Stanhope, Earls of Harrington, Earls of Chesterfield and Earls Stanhope
S. S.
Charles Henry Leicester Stanhope, 12th Earl of Harrington, 9th Viscount Stanhope, 12th Viscount Petersham, 9th Baron Stanhope of Elvaston and 12th Baron Harrington; b 20 July 1945; suc f 12 Apr 2009; educ Aysgarth Sch, Eton; mar 1st 14 Sept 1966 (div 1983), ●Virginia Alleyne Freeman (b 1939), dau of Capt Harry Freeman Jackson, of Cool-na-Grena, Mallow, co Cork, an Irish equestrian (b 23 Dec 1910; d 21 July 1993); mar 2nd 1984, ●Anita Robsahm, former w of Michael John James George Robert Howard, 21st Earl of Suffolk and 14th Earl of Berkshire (qv) and dau of Robin Robsahm Fuglesang, of Lacock, Wilts, and has issue by his 1st w,
1. +William Henry Leicester, styled Viscount Petersham; b 14 Oct 1967; educ Aysgarth Sch, Aiglon; mar 28 Apr 2001, ●Candida Sophia DL (Aberdeens 2022), elder dau of Ian Bond, and has issue,
1.1. ●Hon Tirkana [female]; b 1 Aug 2003.
1.2. +Hon Augustus Henry Leicester; b 26 Sept 2005; Page of Honour to Elizabeth II 2015-19.
2. ●Lady Serena; b 1 March 1970; educ St Mary’s Sch (Wantage); joined Sotheby’s 1989; Publicist for Giorgio Armani till Aug 1993; mar 8 Oct 1993 (sep 2000), David Albert Charles Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon (qv), and has issue.
Lineage: The Stanhope family takes their name from Stanhope, co Durham and had a seat at Shelford, Notts, the latter being acquired by,
Sir John Stanhope, of Shelford, Notts; mar 1st, Elizabeth, dau of Stephen Malovell, of Rampton; mar 2nd, Elizabeth, dau and hrss of Thomas Culley; d 1383, leaving a 2nd s and h,
Sir Richard Stanhope Kt (18 March 1400), JP (Notts 12 Nov 1404-Feb 1407, 28 Nov 1417-July 1423, 20 July 1424-32, 24 Nov 1432-35), MP; b by 1374; MP for Nottinghamshire 1402, Jan 1404, Oct 1404, 1406, Dec 1421, 1422, 1429, 1431, 1433; Commsnr of Oyer and Terminer for Derbys July 1406; High Sheriff of Notts and Derbys, 1404-05; Verderer of Sherwood Forest till 3 Dec 1421; mar 1st, Elizabeth, dau of Robert Staveley, and had 3s (1 dvp) and 2 dau; mar 2nd by 1412, Maud (d Dec 1454), dau of Ralph Cromwell, 2nd Baron Cromwell (qv), and had 1s and 3 dau, the eldest s by the 1st w being,
Richard Stanhope; mar Elizabeth/Isabel, dau of Sir John Markham SL, LCJ 1461-69 (d 1479); dvp 2 March 1432, leaving a s and h,
John Stanhope MP, of Rampton, Notts; b ca 1412; MP for Nottinghamshire 1450-72; Esq of Body to Henry VI; High Sheriff of Notts and Derbys; mar 1449, Elizabeth, dau of Sir Thomas Talbot, of Bashall, Yorks; d 12 Dec 1493, leaving issue,
Thomas Stanhope, of Rampton, Notts; served in France 1474; mar Mary, dau of John Jerningham, of Somerleyton, Suffolk, and had issue,
1. Edward (see below).
2. John, ancestor of the Spencer-Stanhope family, of Cannon Hall, Yorks.
The elder s,
Sir Edward Stanhope Kt (1497), of Rampton, Notts; b 1462; Cdr of the Royal Army at the Battles of Stoke 1487 and Blackheath 1497; mar 1st, Avelina, dau of Sir Gervase Clifton, of Clifton, Notts, and had issue,
1. Richard (see below).
2. Michael (see below).
(continued) Sir Edward mar 2nd, Elizabeth (d 8 Aug 1557), widow of (1) Henry Beaumont and — Verney, being dau of Fulk Bourchier, 10th Baron Fitzwarine (d 18 Sept 1479); d 6 June 1511, leaving further issue by his 2nd w,
3. Anne; b bef 1512; mar 1st, Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset KG (qv); mar 2nd, Francis Newdigate, of Hanworth, Middx, Steward to her first husband (d 26 Jan 1582); d 16 Apr 1587, leaving issue by her 1st husband.
The elder s,
Richard Stanhope, of Rampton, Notts; b 1502; mar Anne, yst dau of John Strelly, of Strelly, Notts; dspm 1583, leaving issue, when he was suc by his ygr bro (see below),
1. Sanchia; inherited Rampton; mar 1517, John Babington, and had issue, which representation of the family passed to the ygr s of Sir Edward Stanhope.
The ygr bro,
Sir Michael Stanhope Kt (Sept 1545/Feb 1546), JP (Notts 1537-d; WR Yorks 1543-d; ER Yorks and NR Yorks 1544-d), MP, of Shelford Priory, Notts (purchased 1537 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries) and of Elvaston, Derbys; b by 1508; Yeoman of the Stable by 1538-40; Keeper of Knessall Park, Notts 1538; Keeper of Hundon Park, Suffolk June 1542-Dec 1543; Bailiff of the Lordship of Knessall 1538; Esq of Body to Henry VIII 1540; Lt of Kingston-upon-Hull 1542-d; Gov of Kingston-upon-Hull Sept 1544-d; Steward of the Court of Augmentations by 1544; Groom of the Stole 1547-49; Master of the Harriers 1548-d; Chief Gent of the Privy Chamber by 1549; mar by Nov 1537, Anne (b ca 1515; d 20 Feb 1588), dau of Nicholas Rawson, of Aveley, Essex; executed 26 Feb 1552 at Tower Hill for conspiring to assassinate John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, leaving issue,
1. Thomas (see below).
2. Sir Edward; b ca 1543; Member of Cncl of the N; mar Susan, dau and hrss of Thomas Coleshill, of Chigwell, Essex, Inspec of Customs for CoL (d 1595); d 1603, leaving with other issue,
2.1. Jane; mar as his 2nd w, Sir Percival Hart, of Lullingstone Castle, Kent, MP for Kent 1598 (d 8 March 1642).
3. John Stanhope, 1st Baron Stanhope, of Harrington in the County of Northampton [E] (so cr 4 May 1605), Kt (1596), PC (1601-d), JP (NR Yorks by 1591-at least 1614; Kent and Middx 1596-at least 1614; Northants by 1601-at least 1614; Liberty of Southwell and Scroby, Notts by 1601-d; Westminster 1618-d); b ca 1540; educ Trinity Coll Camb (matric 1556), Gray’s Inn (admit 1556); MP: Totnes 1571, Marlborough 1572, Beverley 1584, Truro 1586, Rochester 1589, Preston 1597, Northamptonshire 1601, Newtown (IoW) 1604-05; Extra Gent of the Privy Chamber by 1571-96(?); Master of the Posts 1590-d; Treas of the Chamber by 1596-1618; Treas at War 1599; High Steward of Peterborough Cath 1600-d; V-Chamberlain 1601-16; V-Adm of Yorks 1585-1604; Custos Rot of NR Yorks 1591-at least 1608; mar 1st ca 1558, Mary (dsp 1567), dau and cohrss of Sir William Knowles, of Bilton-in-Holderness, Yorks; mar 2nd 6 May 1589, Margaret, bro and cohrss of Henry Macwilliam and dau of Henry Macwilliam MP, of Stambourne, Essex (d 1586); d March 1620 (bur at St Martin-in-the-Fields Ch, London), leaving issue by his 2nd w,
3.1. Charles Stanhope, 2nd Baron Stanhope of Harrington, Kt (4 June 1610); b 1593; educ Queen’s Coll Camb; a writer of marginalia; mar 1641, Dorothy, sis of James Livingston, 1st Earl of Newburgh (qv); dsp 1675, when the peerage became EXTINCT.
3.2. Hon Elizabeth; mar 16 Dec 1612, Sir Lionel Tollemache, 2nd Bt, of Helmingham Hall (see DYSART, E), and had issue.
3.3. Hon Catherine; mar Robert Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Leinster (see CHOLMONDELEY, M).
4. Edward; Master in Chancery.
5. Sir Michael Kt (7 May 1603), JP (Suffolk ca 1593), MP, of Sudbourne, Suffolk; b ca 1549; educ Trinity Coll Camb (matric 1561), Gray’s Inn (admit 1568); MP: Castle Rising 1584, Ipswich 1597, 1601, Orford 1604; Keeper of Game in Sherwood Forest by 1599; Groom of the Privy Chamber by 1594; Gent of the Privy Chamber by 1603; Keeper of Hertingfordbury Park, Herts by 1604; Freeman of Ipswich 1597; mar Anne, dau of Sir William Read; d ca 1622, leaving with another dau,
5.1. Janet; mar 1st, Hon Henry, ygr s of Robert Radclyffe, 5th Earl of Sussex KG (d 22 Sept 1629); mar 2nd, Sir William Withipole.
5.2. Elizabeth; mar George Berkeley, 8th Baron Berkeley KB (d 10 Aug 1658) (qv).
5.3. Bridget; b Feb 1616; mar 1st, George Feilding, 1st Earl of Desmond (see DENBIGH and DESMOND, E).
6. William; dvp an infant.
7. Edward; dvp an infant.
8. Eleanor; mar Thomas Cooper, of Thurgarton, Notts.
9. Juliana; mar John Hotham, of Scorborough, Yorks, MP for Scarborough 1584 and Hedon 1586 (d ca 1609).
10. Jane; mar 1st, Sir Roger Townshend MP (d 1590) (see TOWNSHEND, M); mar 2nd as his 2nd w, Henry Berkeley, 7th Baron Berkeley (qv).
