Earl Chesterfield

Earl Chesterfield is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.

Earl Chesterfield (1st Creation)

In 1628 Philip Stanhope 1st Earl Chesterfield (age 44) was created 1st Earl Chesterfield. Catherine Hastings Countess Chesterfield by marriage Countess Chesterfield.

After 1636 Philip Stanhope 1st Earl Chesterfield (age 52) and Anne Pakington Countess Chesterfield (age 37) were married. She by marriage Countess Chesterfield.

In 1652 Philip Stanhope 2nd Earl Chesterfield (age 18) and Anne Percy 2nd Countess Chesterfield (age 17) were married. She by marriage Countess Chesterfield. She the daughter of Algernon Percy 10th Earl of Northumberland (age 49) and Anne Cecil. He the son of Henry Stanhope and Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield (age 43).

After 1654 Philip Stanhope 2nd Earl Chesterfield (age 20) and Elizabeth Butler Countess Chesterfield (age 13) were married. She by marriage Countess Chesterfield. She the daughter of James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde (age 43) and Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde (age 38). He the son of Henry Stanhope and Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield (age 45).

On 12 Sep 1656 Philip Stanhope 1st Earl Chesterfield (age 72) died. His grandson Philip Stanhope 2nd Earl Chesterfield (age 22) succeeded 2nd Earl Chesterfield, 2nd Baron Stanhope of Shelford in Nottinghamshire.

After Jul 1665 Philip Stanhope 2nd Earl Chesterfield (age 31) and Elizabeth Dormer Countess Chesterfield (age 12) were married. She by marriage Countess Chesterfield. She the daughter of Charles Dormer 2nd Earl Carnarvon (age 32) and Elizabeth Capell Countess Carnarvon (age 32). He the son of Henry Stanhope and Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield (age 56). They were third cousin once removed.

On 28 Jan 1714 Philip Stanhope 2nd Earl Chesterfield (age 80) died. He was buried at Shelford [Map]. His son Philip Stanhope 3rd Earl Chesterfield (age 40) succeeded 3rd Earl Chesterfield, 3rd Baron Stanhope of Shelford in Nottinghamshire. Elizabeth Savile Countess Chesterfield by marriage Countess Chesterfield.

On 27 Jan 1726 Philip Stanhope 3rd Earl Chesterfield (age 52) died. His son Philip Stanhope 4th Earl Chesterfield (age 31) succeeded 4th Earl Chesterfield, 4th Baron Stanhope of Shelford in Nottinghamshire and inherited Boughton aka Bocton Place, Kent [Map].

On 05 Sep 1733 Philip Stanhope 4th Earl Chesterfield (age 38) and Petronilla Melusine Schulenburg Countess Chesterfield (age 40) were married at Isleworth. She by marriage Countess Chesterfield. She the illegitmate daughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland and Melusine Schulenburg 1st Duchess Munster 1st Duchess Kendal (age 65). He the son of Philip Stanhope 3rd Earl Chesterfield and Elizabeth Savile Countess Chesterfield.

On 20 Aug 1777 Philip Stanhope 5th Earl Chesterfield (age 21) and Anne Thistlewayte 5th Countess Chesterfield were married. She by marriage Countess Chesterfield.

On 29 Aug 1815 Philip Stanhope 5th Earl Chesterfield (age 59) died at Chesterfield House. His son George Stanhope 6th Earl Chesterfield (age 10) succeeded 6th Earl Chesterfield, 6th Baron Stanhope of Shelford in Nottinghamshire.

In 1830 George Stanhope 6th Earl Chesterfield (age 24) and Anne Weld-Forester Countess Chesterfield (age 27) were married. She by marriage Countess Chesterfield. He the son of Philip Stanhope 5th Earl Chesterfield and Henrietta Thynne. They were fourth cousins.

On 01 Dec 1871 George Philip Cecil Arthur Stanhope 7th Earl Chesterfield (age 40) died of typhoid unmarried. His third cousin George Philip Stanhope 8th Earl Chesterfield (age 49) succeeded 8th Earl Chesterfield, 8th Baron Stanhope of Shelford in Nottinghamshire. He had been staying at Londesborough Lodge Scarborough with the Prince of Wales (age 30) who also contracted typhoid but survived.

On 15 Feb 1900 Edwyn Scudamore Stanhope 10th Earl of Chesterfield (age 45) and Enid Edith Wilson Countess Chesterfield (age 21) were married at St Mark's Church North Audley Street. She by marriage Countess Chesterfield. They initially lived at Holme Lacy House, Herefordshire [Map]. The difference in their ages was 24 years. He the son of Henry Edwyn Chandos Scudamore Stanhope 9th Earl of Chesterfield and Dorothea Hay Countess Chesterfield (age 72).

On 15 Aug 1967 James Richard Stanhope 7th Earl Stanhope 13th Earl Chesterfield (age 86) died without issue. Earl Stanhope, Earl Chesterfield and Baron Stanhope of Shelford in Nottinghamshire extinct.

Earl Chesterfield (2nd Creation)

In 1660 Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield (age 51) was created 1st Earl Chesterfield.

On 09 Apr 1667 Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield (age 58) died. Earl Chesterfield extinct. Her son Charles Kirkoven 1st Earl Bellomont (age 23) inherited Boughton aka Bocton Place, Kent [Map].