Sir John De Hardy, son of Sir John and Lady Margaret (dau of Michael de la Pole, a younger son of the Earl of Suffolk) de Hardy's son m. Lady Mary de Stanley, whose ancestry included lords, ladies, the Dukes of Earl and of Westmoreland, princes, barons, and seven kings of Scotland (from the years 942 to 1214).
She also descended from Humphrey de Bohun VIII, Earl of Hereford and Essex, Constable of England, b 1276 and slain 1332, who m. Isabel Plantagenet, daughter of King Edward I of England and Eleanor of Castile.
Through her descent from Lady Joan, daughter of John of Gaunt (son of King Edward III) they were likewise doubly lineal descendants of that monarch. Sir John de Hardy, Lord Mayor of London, by his marriage alliance to the de Stanleys, gave the future Hardys claim to royal blood for seven Scottish sovereigns and two King Edwards.
Sources: Magna Carta Barons and Peerage and Baronetage.
On the 15th of June, 1215, King John met his Barons on the field of Runnemede, the ancient meadow of council. He met more than two thousand Knights and Barons in arms encamped on the field. The Barons had sworn an oath that they would compel the King to confirm their liberties or they would wage war against him to the death. Their goal was to recover the liberties their forefathers had enjoyed and to restore the good old customs violated by an oppressive and mercenary ruler. Their demands had been presented to the King months before for his consideration, and before the day passed he affixed his seal to the original but preliminary draft known as the "Articles of the Barons." The exact terms of the Great Charter itself were decided and engrossed during four subsequent days of negotiation, and it was on the 19th that the great seal was affixed to all copies. These were all dated back to the 15th of June, and duly sealed by the King.
Mary de Stanley is a descendant of John Lackland, King of England through whom the Magna Carta was secured.
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 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]
. . . . . . . . . . . . . +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
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