11. Margaret; dvp an infant.
The eldest s,
Sir Thomas Stanhope Kt (1575), JP (Notts ca 1561), DL (Notts by 1591), MP, of Shelford Priory, Notts and of Elvaston, Derbys; b ca 1540; MP for Nottinghamshire 1586; High Sheriff: Notts 1562-63, 1574-75, 1587-88, Derbys 1562-63; Custos Rot of Notts ca 1594; mar Margaret, 3rd dau and cohrss of Sir John Porte MP, of Etwall, Derbys, by Elizabeth, only dau of Sir Thomas Gifford, of Chillington, Staffs; d 3 Aug 1596 (bur 27 Sept at Shelford), leaving with other issue,
1. John (see below).
2. Anne; b 1576; mar 23 May 1591, John Holles, 1st Earl of Clare (d 1637); d 1651.
The s and h,
Sir John Stanhope Kt (22 Apr 1603), of Shelford Priory, Notts and of Elvaston, Derbys; b 1559; mar 1st, Cordell, dau and cohrss of Richard Allington, and had issue,
1. Philip, later 1st Earl of Chesterfield (see Lineage of Stanhope, Earls of Chesterfield and Earls Stanhope below).
(continued) Sir John mar 2nd, Catherine (b 1566; d 1621), dau of Thomas Trentham, of Rochester Priory, Staffs; d 1611, leaving further issue by his 2nd w,
2. John (see below).
3. Cordelia; b 1585; mar 1st, Sir Roger Aston MP, of Cranford, Middx, Royal Favourite of James VI (d 23 May 1612); mar 2nd, John Mohun, 1st Baron Mohun of Okehampton (d 28 March 1641).
4. Jane; b 1606; mar 1st, Sir Peter Courten, 1st Bt, of Aldington, Worcs (b ca 1598; d 1624), whose f, Sir William Courten, financed the colonization of Barbados (d 1636); mar 2nd, Francis Annesley, 1st Viscount Valentia (qv); d 1683/84.
5. Catherine; b 1610; mar 1631, Sir Thomas Hutchinson MP, High Sheriff of Notts 1620-21 (b 4 Sept 1589; d 18 Aug 1643), and had issue.
6. Anne/Anne; b 1593; correspondent to the poet John Donne; mar ca 1607, Thomas Cockayne; d 1637, leaving with other issue,
6.1. Sir Aston Cockayne, 1st Bt, of Ashbourne Hall, Derbys.
7. Dorothy; b 1595; d 1647.
8. Thomas; dvp 1592.
The 2nd s,
Sir John Stanhope Kt (4 June 1607), JP (Derbys by 1614-17), MP, of Elvaston Castle, Derbys; MP: Derbyshire 1624, 1625, 1626, Leicester 1628; High Sheriff of Derbys 1629-30; mar 1st 29 Sept 1608, Olive, dau and hrss of Edward Beresford, of Fenny Bentley, Derbys, and had 1 dau; mar 2nd 1622, Mary, dau of Sir John Radcliffe MP, of Ordsall, Lancs; d 29 May 1638, leaving further 7 s (2 dvp) and 3 dau (1 dvp), the eldest surv s by the 2nd w being,
John Stanhope, of Elvaston Castle, Derbys; mar Jane (d 14 Apr 1652), dau o fSir John Curzon, 1st Bt (see SCARSDALE, V); d 26 March 1662, leaving an only s,
John Stanhope, of Elvaston Castle, Derbys; mar Dorothy, dau and cohrss of Charles Agard, of Foston, Derbys, and had issue,
1. Thomas MP, of Elvaston; mar Jane (d 4 Dec 1764), widow of Charles Stanhope (later Wotton), 2nd s of Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield (see below) and dau and cohrss of Gilbert Thacker, of Repton, Derbys; dsp 10 Apr 1730.
2. Charles MP, of Elvaston; b 1673; educ Inner Temple (Barrister 1703); MP: Milborne Port 1717-22, Aldborough 1722-34, Harwich 1734-41; U-SoS 1714-17; Sec to HMT 1717-21; Treas of the Chamber 1722-27; d unm 16 March 1760.
3. William, later 1st Earl of Harrington (see below).
The yst s,
William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington, in the County of Northampton also Viscount Petersham, of Petersham in the County of Surrey [GB] (so cr 9 Feb 1741/42) also earlier Baron Harrington, in the County of Northampton [GB] (so cr 6 Jan 1729/30), PC (1727); b ca 1683; educ Eton, Inner Temple (Barrister 1704); Lt and Capt 2nd Ft Grds 1703; Capt and Lt-Col 3rd Ft Grds 1710; Col of Ft 1711-12; Col of Regt of Dragoons 1715-18; Col of 13th Dragoons 1725-30; Maj-Gen 1735; Lt-Gen 1739; Gen 1747; MP: Derby 1715-22, 1727-30, Steyning Apr-Aug 1727; Envoy: Madrid 1717-18, 1720, Turin 1718-20, Paris 1719; Amb: Madrid 1721-27, 1729-30, Aix la Chapelle 1727, Soissons Feb 1730; V-Chamberlain 1727-30; SoS for N Dept 1730-42, 1744-46; Ld Pres of the Cncl 1742-45; Ld Justice of the Realm 1743, 1745; Ld-Lt of Ir 1746-51; mar ca 1718, Anne (d 18 Dec 1719), dau and hrss of Col Edward Griffith, a Clerk Comptroller of the Brd of Green Cloth; d 8 Dec 1756, leaving issue,
1. William, later 2nd Earl of Harrington (see below).
2. Hon Thomas; d unm 12 Jan 1743.
The elder but only surv s,
William Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Harrington; b 18 Dec 1719; Ensign 10th Ft Grds 1738; Capt 14th Ft 1739; Capt and Lt-Col 3rd Ft Grds 1741; Col 2nd Troop of Horse Gren Grds 1745-d; Maj-Gen 1755; Lt-Gen 1758; Gen 1770; MP: Aylesbury 1741-47, Bury St Edmunds 1747-56; mar 11 Aug 1746, Lady Caroline (d 26 June 1784), eldest dau of Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton KG (qv); d 1 Apr 1779, leaving issue,
1. Lady Caroline; b 1747; mar 7 Oct 1765, Kenneth Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Seaforth (see CROMARTIE, E); d 9 Feb 1767, leaving issue.
2. Lady Isabella; b ca 1748; mar 27 Nov 1768, Charles Molyneux, 1st Earl of Sefton (b 11 Oct 1748; d 31 Jan 1795); d 29 Jan 1819, leaving issue.
3. Lady Amelia; b 1749; mar 16 Apr 1767, Richard Barry, 5th Earl of Barrymore (d 19 Dec 1751)
4. Charles, later 3rd Earl of Harrington (see below).
5. Capt Hon Henry, 1st Ft Grds; b 1754; mar Elizabeth Falconer; d 20 Aug 1828, leaving issue,
5.1. Capt Robert Henry RN; b 21 Apr 1802; mar 29 March 1830, Elizabeth Rosamund (mar 2nd 8 June 1841, Charles Thomas Stanley, who d 1883), eldest dau of James Ward, of Willey Place, Surrey; dsp 2 March 1839.
5.2. Harriet; mar 23 Feb 1826, Charles FitzRoy, 3rd Baron Southampton (qv); dsp 23 Oct 1860.
6. Lady Henrietta; b ca 1756; mar 20 March 1776, Thomas Foley, 2nd Baron Foley (qv); d 2 Jan 1781, leaving issue.
7. Lady Anna Maria; b ca 1760; mar 1st 2 May 1782, Thomas Pelham-Clinton, 3rd Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyme and 10th Earl of Lincoln (see LINCOLN, E); mar 2nd 7 Feb 1800, Lt-Gen Sir Charles Gregan Craufurd GCB (b 12 Feb 1763; d 26 March 1821) (see CRAUFURD OF KILBIRNIE, Bt); d 18 Oct 1834, leaving issue by her 1st husband.
The elder s,
Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington GCH (1821), PC (1798), PC(Ir) (1806); b 17 March 1753; educ Eton; Ensign 2nd Ft Grds 1769; Capt 29th Ft 1773; Capt 3rd Ft Grds and Lt-Col 1778; Lt-Col 8th Ft 1780; Col (Army) 1782; Col: 65th Ft 1783-88, 29th Ft 1788-92, 1st Life Grds 1792-d; Maj-Gen 1793; Lt-Gen 1798; Gen 1803; MP: Thetford 6-30 Sept 1774, Westminster 1776-79; mar 22 May 1779, Jane (d 3 Feb 1824), dau and cohrss of Sir John Fleming, 1st Bt, of Brompton Park, Middx (d 6 Nov 1763), by Jane (mar 2nd 31 March 1770 as his 2nd w, Edwin Lascelles, 1st Baron Harewood, see HAREWOOD, E); d 15 Sept 1829, leaving issue,
1. Charles, later 4th Earl of Harrington (see below).
2. Maj-Gen Hon Lincoln Edwin Robert CB; b 26 Nov 1781; d unm 29 Feb 1840.
3. Lady Anna Maria; b 3 Sept 1783; mar 8 Aug 1808, Francis Russell, 8th Duke of Bedford KG (qv); d 3 July 1857, leaving issue.
