle in 1432.2 He held the office of Warden of the East and West Marches towards Scotland from 1434 to 1435.2 He was Commissioner to treat for peace with France in the Hundred Years War in 1436.2 He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1436.2 He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1437.2 He held the office of Keeper of the Forests beyond the Trent in 1443.2 He held the office of Governor of Barnard Castle in 1446.2 He held the office of Joint Keeper of the West March in 1453.2 He held the office of Keeper of Porchester Castle in 1454.2 He held the office of Chancellor of England in 1454.2 He was the leading Yorkist in the early years of the War of the Roses.2 He fought in the First Battle of St. Albans on 22 May 1455.2 In November 1459 he was attainted.2 On 7 October 1460 he was pardoned.2 He held the office of Lord Great Chamberlain on 29 October 1460, for life.2

Children of Sir Richard de Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury and Alice Montagu, Countess of Salisbury
Cicely Neville b. b 1424, d. 28 Jul 1450
Sir Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick+ b. 22 Nov 1428, d. 14 Apr 1471
Sir John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu+ b. c 1431, d. 14 Apr 1471
George Neville b. 1432 or 1433, d. 8 Jun 1476
Joan Neville+ b. b 1434, d. b 9 Sep 1462
Katherine Neville+ b. b 1442, d. b 22 Nov 1503
Sir Thomas Neville b. b 1443, d. 30 Dec 1460
Eleanor Neville+ b. b 1447, d. b Nov 1482
Alice Neville+ b. b 1460, d. a 22 Nov 1503
Lady Margaret Neville b. b 1460, d. a 20 Nov 1506

Citations:
Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 108. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Family.

Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 15. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition.

Richard Glanville-Brown, online <e-mail address>, Richard Glanville-Brown (RR 2, Milton, Ontario, Canada), downloaded 17 August 2005.



Eleanor Neville1 (F)
b. before 1447, d. before November 1482, #2261
Pedigree
Last Edited=22 May 2004
Consanguinity Index=0.3%
Eleanor Neville was born before 1447. She was the daughter of Sir Richard de Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury and Alice Montagu, Countess of Salisbury.1 She married Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby, son of Thomas Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley and Jean Goushill, after 10 May 1457.1 She died before November 1482.1
From after 10 May 1457, her married name became Stanley.1
Children of Eleanor Neville and Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby
Sir George Stanley, Lord Strange of Knokin+ b. b 1472, d. 5 Dec 1497
Sir Edward Stanley, Lord of Monteagle b. b 1482
James Stanley b. b 1504




Sir George Stanley, Lord Strange of Knokin (M)
b. before 1472, d. 5 December 1497, #13787
Pedigree
Last Edited=24 Nov 2005
Consanguinity Index=0.5%
Sir George Stanley, Lord Strange of Knokin was born before 1472. He was the son of Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby and Eleanor Neville. He married Joan Strange, Baroness Strange, daughter of John IX Lestrange, 8th Lord Strange and Jacquetta Woodville, circa 1482. He died on 5 December 1497.
Sir George Stanley, Lord Strange of Knokin gained the title of Lord Strange of Knokin.

Child of Sir George Stanley, Lord Strange of Knokin and Joan Strange, Baroness Strange
Jane Stanley+ b. b 1497
Thomas Stanley, 2nd Earl of Derby+ b. b 1497, d. 23 May 1521
John Stanley b. b 1497
Sir James Stanley+ b. b 1497
Mary Stanley




SIR KNIGHT OF THE GARTER JOHN DE HARDY ( John, Richard, John) was born 1510 in Wetwang, East Riding, Yorkshire, England, and died 1540 in London, England. He married MARY DE STANLEY 1529 in Yorkshire, England, daughter of George De Stanley and Joan Le Strange. She was born 1506.

Notes on: SIR KNIGHT OF THE GARTER JOHN DE HARDY

Sir John De Hardy, Lord Mayor of London, England, thus gave the future Hardys of this Union claim to "Royal Blood", no matter how distant and diluted. ("Our Fathers Fields" by James Everett Kibbler, 1998 A Southern Story) Sir John was an Alderman of Aldersgate and Farrington between 1524-1528 in London. He was Sheriff of London, England in 1527-1528. He was a Citizen and Haberdasher, also Master of the Guild, (which later became Free Masonry), in 1528-1529 in London, England. He signed his will on October 7, 1540, in London, England. The reason for his death in 1543 was poisoning. He was married to Lady Mary De Stanley, daughter of George De Stanley and Baroness Joan De Strange. Lady Mary De Stanley's ancestry includes Lords, Ladies, the Duke of Earland of Westmoreland. Through their parentage on the Distaff side, the Hardys could thus trace their lineage to King Edward.

Children of JOHN DE HARDY and MARY DE STANLEY are:

+ 5 i. SIR KNIGHT of the GARTER MICHAEL DE HARDY, born 1530 in Yorkshire, England; died 1595 in Wetwang, East Riding, Yorkshire, England.
ii. JOHN DE HARDY
iii. WILLIAM DE HARDY


English Generation No. 5

5. SIR KNIGHT OF THE GARTER MICHAEL DE HARDY (John, John, Richard, John) was born 1530 in Yorkshire, England, and died 1595 in Wetwang, East Riding, Yorkshire, England. He married ALLISON DE SHELTON 1552 in Yorkshire, England, daughter of Mathew De Shelton. She was born 1530, and died 1595.

Child of MICHAEL DE HARDY and ALLISON DE SHELTON is:

+ 6 i. SIR KNIGHT of the GARTER JOHN DE HARDY, born 1555 in Bedfordshire, England.




SIR KNIGHT OF THE GARTER JOHN DE HARDY (Michael, John, John, Richard, John) was born 1555 in Wetwang, East Riding, Yorkshire, England. He married MARGARET NEWTON 1576 in Wetwang, East Riding, Yorkshire, England. Daughter of John Newton and Mary Farmer. She was born 1555 in Wetwang, East Riding, Yorkshire, England.

Child of JOHN DE HARDY and MARGARET NEWTON is:

+ 7 i. RICHARD HARDY, born 1567 in Wetwang, East Riding, Yorkshire, England; died 1645 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia.

ii. GEORGE HARDY, born 1567 in Wetwang, East Riding, Yorkshire, England; died 1654

iii. CHRISTINE HARDY, born 1567 in Wetwang, East Riding, Yorkshire, England; married THOMAS WILSON, Abt. 1601 England.

Michael married Living