th ▁Baron ▁Str ange ▁( 1 5 5 9 – 1 5 9 4 ), ▁who ▁however ▁left ▁three ▁daughters ▁and ▁co - he ir esses ▁leg ally ▁capable ▁of ▁inher iting ▁that ▁ancient ▁title , ▁where up on ▁it ▁became ▁ab ey ant ▁between ▁all ▁three . ▁They ▁were ▁not ▁however , ▁as ▁females , ▁leg ally ▁capable ▁of ▁inher iting ▁the ▁ear ld om , ▁which ▁went ▁to ▁his ▁younger ▁brother ▁William ▁Stanley , ▁ 6 th ▁Earl ▁of ▁Derby ▁( 1 5 6 1 – 1 6 4 2 ). ▁By ▁modern ▁reck oning ▁the ▁ab ey ance ▁of ▁the ▁bar ony ▁of ▁Str ange ▁of ▁Kno ck yn ▁was ▁not ▁terminated ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁ ▁However , ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 4 ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁this ▁bar ony ▁was ▁not ▁apparent ▁to ▁the ▁family ▁nor ▁to ▁the ▁authorities ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords , ▁and ▁all ▁parties ▁assumed ▁that ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁Earl ▁had ▁also ▁become ▁ 1 4 th ▁Baron ▁Str ange ▁of ▁Kno ck yn . ▁On ▁ 7 ▁March ▁ 1 6 2 8 ▁his ▁son ▁and ▁he ir ▁apparent , ▁James ▁Stanley ▁( l ater ▁ 7 th ▁Earl ▁of ▁Derby ), ▁was ▁sum mon ed ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁through ▁a ▁writ ▁of ▁acceleration ▁as ▁Lord ▁Str ange , ▁the ▁supposed ▁subs idi ary ▁title ▁of ▁his ▁father . ▁When ▁it ▁was ▁discovered ▁that ▁his ▁father ' s ▁assumption ▁of ▁the ▁bar ony ▁was ▁err