4. Leicester FitzGerald Charles, later 5th Earl of Harrington (see below).
5. Hon William Sefton George; b 29 Dec 1785; dvp Feb 1786.
6. Rev Hon FitzRoy Henry Richard; b 24 Apr 1787; Dean and Rector of St Buryna, Cornw; Rector of Catton, Yorks; mar 8 Nov 1808, Caroline Wyndham (d 11 Feb 1876); d 11 Apr 1864, leaving issue,
6.1. Charles Wyndham, later 7th Earl of Harrington (see below).
6.2. Capt Percy, Oxon LI; b 27 Aug 1828; mar 1897, Anne, dau of G. T. Stallard; dsp 4 March 1909.
6.3. Mary Alexandrina; d unm 4 May 1941.
7. Maj Hon Sir Francis Charles KCH, Kt, 1st Life Grds; b 29 Sept 1788; mar Hannah (d 25 Oct 1863), dau and cohrss of James Wilson, of Parsonstown Manor and of Dunboyne Castle, co Meath; d 9 Oct 1862, leaving issue,
7.1. Lt Russell Charles, 13th LI; mar 14 Dec 1854, Ellinor Avena (d 27 Nov 1906), yst dau of John Ireland Blackburne, of Hale, Lancs; d 15 Sept 1866, leaving issue,
7.1.1. Leicester Charles; b 26 Oct 1855; d unm 7 July 1906.
7.1.2. Aubrey Charles; b 24 Oct 1857; d unm 20 Oct 1937.
7.1.3. Russell Charles; b posthumously 24 Dec 1866; mar 25 Apr 1894, Augustine Madeline (d 1 July 1916), dau of de Laureal Thompson; d 1945, leaving issue,
7.1.3.1. Aubrey Charles; b 17 Jan 1895; mar 1st 11 Aug 1919, Paulette Bordier de Raincey (d 10 Apr 1922), and had issue,
7.1.3.1.1. Lt-Col Aubrey Charles DFC (USA), USAF; 8 June 1920; mar 4 Sept 1941, Muriel Grace (b 12 July 1920 at Toronto; d 27 Jan 2017 in USA), dau of William Anderson Lauther, of Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada; d 11 Sept 1994 at Damariscotta, Lincoln co, MN, USA (bur at St Patrick Catholic Cemetery, Damariscotta), leaving issue,
7.1.3.1.1.1. ●Paulette Beatrice; b 13 Apr 1946; mar 1968 her 1st cousin-once-removed, ●Gilbert Mark Rollo (see ROLLO OF DUNCRUB, L), and has issue.
7.1.3.1.2. Marie Annick, of 1606 Golf View Drive, Urbana, IL, USA; b 1 Aug 1921; mar 16 June 1953, Lt-Col Richard Davis USAF, of Kansas City, KY, USA (d 1977); d 1 Sept 2017 in USA., and has issue,
7.1.3.1.2.1. ●John Eric; b 1948.
7.1.3.1.2.2. ●Christopher David; b 1965; mar 1999, ●Nora Emilia Aulikki, dau of Klaus Kerppola, of Finland, and has issue,
7.1.3.1.2.2.1. ●Elena Marie Annika Davis-Kerppola; b 2022.
7.1.3.1.2.2.2. ●Serafina Eleanora Davis-Kerppola; b 2005.
7.1.3.1.2.3. ●Anthony Derek; b 1966.
(continued) Aubrey Charles mar 2nd 19—, —, of USA, and had further issue by his 2nd w,
7.1.3.1.3. +Jonathan; b 19—.
7.1.3.1.4. ●Christian [female]; b 19—.
(continued) Aubrey Charles mar 3rd 1926 (div 1931), Mildred Laurence (d 1992), dau of Robert Hall, and had issue by his 3rd w,
7.1.3.1.5. Robert Charles, of 908 Clayhill Rd, Chambersburg, PA 17201-0201, USA (2019); b 1929; educ Wheaton Coll (IL, USA) (BSc); served USAF 1946-49; mar 1953, Margaret (d 2017), dau of John Charles Aird; d 2018, leaving issue,
7.1.3.1.5.1. ●Kim Lavonne; b 1954; mar 1st 1972 (div 1977), Tom Castleman; mar 2nd 1980, Robert M. Keltner, of IL, USA, and has issue by 1st husband,
7.1.3.1.5.1.1. ●Jeremy M. Keltner (adopted by his step-f); b 1975; mar 1997, ●Melisa Crain, and has an adopted dau,
7.1.3.1.5.1.1.1. ●Zael Irene; b 2002.
7.1.3.1.5.2. +Robert Craig, of Fayetteville, PA, USA (2019); b 1958; mar 1983 (div 1993), Lisa Vaughan, and has an adopted s,
7.1.3.1.5.2.1. ●Christopher Joel; b 1979; mar ●Shelby —.
7.1.3.1.5.2.2. ●Carlee Kate; b 1989, has issue,
7.1.3.1.5.2.2.1. ●Christopher Jason White; b 2009.
7.1.3.1.5.3. ●Jodi Lynne; b 1962; mar 1st 1985 (div 1999), Keith Meyer; mar 2nd 2000, ●David Shearer, of Chambersberg, PA, USA, and has issue by 1st husband,
7.1.3.1.5.3.1. ●Amber Renee; b 1987.
(continued) mar 4th 1931, Evelyn Wadsworth, of NY, USA (d 1981); d 20 Apr 1953, leaving further issue by his 3rd w,
7.1.3.1.6. +Noel; b 1946; mar Karen Davis (d 1987), and has issue,
7.1.3.1.6.1. ●Elizabeth; b ca 1972; mar 2003, ●Stephen Joseph Turro.
7.1.3.2. Russell Charles; b 7 June 1899; mar 1934, Jean Kennedy, of NY, USA; d 19—, leaving issue,
7.1.3.2.1. ●Michelle; b 1945; mar 1976, ●Dr Frank Converse Sparks, of Canaan, CT, USA, and has issue,
7.1.3.2.1.1. ●Kristin; b 1978.
7.1.3.2.1.2. ●Ashley; b 1980.
7.1.3.2.1.3. ●Nicole; b 1983.
7.1.3.2.2. ●Celeste; b 1947; mar 27 Feb 1965, ●John Nicholas Pierce, and has issue,
7.1.3.2.2.1. ●Michela Stanhope; b 8 Dec 1965.
7.1.3.2.2.2. ●Elizabeth; b 1971.
7.1.3.3. Leicester de Maclot; b 9 Jan 1901; mar 1930, Rose Mary Farmer, of NY, USA; d 1979, leaving issue,
7.1.3.3.1. ●Nina; b 1931; mar 19—, —.
7.1.3.3.2. Leicester, of 3633 Tangier Terrace, Sarasota, FL, USA (2003); b 1932; mar 1955, ●Priscilla Carrington Young, of CT, USA; d 2005, leaving issue,
7.1.3.3.2.1. +Leicester de Maclot; b 1957.
7.1.3.3.2.2. +Russell Charles; b 1958; mar 1978, ●Wendy Anne Yoder, and has issue,
7.1.3.3.2.2.1. ●Sarah; b 1979, has issue,
7.1.3.3.2.2.1.1. ●Ryley Jacob Byrd; b 2002.
7.1.3.3.2.3. ●Margot; b 1960, has issue,
7.1.3.3.2.3.1. ●Alice Simonell; b 1984.
7.1.3.3.2.3.2. ●Jonathan Simonell; 1986.
7.1.3.3.2.3.3. ●Ian McKenna; b 1996.
7.1.3.3.2.4. ●Jennifer; b 1961; mar 1st 1980, Craig Blethen, and ha sissue,
7.1.3.3.2.4.1. ●Christian Antony; b 1980.
7.1.3.3.2.4.2. ●Joshua Alexander; b 1982, has issue,
7.1.3.3.2.4.2.1. ●Gabriel Casper; b 2005.
(continued) Jennifer mar 2nd 1998, ●Arno Jung, and has further issue by her 2nd husband,
7.1.3.3.2.4.3. ●Troy Lee; b 1998.
7.1.3.3.2.4.4. ●Victoria Anne; b 2000.
7.1.3.3.3. +Philip; b 1939; mar 19—, ●Bonnie —, and has issue,
7.1.3.3.3.1. +Philip; b 1973; mar 1980, ●Laury Fitler.
7.1.3.3.3.2. +Sean; b 1980.
7.1.3.3.3.3. +Justin; b 1982.
7.1.3.3.3.4. ●Kristina; b 1966 (adopted).
7.1.3.4. Violet Augustine; b 1912; mar 30 July 1936, Maj Robert Duncan Rollo (see ROLLO OF DUNCRUB, L); d 23 June 2002, leaving issue.
7.1.4. Avena Beatrice; d unm 12 Jan 1865.
7.1.5. Isabella Olave; served WWI (despatches; 2 medals); mar 21 Nov 1885, William Henry Wilson-FitzGerald JP, DL, of Adelphi, co Clare and of Chalcombe, nr Banbury, 2nd s of Ricahrd Bassett Wilson, of Cliffe Hall, Yorks; d 28 Nov 1941, leaving issue.
7.2. Francis Anna Jane; mar 1st 16 March 1841, Col James CB (d 26 Nov 1845), ygr bro of William Lewis Hughes, 1st Baron Dinorben (d 10 Feb 1852); mar 2nd 15 June 1861, Hon Sir William Hutt KCB, PC, MP (Lib) for Kingston-upon-Hull 1832-37, 1838-41 and Gateshead 1841-74, V-Pres of BoT 1860-65 and Postmaster-Gen 1860-65 (d 24 Nov 1882); d 26 Sept 1886.
7.3. Augusta Mary; mar 11 Apr 1849, Charles Hare Hemphill, 1st Baron Hemphill (b Aug 1822; d 4 March 1908); d 12 Apr 1899, leaving issue.
8. Rev Hon Henry William, Rector of Gawsworth, Cheshire; b 2 Aug 1790; mar — (d 9 Aug 1886); dsp 21 June 1872.
9. Lady Caroline Anne; b 20 Nov 1791; mar 21 June 1841 as his 2nd w, Edward Ayshford Sanford JP, DL, FRS, of Nynehead Court, Somersets; dsp 25 Nov 1853.
