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Earl of Harrington
Arms of Stanhope: Quarterly ermine and gules
Creation date	9 February 1742
Created by	King George II
Peerage	Peerage of Great Britain
First holder	William Stanhope, 1st Baron Harrington
Present holder	Charles Stanhope, 12th Earl of Harrington
Heir apparent	William Stanhope, Viscount Petersham
Remainder to	the first Earl's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten
Subsidiary titles	Viscount Petersham Viscount Stanhope, of Mahon Baron Harrington Baron Stanhope, of Elvaston
Former seat(s)	Elvaston Castle Harrington House Gawsworth Hall
Motto	A Deo et rege (Latin for 'From God and the King')

Earl of Harrington is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain that was created in 1742.

History

The earldom of Harrington was granted in 1742 to William Stanhope, 1st Baron Harrington, the former Secretary of State and then Lord President of the Council. He was made Viscount Petersham at the same time. In 1730, he had been created Baron Harrington, of Harrington in the County of Northampton. These titles were also in the Peerage of Great Britain. Lord Harrington was the son of John Stanhope of Elvaston and the great-grandson of Sir John Stanhope of Elvaston, younger half-brother of Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield (who was the grandfather of James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope).

Lord Harrington was succeeded by his son William, the second Earl. He was a General in the Army and also represented Bury St Edmunds in the House of Commons. His son, the third Earl, was also a General in the Army and sat as Member of Parliament for Thetford and Westminster. His elder son, the fourth Earl, and younger son, the fifth Earl, were both Colonels in the Army.

The line of the fifth Earl failed in 1866 upon the early death of his son, the sixth Earl. The latter was succeeded by his first cousin, the seventh Earl. He was the son of the Very Reverend and Hon. FitzRoy Henry Richard, fourth son of the third Earl. His elder son, the eighth Earl, was a successful polo player. He was succeeded by his younger brother, the ninth Earl. His grandson, the eleventh Earl, succeeded his father in 1929.

In 1967, the eleventh Earl also succeeded as eighth Viscount Stanhope (of Mahon) and eighth Baron Stanhope (of Elvaston) upon the death of his distant relative James Stanhope, 7th Earl Stanhope, by a special remainder in these titles' patent that allowed them to be inherited by the male heirs of the aforementioned John Stanhope, father of the first Earl of Harrington. As of 2016, the titles are held by the eleventh Earl's son, the twelfth Earl, who succeeded his father in 2009.

The former family seat was Elvaston Castle, in Derbyshire. The house and grounds are currently owned by Derbyshire County Council, which has opened the gardens as a country park. The 5th Earl had a London townhouse built on land formerly belonging to Kensington Palace – Harrington House remained in the family until the First World War. It is currently home to the Russian Embassy.

Serena Armstrong-Jones, Countess of Snowdon, wife of the 2nd Earl of Snowdon, nephew of Queen Elizabeth II and a member of the extended British royal family, is the daughter of the 12th Earl of Harrington.

Baron Harrington (1730)

• William Stanhope, 1st Baron Harrington (1683–1756) (created Earl of Harrington in 1742)

Earl of Harrington (1742)

• William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington (1683–1756)
• William Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Harrington (1719–1779), son of the 1st Earl
• Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington (1753–1829), son of the 2nd Earl
• Charles Stanhope, 4th Earl of Harrington (1780–1851), son of the 3rd Earl
  • Charles Stanhope, Viscount Petersham (1831–1836)
• Leicester FitzGerald Charles Stanhope, 5th Earl of Harrington (1784–1862), brother of the 4th Earl, son of the 3rd Earl
• Sydney Seymour Hyde Stanhope, 6th Earl of Harrington (1845–1866), son of the 5th Earl
• Charles Wyndham Stanhope, 7th Earl of Harrington (1809–1881), first cousin of the 6th Earl, grandson of the 3rd Earl
• Charles Augustus Stanhope, 8th Earl of Harrington (1844–1917), son of the 7th Earl
• Dudley Henry Eden Stanhope, 9th Earl of Harrington (1859–1928), brother of the 8th Earl, son of the 7th Earl
• Charles Joseph Leicester Stanhope, 10th Earl of Harrington (1887–1929), son of the 9th Earl
• William Henry Leicester Stanhope, 11th Earl of Harrington (1922–2009), son of the 10th Earl
• Charles Henry Leicester Stanhope, 12th Earl of Harrington (born 1945), son of the 11th Earl

The heir apparent is the present holder's son, William Henry Leicester Stanhope, Viscount Petersham (born 1967).
Lady Petersham (Candida Bond) is a Deputy Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire. The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son, the Hon. Augustus Stanhope (born 2005).

Title succession chart

Gallery

• William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington
• Elvaston Castle in 1992
• Elvaston Castle in 2005
• Arms of Stanhope, Earls of Harrington (with a crescent or for difference), displayed on the gates of Elvaston Castle

See also

• Earl of Chesterfield
• Earl Stanhope
• Baron Stanhope

References

1. ^ (Colburn 1880, p. 600)
2. Chisholm 1911, p. 18.
3. Hesilrige 1921, p. 451.

Works cited

• Montague-Smith, Patrick (1968). Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage. Kingston-upon-Thames: Kelly's Directory. p. 545. A crescent for difference
• Colburn, Henry (1880). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire (42 ed.). Pall Mall, London: Harrison and Sons. pp. 600, 601. Archived from the original on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2016. Bernard Burke Alt URL
• Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. Fleet Street, London, UK: Dean & Son. p. 451.
• Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Harrington, Earls of" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 18.

External links

• Cracroft's Peerage page
• European Heraldry page
• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Seymour Sydney Hyde Stanhope, 6th Earl of Harrington
• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Charles Wyndham Stanhope, 7th Earl of Harrington

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