STRANGE. 271 [It should be observed that, long after the Barony of Strange" had finally passed from the family oi Stanley, Earls oi Derby, in 1736, the style of LORD STRANGE continued to be assumed as the courtesy title of the heir apparent of those Earls during the 18th century. See " Derby " Earldom cr. 1 4 S5, under the Uth and 12th Earls.] STKAXOE, or STRANGE DE BLACK MERE. Barony by /. Fut.k Le Strange, of lilackmereC) in Whitchurch, writ. Salop, 2d a. of Kobart Le Stra»OR,(*>) of Whitchurch, by T 1 100 Eleanor, one of the four sisters and coheirs of William de Bi.axch- M'NSTek. tilhrrinsr WHITCHURCH, of Whitchurch afsd., b. about 1267; sw. his eldest br. John Le Stranuk in (12S9) 17 Ed. I., being then aged 22. He took part in the wars with Scotland and France. Tho' not sum. to the pari, held at Lincoln in 1301, his name, as " Palm Le Sttnnye, D'n's lie Oortham " appears among the Barons iu the letter to the Pope, of that date ;>') and he was sum. to pari, as a Baron (LOUD STRANGE) from 13 Jan. (1308/9) 2 Ed. II. to 13 Sep. (1321) l'i Ed. II. by writs directed " Fuleoni Le Strange." In (1318-19) 12 Ed. II. lie obtained pardon for having adhered to Thomas, Earl of Lancaster. In 1332 he was Seneschal of Ai|uitaine. He hi. Eleanor, da. and coheir of John GfFFARD, of Brinsfield. with whom he obtained a third of the mauor of Thomhagh, co. Notts. He d. 1321. It, 1321. .?. John- (Le Strange), Lord Strange, s. and h., aged 18 at his father's death in 1324 ; was in the Scotch and French wars ; Gov. of Conway Castle, 1330 : was sum. to pari, from 6" Sep. (1330) 4 Ed. III. to 20 April ( 13 13) 17 Ed. Ill, by writs directed " Jahcumi Le Strang* " and tolil March (1348/9] 23 Ed. III. by writs directed " Johanni Le Strangt de Black- mere" LORD STRANG I*) DE II LAC K. ME It E, being a Banneret in or before 1345. He m. Ankaret, sister and heir of Edward and da. of William BoTELER, of Weni, co. Salop. He d 1349. Each. 23 Ed. III. III. 1319. 3. Fui.k (t,E Strange), Loud Strange de Black- meue, 1st s. and h.. aged 19 at his father's death in 1349. He m. (covenant 1347) Elizabeth. (In. of Kalph (STAFFORD , 1st Eahi. ok Stafford, by Margaret, sko jure Baroness Acoi.ev. He was never sum. to pari., but d. s.p. and uider age iu Sep. 1349. His widow i« before 13<i0, John (DC Ferrers), Loud Ferrers, who if. 2 April 13(57. She m. thirdly (as his first wife) Reginald (DK CobHam), Loud Coiiham, who il. 6 July 1403 aged 65. She d. 7 Aug. 137ti. IV. 1349. //. .John (I.e Strange), IiORD Strange he Ulack- MEIif:, br. and h., aged 17 in 1349, having livery of his lands 185*. He was sum. to Pari, (tho' but once) 3 April ^13o'0) 34 Ed. III. He m. before 1354, Mary, da. of Richard (FitzaI.an), EaRL of Ahundki. by, apparently, his first wife,,' 1 ) Isabel, da. of Hugh (Le DkSFKDCKR) Lord Le Dkspfni eh. He d. 12 May 1361, his wife, or widow, dying (v. p.) the same year. V. 1361. 5. John (Le Strange), Lord Strange de Black- MEIie. only s. and h.. b. about 1354. being found heir to his father and mother and aged 7 in 1381. He M. Isabel, 5th da. of Thomas (BraochaMP), F.ahl ok WARWICK, by Catharine, da uf Roger (Mortimer), Eaiii. ok March. He was (") The name " Blackmere." was " by reason " that the " manor house of Whitchurch stood adjacent to a large Men-, from the dark colour of the water" [Pui/tla/e]. ( b ) This Robert, according to Conrthope, was " next br. of John IV, 4th Baron Le Strange ot Knoekyn " [i.e., the 4th Baron by tenure, the father of the 1st Baron by writ], hut, he adds, "some authorities make Fulk le Strange to be brother and heir of John le Strange, son of Robert, sou of Hamou le Strange, younger brother of John III. 3rd Baron [i.e., the 3rd Baron by tenure], (") See " Nicolas, pp. 761-800, for a good account of that letter. ( d ) This Mary is usually said to have been da. of the Earl of Arundel by his second wife, Eleanor, which lady he m, 5 Feb. 1344/5, having divorced the other 4 Dec. 1341. As the said Mary was herself a mother in 1354 her birth must have been tnoie than ten years before that date.