10. Lady Charlotte Augusta; b 15 Feb 1793; mar 16 June 1838, Augustus Frederick FitzGerald, 3rd Duke of Leinster (qv); d 15 Feb 1859, leaving issue.
11. Hon Augustus Henry Edward; b 25 March 1794; d unm 8 Dec 1831.
The eldest s,
Charles Stanhope, 4th Earl of Harrington GCH; b 17 March 1753; educ Eton; Maj-Gen; Gent of Bedchamber: George III 1812-20, George IV 1820; a notable Regency beau, mansion of fashion and trendsetter including the Harrington Hat and the Petersham Overcoat who was even emulated by the Prince Regent; mar 3 March 1851, Maria, an actress (b 24 July 1797; d 27 Dec 1867), dau of Samuel T. Foote (d 1840); dspms 3 March 1851, when he was suc by his ygr bro (see below),
1. Charles, styled Viscount Petersham; b 13 Dec 1831; dvp 8 Apr 1836.
2. Lady Jane St Maur Blanche; b 14 May 1833; mar 17 June 1854, George Conyngham, 3rd Marquess Conyngham (qv); d 28 Nov 1907, leaving issue.
The ygr bro,
Leicester FitzGerald Charles Stanhope, 5th Earl of Harrington CB (1818); b 2 Sept 1784; Cornet 1st Life Grds 1799; Lt 1802; transf 9th Ft 1803; Capt 10th Regt of Light Dragoons 1803; transf 6th Dragoon Grds; transf 17th Regt of Light Dragoons 1813; DQMG 1817-21; Lt-Col 1823; Brevet Col 1837; served Third Anglo-Maratha War; Author: A Sketch of the History and Influence of the Press in British India (1823), Greece in 1823 and 1824; Kt of Order of the Redeemer (Greece); constructed Harrington House at 13 Kensington Palace Gardens 1852; mar 23 Apr 1831, Elizabeth (d 24 Dec 1898), only child and hrss of William Green, of Jamaica, by Ann Rose Hall, of Jamaica; d 7 Sept 1862, leaving issue,
1. Lady Anna Caroline; b 16 July 1832; mar 13 Nov 1850, Edward Sacheverell Chandos-Pole, of Radbourne Hall, Derbys; d 9 Apr 1913, leaving issue.
2. Lady Geraldine Evelyn; b 26 Jan 1841; mar 19 Oct 1871, Edward Leeson, 6th Earl of Milltown KP (b 9 Oct 1835; d 30 May 1890); dsp 5 Jan 1914.
3. Algernon Russell Gayleard; b 1838; dvp 1847.
4. Seymour Sydney Hyde, later 6th Earl of Harrington (see below).
The 2nd and ygr but only surv s,
Sydney Seymour Hyde Stanhope, 6th Earl of Harrington; b 27 Sept 1845; d unm 22 Feb 1866, when he was suc by his cousin,
Charles Wyndham Stanhope, 7th Earl of Harrington DL (Derbys); b 16 Aug 1809; mar 16 Feb 1839, Elizabeth Still (d 6 Feb 1912), dau of Robert Lucas de Pearsall, of Wartensee Castle, Switzerland, an English composer (b 14 March 1795; d 5 Aug 1856); d 26 June 1881, leaving issue,
1. Lady Caroline Marguerite; b 28 Jan 1840; mar 15 Dec 1867, James Penrose, elder s of Sir James Taylor Ingham, of Sugwas Court, Herefs; d 7 Aug 1906, leaving issue.
2. Lady Leicester Philippa;bapt 31 July 1842 at Gasworth, Cheshire; mar 6 Sept 1883, William Sharp Waithman, of Merlin Park, co Galway; d 20 July 1920, leaving issue.
3. Charles Augustus, later 8th Earl of Harrington (see below).
4. Hon Fitzroy William Whitbread; b 25 Dec 1845; mar 1st 30 Oct 1869, Jessie Marion Hawkins Hamilton (d 1 June 1885), yst adopted dau of J. H. Gell, of Ickenham; mar 2nd 20 July 1886, Ethel (d 21 June 1925), dau of Peter Godfrey Chapman; dsp 9 Dec 1913.
5. Fanny Joanna; b 29 Dec 1846; dvp.
6. Lt Hon Lincoln Edwin, 7th Dragoon Grds; b 6 Apr 1849; mar 22 July 1885, Helene de Bravura (d 4 Dec 1919), dau of Countess de Galve, by her 1st husband, Leon de Bravura; accidentally drowned spm 1 July 1902,
6.1. Eva Barbara Edwina; b 19 March 1890; mar 15 Sept 1921, Bertram (d 1952), grands of Thomas Gibson Crawford, the American sculptor who designed the Statute of Freedom atop the US Capitol Building (d 10 Oct 1857) and 2nd s of Francis Marion-Crawford, an American novelist (d 9 Apr 1909); dsp 14 June 1977.
7. Hon Wyndham Edward Campbell; b 17 June 1851; mar 30 Oct 1877, Camille Caroline (mar 2nd 8 Jan 1884, Col Walter Adye CB, who d 3 Sept 1915), dau of Edward Reyloff; dsp 27 July 1883.
8. Lady Jane Harriet Charlotte; b 29 July 1853; mar 7 Feb 1874, Erroll Augustus Blake, 4th Baron Wallscourt (b 22 Aug 1841; d 22 July 1918); d 8 Sept 1889, leaving issue.
9. Hon Gerald Louise; b 6 July 1855; dvp 19 May 1866.
10. Dudley Henry Eden, later 9th Earl of Harrington (see below).
11. Lady Blanche Georgina; b 22 June 1861; d unm Feb 1939.
12. Charlotte Augusta; b 11 Nov 1863; dvp.
The eldest s,
Charles Augustus Stanhope, 8th Earl of Harrington DL (Derbys 1917); b 9 Jan 1844; Lt-Col Cheshire Yeo 1899-1905 (Hon Col thereafter); ADC: Edward VII 1907-10, George V 1910-17; MFH S Notts 1881-1917; a prominent polo player; mar 5 July 1869, Hon Eva Elizabeth (d 20 June 1919), yst dau of Robert John Carrington, 2nd Baron Carrington (qv); dsp 5 Feb 1917, when he was suc by his ygr bro,
Dudley Henry Eden Stanhope, 9th Earl of Harrington; b 13 Jan 1859; mar 26 Apr 1883, Kathleen (d 6 Aug 1949), dau of Joseph Carter Wood, of Falcourt, Sussex; d 13 Nov 1928, leaving issue,
1. Lady Kathleen Florence; b 20 Jan 1884 at Pimlico, Westminster; mar 1st 15 Jan 1907, Edward John Harry Eden Morant JP, of Brockenhurst Park, Hants (d 20 Jan 1910); mar 2nd 29 Dec 1920, Capt Edward Philip Leigh, 3rd s of Sir Thomas Hare, 2nd Bt, of Stow Hall (qv); d June 1971 in the New Forest Dist, Hants, leaving issue by both husbands.
2. Charles Joseph Leicester, later 10th Earl of Harrington (see below).
3. Lt Hon Talbot FitzRoy Eden, Rifle Brigade; b 23 Nov 1896; KIA vp unm 9 May 1915 during WWI.
The elder but only surv s,
Charles Joseph Leicester Stanhope, 10th Earl of Harrington MC, DL (Derbys); b 9 Oct 1887; Capt and Brevet Maj Reserve of Officers and 15th Hussars; mar 23 Apr 1919, Margaret Trelawney (mar 2nd 14 July 1934, Capt Luke Theodore Lillingston, Leics Yeo (DAS 11 Aug 1944); mar 3rd 23 July 1949, Maj Stephen Cecil, 16th/5th Lancers, only s of Capt Harry Cecil Johnson DSO, DRRC; she d 15 Sept 1952), 2nd dau of Maj H. H. D. Seaton, of Bulford, Salisbury, Salop; d 16 Nov 1929, leaving issue,
1. Charles; b 19 and dvp 23 Jan 1921.
2. William Henry Leicester, later 11th Earl of Harrington (see below).
The 2nd and ygr but only surv s,
William Henry Leicester Stanhope, 11th Earl of Harrington also 8th Viscount Stanhope and 8th Baron Stanhope of Elvaston (suc his distant kinsman, James Richard Stanhope, 13th Earl of Chesterfield and 7th Earl Stanhope, 15 Aug 1967, see below); b 24 Aug 1922; educ Eton, RMA Sandhurst; served WWII as Capt 15th/19th King’s Royal Hussars (RAC); mar 1st 5 Feb 1942 (div 1947), Eileen, only child of Sir John Foley Grey, 8th Bt, of Enville Hall (see LAMBERT of London, Bt), and had issue,
1. Lady Jane; b 25 Nov 1942; mar 29 Sept 1965, Anthony Cameron; d Jan 1974 as the result of a road accident, leaving issue,
1.1. ●James William; b 28 March 1967; mar 17 July 1997, ●Miriam Julianna Nugent, and has issue,
1.1.1. ●Jack Anthony Laurence; b 13 Oct 2000.
1.1.2. ●Conn Matthew; b 20 Dec 2001.
1.1.3. ●Abigail.
1.2. ●Henrietta Jane; b 1970; mar 30 Dec 1997, ●Austin Power, and has issue,
1.2.1. ●Zoey Jane; b 17 May 2001.
1.2.2. ●David.
2. ●Lady Avena Margaret Clare; b 29 March 1944; mar 1st 12 July 1969 (div 1993), ●Adrian James, only s of Maj James Kennedy Maxwell, of Buckby Folly, E Haddon, Northants; mar 2nd 2011, ●John A. C. Edwards, and has issue by her 1st husband,
2.1. ●Sacha Jane; b 1974.
