Countess of Chesterfield
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The title Countess of Chesterfield (held by the wives of the Earls of Chesterfield
) may refer to:
The title was also held suo jure
by Katherine Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield
(d. 1667), widow of Henry Stanhope, Lord Stanhope, who in 1660 was created Countess of Chesterfield for life.
Earl of Chesterfield
Earls of Chesterfield, in the County of Derby, was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1628 for Philip Stanhope, 1st Baron Stanhope. He had already been created Baron Stanhope, of Shelford in the County of Nottingham, in 1616, also in the Peerage of England. Stanhope's youngest son...
) may refer to:
- Catherine Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield (d. 1636), first wife of Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of ChesterfieldPhilip Stanhope, 1st Earl of ChesterfieldPhilip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield , son of Sir John Stanhope and his wife Cordell Allington, was an English aristocrat. Stanhope was knighted in 1605 by James I...
. - Anne Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield (d. 1667), second wife of Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of ChesterfieldPhilip Stanhope, 1st Earl of ChesterfieldPhilip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield , son of Sir John Stanhope and his wife Cordell Allington, was an English aristocrat. Stanhope was knighted in 1605 by James I...
. - Elizabeth Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield (d. 1665), second wife of Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Chesterfield.
- Elizabeth Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield (d. 1677), third wife of Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Chesterfield.
- Elizabeth Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield (d. 1708), wife of hilip Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Chesterfield.
- Melusina von der Schulenburg, Countess of Walsingham and ChesterfieldMelusina von der Schulenburg, Countess of WalsinghamPetronilla Melusine von der Schulenburg, 1st Countess of Walsingham was the illegitimate daughter of King George I of Great Britain and his longtime mistress, Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal....
, wife of Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield. - Anne Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield (1759–1798), first wife of Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl of ChesterfieldPhilip Stanhope, 5th Earl of ChesterfieldPhilip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield KG, PC, FRS, FSA , known as Philip Stanhope until 1773, was a British politician and diplomat...
. - Henrietta Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield, second wife of Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl of ChesterfieldPhilip Stanhope, 5th Earl of ChesterfieldPhilip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield KG, PC, FRS, FSA , known as Philip Stanhope until 1773, was a British politician and diplomat...
. - Anne Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield (1802–1885), wife of George Stanhope, 6th Earl of ChesterfieldGeorge Stanhope, 6th Earl of ChesterfieldGeorge Stanhope, 6th Earl of Chesterfield PC , styled Lord Stanhope until 1815, was a British Tory politician, courtier and race horse owner...
. - Dorothea Scudamore-Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield, wife of Henry Edwyn Chandos Scudamore-Stanhope, 9th Earl of Chesterfield.
- Enid Scudamore-Stanhope, Countess of ChesterfieldEnid Scudamore-Stanhope, Countess of ChesterfieldEnid Edith Scudamore-Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield was born 10 September 1878 at Marske Hall in Yorkshire. She was the fourth child of Charles Henry Wilson, 1st Baron Nunburnholme and Florence Jane Helen Wellesley. On 15 February 1900 at the age of 21 she married Edwyn Francis...
, wife of Edwyn Francis Scudamore-Stanhope, 10th Earl of Chesterfield. - Angela Scudamore-Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield, second wife of Edward Henry Scudamore-Stanhope, 12th Earl of ChesterfieldEdward Henry Scudamore-Stanhope, 12th Earl of ChesterfieldEdward Henry Scudamore-Stanhope, 12th Earl of Chesterfield He was the only son of the Honorable Evelyn Theodore Scudamore-Stanhope, the fifth and youngest son of Henry Edwyn Chandos Scudamore-Stanhope, 9th Earl of Chesterfield.He succeeded as 12th earl in 1935 after two of his uncles had succeeded...
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The title was also held suo jure
Suo jure
Suo jure is a Latin phrase meaning "in her [or his] own right".It is commonly encountered in the context of titles of nobility, especially in cases where a wife may hold a title in her own right rather than through her marriage....
by Katherine Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield
Katherine Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield
Katherine Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield was the governess and confidante of Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange.She was born eldest daughter to Thomas Wotton, 2nd Baron Wotton and his wife, Mary, daughter of Sir Arthur Throckmorton of Paulerspury, Northamptonshire.She first married...
(d. 1667), widow of Henry Stanhope, Lord Stanhope, who in 1660 was created Countess of Chesterfield for life.