▁Elizabeth ▁de ▁Vere , ▁a ▁daughter ▁of ▁Edward ▁de ▁Vere , ▁ 1 7 th ▁Earl ▁of ▁Oxford . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁After ▁trav elling ▁abroad ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁Liverpool ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 5 . ▁On ▁ 2 ▁February ▁ 1 6 2 6 ▁he ▁was ▁created ▁a ▁Knight ▁of ▁the ▁Bath ▁on ▁the ▁coron ation ▁of ▁King ▁Charles ▁I . ▁ 1 6 2 6 ▁he ▁served ▁joint ly ▁with ▁his ▁father ▁as ▁Lord ▁Lieutenant ▁of ▁Lanc ash ire , ▁Lord ▁Lieutenant ▁of ▁Ch esh ire ▁and ▁Chamber lain ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Ch ester . ▁He ▁assist ed ▁in ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁Is le ▁of ▁Man ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 7 ▁was ▁appointed ▁Lord ▁of ▁Mann , ▁a ▁position ▁first ▁awarded ▁in ▁ 1 4 0 5 ▁by ▁King ▁Henry ▁IV ▁to ▁his ▁ancest or ▁John ▁Stanley ▁( – 1 4 1 4 ), ▁K G . ▁Sub sequently , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Lord - L ie utenant ▁of ▁North ▁Wales . ▁ ▁Cre ated ▁Baron ▁Str ange ▁ ▁The ▁ancient ▁title ▁Baron ▁Str ange ▁of ▁Kno ck yn , ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 2 9 9 , ▁as ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁created ▁by ▁writ , ▁was ▁capable ▁of ▁being ▁inherited ▁by ▁females . ▁It ▁had ▁become ▁ab ey ant ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 4 ▁following ▁the ▁death ▁without ▁male ▁pro gen y ▁of ▁Ferd in ando ▁Stanley , ▁ 5 th ▁Earl ▁of ▁Derby , ▁ 1 3