2.2. ●Kerry Alice; b 1978.
3. Charles Henry Leicester, present 12th Earl of Harrington (see below).
(continued) 11th Earl of Harrington mar 2nd 24 Jan 1947 (div 1962), Ann Theodora, dau of Maj Richard Arenbourg Blennerhassett Chute, of Patrickswell, co Limerick, and had further issue by his 2nd w,
4. Lady Trina Maria; b 30 Dec 1947; d unm 4 March 2024 at Castleroberts, Adare, co Limerick (cremated 8 March at Shannon Crematorium).
5. +Hon Steven Francis Lincoln; b 12 Dec 1951 as twin; educ Eton; mar 1978, ●Maureen Elizabeth Irvine, dau of Maj Harold William Cole, of Poundbury, Dorset, and has issue,
5.1. +Ben; b 1978.
5.2. ●Tara; b 1979.
6. ●Lady Sarah Sue; b 12 Dec 1951 as twin; mar 1st 11 Aug 1970 (div 2010), Robert John, eldest s of J. C. Barry, of Adelaide House, Bruff, co Limerick; mar 2nd 2019, Patrick Joseph Conlieth Buckley (d 2021), and has issue by her 1st husband,
6.1. ●Mark James; b 1972.
6.2. ●Tristan James; b 1975 as twin.
6.3. ●Guy William; b 1975 as twin.
(continued) 11th Earl of Harrington mar 3rd 14 Oct 1964, ●Priscilla Margaret, only surv dau of Hon Archibald Edward Cubitt (see ASHCOMBE, B); d 12 Apr 2009, leaving further issue by his 3rd w,
7. +Hon John Fitzroy, of Koh-Pha-Ngan, Thailand; b 20 Aug 1965.
8. ●Lady Isabella Rachel; b 1 Oct 1966; mar 21 Oct 1994, Colin Robert Vaughan Campbell, 7th Earl Cawdor (qv), and has issue.
Lineage of Stanhope, Earls of Chesterfield: The elder half-bro of John Stanhope, of Elvaston Castle, Derbys (d 29 May 1638), was,
Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield, in the County of Derby [E] (so cr 4 Aug 1628) also earlier Baron Stanhope, of Shelford in the County of Nottingham [E] so cr 7 Nov 1616), Kt (16 Dec 1605); b 1584; served Civil War with Royalists; mar 1st 1604, Catherine (d 28 Aug 1636), dau of Francis, styled Baron Hastings, eldest s and h app of George Hastings, 4th Earl of Huntingdon (qv); d 12 Sept 1656, leaving issue,
1. John; bur vp 27 July 1623.
2. Henry, styled Baron Stanhope, KB (1 Feb 1626); b ca 1606; educ Christ Church Oxf (matric 1622); MP: Nottinghamshire 1625, 1626, East Retford 1628; mar 4 Dec 1628, Hon Katherine (née Wotton), 1st Countess of Chesterfield [E] suo jure (so cr 29 May 1660 for life) (mar 2nd Johan Johan van der Kerckhove, Lord of Heenvliet, who d 1660; mar 3rd, Daniel O’Neill, who d 24 Oct 1666 and from whom she inherited the office of Postmaster-General thus becoming the female holder of that office; she d 9 Apr 1667 when the peerage became EXTINCT), dau and cohrss of Thomas Wotton, 2nd Baron Wotton of Marley; bur vp 2 Dec 1634, leaving issue,
2.1. Mary; b 7 Oct 1629.
2.2. Catherine; b 19 Nov 1662.; mar as his 1st w, William Alington, 3rd Baron Alington (d 1 Feb 1685); dsp 19 Nov 1662.
2.3. Wotton; dvp Dec 1632.
2.4. Philip, later 2nd Earl of Chesterfield (see below).
3. Hon Charles; b 1607; d unm 1645.
4. Edward; b 1607; dvp 1614.
5. William; b 1608; dvp 1614.
6. Thomas; dvp young.
7. George; b 1610; dvp 1616.
8. Col Hon Ferdinando MP; b 1619; mar 1643, Lettice, dau of Sir Humphrey Ferrers, of Tamworth Castle, Staffs; MP: Tamworth 1640 (Long Parl); slaim 14 Dec 1643 in a skirmish against the Parliamentarians at West Bridgford, Notts, leaving issue,
8.1. Anne; b posthumously.
9. Hon Philip; slain 3 Nov 1645 during the Storming of Shelford House by the Parliamentarians under Col John Hutchinson and Col Sydenham Poyntz.
10. Lady Sarah; mar Sir Richard Hoghton, 3rd Bt (see DE HOGHTON of Hoghton Tower, Bt); d May 1698, leaving issue.
11. Hon Michael; slain 1648 at the Battle of Willoughby Field while fighting against the Parliamentarians.
12. Lady Elizabeth; mar Edward Darcy.
13. Hon Arthur JP (Notts 1652-82, 1689-d; Derbys 1656-March 1660), DL (Notts ca Aug 1660-83, 1689-d), MP, of Stoke-by-Newark, Notts; bapt 10 Apr 1627; educ Gray’s Inn (admit 1642); MP for Nottingham 1660, 1661; mar Anne, widow of Dutton Fleetwood, of Crawley, Hants and dau of Sir Henry Salusbury, 1st Bt, of Lleweny, Denbighs (d 1632); d 26 March 1694 (bur at Shelford), leaving issue,
13.1. Philip; b 1653; dvp 1670.
13.2. Henry; b 1654; dvp 1665.
13.3. Charles, of Mansfield Woodhouse, Notts; b 1655; mar 1674, Frances, only dau of Sir Francis Topp, 1st Bt, of Tormarton, Gloucs (d ca 1676); d 6 March 1711/12, leaving issue,
13.3.1. Rev Michael DD, Rector of E Leake, Notts 1717; b 1681; Canon of St Paul’s 1711; Canon of Windsor 1730; mar 29 June 1714, Penelope (bur 1 May 1740), dau of Sir Salathiel Lovell, Baron of Excheq; d 8 July 1737, leaving with other issue,
13.3.1.1. Arthur Charles, of Mansfield Woodhouse; bapt 1715; mar 1st, Margaret (bur sp 18 March 1748), dau of Sir Andrew Thornhaugh, of Osberton, Notts; mar 2nd 25 Aug 1750, Margaret (bur 3 Jan 1764), dau and cohrss of Charles Headlam, of Kerby Hall, Yorks; mar 3rd 2 March 1767, Frances Board (mar 2nd, Rev Bigsby); bur 9 March 1770, leaving issue by his 2nd w,
13.3.1.1.1. Philip, later 5th Earl of Chesterfield (see below).
13.3.1.1.2. Margaret; mar 26 Dec 1776, William Smelt, of London.
13.3.1.2. Ferdinand; mar 2 Nov 1742, Mary Phillips; d 11 Feb 1790, leaving issue,
13.3.1.2.1. R-Adm John RN; b Sept 1744; mar 1784, Caroline (d 1830), dau of Digby Dent; d 1800, leaving issue,
13.3.1.2.1.1. Adm Henry RN; mar 10 Apr 1845, Mary (dsp 25 Sept 1888), 2nd dau of V-Adm Sir E. J. Foote KCB, RN; dsp 25 Sept 1888.
13.3.1.2.1.2. Capt Charles George; bapt 16 June 1789; mar 6 Nov 1820, Jane (d 13 Jan 1873), eldest dau of Sir James Galbraith, 1st Bt, of Shanevalley, co Donegal (d 30 Apr 1827); d 22 Jan 1833 leaving issue,
13.3.1.2.1.2.1. George Philip, later 8th Earl of Chesterfield (see below).
13.3.1.2.1.3. Caroline; mar 7 July 1807, Jonathan Stackhouse Rashleigh (d 15 May 1863); d 26 Jan 1866, leaving issue.
13.3.1.2.2. Arthur; b Oct 1752; mar 1784, Elizabeth, dau of Rev Robert Thistlethwayte DD, of Norman Court and of Southwick Park, Hants; dspm 24 Aug 1836.
13.3.1.3. Charles; bapt 29 Dec 1700; mar Cecilia, dau of Dutton Stede, of Stede Hill, Kent; d 18 March 1759, leaving an only s,
13.3.1.3.1. Edwyn Francis, of Stanwell House, Middx; b 1729; mar 9 Aug 1753, Catherine (b 17 Dec 1725; d 16 May 1807), widow of Capt William Berkeley Lyon and dau and cohrss of John, styled Marquess of Carnarvon, eldest s and h app of James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos (see TEMPLE OF STOWE, E); d 16 May 1807, leaving issue,
13.3.1.3.1.1. Sir Henry Edwyn Stanhope, 1st Bt, of Stanwell House, Middlesex [UK] (so cr 13 Nov 1807); b 1754; educ Winchester, Oxf Univ; RN: joined 1768, Midshipman 1771, retired 1810 as V-Adm of the Blue 1807, Adm of the Blue 1812; served American Revolutionary War (Battles of Bunker Hill, Rhode Island and St Kitts), Invasion of the Cape Colony 1795; C-in-C of The Nore 1810-11; one of the judges at the Trial of James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier 1809; mar 14 Aug 1783, Margaret, dau of Francis Malbone Sr, of Newport, RI, USA; d 20 Dec 1814, leaving with 2 dau,
13.3.1.3.1.1.1. Sir Edwyn Francis Stanhope (later Scudamore-Stanhope by Royal Lic dated 17 Jan 1827), 2nd Bt; b 15 Dec 1793; Capt RN; mar 1820, Mary (d 1859), dau of Maj Thomas Dowell, of Parker’s Well, Devons; d 8 Feb 1874, leaving issue,
13.3.1.3.1.1.1.1. Sir Henry Edwyn Chandos Scudamore-Stanhope, 3rd Bt later 9th Earl of Chesterfield (see below).
13.3.1.3.1.1.1.2. Ven Hon Berkeley Lionel; b 13 May 1824; Vicar of Bosbury 1856-66; Rector of Byford 1866-1908; Archdeacon of Hereford 1887-1910; granted with his ygr bro the style and precedence of the ygr s of an Earl by Royal Warrant dated 9 Aug 1884; mar 27 Jan 1858, Caroline Sarah (d 18 Dec 1929), dau of John Arkwright, of Hampton Court, Herefs; dspms 21 March 1919.
