Earl of Chesterfield
Earl of Chesterfield , in the County of Derby , was a hereditary British title in the Peerage of England .
Awards
It was created on August 4, 1628 for Philip Stanhope, 1st Baron Stanhope of Shelford . As early as November 7, 1616, he was raised to Baron Stanhope of Shelford , in the County of Nottingham , also in the Peerage of England .
Since the eldest son of the 1st Earl, Henry Stanhope, Lord Stanhope, died before his father in 1634, his son inherited the title of 2nd Earl in 1656. Henry Stanhope's widow, Katherine Stanhope , nee Wotton, was raised to Countess of Chesterfield for life on May 29, 1660 . This title expired on her death in 1667.
When the 12th Earl died in 1952, the two titles fell to his distant relative James Stanhope , who was already 7th Earl Stanhope along with subordinate titles. When he died childless in 1967, the titles Earl of Chesterfield, Baron Stanhope of Shelford and Earl Stanhope became extinct.
List of the Earls of Chesterfield
Earls of Chesterfield (1628)
- Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield (1584-1656)
- Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Chesterfield (1634-1714)
- Philip Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Chesterfield (1672-1726)
- Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield (1694–1773)
- Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield (1755-1815)
- George Stanhope, 6th Earl of Chesterfield (1805–1866)
- George Stanhope, 7th Earl of Chesterfield (1831–1871)
- George Stanhope, 8th Earl of Chesterfield (1822-1883)
- Henry Scudamore-Stanhope, 9th Earl of Chesterfield (1821-1887)
- Edwyn Scudamore-Stanhope, 10th Earl of Chesterfield (1854-1933)
- Henry Scudamore-Stanhope, 11th Earl of Chesterfield (1855-1935)
- Edward Scudamore-Stanhope, 12th Earl of Chesterfield (1889–1952)
- James Stanhope, 13th Earl of Chesterfield , 7th Earl Stanhope (1880–1967)
Countess of Chesterfield (Life Peerage, 1660)
Literature and web links
- Charles Kidd: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's Ltd, London 2014, ISBN 0-9929348-2-6 .
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page