Earl of Harrington

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Coat of arms of the Earls of Harrington
William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington

Earl of Harrington , in the County of Northampton , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Great Britain .

Award and subordinate titles

The title was created on February 9, 1742 for the then Secretary of State William Stanhope, 1st Baron Harrington , on the occasion of his transfer to the office of Lord President of the Council . Along with the earliest dignity, he was awarded the subordinate title Viscount Petersham , of Petersham in the County of Surrey . On January 6, 1730, he had been raised to Baron Harrington , of Harrington in the County of Northampton.

In 1967 the 11th Earl inherited from his distant relative James Stanhope, 7th Earl Stanhope, 13th Earl of Chesterfield , whose titles were 8th Viscount Stanhope , of Mahón in the Island of Minorca , and 8th Baron Stanhope , of Elvaston in the County of Derby . The two titles also belong to the Peerage of Great Britain and had been bestowed with a special inheritance regulation in favor of his family line, so that they did not expire like the Earls of Stanhope and Chesterfield. The two titles have since been subordinate titles to the Earl of Harrington.

Today's title holder is Charles Stanhope as 12th Earl.

List of the Earls of Harrington (1742)

Probable heir apparent is the son of the current owner, William Stanhope, Viscount Petersham (* 1967).

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