13.3.1.3.1.1.1.3. Rev Hon Pitt, Vicar of Holme Lacy, Herefs; b 28 May 1827; d unm 19 Nov 1891.
13.3.1.3.1.2. Catherine; mar 14 Dec 1774, Sir Hungerford Hoskyns, 6th Bt, of Harewood (qv); d 4 Feb 1790, leaving issue.
13.4. Catherine; b 1657; d 1705.
(continued) 1st Earl of Chesterfield mar 2nd aft ca 1636, Anne (bur 12 Nov 1667), widow of Sir Humphrey Ferrers and dau of Sir John Pakington KB, of Aylesbury, Bucks and of Westwood, Worcs, Sheriff of Worcs 1595-96, 1607-08 and a Royal Favourite of Elizabeth I (d 18 Jan 1625), by Dorothy, dau of Humphrey Smith, of London, a silk merchant; d 12 Sept 1656 while imprisoned at the Tower of London by the Parliamentarians, leaving further issue by his 2nd w,
14. Hon Alexander; b 1638; Envoy to Madrid 1690-99; mar Catherine, dau of Arnold Burghill, of Thingehill Parva, Herefs; d 20 Sept 1707, leaving issue,
14.1. James, later 1st Earl Stanhope (see Lineage of Stanhope, Earls Stanhope below).
14.2. Capt Philip RN; d 28 Sept 1708.
14.3. Col Edward; d 23 Dec 1711.
14.4. Mary; b ca 1686; mar 12 Dec 1707, Charles Fane, 1st Viscount Fane (b Jan 1676; d 4 July 1744); d 30 Aug 1762, leaving issue.
The grands,
Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Chesterfield PC (1681-89); bapt 20 Nov 1633; educ Leiden Univ, abroad (France, Italy, Germany) 1649-51; Col of Regt of Ft June-Aug 1663; Col of 3rd Regt of Ft (Holland) 1682-84; Ld Chamberlain to Queen Catherine of Braganza 1662-65; Chllr to Queen Catherine of Braganza 1662-86; CJ in Eyre S of Trent 1679-85; FRS 1708; Hon DCL (Oxf) 1669; mar 1st 21 June 1652, Lady Anne (b 1633; d 1654), dau of Algernon Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland (see NORTHUMBERLAND, D), and had 1s (dvp); mar 2nd 25 Sept 1660, Lady Elizabeth (b 29 June 1640; d July 1665), dau of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond (see MOUNTGARRET, V); d 28 Jan 1714, leaving with 2 s (dvp) and another dau (dvp),
1. Lady Elizabeth; b May 1663; mar 21 Sept 1691, John Lyon, 4th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (qv); d 24 Apr 1723, leaving issue.
(continued) 2nd Earl of Chesterfield mar 3rd 1670, Lady Elizabeth (d 24 Oct 1677), eldest dau and cohrss of Charles Dormer, 2nd Earl of Carnarvon (d 29 Nov 1709), by his 1st w, Hon Elizabeth, 2nd dau of Arthur Capell, 1st Baron Capell (see ESSEX, E); d 28 Jan 1713/14, leaving further issue by his 3rd w,
2. Philip, later 3rd Earl of Chesterfield (see below).
3. Hon Charles Stanhope (later Wotton); mar Jane (mar 2nd, Thomas Stanhope, of Elvaston, Derbys; d 4 Oct 1744), dau and cohrss of Gilbert Thacker, of Repton, Derbys; dsp 6 Feb 1703/04.
4. Lady Mary; mar Thomas Coke, of Melbourne, Derbys, and had issue.
5. Lady Catherine; mar Godfrey Clarke MP (d 1734); d 23 Dec 1728.
The elder s,
Philip Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Chesterfield; b 3 Feb 1672/73; educ Christ Church Oxf; Ranger of Thorny Wood Chase, Notts 1714-d; mar (by lic dated 24 Feb 1692), Elizabeth (b 1674; d 1708), dau of George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax (see SAVILE, B); d 2 Feb 1726, leaving 5s (1 dvp) and 3 dau (1 dvp),
1. Philip Dormer, later 4th Earl of Chesterfield (see below).
2. Hon Sir William KB, of Ascot, Berks; b 20 July 1702; mar 1st 17 Apr 1721, Susanna (d 7 Oct 1740), dau of John Rudge MP; mar 2nd, Elizabeth (dsp 15 Feb 1746), dau of Sir Ambrose Crawley; mar 3rd Anne (mar 2nd, Capt Morris; d 23 Feb 1812), sis of John Hussey Delaval, 1st Baron Delaval (d 17 May 1808) and dau of Capt Francis Blake Delaval MP, RN, of Seaton Delaval Hall, Northumb and of Doddington Hall, Lincs (d 9 Dec 1752); dspm May 1772, leaving issue by his 1st w.
3. Hon John MP, of Blackheath, Kent; b 5 Jan 1704; MP: Nottingham 1727-34, Derby 1736-48; Sec of Embassy to The Hague 1728-32; Ld of Admiralty Feb 1748-d; d unm 4 Dec 1748.
4. Lady Elizabeth; mar Samuel Hill, of Shenstone; dsp 14 Nov 1727.
The eldest s,
Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield KG (1730), PC (1727/28); b 22 Sept 1694; MP (Whig): St Germans 1715-22, Lostwithiel 1722-23; Capt of Yeo of the Grd 1723-25; Amb to The Hague 1728-32; Ld Steward 1730-33; Ld-Lt of Ir 1745-46; Ld Justice of the Realm 1745; SoS for N Dept 1746-48; Gent of Bedchamber to HRH The Prince of Wales (later George II) 1715-27; Ld of Bedchamber to HRH The Prince of Wales 1727-30; mar 14 May 1733, Petronilla Melusina (née von der Schulenburg), 1st Countess of Walsingham and Baroness Aldborough suo jure [GB] (so cr 7 Apr 1722 for life) (b 1 Apr 1693; d 16 Sept 1778 when the peerages became EXTINCT), illegit dau of George I, by Ehrengard Melusine (née von der Schulenburg), 1st Duchess of Kendal and 1st Duchess of Munster [I] suo jure (b 25 Dec 1667; d 10 May 1743); dsp and spl 24 March 1773, when he was suc by his 3rd cousin-once-removed (see below).
(continued) 4th Earl of Chesterfield also had illegit issue by Madelina Elizabeth deu Bouchet, a French governess,
1. Philip; b 2 May 1732; the subject of his f’s famous book Letters to His Son; Resident at Hamburg 1752-59; Envoy Extra to Diet of Ratisbon 1763; Envoy Extra to Dresden 1764; mar 25 Sept 1767 at Dresden, Eugenia Peters; dspl 16 Nov 1768 at St Gervais, France, leaving issue prior to his marriage,
1.1. Charles; b 1761 at London; dsp 1845.
1.2. Philip; b 1763 at London; mar Elizabeth Daniel; d 1801, leaving issue with another dua,
1.2.1. Eugenia; dsps 1823 at Madeira.
Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield KG (1805), PC (1784); b 10 Nov 1755; Capt 85th Ft 1779; Amb to Spain 1784-87; Master of the Mint 1789-90; Jt Postmaster-Gen 1790-98; Master of the Jewel House 1798-1804; Ld-Lt of Bucks 1781-82; mar 1st 20 Aug 1777, Anne (b 1759; d 20 Oct 1798), dau of Rev Thomas Thistlethwayte DD, of Norman Court, Hants, by Selina, dau of Peter Bathurst, of Clarendon Park, Wilts, and had issue,
1. Lady Harriet; dvp 22 Nov 1803.
(continued) 5th Earl of Chesterfield mar 2nd 2 May 1799, Lady Henrietta, Lady of Bedchamber to Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1807-13 (b 17 Nov 1762; d 31 May 1813), 3rd dau of Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath KG (qv); d 29 Aug 1813, leaving further issue by his 2nd w,
2. Lady Georgiana; b Feb 1803; mar 14 Nov 1820 as his 1st w, Frederick Richard West, of Ruthin Castle, Denbighs; dsp 14 Aug 1824.
3. George Augustus Frederick, later 6th Earl of Chesterfield (see below).
The only s,
George Augustus Frederick Stanhope, 6th Earl of Chesterfield PC (1834); b 23 May 1805; Ld of Bedchamber to George IV 1828-30; Master of the Buckhounds 1834-35; mar 30 Nov 1830, Hon Anne Elizabeth (b 7 Sept 1802; d 27 July 1885), eldest dau of Cecil Weld-Forester, 1st Baron Forester (qv); d 1 June 1866, leaving issue,
1. George Philip Cecil Arthur, later 7th Earl of Chesterfield (see below).
2. Lady Evelyn; b 3 Nov 1834; mar 5 Sept 1861 as his 1st w, Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon (qv); d 27 Jan 1875, leaving issue.
