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  EARLS STANHOPE - LoveToKnow Article on EARLS STANHOPE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
Stanhope married Lucy, daughter of Thomas Pitt, governor of Madras, and he was succeeded by his eldest son Philip (1717-1786), a distinguished mathematician and a fellow of the Royal Society.
Lord Stanhope died at the family seat of Chevening, Kent, on the 15th of December I816, being succeeded as 4th earl by his son Philip Henry (1781-1855), who inherited many of his scientific tastes, but is best known, perhaps for his association with Kaspar Hauser (q.v.).
English historian, better known as Lord Mahon, son of the 4th earl and his wife, the daughter of the 1st Baron Carrington, was born on the 3oth of January I8o5.
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 James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1701 Stanhope entered the House of Commons, but he continued his career as a soldier and was in Spain and Portugal during the earlier stages of the War of the Spanish Succession.
In 1717, consequent on changes in the ministry, Stanhope was made First Lord of the Treasury, but a year later he returned to his former office of secretary for the southern department.
Stanhope married Lucy, daughter of Thomas Pitt, governor of Madras, and he was succeeded by his eldest son Philip (1717—1786), a distinguished mathematician and a fellow of the Royal Society.
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 AllRefer.com - Stanhope, James Stanhope, 1st Earl (British And Irish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Stanhope, James Stanhope, 1st Earl 1673–1721, English general and statesman.
On the accession (1714) in England of George I, Stanhope became a secretary of state.
Becoming secretary of state again (1718), Stanhope negotiated the Quadruple Alliance of 1718 against Spain and formed (1719) a Baltic coalition to resist Russian expansion.
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 EARLS OF HARRINGTON - LoveToKnow Article on EARLS OF HARRINGTON   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
The earls successor was his son, William (1719-1779), who entered the army, was wounded at Fontenoy and became a general in 1770.
This earls wife Caroline (1722-1784), daughter of Charles Fitzroy, 2nd duke of Grafton, was a noted beauty, but was also famous for her eccentricities.
Charles Stanhope, 4th earl of Harrington (1780-1851), the eldest son of the 3rd earl, was known as Lord Petersham until he succeeded to the earldom in 1829.
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 Earl Stanhope - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The title of Earl Stanhope was created in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1718 for James Stanhope, the principal minister of King George I.
The title became extinct upon the death of the 7th Earl in 1967.
The Earls Stanhope bore the subsidiary titles of Viscount Stanhope (1717) and Baron Stanhope (1717), both in the Peerage of Great Britain.
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 Prime Minister of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
Individuals such as Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin and Robert Harley were recognised as the leaders of their respective ministries, but they cannot be considered Prime Ministers in the modern sense, given that they exercised little control over their colleagues.
Lord Stanhope and Lord Sunderland, who were joint leaders of their Cabinet, were succeeded in 1721 by Sir Robert Walpole, who held the influential office of First Lord of the Treasury.
Firstly, in 1766, William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (previously William Pitt the Elder) was asked by the King to form a ministry, but chose to take the office of Lord Privy Seal instead of the position of First Lord.
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 Search Results for "Stanhope"
Stanhope, Charles Stanhope, 3d Earl, (stan´p) (KEY), 1753-1816, British politician and inventor; grandson of the 1st earl.
He was somewhat overshadowed by his colleague James Stanhope (later 1st Earl Stanhope), and in 1716 Stanhope and the 3d earl of...
Subsequently the earl of Stanhope, the British historian, became interested in him and assumed responsibility...
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 Stanhope, James Stanhope, 1st Earl --  Encyclopædia Britannica
James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope, detail of an oil painting attributed to J. van Diest, c.
The grandson of the 1st Earl of Chesterfield and the son of a British diplomat, …
Harrington, William Stanhope, 1st earl of, Viscount Petersham of Petersham
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 Maximilian Genealogy Master Database 2000 - pafg217 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
James STANHOPE 1st Earl was born 1673 and died 1721.
