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Charles Stanhope, 7th Earl of Harrington

Charles Wyndham Stanhope, 7th Earl of Harrington
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Born Charles Wyndham Stanhope
(1809-08-16)16 August 1809
Died 26 May 1881(1881-05-26) (aged 71)
Title 7th Earl of Harrington
Tenure 1866–1881
Other titles Viscount Petersham
Baron Harrington
Nationality British
Residence Elvaston Castle
Harrington House
Predecessor Sydney Stanhope, 6th Earl of Harrington (1st Cousin)
Successor Charles Augustus Stanhope, 8th Earl of Harrington (Son)
Spouse(s) Elizabeth Still de Pearsall (daughter of Robert Lucas de Pearsall of Wartensee Castle, Switzerland, and Marie Henriette Elizabeth Hobday)
Parents

Rev. Hon. Fitzroy Henry Richard Stanhope, son of Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington

Caroline Wyndham, illegitimate daughter of Hon. Charles Wyndham.

Rev. Hon. Fitzroy Henry Richard Stanhope, son of Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington

Charles Wyndham Stanhope, 7th Earl of Harrington (16 August 1809 – 26 May 1881) was an English peer.

Charles was the son of the Rev. Hon. Fitzroy Henry Richard Stanhope (24 Apr 1787 – 11 Apr 1864), son of Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington, and Caroline Wyndham (d. 11 Feb 1876), illegitimate daughter of Hon. Charles Wyndham.

Charles inherited his titles in 1866, following the death of his childless 1st cousin, Sydney Seymour Hyde Stanhope, 6th Earl of Harrington.

Lord Harrington died 26 June 1881 and was succeeded by his son: Charles Stanhope, 8th Earl of Harrington

On 16 February 1839, in Paris, France, Charles married Elizabeth Still de Pearsall (d. 6 Feb 1912 aged 89), daughter of Robert Lucas de Pearsall of Wartensee Castle, Switzerland (formerly of Willesbridge House, Gloucestershire), and Marie Henriette Elizabeth Hobday.

Children of Elizabeth and Charles:


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