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)
- William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington (1683–1756)
- William Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Harrington (1719–1779)
- Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington (1753–1829)
- Charles Stanhope, 4th Earl of Harrington (1780-1851)
- Leicester Stanhope, 5th Earl of Harrington (1784-1862)
- Sydney Stanhope, 6th Earl of Harrington (1845–1866)
- Charles Stanhope, 7th Earl of Harrington (1809-1881)
- Charles Stanhope, 8th Earl of Harrington (1844-1917)
- Dudley Stanhope, 9th Earl of Harrington (1859-1928)
- Charles Stanhope, 10th Earl of Harrington (1887–1929)
- William Stanhope, 11th Earl of Harrington (1922-2009)
- Charles Stanhope, 12th Earl of Harrington (* 1945)
Probable heir apparent is the son of the current owner, William Stanhope, Viscount Petersham (* 1967).
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