Philip STANHOPE 2nd Earl was born 1714 and died 1786.
Charles STANHOPE Lord Mahon was born 3 Aug 1753 and died 1816.
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 thePeerage.com - Person Page 2877
James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope was the son of Alexander Stanhope and Catherine Burghill.
Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl Stanhope was the son of James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope and Lucy Pitt.
Philip Stanhope, Viscount Mahon was the son of Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl Stanhope and Grizel Hamilton.
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The title of Earl of Harrington was created in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1742 for the former Secretary of State and then Lord President, William Stanhope, 1st Baron Harrington.
Lord Harrington holds the subsidiary titles of Viscount Stanhope of Mahon (1717), Viscount Petersham (1742), Baron Stanhope of Elvaston, of Elvaston in the County of Derby (1717), and Baron Harrington, of Harrington in the County of Northampton (1730), all in the Peerage of Great Britain.
The Viscountcy of Stanhope of Mahon and the Barony of Stanhope of Elvaston were inherited by the 11th Earl on the death of his kinsman, the 13th Earl of Chesterfield and 7th Earl Stanhope.
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 Secretary of State for the Northern Department   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
James Stanhope: 12 December 1716 - 12 April 1717
James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope: 16 March 1718 - 4 February 1721
William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington: 24 November 1744 - 10 February 1746
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 The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition: Walpole, Robert, 1st earl of Orford @ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
WALPOLE, ROBERT, 1ST EARL OF ORFORD [Walpole, Robert, 1st earl of Orford] 1676-1745, English statesman.
The accession of George I (1714) returned the Whigs to power, and Walpole served variously as paymaster of the forces, first lord of the treasury, and chancellor of the exchequer (1715) under his brother-in-law, Viscount Townshend, and James Stanhope (later 1st Earl Stanhope).
He shared power with John Carteret (later 1st Earl Granville) until 1724 and with Townshend, whom he left in charge of foreign affairs, until 1730, but thereafter his ascendancy was complete until 1742.
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 James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
In 1717, consequent on changes in the ministry, Stanhope was made (The British cabinet minister responsible for economic strategy) First Lord of the Treasury, but a year later he returned to his former office of secretary for the southern department.
Just after the collapse of the (Click link for more info and facts about South Sea Bubble) South Sea Bubble, for which he was partly responsible but from which he did not profit, the earl died in London on the 5 February 1721.
Stanhope married Lucy, daughter of Thomas Pitt, governor of Madras, and he was succeeded by his eldest son Philip (1717—1786), a distinguished mathematician and a fellow of the (An honorary English society (formalized in 1660 and given a Royal Charter by Charles II in 1662) through which the British government has supported science) Royal Society.
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Montrose, James Graham, 5th Earl and 1st Marquis of
Montrose, James Graham, 5th Earl and 1st Marquis of (1612-1650), Scottish soldier, born in Old Montrose (now part of Montrose), and educated at...
Balfour, Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of (1848-1930), British prime minister and Conservative party leader, born in Whittingehame, Scotland, on...
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 thePeerage.com - Person Page 2876
Henry Stanhope, Lord Stanhope was the son of Sir Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield and Catherine Hastings.
Arthur Stanhope was the son of Sir Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield and Catherine Hastings.
Alexander Stanhope was the son of Sir Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield and Anne Pakington.
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 Prime Minister of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
Similarly, the Cabinets of Anne's successor, George I, were led by individuals such as Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope, and Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, but these individuals were not truly Prime Ministers.
The influence of the monarch nevertheless continued to gradually dwindle; this trend became clearly noticeable during the reign of William IV, the last King to appoint a Prime Minister against the wishes of Parliament.
The granting of hereditary peerages was briefly renewed during the 1980s, when former Prime Minister Harold Macmillan was created Earl of Stockton, but has not since been continued (neither Margaret Thatcher nor John Major accepted hereditary peerages, although Margaret Thatcher holds the non-hereditary title of Baroness Thatcher).
