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Household of William Stanhope 2nd Earl of Harrington STANHOPE

He is married to Caroline FITZROY.

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Notes about William Stanhope 2nd Earl of Harrington STANHOPE

General William Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Harrington (18 December 1719 – 1 April 1779) was a British politician and soldier.

The son of William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington, he took up a military career and joined the Foot Guards in 1741, and was also returned for Aylesbury. He was wounded at the battle of Fontenoy and shortly thereafter (5 June 1745) was appointed colonel of the Second Troop of Horse Grenadier Guards, an appointment he held for the remainder of his life.

He married Lady Caroline FitzRoy (1722–1784), daughter of Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, on 11 August 1746. They had seven children:

Lady Caroline Stanhope (11 March 1747 – 9 February 1767), married Kenneth Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Seaforth
Lady Isabella Stanhope (c. 1748 – 29 January 1819), married Charles Molyneux, 1st Earl of Sefton[1]
Lady Amelia Stanhope (24 May 1749 – 5 September 1780), married Richard Barry, 6th Earl of Barrymore
Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington (1753–1829)
Capt. Hon. Henry Fitzroy Stanhope (29 May 1754 – 20 August 1828), married Elizabeth Falconer and had issue; he was subject to a court martial in June 1783 over his actions during the invasion of Tobago but was found not guilty.[2] The Lieutenant Governor of the island George Ferguson was also cleared of any blame at a subsequent enquiry.[3] Stanhope went on to become MP for Bramber from February 1782 until 1784.[4]
Lady Henrietta Stanhope (c. 1756 – 2 January 1781), married Thomas Foley, 2nd Baron Foley
Lady Anna Maria Stanhope (c. 1760 – 18 October 1834), married first Thomas Pelham-Clinton, 3rd Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne and second Gen. Sir Charles Craufurd
In 1747, he became MP for Bury St Edmunds, and in 1755, was promoted major-general. He succeeded to the earldom in 1756, and was promoted lieutenant-general in 1758 and general in 1770.

He was known to society as "the goat of quality" for the dissipation of his personal life: he visited the brothel of Sarah Prendergast in King's Place, St James's, London, four times a week.[5][6] His wife Lady Harrington formed "The New Female Coterie", a group of demimondaines which met in the same house.[5]

Styles of address[edit]
1719–1730: Mr William Stanhope
1730–1742: The Honourable William Stanhope
1742–1747: Viscount Petersham
1747–1756: Viscount Petersham MP
1756–1779: The Right Honourable The Earl of Harrington

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Stanhope 2nd Earl of Harrington STANHOPE

William Stanhope 2nd Earl of Harrington STANHOPE
1719-1779


Caroline FITZROY
1722-1784

Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl of Harrington STANHOPE
1753-1829

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Birthday December 18, 1719

Day of death April 1, 1779

  • The temperature on April 1, 1779 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: half bewolkt helder. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1779: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 11 » Ching-Thang Khomba is crowned King of Manipur.
    • June 1 » The court-martial for malfeasance of Benedict Arnold, a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, begins.
    • June 16 » Spain declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
    • July 6 » Battle of Grenada: The French defeat British naval forces during the American Revolutionary War.
    • September 23 » American Revolution: John Paul Jones, naval commander of the United States, on board the USSBonhomme Richard, wins the Battle of Flamborough Head.
    • October 18 » American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah is lifted.


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