The only s,
George Philip Cecil Arthur Stanhope, 7th Earl of Chesterfield; b 28 Sept 1831; Cornet Horse Grds (Blues) 1849; Lt 1853-55; MP (Con) for South Nottinghamshire 1860-66; d unm 1 Dec 1871, when he was suc by his 3rd cousin,
George Philip Stanhope, 8th Earl of Chesterfield; b 29 Nov 1822; Ensign 29th Ft 1841; Lt 1842; mar 1st 8 Apr 1856, Marianne (b ca 1837; dsps 18 Dec 1875), dau of William Roche; mar 2nd 7 March 1877, Catherine Jane Jarvis (dsp 3 Feb 1880), dau of John Hildebrand Bond, of Belfast; mar 3rd 7 Dec 1882, Agnes, dau of James Payne, of Manchester, Lancs; dsps 19 Oct 1883 (an only by the 1st w, Philip Laurence John, was b 8 Dec 1857 and dvp 1 Sept 1860), when he was suc by his 4th cousin,
Henry Edwyn Chandos Stanhope (later Scudamore-Stanhope by Royal Lic dated 1827), 9th Earl of Chesterfield also 3rd Bt, of Stanwell, Middx (suc f 8 Feb 1874, see above); b 8 Apr 1821; mar 6 Aug 1851, Dorothea (b ca 1827; d 26 Apr 1923), eldest dau of Sir Adam Hay, 7th Bt, of Smithfield and Haystoun, Peebles (d 18 Jan 1867); d 21 Jan 1887, leaving issue,
1. Edwyn Francis, later 10th Earl of Chesterfield (see below).
2. Henry Athole, later 11th Earl of Chesterfield (see below).
3. Hon Claude Dormer; b 7 Apr 1857; d unm 5 Nov 1932.
4. Hon Chandos; b 15 Jan 1859; d unm 9 March 1911.
5. Capt Hon Evelyn Theodore; b 9 Jan 1862; Chief Constable of Herefordshire Police 1895-1923; mar 21 Apr 1888, Julia Dasha (d 26 Apr 1936), yst dau of John Gerald Potter; d 9 Nov 1925, leaving issue,
5.1. Edward Henry, later 12th Earl of Chesterfield (see below).
5.2. Lady Enid Doreen Grace; b 25 Jan 1899; granted style and precedence of the dau of an Earl by Royal Warrant dated 7 Oct 1938; mar 18 Dec 1926, Maj Alexander Browne, of Riversdale House, S Rhodesia, and had issue.
6. Hon Charles Hay; b 24 Aug 1864; mar 23 Jan 1900 his cousin, Adele OBE (d 19 Sept 1931), 2nd dau of Sir Robert Hay, 8th Bt, of Smithfield and Haystoun, Peebles (d 30 May 1885); dspms 9 Feb 1937.
The eldest s,
Edwyn Francis Scudamore-Stanhope, 10th Earl of Chesterfield KG (1915), GCVO (1911), PC (1894); b 15 March 1854; educ Eton, Brasenose Coll Oxf (BA); Assist Priv Sec to Chllr of Excheq 1886; Treas of HH 1892-94; Capt of Hon Corp of Gent-at-Arms 1894-95; Ld Steward 1910-15; Master of the Horse 1915-22; sold Holme Lacy and other Herefs estates acquired from the Scudamore family 1909; mar 15 Feb 1900, Hon Enid Edith (b 10 Sept 1878; d 30 Nov 1957), 2nd dau of Charles Wilson, 2nd Baron Nunburnholme (qv); dsp 24 Jan 1933, when he was suc by his next ygr bro,
Henry Athole Scudamore-Stanhope, 11th Earl of Chesterfield; b 29 May 1855; RN: joined 1869, Lt 1884, retired as Capt 1805; served Nile Expedition 1884-85; with Naval Intelligence Dept 1894-96; d unm 2 Nov 1935, when he was suc by his nephew,
Edward Henry Scudamore-Stanhope, 12th Earl of Chesterfield; b 9 Feb 1889; mar 1st 17 Sept 1915 (div 1925), Lorna Marie, dau of William Henry Lever, of Wellington, NZ; mar 2nd 28 Oct 1931, Angela Domitilla (d 5 July 1952), dau of Francis Patrick Hopkins; dspm 2 Aug 1952, when he was suc by his 6th cousin-once-removed (see below),
1. Lady Evelyn Patricia Mary; b 7 May 1917; mar 1st 28 Sept 1938 (div 1947), Lt-Cdr Ian McDonald RAN, s of J. H. McDoanald, of Adelaide, Australia; mar 2nd 24 Oct 1947, John Harford Stanhope, of Kentchurch Court, Herefs, only s of Col Edward Scudamore Lucas-Scudamore, of the same, and had issue by her 2nd husband.
The 6th cousin-once-removed,
James Richard Stanhope, 13 Earl of Chesterfield also earlier 7th Earl Stanhope (suc f 19 Apr 1905, see Lineage of Stanhope, Earls Stanhope below; though he continued to be known as Earl Stanhope and did not apply for a writ of summons for the senior title of Earl of Chesterfield), KG (1934), DSO (1917), MC (1916), PC (1929); b 11 Nov 1880; 2nd Lt Gren Grds 1901; Lt 1904; ADC to GOC London Dist 1906-08; Capt 1908; Maj 1909; Capt 1914-15; Maj and T/Lt-Col 1916; served Boer War 1902, WWI 1914-18; Member of LCC 1910-13; Parly Sec to War Office 1918-19; Civil Ld of Admiralty 1924-29; Parly and Financial Sec to Admiralty 1931; U-SoS for War and V-Pres of the Army Cncl 1931-34; U-SoS for Foreign Affairs 1934-36; Member of Cncl of Duchy of Lancs 1935-37; 1st Commsnr of Works 1936-37; Pres of Brd of Education 1937-38; 1st Ld of Admiralty 1938-39; Ldr of HoL 1938-40; Ld Pres of the Cncl 1939-40; Tstee: NPG 1930; left Chevening House in Kent to the nation; mar 16 Apr 1921, Lady Eileen Agatha (dsp 18 Sept 1940), eldest dau of George Ulick Browne, 6th Marquess of Sligo (qv); dsp 15 Aug 1967, when the Earldom of Chesterfield and the Earldom of Stanhope etc became EXTINCT, while the Viscountcy of Stanhope and Barony of Stanhope of Elvaston passed under their spec rem to his distant kinsman, William Henry Leicester Stanhope, 11th Earl of Harrington (see above).
Lineage of Stanhope, Earls Stanhope: The half-cousin of Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Chesterfield was,
James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope [GB] (so cr 14 Apr 1718 with ordinary rem) also earlier Baron Stanhope, of Elvaston in the County of Derby and Viscount Stanhope, of Mahon in the Island of Minorca [GB] (so cr 2 July 1717 with spec rem, failing h m, to his deceased 2nd cousin, John Stanhope, of Elvaston Castle, Derbys, f of the 1st Earl of Harrington (see above), and his h m), PC (1714); b 1673; educ Trinity Coll Oxf; ADC to the 1st Duke of Schomberg in Savoy 1691; Sgt 1693; Capt of Ft 1694; Capt and Lt-Col 1st Ft Grds 1695; Col of 11th Ft 1702-05; Brig-Gen 1704; Maj-Gen 1707; C-in-C of British Forces in Spain 1708-10; Lt-Gen 1709; Col of Regt of Dragoons 1710-12; seconded to British Embassy at Paris 1698; Sec to his f at The Hague 1700-01; MP: Newport (IoW) March-July 1702, Apr-July 1717, Cockermouth 1702-11, 1711-13, Wendover 1714-15; Envoy Extra to Madrid 1706-07, 1708-10; SoS for S Dept 1714-16; SoS for N Dept 1716-17, March 1718-d; Amb to Vienna Nov-Dec 1714; 1st Ld of Admiralty and Chllr of Excheq 1717-18; Amb: Paris and Madrid June-Sept 1718, Paris Jan, March-Apr 1720, Berlin July 1720; Ld Justice of the Realm May-Nov 1719, June-Nov 1720; mar 24 Feb 1713, Lucy, ygr dau of Thomas Pitt MP, of Blandford, Dorset (d 28 Apr 1726); d 5 Feb 1721, leaving issue,
1. Philip, later 2nd Earl Stanhope (see below).
2. Lady Lucy; b 1714; d 1785.
3. Lt-Col hon George; b 1717; d 1754.
4. Lady Gertrude; b 1718; dvp.
5. Lady Jane; b 1719.
6. Hon James; b 1721; dvp 1730.
7. Lady Catherine; b 1721; dvp.
The eldest s,
Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl Stanhope; b 15 Aug 1714; an amateur mathematician; FRS 1735; Member of American Philosophical Soc 1774; mar 25 July 1745, Lady Grizel (b ca 1718; d 28 Dec 1811), sis of Thomas Hamilton, 7th Earl of Haddington (qv); d 7 March 1786, leaving issue,
1. Philip, styled Viscount Mahon; b 5 July 1746; dvp 6 July 1763.
2. Charles, later 3rd Earl Stanhope (see below).
The 2nd and ygr but only surv s,
Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope; b 3 Aug 1753; educ Eton, Geneva Univ; Maj of Dragoons in Swiss Militia 1771-73; MP for Chipping Wycombe 1780-86; FRS 1772; Member of American Philosophical Soc 1774; Member of American Antiquarian Soc 1816; an inventor and minor scientist; Author: Principles of Electricity (1779), Reflections on the French Revolution, Essay on Rights of Juries (1792); mar 1st 19 Dec 1774, Lady Hester (b 19 Oct 1755; dspm 20 July 1780), eldest dau of William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (see JERSEY, E), and had issue,
1. Lady Hester Lucy; b 12 March 1776 at Chevening, Kent; a noted adventurer, traveler, writer and antiquarian; excavated the remains of Ascalon in the Levant 1815; d unm 23 June 1839 at Marjayoun, Lebanon.