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 Secretary of State for the Northern Department   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury[?] 1694 - 1695
James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope[?] 1718 - 1721
William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington 1744 - 1746
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 Articles - Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
The secretary disliked the interference of England in the war between Sweden and Denmark, and he promoted the conclusion of defensive alliances between England and the emperor and England and France.
In spite of these successes the influence of the Whigs was gradually undermined by the intrigues of Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, and by the discontent of the Hanoverian favourites.
The two remained in power during the remainder of the reign of George I the chief domestic events of the time being the impeachment of Bishop Atterbury, the pardon and partial restoration of Lord Bolingbroke, and the troubles in Ireland caused by the patent permitting Wood to coin halfpence.
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 Townshend, Charles Townshend, 2d Viscount on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
He was somewhat overshadowed by his colleague James Stanhope (later 1st Earl Stanhope), and in 1716 Stanhope and the 3d earl of Sunderland undermined his influence with the king and secured his dismissal.
He returned to office in 1720, and after the fall of Sunderland and the death of Stanhope, he became (1721) secretary of state again, sharing leadership of the ministry with Walpole.
He negotiated the Treaty of Hanover (1725) with Prussia and France to counter the alliance between Spain and Austria and, after a brief war in which the Spanish besieged Gibraltar, concluded the Treaty of Seville (1729) with Spain.
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 Robert Walpole   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford''' (26 August 1676–18 March 1745), normally known as '''Sir Robert Walpole, is generally regarded as having been the first Prime Minister of the United KingdomPrime Minister of Great Britain.
His administrative skills having been noticed, Walpole was promoted by Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of GodolphinLord Godolphin (the Lord High Treasurer and leader of the Cabinet) to the position of Secretary at War in 1708; for a short period of time in 1710, he also simultaneously held the post of Treasurer of the Navy.
This defeat led Lord Stanhope and Lord Sunderland to reconcile with their opponents; Walpole returned to the Cabinet as Paymaster of the Forces, and Townshend was appointed Lord President of the Council.
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 Encyclopedia: British and Irish History: Biographies
Argyll, Archibald Campbell, 8th earl of and 1st marquess of
Bohun, Humphrey V de, 2d earl of Hereford and 1st earl of Essex
Oxford and Asquith, Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st earl of
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 June 1st
On the evening of that day the Earl of Chatham made known the news at the opera; and the audience, roused with excitement, called loudly for 'God save the king' and ‘Rule Britannia,' which was sung by Morichelli, Morelli, and Rovedicco, opera stars of that period.
The conduct of Earl Stanhope on this occasion was marked by some of the eccentricity which belonged to his character.
The earl, in spite of his own rank, had concurred with the French in regarding an 'ristocrat' as necessarily an enemy to the well-being of the people.
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 AIM25: Senate House Library, University of London: Report on the state of coinage in Barcelona
Administrative/Biographical history: The report relates to the enquiry into the financial administration of James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope, as Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in Catalonia in 1708, in particular to the recoining of silver sent to Spain from Italy during the War of Spanish Succession (1701-1714).
Scope and content/abstract: Manuscript report entitled 'A State of the Coynage in Barcelona', [1714], with a note that 'This paper was attested upon oath before the Commissioners of Accounts the 14th day of May 1714 by Mr.
The remainder of the volume comprises a printed copy of the answer of James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope, to allegations concerning his financial administration as Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in Catalonia during 1708, and contains manuscript annotations in Stanhope's hand.
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 James Stanhope, 1r Earl Stanhope   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
En Stanhope 1701 entrada la Cámara de los Comunes, pero en él continuó su carrera como soldado y estaba España y Portugal durante los primeros tiempos de la guerra de la sucesión española.
En 1717, consiguiente en cambios en el ministerio, Stanhope fue hecha primer señor del Hacienda, pero un año más tarde que él volvió a su oficina anterior de la secretaria para el departamento meridional.
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