Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington
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Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington
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| Born | Charles Stanhope 17 March 1753 |
| Died | 5 September 1829 (aged 76) Brighton, East Sussex, England |
| Title | 3rd Earl of Harrington |
| Tenure | 1779–1829 |
| Other titles |
Viscount Petersham Baron Harrington Knight Grand Cross, Royal Guelphic Order |
| Nationality | British |
| Residence | Elvaston Castle |
| Wars and battles | American Revolutionary War |
| Offices | Colonel of the 1st Regiment of Life Guards Commander-in-Chief, Ireland Constable and Governor of Windsor Castle Member of Parliament for Thetford (1774) Member of Parliament for Westminster (1776–1779) Member of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, Member of the Privy Council of Ireland |
| Predecessor | William Stanhope |
| Successor | Charles Stanhope |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Fleming |
| Parents |
William Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Harrington Lady Caroline FitzRoy |
| Occupation | Peer, soldier |
General Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington GCH PC PC (Ire) (17 March 1753 – 5 September 1829), styled Viscount Petersham until 1779, was a British soldier.
Stanhope was the son of William Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Harrington, and Lady Caroline Fitzroy, daughter of Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, and Lady Henrietta Somerset, daughter of Charles Somerset, Marquess of Worcester, and Rebecca Child. He was educated at Eton.
Stanhope was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards in 1769. During the Saratoga campaign of the American Revolutionary War as Viscount Petersham, he commanded the 29th Regiment of Foot's Grenadier company and was an aide-de-camp to General John Burgoyne.
He was Colonel of the 85th Regiment of Foot (1778–1783), the 65th Regiment of Foot (1783–1788) and the 29th Regiment of Foot (1788–1792). He was finally Colonel of the 1st Life Guards from 1792 to his death. He was promoted full general in 1803 and made GCH in 1821.
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