2. Lady Griselda; b 21 July 1778; mar 29 Aug 1800, John Tickell, of Hambleton, Hants; d 13 Oct 1851.
3. Lady Lucy Rachel; b 20 Feb 1780; mar 26 Apr 1796, Thomas Taylor, of Sevenoaks, Kent; d 1 March 1814, leaving issue.
(continued) 3rd Earl Stanhope mar 2nd 19 March 1781, Louisa (b 10 Aug 1758; d 6 March 1829), maternal granddau of Hester, 1st Countess Temple suo jure (see TEMPLE OF STOWE, E); d 15 Dec 1816, leaving further issue by his 2nd w,
4. Philip Henry, later 4th Earl Stanhope (see below).
5. Maj Hon Charles Banks; b 3 June 1785; slain unm 16 Jan 1809 at the Battle of Corunna.
6. Lt Col Hon James Hamilton MP, of 72 South Audley Str, Middx; b 7 Sept 1788; Ensign 1st Ft Grds 1803; ADC to Ld-Lt of Ir 1807-09; Lt and Capt 1st Ft Grds 1808; ADC to Sir John More 1809; ADC to Gen Thomas Graham 1810-14; DAQMG 1812; AQMG 1813; Brevet-Maj 1813; Lt-Col 1814; Capt and Lt-Col 1st Ft Grds 1814-22; Assist Adj to 1st Duke of Wellington 1815; ADC to HRH The Duke of York and Albany 1815-d; on half-pay with Portuguese service 1822-d; MP: Buckingham 1817-18, Fowey 1818-19, Dartmouth 1822-25; mar 9 July 1820, Lady Frederica Louisa (d 14 Sept 1823), eldest dau of David William Murray, 3rd Earl of Mansfield and 3rd Earl of Mansfield (qv); d 5 March 1825, leaving issue,
6.1. James Banks MP, of Revesby Abbey, Lincs (redesigned by William Burn); b 13 May 1821; MP (Con) for North Lincolnshire 1851-68; d unm 18 Jan 1904, when the estates passed to his 1st cousin-once-removed, Hon Edward Stanhope MP (d 21 Dec 1893, see below).
The eldest s,
Philip Henry Stanhope, 4th Earl Stanhope; b 4 Dec 1781; educ Christ Church oxf; MP (Whig): Wendover 1806-07, Kingston-upon-Hull 1807-12, Midhurst 1812-16; U-SoS for Foreign Affairs 1834-35; Sec to Brd of Control 1845-46; FRS 1807; notable in supporting German youth Kaspar Hauser; mar 19 Nov 1803, Hon Catherine Lucy (d 1 Oct 1843), dau of Robert Smith, 1st Baron Carrington (qv); d 2 May 1855, leaving issue,
1. Philip Henry, later 5th Earl Stanhope (see below).
2. Hon George Joseph; b 17 March 1806; dvp 25 Nov 1828.
3. Lady Catherine Wilhelmina; b 1 June 1819; mar 1st 20 Sept 1843, Archibald, styled Baron Dalmeny (dvp 18 May 1901), eldest s and h app by his 1st w of Archibald John Primrose, 4th Earl of Rosebery (see ROSEBERY and MIDLOTHIAN, E); mar 2nd 2 Aug 1854, Harry George Powlett, 4th Duke of Cleveland (qv); d 18 May 1901, leaving issue by her 2nd husband.
The elder s,
Philip Henry Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope; b 30 Jan 1805; educ Christ Church Oxf; MP (Tory): Wootton Bassett 1830-32, Hertford 1832-52; U-SoS for Foreign Affairs 1834-35; Jt Sec to Brd of Control 1845-46; Pres: Soc of Antiquaries 1846, Royal Literary Fund 1863-d; Tstee: Brit Mus; FRS 1827; an antiquarian and historian; Author: Life of Belisarius (1829), History of the War of Succession in Spain (1832), History of England from the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Versailles, 1713-1783 (1836-53), Life of the Right Honourable William Pitt (1861-62), The Reign of Queen Anne until the Peace of Utrecht, 1701-1713 (1870), Notes of Conversation with the Duke of Wellington, 1831-1851 (1886); mar 10 July 1834, Emily Harriet (b 10 Sept 1815; d 31 Dec 1873), 2nd dau of Sir Edward Kerrison, 1st Bt, GCH, KCB, of Hoxne and Brome, Suffolk (d 9 March 1853); d 24 Dec 1875, leaving issue,
1. Arthur Philip, later 6th Earl Stanhope (see below).
2. Hon Edward PC (1885), MP; b 24 Sept 1840 at Belgravia, London; educ Harrow (Cricket XI 1857), Christ Church Oxf, Inner Temple (Barrister 1865); MP (Con): Mid Lincolnshire 1874-85, Horncastle 1885-93; Parly Sec to BoT 1875-78; U-SoS for India 1878-80; V-Pres of the Education Cncl 1885; Pres of the BoT 1885-86; Colonial Sec 1886-87; War Sec 1887-92; mar 1870 at Eaton Sq, London, Lucy Constance (d 24 Oct 1907), paternal granddau of Wilbraham Egerton MP, of Tatton Park, Cheshire, High Sheriff of Cheshire 1812-31 (d 25 Apr 1856) and yst dau of Rev Thomas Egerton; dsp 21 Dec 1893 at Chevening, Sevenoaks, Kent.
3. Lady Mary Catherine; b 3 Feb 1844; mar 18 Feb 1868 as his 1st w, Frederick Lygon, 6th Earl Beauchamp (b 10 Nov 1830; d 19 Feb 1891); d 30 June 1876, leaving issue.
4. Hon Henry Augustus, of Ashe Warren, Overton, Hants; b 4 Dec 1845; mar 2 Nov 1878, Hon Mildred (b 8 Feb 1853; dspm 18 March 1915), 2nd dau of Augustus Henry Vernon, 6th Baron Vernon (qv); dspm 17 June 1933.
5. Hon Philip James Stanhope, 1st Baron Weardale, of Stanhope in the County of Durham [UK] (so cr 10 Jan 1906); b 8 Dec 1847; Lt RN; MP (Lib): Wendesbury 1886-92, Burnley 1893-1900, Harborough 1904-06; Pres: Inter-Parliamentary Union 1912-22, Natl League for Opposing Woman Suffrage 1912, Save the Children Fund; Tstee: NPG; mar 1877, Countess Alexandra (b 1856; d 1934), widow of Count Tolstoy (relative of Count Lev “Leo” Nikolayevich Tolstoy, the famous Russian writer) and granddau of German-born-Russian Count Georg Ludwig Cancrin, Min of Finance in the Russian Empire 1823-44 (b 16 Nov 1774; d 10 Sept 1845); dsp 1 March 1923, when the peerage became EXTINCT.
The eldest s,
Athur Philip Stanhope, 6th Earl Stanhope; b 13 Sept 1838; Lt Gren Grds 1858; Capt 1862; Instructor of Musketry 1863-68; MP (Con): Leominster 1868, East Suffolk 1870-75; Ld of HMT 1874-75; 1st Ch Estates Commsnr 1878-1905; Ld-Lt of Kent 1890-d; mar 2 March 1869, Evelyn Henrietta (d 8 Dec 1923), only dau of Richard Pennefather, of Knockeevan, co Tipperary, by Lady Emily Arabella Georgiana, 3rd dau of Richard Bulter, 1st Earl of Glengall (see MOUNTGARRET, V); d 19 Apr 1905, leaving issue,
1. James Richard, later 7th Earl Stanhope later also 13th Earl of Chesterfield (see above).
2. Capt Hon Richard Philip; b 16 Jan 1885; mar 13 May 1914, Lady Beryl Franziska Kathleen Bianca (b 8 Oct 1893; mar 2nd 5 July 1917 (div 1927), Lt-Cdr Walter Raleigh RN, eldest s of Rev Walter Raleigh Gilbert, of The Priory, Bodmin, Cornw; mar 3rd 2 Dec 1931, Francis Edward Selby Groves, of Westfield, Leasingham, Lincs, s of Herbert John Groves, of Weymouth; she d 17 May 1957), eldest dau by his 1st w of William Frederick Le Poer Trench, 5th Earl of Clancarty (d 16 Feb 1929).
Paul Theroff
https://web.archive.org/web/20211026120946/https://www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha/gotha/stanhope.html
Paul Theroff
I'd have to delve back into the sources for my authority on Sir Michael of Sudbourne being illegitimate.
One line you are missing is William, half-brother of the 1st Earl of Chesterfield. For authority for him, see the Complete Baronetage entry for the 1661 Cooke Baronetcy, for example. See also Collins' Peerage of 1812, Vol 3, pp 407 et seq for him and for the whole family.
Paul Theroff
https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_r_M6AAAAIAAJ/page/n419/mode/2up
Here is a page with links to all nine volumes:
https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009792241?__cf_chl_f_tk=WWojDLL1jpdIk57c28bXCz.uEyI9eFdKoSu8cRxkzB0-1783301780-1.0.1.1-VuN_rgjEPwWNeQbXrJi3251X2tNPCyz2af9EYYuE7p0
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S. S.
Thanks Paul for all your pointers. I am aware of Sir Egerton Brydge’s 1812 edition of Arthur Collins work. I in fact have all of the volumes in book form that I got from a lucky eBay sale a few years back, though I use the digital version for ease of perusal.
I was able to construct the lineage of William Stanhope, of Linby, younger half-brother of the 1st Earl of Chesterfield. I will take a look at the other branches too.
S.S.
Paul Theroff
It lists the children of Sir Michael and his wife, Anne Rawson, as per a monumental inscription, not including a son named Michael. Collins then says "Sir Michael Stanhope had another son, also Sir Michael..." To me this implies that Michael may not have been son of Sir Michael's wife.